40 Years of Films The Sundance Film Festival celebrated 40 years of showing and honoring independent films. Out of thousands of submissions from around the world, only a few were selected to premiere at Sundance including films “A Real Pain” directed by Jesse Eisenberg and “My Old Ass” directed by Megan Park. Both films left […]
Telling A Complex Story We all think we know Luther Vandross but most of us really just know his music. To honor all that he was, the documentary “Luther: Never Too Much” breaks down who Luther Vandross was on the stage and off the stage. Directed by Dawn Porter, the documentary goes through Vandross’ life […]
A Song that Changed History It was on January 28, 1985, when the biggest pop stars at the time came together in L.A. to create the song “We Are The World”, written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian. The charity song raised over $68 million to provide […]
Telling A Story Despite Controversy With such a bold title for a film, Director Kobi Libii knew he would face controversy for naming his film, “The American Society of Magical Negroes”. Even with the many comments and misunderstandings about the film, Libii had a story he wanted to tell from things he’s experienced with white […]
Telling the Story of a World Icon “FRIDA” had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2024 making this Carla Gutiérrez director debut. Through this documentary, Gutiérrez and her crew use Frida Kahlo’s writings to tell Frida’s story from her diaries, letters, essays, and interviews. Instead of using historians and contemporary voices, Gutiérrez wanted […]
1987 in Oakland “Freaky Tales” was one of the main attractions on day one of the Sundance Film Festival 2024. The film highlights Oakland, California in 1987. The film is directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden who had another major hit at Sundance in 2006 with their film, “Half Nelson”. The film was full […]
About the Film The Horror film “I Saw The TV Glow” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2024. Directed by Jane Schoenbrun, the film follows two teenagers who connect from their love of the scary television show called “The Pink Opaque”, which randomly gets canceled. The main character Owen is first played by 13-year-old Ian […]
Historic Investment As more people move to Atlanta and development is constantly growing, the Atlanta Beltline, Inc. (ABI) has invested more than $550,000 in the Ralph David House, an adaptive-reuse development converting a motel into 54 apartments in the Reynoldstown community. This is ABI’s first time investing in a project with all permanently supportive housing […]
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On this day in 2024, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 95 years old. Like many places around the world, Milwaukee is celebrating the legacy of Dr. King Jr. The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee held its 27th annual Dr. King Celebration presented by Froedtert & the Medical […]
Over 28,000 Free Books Milwaukee Bucks players and twin brothers Brook and Robin Lopez have partnered with the Milwaukee Bucks and the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County to host 17 Scholastic book fairs at elementary schools across Milwaukee and Waukesha. The Lopez brothers recently met up at Auer Avenue Elementary School in […]
