Award-winning Haitian filmmaker Cassandre Thrasybule directed ‘Ayiti Pap Peri,’ one of the featured films at the Haitian International Film Festival, which opens Aug. 17 at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater in Hollywood.
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BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: ‘Unbelievably Vegan’ chef gets the Max treatment
Vegan lifestyle advocate Charity Morgan stars in the culinary special ‘Unbelievably Vegan with Chef Charity’ premiering on Max Aug. 22. The show spotlights Chef Charity’s mission to integrate vegan options onto the menu of a Nashville sports bar run by a stubborn chef who is set in his meat-eating ways.
BOOK CORNER: Memoir tells story of 1960s’ struggles within Black power
By Edward Henderson Contributing Writer Black revolutionaries of the 1960s and 70s faced unimaginable discrimination, violence, obstruction and hostility from law enforcement, people who opposed […]
California Science Center hosts Leonardo da Vinci exhibit
Models of some of Leonardo da Vinci’s futuristic flying machines like this one are part of the ‘Leonardo da Vinci: Inventor. Artist. Dreamer’ exhibit at the California Science Center through Sept. 2.
Photo by Jaime Pham
Bass seeks to streamline process for film permits
Mayor Karen Bass held the first meeting of her Entertainment Industry Council last month, hoping to draw upon senior entertainment industry leaders’ expertise in improving how the city works with production companies. This week, Bass issued her eighth executive directive focused on streamlining the permit processes for local film and TV shoots.
Saul Williams brings ‘Motherboard Suite’ to The Ford
‘The Motherboard Suite,’ which is being performed at The Ford Aug. 9, is described by its creator, Saul Williams, as an Afrofuturist suite of music and dance at the intersection of technology and race. Noted choreographer Bill T. Jones is the director.
Marvel head Kevin Feige gets star on Walk of Fame
Wave Wire Services HOLLYWOOD — A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was unveiled July 25, the day […]
BOOK CORNER: South Asian author pens historic love story ‘Vermillion Harvest’
By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer In the politically charged atmosphere of Amritsar in 1919, an Anglo-Indian schoolteacher and a spirited Muslim student activist find themselves […]
‘The Just and the Blind’ shines spotlight on prison system
Marc Bamuthi Joseph, left, and Daniel Bernard Roumain perform ‘The Just and the Blind,’ a multimedia performance piece at the Ford Theatre Aug. 2. The show, which incorporates poetry, music and other creative forms, examines the prison industrial complex.
Black actress to portray Miss Scarlet in ‘Clue’ at Ahmanson
Michelle Elaine, left, plays Miss Scarlet in ‘Clue,’ which opens July 30 at the Ahmanson Theater. She is the first Black actress to play the role in a national touring company.