“Dividers need us to stay in our own little bubbles talking about each other rather than to each other. We need to try something else.” We live in a politically polarized world. For many, this has led to a deep cynicism about the political process. When two sides won’t even talk to each other, how…
Directed by Anne de Mare, Capturing the Flag tells the story of Election Day 2016 from the deeply personal perspective of a diverse team of volunteer voter protection workers in North Carolina that represents the final line of protection for each American citizen?s right to vote. Though they are faced with challenges from those associated…
This week on the show, Chris Utley joins Steve to talk diversity in the Oscars and their response to last years #OscarsSoWhite controversy! ?Plus, they also look at the Oscar-nominated film, HIDDEN FIGURES and the cultural impact of breaking barriers of ?race and gender! Want to continue to conversation at home? ?Click the link below…
2016 retrospectives understandably multiply at the moment, as does the sentiment that 2016 sucked, on the whole in general, esp in terms of what memes get play on Facebook, that’s probably accurate many are pointing, still, with dystopian, apocalyptic fervor, at the ascension of the one they call Trump fair enough and agreed (but read…
i’m highly optimistic about HBO’s new hit show,?Westworld ? (if you’ve not seen it, imagine a sort-of sci-fi, cyberpunk Western, steeped in J.J. Abrams style cerebralism and cliffhangery; a deliberately paced show full of sweeping panoramic shots, shootouts, sex, robots (rinse, recombine, repeat), acting clinics put on by a superb cast (Anthony Hopkins can do…
With Super Tuesday behind us, our world seems to be hurtling towards the once unthinkable?but now inevitable?presidential smackdown between Hillary Clinton and, yes, Donald Trump. The same Donald Trump who said he wanted to build a wall next to Mexico and ask?them to pay for it. The same Donald Trump who took on Megyn Kelly….
Mark Sommer tackles The Return of the Jedi, Hollywood’s portrayal of women, and the hope of the Jedi in his latest editorial.
