Theater and Movies

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 26 February 2023

Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards while the Marvel superhero sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which starred Bassett, won the best motion picture award at the ceremony, which was hosted by Queen Latifah and broadcast live on BET. Will Smith won the best actor award for “Emancipation.”

Details: Written by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 22 February 2023

Kathryn Newton and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

This teeny-weeny, derivative and short-on-thrills venture gives superhero movies a bad name

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Details: Written by Bethanye Barkus; Published: 13 February 2023

Josie Seid (Photo by Bethanye Barkus)

Although it might seem that in this August Wilson play Seid’s character, Louise, is singing to us from some quaint time period, her situation parallels many women’s lives today.

Details: Written by By Dwight Brown film critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire; Published: 25 January 2023

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Sometimes when mom and dad are away, the kids will play. But what happens when mom and dad don’t comeback. Then what?

Details: Written by Jessica Pressman, San Diego State University via The Conversation; Published: 21 December 2022

American author Rivers Solomon. (Photo/Martha Levine)

The fact that Disney’s portrayal of a nonwhite mermaid is controversial is due to 150 years of whitewashing.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 16 December 2022

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Murphy has been nominated for a Globe six times before, winning once, for his performance in 2006's “Dreamgirls.”

Details: Written by By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 22 November 2022

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Good news for fans of “The Goonies:” the old Victorian home featured in the film is on sale in Astoria, Oregon, and potential buyers are considering making it more accessible to the public.

Details: Written by By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 08 November 2022

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The cast leaned on each other during the filming process, which had several setbacks and obstacles.

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Details: Written by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 04 November 2022

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Sometimes there’s too many cooks in the kitchen. Sometimes there are too many storylines in a movie. Same difference.

Details: Written by KIM CHANDLER Associated Press; Published: 23 October 2022

Descendant, a documentary film about the last slave ship tells the story of the 2019 discovery of the submerged ship Clotilda along with the stories of the descendants of the 110 people aboard. Along the way, it raises questions about the legacy of slavery and what justice would look like 162 years after the ship's voyage