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By Dwight Brown (NNPA) They can sing a joyful noise. In pitch-perfect harmony. Never missing a beat. Yet they rarely take center stage. Why? Background singers, are the unsung heroes of music. Without them, lead singers sound hollow. Now their voices are heard, in an enlightening documentary that is as illuminating as it is thoroughly [...]
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor Although not exactly the story you might expect the Sister Act production on stage at the Dallas Summer Musicals this week is enjoyable. We all remember the beloved comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg in 1992 when she joined a convent of nuns because she was running from bad guys. The touring [...]
Less than 30 minutes, The Takeover is an interesting look at how white and black women feel and you might be surprised at what you discover when you look at things from both sides. The production value is outstanding on the flick. With just over 15,000 YouTube and Vimeo hits, the interracial body swap flick, The [...]
By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor John McClane (Bruce Willis) is back and fans that love guns blazing, bombs exploding, incredible car crashes will be delighted. A Good Day to Die Hard delivers all of that in spades. The unique plan by 20th Century Fox to open the movie on Valentine’s Day lends itself to the idea [...]
By Kristi Harris, NDG Intern Identity Thief starts with that all too uncomfortable moment that too many of us have experienced. It all begins with a decline at the gas station. We all have been there. You swipe and the dreaded “Please see the cashier” pops across the screen in computer green. What? You push cancel [...]
Register to win on Facebook – look for Register to WIN DVD at top of the page! By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor If looking for a Valentine’s gift for a movie-loving sweetheart, Denzel Washington’s latest movie Flight is available on a Blu-Ray/DVD combo disc. Washington, undoubtedly one of the greatest actors of a generation, is [...]
By Nicole Scott, NDG Contributor It comes as no surprise Steven Spielberg’s latest work, Lincoln, is garnering rave reviews. It is, after all about one of America’s favorite historical icons Abraham Lincoln, “Honest Abe”, as many affectionately refer to him. He is revered by both Whites and African-Americans alike as the president who freed the [...]
By Harry C. Alford My family went to the movies to see the much advertised and critically acclaimed new film by Steven Spielberg entitled Lincoln. The plot centered on one particular phase of the President’s legacy: the abolition of slavery and how he got it done. All of us were taught the Emancipation Proclamation was [...]
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