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“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 →

It’s been a difficult year for cinema. Still, I’m pleased I’ve managed to add 89 films to my Instagram film review blog @aloneinthefrontrow. New releases have been thin on the ground recently, but the blog is nearly three years old … Continue reading →

This book centers around the mind of Lionel Essrog, an orphan raised amongst other orphan boys in St. Vincent’s Home in Brooklyn, NY. Lionel also has Tourette’s syndrome, thus frequently becoming the target of harassment and bullying by his peers. … Continue reading →

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max has put in development Outliers, an anthology series based on Malcolm Gladwell’s New York Times bestselling book. It hails from Brian Grazer, Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television Studios. Greg Walker, showrunner of the DC Universe series … Continue reading →

Oscar Isaac no longer wants to work on Star Wars movies and doesn’t see it happening unless he needs the money. via Oscar Isaac Says He is Finished Doing Star Wars Movies — Cinema Gold

Each week in Late to the Party, someone posts about an older piece of media that they’ve just experienced for the first time. This week, Dramus18 watches Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, which originally ran from February of 2005 through … Continue reading →