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 Free in ChicagoKevin 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

News Briefs


'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