VIDEO: Q&A: Kevin R. Free on the Dynamics of Race (and Eating) in Portland
Free is starring in the Portland Center Stage play Clybourne Park
2013-04-24
By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News
Kevin R Free is starring in Portland Center Stage’s production of Clybourne Park. Free talked to The Skanner News about why he loves the play, acting, and eating out in Portland. Read the complete article
Mike Tyson: The 'Scary Movie 5' Interview
Here, the pugilist-turned-actor talks about his latest movie, Scary Movie 5, co-starring a rogues gallery of controversial celebrities
2013-04-23
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Mike is currently on a 36-city tour of the country in “Undisputed Truth,” a one-man Broadway show which is part comedy/part confessional. Read the complete article
'The Kill Hole:' Screenwriter, Film Director Mischa Webley on his Art and Career
The film won the Special Jury Award at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival last August
2013-04-17
Lisa Loving Of The Skanner News
The Skanner News hooked up with Webley to ask about his work as a director and screenwriter, as well as his view on what it takes to break into the film industry. Read the complete article
Ken Burns: 'The Central Park Five' Interview
'Who are these five boys? Because they were robbed of their voices instantaneously'
2013-04-16
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Legendary Filmmaker Discusses His Latest Documentary Read the complete article
Drunken Driving Arrest a 'Wake Up' Call, Comedian Kevin Hart Says
In 2011, Kevin Hart lampooned his father's alleged intoxicated behavior
2013-04-15
Ben Brumfield CNN
(CNN) -- Comedian and actor Kevin Hart says he'll straighten up his act. And he's not being funny. Read the complete article
DVD Review: Django Unchained
Director Quentin Tarantino again rattles the cinematic cage by virtue of an irreverent adventure that audaciously turns the conventional thinking on its head
2013-04-12
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Oscar-Winning Spaghetti Western Arrives on DVD Read the complete article
OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening April 12
'42 ,' 'Scary Movie 5 ,' 'Disconnect ,' and more
2013-04-11
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun Read the complete article
Chad Boseman: The '42' Interview
'There was the question of how to attack the role. I didn't want to just do an imitation'
2013-04-09
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Hailing from Anderson, S.C., Chadwick Boseman is an accomplished actor, scriptwriter and playwright who, until now, was probably best known for portraying the character Nate on the critically-acclaimed dramatic TV series “Lincoln Heights.” Read the complete article
Film Review: ‘42’
Easily Hollywood’s best offering of the year thus far
2013-04-09
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Jackie Robinson Biopic Recounts Historic Breaking of Baseball’s Color Barrier Read the complete article
TV Review: The Central Park Five
Heartbreaking documentary revisiting rush to judgment set to air on PBS on April 16
2013-04-09
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Around 9 p.m. on April 19, 1989, a 28 year-old jogger was brutally beaten, sexually assaulted and left for dead in a wooded area of Central Park located off the beaten path. Because she was an investment banker with an Ivy League pedigree, the NYPD felt the pressure to apprehend the perpetrators of the heinous crime ASAP. Read the complete article