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The 2022 NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Nominees, A History of the Ceremony, and How to Vote
As Rihanna says, let’s “pull up”, to the NAACP Image Awards this Black History month....
February 9, 2022AWARDS, CULTURE TOP, most-featured, NEWS, NEWS CULTURE, al pacino, award, blue wall, bravery, Bribes, corruption, Crime, David Durk, equality, Frank Serpico, grafting, hero, heroism, illegal, justice, lamplight, law enforcement, Mayor, Mayor John Lindsay, Medal of Honor, New York, New York Daily News, New York Police Department, New York Times, newspaper, NYPD, patrolman, police, Police Chief, Police Commissioner, police corruption, policeman, Serpico, Sidney Lumet, testimony, undercover, whistleblow, Thomas Jacobs
NYPD Honors Frank Serpico for Uncovering Widespread NYPD Corruption
After fifty-years, Frank Serpico has finally been awarded an official Medal of Honor for his commitment to justice and his bravery in the face of great adversity...
February 9, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, most-featured, actor, Andrew Garfield, andrew garfield oscars, andrew garfield spider, andrew garfield spider-man, angels in america, best actor, bisexuality, Broadway, Broadway play, Golden Globe award, interviews, lgbtq, lin manuel miranda, marvel, marvel movies, musicals, peter parker, philosophical, sexuality, Sony, spider-man, Spider-Man: No Way Home, superheroes, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, tick tick boom, Tik Tok, Tobey Maguire, tom holland, Tony Award, Twitter, Under the Banner of Heaven, Ayana Hamilton
Oscar Nominee Andrew Garfield’s Career Resurgence: His Marvel-ous Career From Superheroes to Oscars
From ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Andrew Garfield has proven that he fully embodies the roles he’s given, making fans revisit his previous films ...
February 5, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, FEATURES TV, most-featured, TV TOP, 1970s, 1980s, Anti-Semitism, Blazing Saddles, Comedy, environmentalism, Gene Wilder, Jewish, John Candy, Mel Brooks, parody, race, racism, Richard Pryor, Satire, Spaceballs, The Producers, Brianna Benozich
Punching Up with Mel Brooks: Speaking Truth to Power
Comedian and director, Mel Brooks, has never been afraid to speak truth to power with his wacky satires....
February 5, 2022AWARDS, LATEST REVIEWS, most-featured, TV TOP, Alexa Demie, Ali, Angus Cloud, Ashtray, Cassie Howard, Colman Domingo, Dominic Fike, drama, Elliot, Eric Dane, Euphoria, euphoria midseason finale, Euphoria Music, Euphoria playlist, Euphoria Review, Euphoria season 2, Euphoria season 2 review, Fezco, HBO, HBO Drama Series, hbo max, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Javon Walton, Jules Vaughn, Lexie Howard, Maddy Perez, Maude Apatow, Nate Jacobs, Rue Bennett, Sydney Sweeny, tv show, TV show review, zendaya, Ayana Hamilton
The Beauty of the Euphoria Midseason Finale
Euphoria midseason finale - beautiful cinematography distracts the audience from the writing of the show....
February 5, 2022AWARDS, CULTURE TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES TV, LGBTQ, LGBTQ TV, most-featured, TV TOP, anxiety, Cassie, Euphoria, HBO, Jules, mental health in euphoria, Mental Illness, Nate, OCD, recovery, rehab, Rue, stress, SUD, therapy, Trauma, treatment, Mireille Karadanaian
Mental Health in Euphoria: Has It Been Realistic or Romanticized?
As season 2 of ‘Euphoria’ rolls around, let us take a look into the portrayal of mental health in Euphoria - accurate and realistic or romanticizes it....
February 3, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, LATEST REVIEWS, most-featured, Apollo Creed, Balboa, Blockbuster, Boxing, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, cinema, Clubber Lang, Creed, Dolph Lundgren, drama, fighting, Film, franchise, Ivan Drago, media, Michael B Jordan, Milo Ventimiglia, movie, Mr. T, Philadelphia, Philly, rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, series, sports, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Ben Ross
An Analysis of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Franchise: A Series That Packs a Punch
Sylvester Stallone crafted one of Cinema’s most celebrated characters with Rocky Balboa. Here’s a deep-dive analysis of the Rocky franchise....
February 3, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, GLOBAL, LATEST REVIEWS, most-featured, Adaptations, Akira Kurosawa, Citizen Kane, disney, feature, Hamlet, hero, international cinema, Isuzu Yamada, Japan, Joel Coen, Kenneth Branagh, King Lear, kurosawa and shakespeare, Laurence Olivier, Macbeth, Orson Welles, Ran, Rashômon, Roman Polański, Seven Samurai, Succession, Tatsuya Nakadi, The Bad Sleep Well, The Hidden Fortress, The Lion King, The Lord of the Rings, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Throne Of Blood, Tokyo Twilight, Toshirô Mifune, William Shakespeare, Andrew Valianti
Kurosawa and Shakespeare: Three Remarkable Adaptations from the Legendary Japanese FilmmakerDraft
It isn’t often that the most lauded work in literary history falls into the hands of the most celebrated cinematic auteurs - Kurosawa and Shakespeare adaptations. ...
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The 21st Anniversary of ‘Amelie’ and An Appreciation of The French New Wave
This year is the 21st anniversary of the iconic film ‘Amélie’, and it’s a classic in French Cinema; let’s look at the film and appreciate French films as a whole....
February 3, 2022AWARDS, FEATURES, FEATURES TV, LATEST REVIEWS, most-featured, TV TOP, Chris Meloni, Christopher Meloni, Dann Floreak SVU, Dick Wolf, Finn and Munch, Ice-T as Finn Tutuola, is Law and order SVU a good show, Law & Order Organized Crime, Law & Order Sitcom, Law & Order Spin-off, Law & Order SVU, Law & Order SVU Comedy, Law & Order SVU epsisode review, Law & Order SVU Humor, Law & Order SVU Quotes, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, law and order svu, Longest running tv shows, M.A.S.H., Mariska Hargitay, Mariska Hargitay Producer, Oz actors where are they now, research articles, Richard Belzer as John Munch, tragedy and comedy, Trial by Jury, tv analysis, What is good about Law & Order SVU, Why is Dick WOlf successful, Why is Law & Order Popular, Wolf Entertainment, Z Murphy
23 Years of ‘Law & Order Special Victims Unit’: How Tragedy Can’t Survive Without Comedy | In-Depth Analysis
Law & Order SVU owes part of its success to the show’s comedic genius!...
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In-Depth Analysis | The Unexpected Queerness of ‘Bob’s Burgers’: Why the Show is an Animated Ally
'Bob's Burgers' has unexpectedly become a queer icon and is bringing its flare to the big screen....
February 2, 2022AWARDS, CINEMA TOP, FEATURES, FEATURES CINEMA, most-featured, Alicia Vikander, bohemian rhapsody, channing tatum, Colin Firth, Dexter Fletcher, Eddie Edwards, Eddie the Eagle, elton john, ex-machina, game of thrones, Hugh Jackman, Jamie Bell, Jamie Foxx, Julianne Moore, Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kit Harrington, Legend, matthew mcconaughey, Matthew Vaughn, michael caine, Michael Edwards, Olympics, Pedro Pascal, Reese Witherspoon, richard madden, Robin Hood, Rocketman, samuel l jackson, Sing, Sing 2, Taron Egerton, Testament Of Youth, tom hardy, X-Men: First Class, Sean Aversa
Taron Egerton: The Rise and Journey of the Multi-Talented Star Surfing Drama-Musical-Action Genres
While just an unknown less than a decade ago, actor Taron Egerton has had an exponential rise to fame starring in bio-pics, blockbusters, and animated films....
