John Lewis: Good Trouble (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on July 3, 2020 by popenterta • Leave a comment

JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE (2020) Featuring Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Anthony Johnson, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Colin Allred, Rep. Marc Veasey, Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Lizzie Fletcher, Stacey Abrams, Michael Collins, Henry Lewis, Rosa Lewis-Tyner, Samuel Lewis, Ethel Lewis-Tyner, Bernard Lafayette Jr., Rev. James M. Lawson Jr., Diane Nash, Rep. … Continue reading →

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David Oyelowo – Historical Accuracy

Posted on February 17, 2017 by popenterta • Leave a comment

David Oyelowo Historical Accuracy by Jay S. Jacobs David Oyelowo has been making movies for a little over a decade now, and he seems to have carved out a special niche in Hollywood. The actor, who was born in Oxford and lived several years in Nigeria as a boy, has become Hollywood’s go-to choice for … Continue reading →

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What Happened, Miss Simone? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on September 16, 2016 by popenterta • Leave a comment

WHAT HAPPENED MISS SIMONE? (2016) Featuring Lisa Simone Kelly, Roger Nupie, Al Shackman, George Wein, Stanley Crouch, Dick Gregory, Ilyasah Shabazz, Ambassador Shabazz, Gerrit De Bruin and archival footage of Nina Simone. Screenplay by Liz Garbus. Directed by Liz Garbus. Distributed by Netflix. 92 minutes. Rated PG-13. Jazz chanteuse Nina Simone always somehow felt too … Continue reading →

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Gina Strachan – Jesse Owens’ Granddaughter Talks Race

Posted on February 20, 2016 by popenterta • 1 Comment

Gina Strachan Jesse Owens’ Granddaughter Talks Race by Jay S. Jacobs Jesse Owens is an iconic athlete – and his athletic prowess is only a part of his legend. A young, poor African-American runner in a time when black athletes were barely accepted in sports, Owens won four Gold Medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, … Continue reading →

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Selma (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by popenterta • Leave a comment

SELMA (2014) Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Carmen Ejogo, André Holland, Martin Sheen, Cuba Gooding Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Common, Dylan Baker, Giovanni Ribisi, Alessandro Nivola, Wendell Pierce, Stephan James, Nigel Thatch, Tessa Thompson, Colman Domingo, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Omar J. Dorsey, Stephen Root, Ledisi Young, Niecy Nash, Martin Sheen and Lorraine Toussaint. Screenplay by … Continue reading →

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Ava DuVernay – Returns the Struggle for Civil Rights to Selma

Posted on January 20, 2015 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Ava DuVernay – Returns the Struggle for Civil Rights to Selma by Brad Balfour On the occasion of Martin Luther King Day, the film Selma is further in the spotlight because both director Ava DuVernay and lead actor David Oyelowo were not nominated for best director and actor Oscars respectively. Though the film was nominated … Continue reading →

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