John Landis’s 1988 smash comedy “Coming to America” was a hilarious feather in the cap for both the filmmaker and Eddie Murphy, who had the starring role.

It was original, and funny, and it relied on well-written and -performed characters. Murphy’s Prince Akeem was a charming fellow that the actor played to the hilt.

Thirty-three years later, Eddie Murphy

Last January, in the before times when film festivals were still held in person, I beheld one of the most unique and powerful films I’d ever seen. Cedric Cheung-Lau’s “The Mountains Are a Dream That Calls to Me” was unlike anything I had ever seen before—or since. Filmed in Nepal, it told the profoundly simple story of a Nepalese man named Tukten (Sanjay Lama Dong) who says he is walking to a new job in the Middle East. Along his trek he meets

“I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy, and bite scoundrels” - Diogenes

Respect and compassion for the animals that we have dubbed “Man’s Best Friend” is what permeates throughout this kind and important documentary called "Stray."

We are told that, since 1909, Turkish authorities have committed mass killings of street

Award season is here, and the upcoming Golden Globes have made history by nominating three women in their “Best Director” category.  To honor that long overdue achievement I thought it would be the perfect time to talk with filmmaker Pamela B. Green about her documentary “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché.” If you don’t recognize the name in the title, unfortunately, you’re not alone.  Guy-Blaché was born in 1873

Actress Rebecca Hall adapts and directs the intoxicating and intricately-designed “Passing,” a new film (Hall’s fist as a director) based on the 1929 novella from author Nella Larson.

This is a story that confronts the realities of the act of “passing,” which refers to members of minority communities (blacks, Jews, etc) who were forced to pass as white to sidestep societal prejudices.

“We’re not just fancy little things. We are human beings and we come in all forms.”

From the world of jazz and dance to an historical television series to leading the effort to get more people of color in the space program, actress Nichelle Nichols has had a full life on and off screen. It is a life of dotted with history-making accomplishments though one that, frankly, I was not familiar with beyond Nichelle’s work in “Star Trek.”

As we wipe our collective brow after the four-year fever that was the Trump administration, the temptation remains to call him the worst president in our history. For whatever reason, long-term amnesia has set in for the sins of previous presidencies. Lest we never forget, the new film “The Mauritanian” is here to remind us of Bush-era transgressions.

“The Mauritanian” is directed