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Hollywood power player – and Youngstown, OH native – Paula Wagner spearheaded bringing the beloved film Pretty Woman to the Broadway stage. Broadway in Cincinnati caught up with the showbiz mogul to talk about why she loves this story. Broadway … Continue reading →

All-star athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick‘s high school years will come to life in a new television series, Colin in Black and White, from Emmy Award-winning showrunner and filmmaker Ava DuVernay. The six-episode limited series, produced by Netflix, will focus … Continue reading →

“If we’re remaking old ‘Twilight Zone’ episodes, I think we’re not doing our job,” said executive producer Win Rosenfeld. via ‘The Twilight Zone’ Season 2: The Pressure of Creating a New Classic for CBS All Access — IndieWire

Today I want to present you the film “Flight”. It’s produced and directed by the first class producer and director “Robert Zemeckis” who we also know as director of “Back to the Future”, “Forrest Gump” and “Cast Away”. The main … Continue reading →

Please vote for your top FIVE Denzel Washington films. REMINDERS: By the 15th March 2020 please send your rating for: Coming Soon: IFG 9: La isla mínima/ Marshland (Alberto Rodríguez, 2014) Have your say in the format of the IFG … Continue reading →

“You never know how or when you’ll have an impact, or how important your example can be to someone else.” – Denzel Washington via Quote of the Day – Denzel Washington — The Amani Diaries

You see it all the time with white people. The Brat Pack in the ’80s (Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, and Ally Sheedy). You have seen it repeatedly, with Joe Pesci, Robert DeNiro, and Al Pacino. … Continue reading →

EXCLUSIVE: A24’s Macbeth is just one of the many feature productions to hit pause out of safety during the coronavirus climate. The latest feature version of the William Shakespeare play, adapted and directed by Joel Coen, sans brother Ethan, was … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan first sang this song in 1975. “Hurricane” is about the events that led to the illegal arrest of middleweight boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, who served almost twenty years for a crime he did not commit. The police were … Continue reading →

Let’s start with basic math. We can all agree that one plus one equals two, right? We can all agree that the moon revolves around the earth and the earth revolves around the sun. Keep in mind — we can’t … Continue reading →