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Anthony Mackie: The 'Pain & Gain' Interview

More recently, Anthony participated in the Kennedy Center’s presentation of 'August Wilson’s 20th Century'

2013-05-03

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Born in New Orleans on Sept. 23, 1979, Anthony Mackie attended the Julliard School of Drama. He was discovered after receiving rave reviews for playing Tupac Shakur in the off-Broadway play “Up Against the Wind.” Read the complete article

Kam's Kapsules: For Movies Opening May 3

'Iron Man 3,' 'The Iceman,' 'What Maisie Knew,' and more

2013-05-03

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun         Read the complete article

News Briefs


FILM REVIEW Paradise: Love

Older white women are looking to get their groove back, so to speak, with the help of African men

2013-04-25

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Single-Mom Develops Jungle Fever in Kenya in Initial Installment of Incendiary Trilogy Read the complete article

Kam's Kapsules: For Movies Opening April 26

'The Big Wedding,' 'Pain & Gain,' 'Midnight’s Children,' and more

2013-04-25

Kam Williams Special To the Skanner News

Kam's Kapsules: Movie Reviews that Make Choosing a Film Fun Read the complete article

VIDEO: Q&A: Kevin R. Free on the Dynamics of Race (and Eating) in Portland

Free is starring in the Portland Center Stage play Clybourne Park

2013-04-24

By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News

Kevin Free in ChicagoKevin R Free is starring in Portland Center Stage’s production of Clybourne Park. Free talked to The Skanner News about why he loves the play, acting, and eating out in Portland. Read the complete article

Mike Tyson: The 'Scary Movie 5' Interview

Here, the pugilist-turned-actor talks about his latest movie, Scary Movie 5, co-starring a rogues gallery of controversial celebrities

2013-04-23

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Mike is currently on a 36-city tour of the country in “Undisputed Truth,” a one-man Broadway show which is part comedy/part confessional. Read the complete article

'The Kill Hole:' Screenwriter, Film Director Mischa Webley on his Art and Career

The film won the Special Jury Award at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival last August

2013-04-17

Lisa Loving Of The Skanner News

The Skanner News hooked up with Webley to ask about his work as a director and screenwriter, as well as his view on what it takes to break into the film industry. Read the complete article

Ken Burns: 'The Central Park Five' Interview

'Who are these five boys? Because they were robbed of their voices instantaneously'

2013-04-16

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Legendary Filmmaker Discusses His Latest Documentary Read the complete article

Drunken Driving Arrest a 'Wake Up' Call, Comedian Kevin Hart Says

In 2011, Kevin Hart lampooned his father's alleged intoxicated behavior

2013-04-15

Ben Brumfield CNN

(CNN) -- Comedian and actor Kevin Hart says he'll straighten up his act. And he's not being funny. Read the complete article

DVD Review: Django Unchained

Director Quentin Tarantino again rattles the cinematic cage by virtue of an irreverent adventure that audaciously turns the conventional thinking on its head

2013-04-12

Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News

Oscar-Winning Spaghetti Western Arrives on DVD Read the complete article