Category Archives: Characters

Diversity; Lost in Hollywood, but found on Netflix

For some time now, Netflix has been changing the way film and television productions are distributed and delivered to viewers, but for the past couple of years they have also been influencing the way films and series' are produced and created. With a customer base estimated at 50 million globally, and annual revenue of $6.7…
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Movie Review: Triple 9

Triple 9, is a $20-plus million dollar crime drama, directed by Australian Film Director John Hillcoat, and produced by Worldview Entertainment. Well made, with nice production values, and boasting a diverse ensemble cast, with many well known actors and actresses contributing their talents, the film's glaring shortcoming is the story. Although I had no illusions…
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Movie Review: Race (2016)

Race, is a biopic centered on the life of Track & Field legend, James Cleveland Owens - known to the world as Jesse Owens - the African American athlete who captured 4 gold medals at the 1936 summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany during the Nazi regime. The film, produced for an estimated budget of 20…
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Nat Turner’s 1831 Slave Revolt, and 2016 Hollywood Uprising

Nat Turner, a famous historical figure in Black culture, and an infamous historical figure in mainstream culture, was a slave in South Hampton county, Virginia, that led an 1831 slave rebellion - comprised of roughly 70 slaves and free Blacks - that resulted in the deaths of 60 white men, women, and children. Although the…
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