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Film Review: Love, Simon

by Desha Winborne March 15, 2018

written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

Director: Greg Berlanti

Writers: Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker

Cast: Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner, Clark Moore

Simon Spier is an average, teenager with good friends, a loving family, and one big secret, he’s gay. Unbeknownst to his family and friends his secret is a massive burden, threatening to crush him. His burden gets a little easier to bear when he begins an email love affair with an anonymous classmate. This budding romance gives Simon a courage he never knew he had. Just as things start to heat up, tragedy strikes. A classmate discovers their secret emails and threatens to expose the affair. Burdened with a big secret and now blackmailed because of it, Simon must decide whether it is easier to be imprisoned by his hidden love or to be freed by his truth and accept all the changes it brings.

March 15, 2018 0 comment

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“Love, Gilda” Will Open The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival

by xoJohn February 6, 2018

written by xoJohn 1 minutes read

The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 17th edition with the world premiere of LOVE, GILDA on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. CNN Films presents the feature-length documentary – produced by 3 Faces Films in association with Motto Pictures – which opens a window into the world of celebrated Emmy^® and Grammy^® award-winning comedian Gilda Radner who became a cultural icon the moment audiences first laughed with her on Saturday Night Live’s debut episode. A trailblazer for female comedians, her impact on the entertainment industry has endured almost four decades.

February 6, 2018 0 comment

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Sundance 2018: “A Boy. A Girl. A Dream” Makes Its Debuts

by xoJohn January 23, 2018

written by xoJohn 1 minutes read

Yesterday, Datari Turner Productions premiered its sixth film at Sundance: A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love On Election Night. Attending from the film were stars Omari Hardwick, Meagan Good, Jay Ellis, and Dijon Talton; director Qasim Basir; writer Samantha Turner and producer Datari Turner. The film debuted in the NEXT category, a class of films at the festival that takes an “innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling.” The sold-out screening at Park City Library earned a standing ovation and plenty of buzz, capping off a whirlwind weekend of various press interviews, photo shoots, and events.

January 23, 2018 0 comment

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Film Review: Den of Thieves

by Desha Winborne January 18, 2018

written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

Director: Christian Gudegast

Writer: Christian Gudegast and Paul Scheuring

Cast: Gerard Butler, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, O’Shea Jackson Jr, and Pablo Schreiber

Plot: A band of outlaws plans the heist of the century, robbing the Federal Reserve. Their carefully laid plans are soon discovered by a militant group of specialists within the LA County Sheriff’s department. This dangerous squad of law enforcement agents makes it their sole mission to find and destroy the outlaws once and for all. With the law on their tail and millions at stake will the outlaws pull off their final heist or will they be engulfed by the long arm of the law.

January 18, 2018 0 comment

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See It: Meet The Artist Behind Nola Darling in “She’s Gotta Have It”

by xoJohn January 17, 2018

written by xoJohn 0 minutes read

Who was the artist behind Nola Darling’s art in Spike Lee’s hit Netflix Original Series She’s Gotta Have It?

Meet Tatyana Fazlalizadeh.

January 17, 2018 0 comment

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Film Review: Insidious: The Last Key

by Desha Winborne January 4, 2018

written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

Director: Adam Robitel

Writer: Leigh Wannell

Cast: Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson

Dr. Elise Rainier has devoted her life to helping others overcome their fears. Her courage is tested when a frantic stranger calls in need of her help. The stranger is the new occupant of her childhood home and is in desperate need of her expertise in vanquishing the demons she left behind. Battling her most personal case yet, Elise finds herself faced with an entity she released decades ago.

January 4, 2018 0 comment

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Film Review: Justice League

by xoJohn November 15, 2017

written by xoJohn 1 minutes read

Director: Zack Snyder

Writers: Chris Terrio & Joss Whedon

Stars: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa

Following the death of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are forced to recruit several meta-humans to restore order and prepare for a threat unlike any other they have faced before. In a world without Superman, any threat to humanity is especially dangerous. In these dark times, no one being can save the planet, it takes a team to pull together and eradicate the threats to human life, these saviors of the planet form an elite squad known as the Justice League.

November 15, 2017 0 comment

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Film Review: Murder on The Orient Express

by Desha Winborne November 8, 2017

written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Writer: Michael Green (Screenplay)

Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leslie Odom Jr and Johnny Depp

Hercule Poirot is one of the most sought-after detectives in the world. Whilst on a much-needed break he finds himself being rushed back to Europe to solve a case. At the insistence of an old friend, he books passage aboard the Orient Express for what should be three days of first-class accommodations and relaxation. On the second evening, the train derails and one of the passengers is brutally murdered. This fateful interruption to Poirot’s peace thrusts him into a complex case which he must solve before the next stop.

November 8, 2017 0 comment

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