The 32nd New York African Film Festival will feature over 100 films from Africa, with a focus on the resilience of African youth and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as shorts from South Africa, and will include appearances and discussions with the filmmakers.
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Audience Awards Presented at 60Th Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival announced the winners of its Audience Awards, with COLOR BOOK, THE LIGHT OF TRUTH, and LONG GOOD THURSDAY taking home the top honors.
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Adrien Brody Shines in ‘The Brutalist,’ A Powerful Exploration of Identity and Trauma
Adrien Brody delivers a superb performance as Laszlo Toth, a Hungarian-born Jewish architectural legend who escaped Nazi Germany to become a leading light of the Bauhaus School in the United States, in Brady Corbet’s ambitious four-hour Magnus Opus The Brutalist.
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Rev the engines: Hollywood Casino Joliet summer with luxury, Vintage Car Show
Hollywood Casino Joliet is hosting its first Summer Cruise Car Show on August 17, featuring food trucks, music, and luxury cars from Porsche Club of America – Chicago Region and Mercedes Benz Club of America Chicago chapter members.
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Dave Chapelle To Host Gala Comedy Fundraiser For U.S. Senate Hopeful Hill Harper
Comedian Dave Chappelle will be hosting a gala comedy fundraiser for U.S. Senate hopeful Hill Harper, merging entertainment and politics.
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Jocelyn Bioh’s Play ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ To Tour Nationall
Dede Ayite became the first Black Woman to win a Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play for her work on Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, a play that explores the lives of ten Black immigrant women in a Harlem hair salon.
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Hell’s Kitchen Wins Big at Tony Awards, Alicia Keys’ Musical Shines
Hell’s Kitchen, a Tony Award-winning musical featuring the music and lyrics of Alicia Keys and book by Kristoffer Diaz, tells the story of a mixed-race teenage girl and her relationship with her over-protective mother, set against the backdrop of the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood in Manhattan.
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Tribeca Festival 2024: Whoopi Goldberg curated Tribeca animated short Nate & John
Whoopi Goldberg’s curated animated short Nate & John, which has been awarded the Gold House Cultural Impact Award at the Cannes Film Festival, screens at Tribeca Festival 2024 and tells the story of a life-long bond between two men set against the backdrop of a half century of turbulent change in American life and history.
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Makayla’s Voice Film Showcases Triumph over Rare Autism and Communication Breakthrough
Makayla’s Voice, a film about a young girl’s courageous fight against autism, portrays her journey of using a letter board to communicate and her dream of being a champion and a voice for people like her.
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IN MEMORIAM: Andre Léon Talley, Fashion Titan, Dies at 73
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D, NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Andre Léon Talley, a trailblazing figure in fashion journalism has died. Talley was born in Washington, DC and raised by his grandmother Bennie Frances Davis in Durham, NC. According to his memoir A.L.T.: A Memoir, Talley’s grandmother worked as a housekeeper for Duke University. To escape […]
