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Columbia Pictures’ Chappie is evolution at its best, arrives in IMAX theaters March 6, 2015 *Imagine a world where police are replaced by robots that...

Hip hop culture is heavily ingrained in “Chappie,” a film about artificial intelligence. The Film Strip asked director/co-writer/producer Neil Blomkamp (“District 9”) why he made...

*So, it is now official as far as I’m concerned that Black History Month has been unofficially extended by one week. Not because we have...

I never have openly campaigned for the demise of an organization. But my experience as of late has me hoping the U.S. Postal Service...

*Sometimes are there some things you absolutely do not feel like doing? Think about it, what or who got on your absolute last nerve...

*As part of Black History Month, The African Diaspora International Film Festival has a series of films being shown at Teachers College, Columbia University in...

Sister trio Virtue is back with a new album ‘Testimony: Reloaded,’ single ‘You Are’ on Billboard Top 50 Chart *“We started back because over the...

*Producer Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records is once again bringing Latin freestyle music to the stage via his "Forever Freestyle 9" show which takes...

*I like the idea of local control of education. Each school district is a great deal more familiar about their student population than anyone...

*Celebrities, friends and family of the legendary Dick Gregory showed to the historical Ricardo Montalban Theater earlier this month to honor the comedian and civil rights...

Disney’s McFarland, USA starring Kevin Costner is profoundly inspiring *Academy Award winner Kevin Costner (The Bodyguard) takes on the real-life role of Coach Jim White...

To value someone or something is to consider it to be important or beneficial. It’s whatever you have a high opinion of, and would...

*I am getting tired of seeing polls and articles urging Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to run for president. Her populist tones and criticism of...

*As a septuagenarian  devotee of Ballet Barre, Yoga and Pilates, I have often been approached with requests to share my views on the role...

*Michael Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009, sent shock waves throughout the world. “The Man in the Mirror” was “Gone too Soon.” We were...