“For Colored Girls” like “Beloved” was Best Left to the Readers Imagination
Amazing, Brilliant, Inspiring, Magnificent, and Powerful, are the adjectives being used to describe the movie For Colored Girls; Tyler Perry’s adaptation of the 1974 collection of poems by Ntozake Shange originally titled For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf. I have tried my best to see the sunshine (and the more »
The Global Peace Film Festival (part 3 of 3)
World peace isn’t just about human conflict, but also about ending the conflict between ourselves and the environment. Supporting a growing human population is always going to be at the expense of wildlife, but there are things we can do to minimize the damage. The Global Peace Film Festival seeks to expand the definition of peace to something beyond specific ideology and into the personal choices we can make on a daily basis.
The Global Peace Film Festival (part 2 of 3)
The festival kicked off with a street fair the weekend prior, but began in earnest on Thursday night on the main lawn at Rollins College with music, poetry and a screening of Throw Down Your Heart.
Global Peace Film Festival 2010
The eighth annual Global Peace Film Festival was held September 21-26, 2010 with various screenings across central Florida. The festival contained a collection of independent films produced by various filmmakers across the world, some even from Central Florida.
The Global Peace Film Festival (part 1 of 3)
The Global Peace Film Festival’s goal is to advance the idea of peace through the power of film. It’s an annual festival hosted by Rollins College and scheduled to overlap with the United Nations’ International Day of Peace, September 21st. Both festival and holiday are about renewing commitments to ideals, to ending conflict on both a local and a global level.
Film Industry Bills Move in Florida House, Senate
Citing increased competition and the explosion of new media, the House Finance and Tax Council on Thursday approved a series of tax incentives backers say are necessary to lure lucrative contracts to the state.
Nigeria tops Hollywood in film production – UN
The Nigerian film industry has overtaken Hollywood and closed the gap on India, the global leader in the number of movies produced each year, according to a new United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report released Tuesday.
Natasha Richardson Taken Off Life Support
Actress Natasha Richardson’s life support machine has been switched off, according to veteran gossip columnist Liz Smith.
Will Anyone Care After Slumdog Fades Away?
The anxious millions were watching the multi-star Oscar awards ceremony at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Their patience was rewarded, and their prayers were answered. “Slumdog Millionaire,” a film about Mumbai and ordeals more familiar than terrorist strikes to the less-fortunate citizens of the country’s financial capital, made a spectacular sweep, winning eight awards, including two for iconic music composer A. R. Rahman.