Theater and Movies

Details: Written by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 24 March 2022

Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff co-starin Cheaper by the Dozen

It’s kinda like a movie. Kinda like a sitcom. Not really either. But its sweet emotions and modern sensibilities eventually make it endearing.

Details: Written by By ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press; Published: 09 March 2022

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The dancers are torn between body and mind — physically on stage in Paris but in spirit back home in Kyiv.

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 04 March 2022

An iconic story of freedom, justice, and salvation from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences.

Play runs March 11 through April 3, 2022 at Portland Center Stage at The Armory

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 February 2022

Nataki Garrett, director, The Central Park Five.

Stage director Nataki Garrett and conductor Kazem Abdullah make their Portland Opera debuts with this important work

Portland Chamber Orchestra

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 15 February 2022

Featuring music by grammy-nominated local composer Jasnam Daya Singh and words by celebrated actor Darius Wallace

Details: Written by Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis; Published: 15 February 2022

Poitier, who died at 94 on Jan. 7, 2022, broke the mold of what a Black actor could be in Hollywood. Before the 1950s, Black movie characters generally reflected racist stereotypes such as lazy servants and beefy mammies.

Details: Written by By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 10 February 2022

Halle Berry in Moonfall

We take the moon/planets for granted and assume they’ll stay put in our solar system forever. But what if that assumption goes askew?

Details: Written by Photo Courtesy of the Sundance Institute/Descendant documentary; Published: 02 February 2022

The film tells the story of the members of Africatown, a community in Alabama created by people who were some of the last known human beings transported on an illegal slave ship from Africa to America

Details: Written by Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic; Published: 31 January 2022

Thanks to streaming, Black filmmakers and Black films were on center stage all over the world. Check them out…

Details: Written by By Dwight Brown, NNPA Newswire Film Critic; Published: 27 January 2022

Need a break from COVID mania and winter melancholia? A dose of pure escapism may help. For 122 minutes this often generic but surprisingly engaging espionage action/thriller may take your mind off your troubles.

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