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Kristi Zea had recently finished working with Jonathan Demme on Married to the Mob, so she knew him well enough to speak her mind when he started planning The Silence of the Lambs. “It gave me the creeps,” says the production designer. “I said, ‘Really? You’re going to make a movie about a guy who skins women and makes outfits out of them? Jonathan, what are you doing? Are you crazy?’ ” But the director convinced her of the story’s feminist merits. Soon, Zea found herself channeling the disturbing paintings of Francis Bacon, and going back and forth w...

‘Time Decorated’ Looks At The Influence Music Had On Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Art Essence 2/18/2021 Miles Marshall Lewis Jean-Michel Basquiat left behind enough artwork before his untimely death in 1988 to be remembered forever as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. Uniqlo emblazons T-shirts with his most famous paintings; both Coach and Doc Martens sell merch reproducing his paint strokes on their expensive leather goods; and tattoos of his signature crown adorn the skin of everyone from Zoë Kravitz to this writer. Everybody wants to claim Basquiat, inclu...

Beyond the silver screen: a look at the vibrant history of Harlem’s Black film scene Beyond the silver screen: a look at the vibrant history of Harlem’s Black film scene Isai Soto / Staff Illustrator While Harlem’s film history began in black and white, the stories that come out of the neighborhood are as colorful and eclectic as their ever changing community. It only takes a stroll through the neighborhood to understand film’s place in Harlem’s history. The Jets of 1961′s “West Side Story” patrolled 110th Street, Denzel Washington’s titular character hung out at the—n...

The Broad announces  Time Decorated: The Musical Influences of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a three-part video series dedicated to the famed New York City artist. The video series includes three segments,  Jazz and Bebop,  Punk and No Wave, and  Bebop 2 Hip Hop via Basquiat, where musicians, creatives and scholars discuss the impact of each music genre on Basquiat’s now iconic style. All three segments were filmed at the Broad, in newly installed Basquiat galleries displaying the museum’s uniquely deep representation of the artist’s work. Home to an unparalleled coll...

The March on Washington Doc Coming to National Geographic and Hulu Home » The March on Washington Doc Coming to National Geographic and Hulu National Geographic has announced that The March on Washington: Keepers of the Dream is set to premiere Thursday, February 18, at 10/9c and available next day on Hulu. The timely one-hour documentary special is from National Geographic and The Undefeated, ESPN’s content initiative exploring the intersection of sports, race and culture. The documentary will trace the raw and uncensored journey of the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of the hero...