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When They See Us..They See Me (and the Black Boys of the 90's)

by Curtis Caesar John

May 30, 2019

When They See Us..They See Me (and the Black Boys of the 90's)

May 30, 2019

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Hey Jordan Peele, this ain’t nothing new…

Jordan Peele, director and visionary of 2017’s breakout hit “Get Out” was upset, and rightly so, when the film’s distributors, Universal…

Jan 5, 2018

Hey Jordan Peele, this ain’t nothing new…

Jan 5, 2018

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Our Favorite Things 2017: #2 — Clear Vision

One of our greatest achievements in 2017 is having clarity on the type of Black film programming we wanted to introduce (and re-introduce)…

Jan 2, 2018

Our Favorite Things 2017: #2 — Clear Vision

Jan 2, 2018

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Our Favorite Things 2017: #3 — Taking Care of Business

Continuing our wrap up of a momentous 2017, The Luminal is sharing our favorite programmatic and personal moments of our development toward…

Dec 30, 2017

Our Favorite Things 2017: #3 — Taking Care of Business

Dec 30, 2017

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Our Favorite Things 2017: #4 — Embracing Horror

Here at The Luminal Theater we love programmatic themes. It helps encapsulate a series of different films — shorts, features and more —…

Dec 28, 2017

Our Favorite Things 2017: #4 — Embracing Horror

Dec 28, 2017

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Our favorite things 2017 #5 — Still Learning…

As the staff and vols of The Luminal Theater wrap up a momentous 2017, we desire to share a few of our own programmatic and personal…

Dec 27, 2017

Our favorite things 2017 #5 — Still Learning…

Dec 27, 2017

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Lillian Randolph — A Wonderful Life?

Every year I watch "It’s a Wonderful Life" on television and every year actress Lillian Randolph is such a standout. Sharp, witty…

Dec 25, 2017

Dec 25, 2017

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The Microcinema Diaries pt. 2

It’s been a long time between my entries for a good reason — there’s been a lot going on. Most of it wasn’t good, or rather, was in its own…

Dec 2, 2016

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Ava DuVernay’s documentary “13th” Sheds New Light on the Calculated Criminalization of Blacks…

Criminal. Black. Guilty.

Oct 11, 2016

Ava DuVernay’s documentary “13th” Sheds New Light on the Calculated Criminalization of Blacks…

Oct 11, 2016

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‘THE ALCHEMIST COOKBOOK’ AND JOEL POTRYKUS’ DELIBERATE BLACK CASTING DECISIONS

This is a reprinting of my 6/17/2016 article that appeared on Shadow and Act.

Jun 27, 2016

‘THE ALCHEMIST COOKBOOK’ AND JOEL POTRYKUS’ DELIBERATE BLACK CASTING DECISIONS

Jun 27, 2016