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Premiere of in the heights, a movie musical set in the dominican community of manhattan. the message to the world is that new york city is back in business, celebrating the diversity of its culture. tom brook reports. the washington heights neighbourhood in new york is abuzz with excitement over the arrival of in the heights. # maybe this neighbourhood is changing forever. this exuberant movie musicals set in the dominican community with elaborate dance numbers is based on lin manuel—miranda�*s award—winning broadway stage musical. it�*s centred on a bodega grocery store owner who drea...

Life played by anthony ramos who has been winning strong reviews. it's a film that really celebrates the latino community, long underrepresented in mainstream cinema. the hope for me is that in five years, people go, "why was in the heights such a big deal? we have ten latino movies every year now." that would be a dream come true. to be quaint would be a dream come true. it's just the opening act of this year's tribeca film festival, which is marking the 20th anniversary and making its presence felt all over the city. in the coming days some 60 full—length features will be shown at outdoor ...

Broadway stage musical. it's centred on a grocery store owner who dreams of a better life played by anthony ramos who has been winning strong reviews. it's a film that really celebrates the latino community long underrepresented in mainstream cinema. the hope for me is that in five years, people go, why was in the heights such a big deal? we have ten latino movies every year now." that would be a dream come true. to be quaint would be a dream come true. it's just the opening act of this year's tribeca film festival, which is marking the 20th anniversary and making its presence felt all over th...

Groove back," what i think of as films that celebrate sisterhood. that's another element that hadn't made its way into mainstream cinema. >> hello. hello. >> from the early days of will smith's career, he was incredibly smart about figuring out how to become the superstar he wanted to become. he chose the one role nobody expected him to play, a gay hustler in "six degrees of separation." >> i pick a name you tell me anything about them. where they live, secrets, everything. >> and for every name, you get a piece of my clothes. >> will smith became a triple threat. there aren't many who can do ...

>> it's not the easiliest film to watch. as no steve mcqueen movie is. he's such a great director, particularly in his ability to present it to you in this really cold reality. which i think ultimately is frightening, but that speaks to how compelling a film steve mcqueen is able to create in tef terms of speaking to the horrors of slavery. >> it's rare that african-american history becomes the subject of mainstream cinema. so it's important not just for its performances and how well-crafted it is, but it's drawing our attention to black history. >> the president doesn't want us to march today...