When I got out of college in 1982 a friend of mine, Michael “Smooth” Carrington, and I became a comedy team called Bob and Smooth and embarked on a grand adventure to New York to become stand up comedians. Our…
Category: Movies
A message from Sundance festival director Stephanie Allen: “Tell the white people that it’s OK to laugh” VIDEO The trailer for the critically acclaimed independent film “Dear White People” has arrived, and true to the film’s reviews, it is hilarious….
Family member confirms death. Dee was living in New Rochelle. AFRO NEWSPAPER/GADO/GETTY IMAGESRuby Dee in 1960. Stage and screen legend Ruby Dee, who personified grace, grit and progress at a time when African-American women were given little space in movies…
I’ve been a fan of The Walking Dead since the very first episode of season one. The long abandoned country road with a sheriff car slowly approaching the intersection to find overturned and abandon vehicles captured my curiosity. It was…
Last year we reported on the upcoming film, Belle, based on the life of Dido Belle, which hits the silver screen on May 2. Dido Belle was a biracial woman who lived in 18th century England and was the daughter of British Naval officer Captain…
They say less is more, and that is certainly true for this petrifying two-minute horror movie. The simple story titled Lights Out starts with a girl turning off her light to go to bed – sparking a terrifying stand-off with…
And the did it using school instruments.
For those who might not have heard, the movie ’12 years a slave’ won Best Picture at last night’s Oscars. And now, a word from our local racist. Rush Limbaugh. “All good comedy must be rooted in truth. There’s no…
Lupita Nyong’o won the Oscar for best supporting actress on Sunday for her role as the hardworking slave Patsey in drama “12 Years a Slave,” capping a breakout awards season for the Yale-trained Kenyan actress. Nyong’o, 31, won the Oscar…
“12 Years a Slave” star Lupita Nyong’o says she repeatedly prayed to God asking for lighter skin during her adolescence … because she thought having dark black skin was a curse. Nyong’o was honored with an award on Thursday at…
Everything Jesse Williams — star of “Grey’s Anatomy” — says here about the Michael Dunn trial is spot on. Dunn was convicted of attempted murder (but not first-degree murder) for firing on four black teenagers who wouldn’t turn down their…
I’m glad this scene wasn’t included in the show. I had the impression that the two sisters were kept separated while growing up until they met again at the coronation ceremony, and this clip showed a different side to them…