Winfrey, ‘Selma’ filmmaker team on new drama series for OWN
LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey and the director of the Oscar-nominated movie “Selma” are creating a drama series for Winfrey’s TV channel. The project from …
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Super Bowl 49’s advertising winners and losers
By MAE ANDERSON NEW YORK — If you’re talking about Super Bowl ads with co-workers on Monday, you’re not alone. Advertisers tried to win over Americans …
‘Ring’ explores issues of love
Photo Courtesy of Bob Mahoney No matter how much we tell ourselves that career is important, there’s always that small voice inside of us that …
Raisin’ Cane Starring Jasmine Guy at South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
Photo Courtesy of Calvin Evans MIAMI — A production is inspired by the classic 1923 Jean Toomer novel Cane and works by the musicians, …
Iconic Flashdance comes alive on stage
Photo Courtesy of Jeremy Daniel WEST PALM BEACH — The pop culture phenomenon of Flashdance, which took the nation by storm as a major motion …
Nominations add intrigue if not diversity to Oscar race
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Oscar nominations added intrigue if not diversity to an Academy Awards race by favoring one late-season release (American …
Rhythm of Afro beats: Antibalas and Zap Mama announce first-ever national tour
SOUTH FLORIDA — America’s premier afrobeat band, Antibalas, is teaming for a tour with Zap Mama, Marie Daulne’s international polyphonic vocal group, that will travel …
Fairy tales come alive with music, laughs in ‘Into the Woods’
MIAMI — Into the Woods, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy by Broadway legends Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, plays Jan. 22 – Feb. 15 in …
Hart scores in ‘Ringer’
By KIMBERLY GRANT Special to South Florida Times In The Wedding Ringer, Doug (played by Josh Gad) pays Best Man, Inc. extraordinaire Jimmy Callahan …
TV networks make unequal progress toward on-screen diversity
By DAVID BAUDER, LYNN ELBER and FRAZIER MOORE Kenya Barris, creator of ABC’s “black-ish,” was motivated to write the comedy about an African-American family’s efforts to honor its heritage …