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Bethune students take a photo right before entering Philadelphia Mills to see
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North Philly students ‘lost for words’ after seeing themselves in ‘Black Panther’

The school’s principal, Jamina Clay-Dingle set up a GoFundMe page in February online to raise money to help pay for her students to see the film. Her goal was to raise $1,125.

4 years ago

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NFL Films senior producer ends long career with swan song to Eagles

NFL Films has released its annual movie chronicling the Super Bowl champions: “Philadelphia Eagles: Super Bowl LII Champions.”

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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant speaks at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, where Bryant's high school jersey number, 33, was retired during a ceremony.
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Former Lower Merion High School and NBA star Kobe Bryant wins Oscar for animated short

Kobe Bryant is a winner in retirement, too.

4 years ago

Director Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water won best director and best picture at the 90th Academy Award
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A year after envelope pandemonium, a ho-hum night is just what the Oscars ordered

It only stands to reason that the most surprising Oscars might be followed by the least surprising Oscars.

4 years ago

Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o and Florence Kasumba are pictured in a scene from the film, Black Panther. Gurira says the representation of women in Black Panther is important for young girls to see. (Matt Kennedy/Disney/Marvel Studios via AP)
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‘Black Panther’ brings new visibility to cosplayers of color

The film "Black Panther" has inspired black cosplayers around the country to be more visible within the cosplay community.

4 years ago

Frances McDormand, Daniel Kaluuya, Daniel Day-Lewis
Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

What the Oscar winner for best picture will tell us about 2017

For better or worse, the winners of the Oscar for best picture are a pretty good reflection of the year that was.

4 years ago

Radio Times
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The art of the film score

Guests: Troy Herion, Michael Phillips Close your eyes and think of the shark from Jaws. Are you hearing ...

Air Date: March 1, 2018 10:00 am

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Rich Liuzzi, left, is the director of school and community partnerships at Lea Elementary who took eighth-graders to see Black Panther and thought all the school's students should see it. Aja Graydon-Dantzler, a Lea parent, Tiguida Kaba, a Lea student, and Lea principal Shavon Savage worked to support the effort that raised enough money to finance the movie field trip in less than 24 hours.
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Lea students to go on a field trip to Wakanda

4 years ago

In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, (left), U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, (center), and Anthony Sadler attend a parade held in their honor in Sacramento, Calif. The wait is almost over to see Roseburg, Ore., hero Skarlatos on the big screen in
Community

Pa. writer penned Clint Eastwood’s ‘The 15:17 to Paris’

In the spring of 2015, Dorothy Blyskal had quit her corporate job and was writing Facebook posts begging for an entry-level position in show business.

4 years ago

White Helmet Khaled Omar Harrah was killed during an airstrike in 2016. He's part of a group of volunteer rescue workers featured in the documentary Last Men in Aleppo (available on Netflix). (Courtesy of Grasshopper Film)
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Director of Oscar-nominated Aleppo doc wants his film to serve as witness

The documentary Last Men In Aleppo, by Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad, takes viewers inside the city.

4 years ago

This image released by Disney-Marvel Studios shows Chadwick Boseman and Angela Bassett in a scene from
Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

The magnificence of ‘Black Panther’ is in its re-imagining of Africa

Never has a Hollywood blockbuster film captured Africa and her people in such rich, layered, multitudinous ways.

4 years ago

This image released by Disney shows Danai Gurira in a scene from Marvel Studios'
The Philadelphia Experiment
Arts & Entertainment

Why ‘Black Panther’ matters

The film, with its visually stunning portrayal of Africa and its people, is filled to bursting with truth about the black experience.

4 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

The power of ‘Black Panther’

Guests: Ariell Johnson, Salamishah Tillet, Dawud Anyabwile, Guy Sims Movie critics are saying that Marvel’s ...

Air Date: February 20, 2018

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The triangular patterns visible in Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther suit reflect what costume designer Ruth Carter calls
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Black Panther’ costume designer draws on ‘the sacred geometry of Africa’

Designer Ruth Carter — whose previous films include Selma, Malcolm X and Roots — pulled colors, shapes, jewelry, and textures from tribes all over Africa.

4 years ago

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