Chris Brown Faked Probation Work Requirement Says LA District Attorney
Prosecutor wants Brown to start over in California
2013-02-06
CNN
Chris Brown's got a big problem with the prosecutor four years after he attacked Rihanna and earned five years of probation. Read the complete article
Viola Davis: The 'Beautiful Creatures' Interview
Here, she talks about her latest outing as Amma in the screen adaptation of the romantic fantasy novel 'Beautiful Creatures'
2013-02-05
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Viola Davis is a critically acclaimed actress who garnered her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her stellar work in "Doubt,” co-starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. Read the complete article
OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Feb. 1
'Bullet to the Head,' 'Warm Bodies,' 'The Gatekeepers,' and more
2013-02-01
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun Read the complete article
Film Festival Shows ‘Africans Through African Eyes’
The 23rd Annual Cascade Festival of African Films will be held from Feb. 1-Mar. 2
2013-02-01
Bruce Poinsette Of The Skanner News
The 23rd Annual Cascade Festival of African Films aims to show Portlanders “Africans through African eyes.” Read the complete article
PDX African American Film Festival This Weekend
Founder Ron Craig hopes to increase exposure to African American filmmakers
2013-01-30
Bruce Poinsette Of The Skanner News
With many Black filmmakers struggling to get their work to the big screen, Ron Craig believes exposure to Black produced and directed films is as important as ever. Read the complete article
Anthony Anderson: The ‘34th Annual UNCF: An Evening of Stars’ Interview
'I’d grown up watching the show with my parents every year back when it was hosted by Lou Rawls'
2013-01-28
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Anthony is currently starring on three TV series, “Guys with Kids,” “Treme” and “Golf in America,” and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Alvina, and their two children. Here he talks about hosting the United Negro College Fund’s 34th Annual “An Evening of Stars.” Read the complete article
Movie Review: 'Mumia -- Long Distance Revolutionary'
A documentary which doesn’t seek so much to clear the controversial figure’s name as to showcase his intellect
2013-01-24
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Reverential Biopic Paints Sympathetic Portrait of Controversial Cause Célèbre Read the complete article
Meagan Good: The 'Deception' Interview
2013-01-24
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Meagan Good stars in NBC's midseason drama "Deception" as Joanna Padget Locasto, a San Francisco narcotics detective with childhood ties to a notoriously secretive and powerful New York family, the Bowers. Read the complete article
OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Jan. 25
'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,' 'Movie 43 ,' 'The Pirogue,' and more
2013-01-24
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun Read the complete article
OPENING THIS WEEK: For Movies Opening Jan. 18
'Broken City,' 'The Last Stand ,' 'Luv ,' and more
2013-01-18
Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News
Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun Read the complete article