She had beauty and brains, a great combination. Hedy Lamarr was far more than a Hollywood star. She was a pioneering inventor whose ideas helped lay the foundations for modern wireless technology. Her life bridges glamour, wartime innovation, scientific brilliance, and a legacy that took decades to be acknowledged.
Watch the award-winning film produced and directed by Mira Nair, Zohran Mamdani's mother, starring Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury.
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An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi, and time passes. The now-adult Indian daughter meets and falls in love with a Black man, and the respective families are forced to come to terms with it in the climate of racial hatred.
The 1960s were a revolutionary time in many ways, from the political and social advancements that were made to the increased creative expression and experimentation found in all facets of art and culture. Fashion was becoming more playful and daring, music was getting louder and heavier, and cinema was developing into something different entirely.
On Season one “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is the perfect example of what Serling set out to do with The Twilight Zone:
His use speculative sci-fi stories to explore contemporary social and political issues. The episode takes place in a quaint all-American neighborhood, like the one many of us may have encountered throughout our lifetime.
The Broadway version brings these songs to life in a fresh format: younger actors channeling the essence of musicians decades older, the Tiny Desk adaptation keeps the intimacy and grooves but in a stripped-down, soulful way.
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka summons the ghost of "Bulworth." I worked and appeared in this film way back when.
It captures a powerful intersection of personal memory, political history, and cultural symbolism. What emerges is not just a meditation on Mayor Ras Baraka’s current leadership, but a deeper examination of political lineage, cinematic legacy, and generational ideals.
Coolness must be bestowwd and never claimed. Initially a descriptor of temperature, cool transitioned from referring to the environment to becoming a term for mental composure and rationality. Being cool is difficult. Staying cool is much harder. It’s an elusive quality, in part because it’s a word with layers of nuanced meaning that peel off as we travel through centuries.
Jazz is a wild subject for major motion pictures. The following incredible films show jazz from all angles, opening it up unexpectedly.
According to our favorite animated movie, you've got to have a soul. While the film delves into jazz, it’s also about so much more, touching on themes of purpose, fulfillment, and the connection between music and soul. The movie blends the beauty of jazz with a philosophical exploration of what makes life meaningful.
Gene Hackman was once on top of the world.
This black and white film is a must-see media before the inauguration. It warns humanity about the danger facing We The People. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PezzTQTJouM