Theater and Movies

Details: Written by By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 10 February 2022

Halle Berry in Moonfall

We take the moon/planets for granted and assume they’ll stay put in our solar system forever. But what if that assumption goes askew?

Details: Written by Photo Courtesy of the Sundance Institute/Descendant documentary; Published: 02 February 2022

The film tells the story of the members of Africatown, a community in Alabama created by people who were some of the last known human beings transported on an illegal slave ship from Africa to America

Details: Written by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 31 January 2022

Thanks to streaming, Black filmmakers and Black films were on center stage all over the world. Check them out…

Details: Written by By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic; Published: 27 January 2022

Need a break from COVID mania and winter melancholia? A dose of pure escapism may help. For 122 minutes this often generic but surprisingly engaging espionage action/thriller may take your mind off your troubles.

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 21 January 2022

The iconic director and filmmaker will be honored with the lifetime achievement award for distinguished achievement at the DGA’s 74th annual awards ceremony this year.

Details: Written by By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 19 January 2022

Denzel Washington

Watch this work of art on a TV screen and you’ll likely agree that last year’s “Best Film” is this year’s masterpiece.

Details: Written by By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 06 January 2022

Mahershala Ali in Swan Song

The mixed feelings of the main character surmise the mixed feelings the audience will have watching a very sobering narrative that brings death to the forefront.

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Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 13 December 2021

Seating is limited for this special reading and post show discussion to be held on December 18 and 19, 2021.

Details: Written by Jeremy Kagan, University of Southern California; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, University of Southern California, and Sheila Murphy, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism; Published: 29 November 2021

Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

When public health leaders and medical professionals need to communicate crucial, potentially life-saving health information, they can fail to harness the strength of storytelling.

Details: Written by By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 24 November 2021

(AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

Astronaut Snoopy will hover overhead as the parade returns to its pre-pandemic form this year, with its route restored through Manhattan and high-flying helium balloons once again pulled by handlers

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