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(Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) About four years ago, a new generation of leaders stepped up. Right now, La Madera’s 37 plots burst with winter’s bounty: fat fava beans, bumpy cauliflowers, huge heads of lettuce, and crimson-red beets with dark-green leaves that make the veggies look like edible traffic signals. Peppers grown at La Madera Community Garden. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) “My father told me growing crops is like love,” Lucia Nuñez said as she gave me a tour. The 49...

Who Should (and Will) Win at the Golden Globes This Weekend? Vulture.com 2/26/2021 Jen Chaney © Vulture, Netflix and Amazon Studios Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and The Crown are both Globes front-runners, but under very different circumstances. Vulture, Netflix and Amazon Studios Let’s be honest: Every year is kind of a weird year for the Golden Globes. Relative to other awards shows, the Globes are boozier, more random, more GIF-able, and proud of it. But this year is ext...

Transcript: In conversation with Linton Kwesi Johnson Paul Gilroy: Hello, Im Paul Gilroy, Director of the Sarah Parker Remond Centre at University College London. Im joined today by Linton Kwesi Johnson, poet and activist; somebody whose voice has been absolutely fundamental to presenting and to interpreting the consciousness of Black people in this country for many, many decades now. In the vernacular philosophical language of the 20th century Black freedom movement, to which Linton’s work a...

uh, what’s good. So what are the best movies to watch on Amazon Prime? The commercial giant’s streaming service has quietly collected a giant archive of films, and since 2006, has released a number of acclaimed films like Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By the Sea, Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson, and Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria remake under the Amazon Studios banner. Prime Video is a great service, but there’s a ton of content to sift through. Don’t worry, we’re here to help. We’ve ...

The Mailbag: If I can only watch a handful of Godzilla and/or Kong movies in preparation for Godzilla vs. Kong, which ones should I watch? Craig from Albany, NY Sorry Craig, we have no idea! Podcast listener here; was wondering if you guys could do a segment highlighting /suggesting movies or shows from Black creators or highlighting Black talent for black history month? Best, Brittany from OC, California Ben – If Beale Street Could Talk, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, When They See Us...

Small Axe Helmer Steve McQueen Receives Creative Impact in Directing Award Antonio Ferme, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail British filmmaker Steve McQueen is known for tackling heavy hot-button issues in film, from political strife in Northern Ireland (“Hunger”) to sexual addiction (“Shame”) and slavery in America in “12 Years a Slave,” which netted three Oscars, including for best picture and supporting actress. Among the film’s nine total noms, McQueen received one for directin...

I have expanded my TV menu, bringing in to the Sky fold, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney + and now, along with all the ‘catch up’ options, I am TV a go-go, blaster beside me, trakky bottoms on, tea and chocolate in hand and ‘Ready, set, watch!’. I am now completely up to date with ‘The Crown’, being a little late to that royal shindig, but realising it is a party that you can relish at any time, day or night. I devoured ‘Designated Survivor’, ‘The Bay’ and ‘His Dark Mat...

Rotten Tomatoes Predicts the 2021 Golden Globe Winners! Check out our predictions for who will win – and who should win – in all the major categories at this Sundays awards. (Photo by Glen Wilson /© Warner Bros. ) The Golden Globes will be handed out on Sunday, with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association honoring 2020’s best film and TV — according to them, anyway. And, whew, it’s gonna be quite the evening – and not just for the glitz, glam, and speeches. The pandemic, with ...

Golden Globes nominations and snubs: the good, the bad and the downright silly Where is Michaela Coel – and how on earth did James Corden get in the mix? Our film and TV critics try to make sense of a baffling list 27 February 2021 • 4:46pm Three female directors scored nominations this year - including Chloé Zhao for the Frances McDormand-starring Nomadland Credit: Searchlight Pictures/AP Hooray! Three female directors nominated for Best Director  In 78 years of Golden Globes, only five ...

9:33 AM 2/24/2021 by THR staff Nominated actresses and actors reveal what happened during their auditions, how they conquered their biggest challenges and what inspired them. Everett (3) From left: Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queens Gambit, Cate Blanchett in Mrs. America and John Boyega in Small Axe Gillian Anderson, The Crown Gillian Anderson portrays former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Netflixs royal drama  The Crown. When series creator Pete Morgan asked Anderson "out of the blu...