A hell of a documentary by Director Nick Budabin telling a bittersweet saga about the basketball playing years of Keifer Sykes, who has the indomitable spirit of an African American Everyman, soaring on the courts as a pint-size wunderkind and off as a loving uncle, father and comrade as he pursues his dreams. This film is as much about life, especially life in Chicago, as it is about basketball.
Author: Greggory W Morris
Art of the Real, Annual Nonfiction Showcase, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, April 26 – May 6
An essential showcasing of the most vital and innovative voices in nonfiction and hybrid filmmaking, the 2018 lineup features a host of brilliant new works and exciting artist spotlights, including one world premiere, eight North American premieres, and seven U.S. premieres, with many of the filmmakers in person.
Big, Big Happenings at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival
Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, Schindler’s List, which won seven Oscars®, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special post-screening conversation with Spielberg and actors Liam Neeson, Sir Ben Kingsley, Embeth Davidtz, and more. Scarface, one of the most referenced films in pop culture, will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a screening and conversation with director Brian De Palma and actors Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer.
A Victory for Patients with Disabilities: New York Commission on Human Rights Reaches Settlement with Lenox Hill Radiology Regardiing Its Failure To Provide Equal Access to Mammograms
The settlement follows an investigation into allegations of discrimination for failure to accommodate patients with disabilities. As part of the settlement agreement, the NYC Commission on Human Rights is requiring Lenox Hill Radiology to modify the front and interior of its building at 61 East 77th Street in Manhattan to make it accessible to people with disabilities; provide equipment in line with the U.S. Access Board’s accessibility standards to ensure that mammography machines are accessible; change internal scheduling, communications, and equipment purchasing policies citywide; and train staff at all its New York City locations to better accommodate patients with disabilities.
17th Tribeca Film Festival Short Film Lineup of 55 Narrative, Documentary and Animated Selections
The short films will be presented in 10 distinct competition programs, which consist of five narrative, three documentary, one animation, and one hybrid program. The program will also include special screenings and the 12th annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, sponsored by Mohegan Sun. The Shorts Film program, sponsored by Nutella®, runs throughout the Festival, April 18-29.
THEY REMAIN Film Review – Can’t Wait to See This Gem (Again and Again) on Cable
Strapped inside Writer-Director Philip Gelatt’s 101-minute feature is a gem cocked and ready to shake-rattle-and-row-the-bejesus out of audiences. It’s imperceptible cinematic existence becomes evident in the riveting visual and audio panache of the final minutes of the film.
Teleconference on the Future of Immigration Reform in Light of a Hostile White House Administration
The conference was organized by Ethnic Media Services and Ready California to provide updated information about immigration reform and what it means for the country, proposed policy changes from DACA to H-1 B visas, family reunification travel bans and refugee restrictions, the impact for Muslim and Arab American communities and the targeting of African and Afro-Caribbean immigrants.
New York Times Editorial About the NRA
Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and school staffers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. NYT Editorial says it all.
Why I Luv-ed CLOVERFIELD, Was Ready to Become a Supplicant on the Altar of J.J. Abrams – All He Had to Do Was Beckon – But CLOVERFIELD PARADOX Put the Kibosh to All That
Suppose to be part of the CLOVERFIELD franchise but this reviewer thinks that J.J. Abrams is jerking our chains, not because of money, but because he’s got the power and the glamour to make us slaves to his whims.
January 12 Front Page of the Daily News Should Be Re-Published and Re-Published and Re-Published Because So Much Is at Stake
From Richard Prince’s Journal-sim: President Crudely Insults El Salvador, Haiti, Africa
The three television network evening news programs led Thursday with President Trump’s reported statement calling Haiti, El Salvador and African nations “shithole” countries and saying the United States should instead bring in more people from countries such as Norway.