I’m Still Here
Directed by Walter Salles (Oscar Nominated “Central Station” and the Oscar-winning “The Motorcycle Diaries”), and based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s memoir, the film follows Eunice Paiva, played by Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro, whose life is shattered by Brazil’s military dictatorship when her husband, dissident politician Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello), is abducted. Eunice endures imprisonment and […]
Detour: Deep Cover
This Detour selection is an unsung gem of the ’90s Black cinema explosion by Actor/Director Bill Duke. Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens, a police officer who goes undercover as “John Hull,” the partner of a dangerously ambitious cocaine trafficker (Jeff Goldblum), in order to infiltrate and bring down a powerful Latin-American drug ring operating […]
A Complete Unknown
Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history. New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and […]