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Film-Festivals

March 15, 20210By christine

SXSW 2021: EXECUTIVE ORDER: Director Lázaro Ramos’ Dystopian Film Addresses Invisible Prejudice in Brazil

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EXECUTIVE ORDER Asks More Questions Than It Answers Interview by Carla Sanchez Taylor Set in a dystopian near future in Rio de Janeiro, a lawyer (Alfred Enoch) sues the Brazilian government for reparation of all descendants of African slaves in the country. The authoritarian government responds by signing an executive order sending all black citizens

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September 21, 20230By christine

Executive Producers Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon On MGM+ Original Series THE WINTER KING

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Interview by Drew Pearson and Paul Salfen THE WINTER KING Executive Producers Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon Talk To Drew Pearson and Paul Salfen about how hard it is to produce a period piece that is pre-history. Catch up on Episodes One and Two, free on all partner platforms now through November 5, 2023 THE

Featured Music

September 21, 20230By christine

EVERCLEAR Founder Art Alexakis On LIVE AT THE WHISKEY A GO GO

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Interview by Paul Salfen Everclear, one of the leading alternative rock bands to emerge from the ‘90s led by vocalist, guitarist and founder Art Alexakis, has released their new live album, Live at The Whisky a Go Go, via Sunset Blvd Records. In addition to the live show, the 17-track collection includes two bonus studio

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September 19, 20230By christine

Astronaut José Hernández and Director Alejandra Márquez Abel For A MILLION MILES AWAY

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Interview by Paul Salfen Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million Miles Away follows him and his devoted family of proud migrant farm worker on a decades-long journey, from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to the fields of the San Joaquin Valley, to more than 200 miles above the Earth

Movie Reviews

September 17, 20230By christine

100 YARDS: JACKY HEUNG and HAOFENG XU Talk About Martial Arts Movies For The Younger Generation

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Interview by Paul Salfen SYNOPSIS: Set in Tianjin in the 1920s, 100 YARDS drops audiences into a time in history a mere decade after the 1912 establishment of the first formal martial arts school in the area. As more schools began opening and acting as natural crime deterrents in their designated areas, martial arts practitioners—and

Director Ric Roman Waugh: KANDAHAR Is The First And Largest Budget Filmed Entirely In Saudia Arabia Since Lawrence of Arabia

Executive Producers Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon On MGM+ Original Series THE WINTER KING

Astronaut José Hernández and Director Alejandra Márquez Abel For A MILLION MILES AWAY

100 YARDS: JACKY HEUNG and HAOFENG XU Talk About Martial Arts Movies For The Younger Generation

Nat Geo Photographer Joel Sartore Founds Photo Ark Project To Document All The World’s Species – Before They Disappear

STRYPER At The Arlington Music Hall 3/14 Photo Essay

NAT GEO EXPLORER Gabby Salazar Documents Conservation Around The Globe

Nat Geo’s Photographer Gordy Medroz On Ski And Snowboard Illustrated Guide ‘100 Slopes Of A Lifetime’

RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND Take A Break From Rehearsals To Answer Questions About The New Tour

EVERCLEAR Founder Art Alexakis On LIVE AT THE WHISKEY A GO GO

JOE BONAMASSA Talks Release Of Live Recording “MIND”S EYE” and Upcoming Album ‘Blues Deluxe, Vol. 2,’ Out 10/6.

Michael C. Hall, Peter Yanowitz and Matt Katz-Bohen On PRINCESS GOES New Release COME OF AGE

Browsing: African Diaspora

SXSW 2021: EXECUTIVE ORDER: Director Lázaro Ramos’ Dystopian Film Addresses Invisible Prejudice in Brazil

Executive Producers Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon On MGM+ Original Series THE WINTER KING

Astronaut José Hernández and Director Alejandra Márquez Abel For A MILLION MILES AWAY

Academy Award® winner Roger Ross Williams On His Luche Libre Film CASSANDRO

Author Robert Rosen On NOWHERE MAN: THE FINAL DAYS OF JOHN LENNON

JUDY BLUME FOREVER: Co-Directors Davina Pardo & Leah Wolchok On Critically Acclaimed Author

Veteran Music Journalist Steve Rosen On Eddie Van Halen And Book “Tonechaser”

Executive Producers Julie Gardner and Lachlan MacKinnon On MGM+ Original Series THE WINTER KING

EVERCLEAR Founder Art Alexakis On LIVE AT THE WHISKEY A GO GO

Astronaut José Hernández and Director Alejandra Márquez Abel For A MILLION MILES AWAY

100 YARDS: JACKY HEUNG and HAOFENG XU Talk About Martial Arts Movies For The Younger Generation