Theater and Movies

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

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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

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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

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 12 November 2021

Amaru is a standup comedian and director who credits his inspiration for entrepreneurship to the COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 November 2021

On Thursday, Nov. 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Reflections Dance Festival returns as a ray of light during the dark times of fall and winter amid the pandemic.

Details: Written by By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 29 October 2021

They’re roughriders. Badasses. Pistol packing outlaws blasting bullets.

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Details: Written by By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 25 October 2021

Prepare yourself for a slightly ghoulish mystery whose saving graces are a visually stunning slightly campy recreation of a romanticized time and an earnest cast.

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