Theater and Movies

Details: Written by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 13 April 2022

If bed swapping was a sport, these French twentysomethings would be Olympic-caliber athletes.

Details: Written by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 12 April 2022

Marcus and Drew are like Cain and Abel. Two brothers both loving and jealous. In the bible, only Cain survived. Should one of them be worried?

Details: Written by By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 08 April 2022

(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The move comes after a meeting of the academy's Board of Governors to discuss a response to Smith's actions. It is unclear whether the ban would apply to future nominations.

Details: Written by JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer; Published: 28 March 2022

CODA took the best picture award at an Academy Awards ceremony marred by a real-life drama when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage

Details: Written by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 24 March 2022

Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff co-starin Cheaper by the Dozen

It’s kinda like a movie. Kinda like a sitcom. Not really either. But its sweet emotions and modern sensibilities eventually make it endearing.

Details: Written by By ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press; Published: 09 March 2022

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The dancers are torn between body and mind — physically on stage in Paris but in spirit back home in Kyiv.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 March 2022

An iconic story of freedom, justice, and salvation from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences.

Play runs March 11 through April 3, 2022 at Portland Center Stage at The Armory

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 February 2022

Nataki Garrett, director, The Central Park Five.

Stage director Nataki Garrett and conductor Kazem Abdullah make their Portland Opera debuts with this important work

Portland Chamber Orchestra

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2022

Featuring music by grammy-nominated local composer Jasnam Daya Singh and words by celebrated actor Darius Wallace

Details: Written by Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis; Published: 15 February 2022

Poitier, who died at 94 on Jan. 7, 2022, broke the mold of what a Black actor could be in Hollywood. Before the 1950s, Black movie characters generally reflected racist stereotypes such as lazy servants and beefy mammies.

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