The dilemma of a film like Stanley Nelson’s sweeping and emotionally-charged new documentary Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities is that any one of its rich stories — the founding of any Hbcu, the role they’ve played in the civil rights era, the role they play now as safe spaces for students of color arriving from high schools without students or teachers of color, the individual narratives of students that had attended or are attending them presently, the challenges faced by HBCUs today — could be its own stand-alone feature film. With that said, Tell Them We Are Rising is superbly crafted and in only 83 minutes provides an introduction to the history of HBCUs in America with interviews from students currently attending thriving schools like Spelman, Morehouse, and Howard.
Along the way, Nelson captures a certain irony as students struggle to liberate their...
Along the way, Nelson captures a certain irony as students struggle to liberate their...
- 5/8/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
A&E's The Governor's Wife takes a deeper look at the marriage between ex-convict/former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards and his third wife, Trina Scott, more than 50 years his junior. The Hollywood Reporter debuts an exclusive first look at one of Sunday's episodes, which follows Trina attempting to plan a birthday party for Edwin's two 60-something daughters, while also preparing for their new baby. In this particular scene, Edwin -- along with Trina's two young sons from a previous marriage -- heads to a local boutique store to seek out appropriate gifts for his grown children. "Party plannin' is easy but
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- 11/1/2013
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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