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Shut up & play, but first catch some glory ways to rock stardom from InstaBAND
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent How many of you picked up an instrument during COVID-19 lockdown, or heard some twangy old school Silvertone from a neighbor’s garage? Everybody loves music, even the President, as he keeps getting shut down by name bands for playing their tunes at a rally. Now, wouldn’t it be great…
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That’s Snoop Dogg in Space ‘UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!’ Aug. 1 & Star Trek alums, plus bonus GeekUniverse
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Uhm, you listen to ultr4-g33k Jim Yelton and his podcast right? #Lockdown in SoCal and all over the world has made people do weird things. If your inner g33k has surfaced during this Pandemic/Pandemonium, Jim Yelton is your go-to pro. Here’s a Jonathan Frakes interview, offered in loving memory…
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Bill Duke touts politically relevant MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON for #AFIMOVIECLUB
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent You’ll probably recognize actor/writer/producer, multi-hyphenate Bill Duke from numerous movies and TV shows. And he’s here now as an AFI alum to share the politically impactful, and still relevant, Frank Capra film MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON. This Jimmy Stewart classic has all the key human elements. It’s senatorial…
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Film legend Leonard Maltin shares three secrets of CITIZEN KANE for #AFIMOVIECLUB
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you’ve attended the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, you’ll know that The Maltin Modern Masters Award in honor of legendary author/critic Leonard Maltin is a coveted prize in Hollywood. Leonard Maltin has dedicated his life to researching not only the cinema classics, but also the contemporary Best Pictures,…
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CLEMENCY movie free thru 7/31 & Alfre Woodard joins BLM Global co-founder Patrisse Cullors
Curated by Screenmancer Staff New York, NY: From today through Friday, July 31st, NEON has made the critically acclaimed film CLEMENCY available to stream for free on Apple TV, Amazon and Fandago Now, Redbox On Demand, Spectrum, Xfinity, Verizon FIOS, Dish, Cox and Altice. CLEMENCY is also currently streaming on Hulu. Actor Alfre Woodard will join writer/activist/co-founder of the Black…
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Wild women and whiskey, not the song, Allison Volk from DEANY BEAN IS DEAD has a lockdown film
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Even some women may not know as much as Allison Volk about how to handle this Pandemic and pandemonium we are living through, especially in the Age of Social Media. C’mon, have you ever checked your ex’s Facebook page? Perhaps thumbed through their Instagram, or hit them up anonymously…
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American Masters Pride on display in TERRENCE MCNALLY: EVERY ACT OF LIFE on PBS July 8
Curated by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA – Floating World Pictures celebrates the life and legacy of the late Tony® Award-winning playwright and LGBTQ activist Terrence McNally through the award-winning American Masters documentary TERRENCE MCNALLY: EVERY ACT OF LIFE, streaming on pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS Video app now – August 31, 2020. In addition, two special virtual online discussions and talkbacks with…
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Tune it up for Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash right now
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Pop quiz trivia, ready? What was the first band name of Lynyrd Skynyrd? Right: “My Backyard” for the Jacksonville-formed group until 1966, when they came up with the iconic slur of their gym teacher’s name. Don’t believe it? Proof comes later, but for now, Cleopatra Entertainment offers a biography about…
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Touch Wood: Wood Entertainment drops in with Pro Skater Tony Hawk in August
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: Wood Entertainment just announced the August 18 digital/VOD release of the highly awesome documentary entitled PRETENDING I’M A SUPERMAN – THE TONY HAWK VIDEO GAME STORY. “PRETENDING I’M A SUPERMAN is a robust, real-life story of our successful video game series as told by those who created it, and many who…
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She’s Not Famous Yet, But After LaToya Morgan Does LOVE & BASKETBALL, She Will Be
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Did you ever see LOVE & BASKETBALL? In light of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the others who passed away this year, a movie like this just gives us a moment to reflect. Maybe even enjoy the good things about B-ball, and the hoopsters who have given us…
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TCM’s Carl Reiner Shiner: Moving Picture Memorial to This Funny, Funny Man
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Before you can say you knew him well, Carl Reiner (1922-2020), who left earth on June 29 for better comedic opportunities, will be feted by TCM for a life very well lived on July 28. Mr. Reiner was not only a funny, funny man, but once Garry Marshall told me that…
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IFFLA Offers a New Virtual Showcase: 17 Days & 17 Years Indian Cinema 6/19 to 7/5
Curated by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA: The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) – the premiere venue for the best annual showcase of independent cinema from India and its Diaspora – announced today a special virtual showcase, the first of its kind, IFFLA Over the Years: 17 days celebrating 17 years of Indian cinema. Accessible via the IFFLA website (www.indianfilmfestival.org)…
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FARE Cinema in Cahoots With HFPA for Fellini Moments Up to June 21
Curated by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA: FARE CINEMA, a free initiative to promote Italian cinema and film industry in the world by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy, is virtual for the third edition since June 15 until June 21, 2020 and is available for free on RaiPlay…
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Director Betsy Kalin on the Future of LA in VISION 2030 with EMMY Nom & It’s a Microcosm
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent For a while now we’ve been thrilled to follow filmmaker Betsy Kalin and her remarkable camera’s eye. Kalin, who we found through the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) years ago when Carol Marshall and staffers set up these great indie filmmaker roundtables, previously filmed an East LA exploration, that you can find…
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“Lottery in June, Corn Be Heavy Soon” Writer Shirley Jackson Nailed By Elisabeth Moss & Michael Stuhlbarg
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon” is the innocuous language used in the 1948 iconic New Yorker short story by writer Shirley Jackson, whereby a wife and mother named ‘Tessie’ is stoned to death in her typical American small town by the friendly village folk, a longstanding tradition.…
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