Theater and Movies

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.

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?

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MLK Breakfast 2023

Photos from The Skanner Foundation's 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.

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The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Elayna Yussen)
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The Skanner publisher Bernie Foster greets U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Governor Tina Kotek. The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Elayna Yussen)
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The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Elayna Yussen)

The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Antonio Harris)

The Skanner publisher Bernie Foster greets U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Governor Tina Kotek. The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Elayna Yussen)

The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Antonio Harris)

The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Elayna Yussen)

The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Antonio Harris)

The Skanner Foundation held its 37th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast on January 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Elayna Yussen)