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Cinephilia in an Age of Digital Reproduction

Cinephilia in an Age of Digital Reproduction

By Andre Seewood | Shadow and Act Much of the power of the film image, excluding for the moment its historical preeminence, resides in its grandeur; its tiny images in multiple millimeters projected over our heads and transformed into gigantic images in multiple...

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Conversations with Michael Schultz

Conversations with Michael Schultz

By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act Before Spike Lee made his mark, Michael Schultz was the most prolific African American filmmaker since Oscar Micheaux, directing around 12 feature films between 1970 and 1990 (and much more if I included TV movies and serials)....

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73 Q’s with Lupita Nyong’o

73 Q’s with Lupita Nyong’o

 By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act I really loved this! It looks like it was as fun to make as it is to watch. It actually gave me some ideas for a series I've been thinking about. But in short, Lupita Nyong'o, who is featured on the October cover of Vogue...

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Spotlight on UK Director Ethoseia Hylton

Spotlight on UK Director Ethoseia Hylton

  by Ashanti Scott | Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Ethosheia Hylton’s latest film LIA is one of 41 films directed by women of color that will be screened at Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series on Oct. 24-25 in Brooklyn at LIU. Tickets:...

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Zoe Saldana’s Nina Simone Film Picked Up By RLJ

Zoe Saldana’s Nina Simone Film Picked Up By RLJ

By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act And so it begins... I've long wondered what distribution company would pick this up. Question answered! RLJ Entertainment has announced its acquisition of all North American rights to “Nina,” the Nina Simone biopic that Zoe...

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Academy to Present Spike Lee with Honorary Oscar

Academy to Present Spike Lee with Honorary Oscar

By Tambay A. Obenson | Shadow and Act It may come as a surprise to some that Spike Lee, despite a 30-year-long career as a filmmaker, and over 20 feature films, has never won an Academy Award (unless you count the Student Academy Award he received in 1983 for his NYU...

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