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The brutal reality of slavery, the fantastical storytelling of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and the cinematic poetry of an Oscar-winning director meet in Amazon Prime Video’s “The Underground Railroad.” Based on Colson Whitehead’s novel of the same name, the limited series, which premiered Friday, imagines a subterranean locomotive system that travels through a labyrinth of tunnels under the Southern United States, connecting runaway slaves to a network of abolitionists a...

Print The brutal reality of slavery, the fantastical storytelling of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and the cinematic poetry of an Oscar-winning director meet in Amazon Prime Video’s “The Underground Railroad.” Based on Colson Whitehead’s novel of the same name, the limited series, which premieres Friday, imagines a subterranean locomotive system that travels through a labyrinth of tunnels under the Southern United States, connecting runaway slaves to a network of abolitionists and sa...

Review: In The Underground Railroad, an Oscar winner re-imagines slavery from the inside out Lorraine Ali © Provided by The LA Times Thuso Mbedu as Cora in "The Underground Railroad." (Kyle Kaplan / Amazon Studios) The brutal reality of slavery, the fantastical storytelling of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and the cinematic poetry of an Oscar-winning director meet in Amazon Prime Video’s “The Underground Railroad.” Based on Colson Whiteheads novel of the same name, th...

PUBLIC DOMAIN The 32-minute science-fiction drama, “Two Distant Strangers” written by Travon Free and directed by Free and Martin Desmond Roe won Best Live Action Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards this month. The film shines a light on the ongoing issue of African Americans dying at the hands of law enforcement. This is shown through the eyes of the main character Carter, played by notable Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$. His interactions with the same police officer, Officer Merk, played b...

Oscars 2021: Jewish nominees (nearly) strike out   Rick Rycroft/ Pool/Getty Images Sacha Baron Cohen poses in humorous fashion for a photo during a screening of the Oscars in Sydney, Australia, April 25, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (JTA) - It was an unusual Academy Awards in several ways. Forced to adapt to social distancing protocols, the ceremony was split into different venues but mostly took place in Los Angeles Union Station. For only the second time in history, a woman won best director -...

Stripped of dignity Michael Jansen The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict. 8 hours ago In her debut as director, Farah Nabulsi has made a name for herself with her fourth semi-documentary film. In her debut as director, Farah Nabulsi has not only made a ...

Chauvin juror hopes experience will lead to change, inspire others Brandon Mitchell wants to use his experience to help empower others to speak up and follow their goals.  April 28, 2021 — 8:29pm Text size Copy shortlink: Brandon Mitchell was ready to call it quits two weeks into jury duty in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, overwhelmed by the brutality of the evidence and plunged into isolation ...

Comments OCCUPIED PALESTINE — “The Present” — a Palestinian film directed by Farah Nabulsi, with Saleh Bakri in the main role — was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Live Action Short Film. In the end it did not win an Oscar, although it was deserving of one. In his acceptance speech, Travon Free, who won the award for his movie “Two Distant Strangers,” quoted James Baldwin, who said that “the most despicable thing a person can be ...

Sir Anthony Hopkins, 83, enjoys a celebratory dance with friend Salma Hayek, 54, in Wales - after Oscars win for The Father The screen star, 83, won the Best Actor prize for his performance as a man with dementia in his latest drama film, alongside on-screen daughter Olivia Colman In recent weeks, the Mexican-American actress, 54, has been keeping busy filming scenes as jailed clairvoyant Pina Auriemma for House Of Gucci in Rome It is unclear why she has travelled to the UK, but she and the Wel...

  “[Y]et no one heard about this carnage at last night’s Oscar production. There won’t be any protests or social media generated from the red-carpet walking movie stars about homicides and shootings exploding in virtually every big city in the nation, rather, just more blame directed at police officers, because it must be their fault,” the statement from the union’s board of directors’ reportedly reads. “There isn’t a mirror big enough for Hollywood’s self-appointed moral sta...