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The Gospel According To André
Fashion Guru and former Editor-at-Large for American Vogue André Leon Talley puts a whole new meaning on the expression ‘larger-than-life’. In this very affectionate profile on him, filmmaker Kate Novack simply points her cameras at Talley and lets him perform. This charismatic African-American tastemaker loves the sound of his own voice as he gives his…
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Saving Brinton
Timing is everything. One week in 1981 after history teacher Michael Zahs got married he filled up a whole room in his house in Washington, Iowa with two truckloads of silent movies and equipment from the late 1890s and early 1900s that once belonged to Frank and Indiana Brinton. The Brintons were also local…
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Le Gateau Chocolat is electric in Effigies of Wickedness (Songs Banned by the Nazis)
Effigies of Wickedness (Songs Banned by the Nazis) at the Gate Theatre ☆☆☆☆ Once the Nazi regime took power in 1933, it required a registry of all German musicians and as a result, hundreds of talented composers had their work deliberately suppressed and careers ended simply because their race or style of music offended…
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Steve Grand helps Michael Medrano to ‘Heal’
Openly gay singer and songwriter Michael Medrano has released a new music video Heal which is a pulsing, irresistible slice of melancholy dance-pop. What makes it extra special is that it features guest vocals from music star, Steve Grand. This is 24-year-old Medrano’s third single, and he says that a previous relationship was the…
