film
Hollywood doesn’t recognize complexity of black life
January 24, 2014This should have been the year that black directors dominated the Oscars.
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In “Her” boy meets computer, falls in love
January 14, 2014My movie buddy drifted off to sleep during the talky new sci-fi film "Her." The good news about Spike Jonze's unusual film is the terrific acting by Joaquin Phoenix.
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Take heart in struggle for freedom, see “12 Years a Slave”
October 23, 2013Based on a narrative written by Northrup in 1853, the film takes you inside slavery, from the slaves' point of view.
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Cutting-edge films bring Middle East headlines to life
October 11, 2013Last month's Toronto International Film Festival featured, among its 146 world premieres from 70 countries, cutting-edge films from the greater Middle East - the cutting edge of not only technology but coverage of critical world events.
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Alice Munro, Canadian writer, wins Nobel Prize in literature
October 10, 2013She won a National Book Critics Circle prize for "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage," and is a three-time winner of the Governor General's prize.
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