Tag: cinema
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![MUSIC IN BLACK CINEMA: A SPIKE LEE STORY [@OFFICIALSPIKELEE]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/27A26C93-550F-4DD4-B3DB-DF3FE54C2493-1140x850.jpeg)
A brief 101 on the brilliance of Spike Lee’s transformative soundtracks… “I start thinking about the music for my films at the same moment I’m writing the script… It’s part of my creative process. I pay as much attention to the music as I do to the acting, cinematography, editing, production design, costume design, and…
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![‘A Thousand And One’ starring Teyana Taylor [@teyanataylor] shows a black mother’s sacrificial love always wins](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image002-1140x850.jpg)
This year’s grand jury prize winner at Sundance is AV Rockwell’s A Thousand And One starring musical icon Teyana Taylor, who plays Inez. Inez is an unchainable tenacious black mother and hairdresser from Harlem with post-foster care trauma. Determined to save her son Terry from her foster care fate, she kidnaps the 6-year-old who was…
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‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ stormed cinemas worldwide in 2022 with its genre-bending approach and chaotic style behind a profound yet simple, philosophical message. Over six months after its release, viewers still comment on its tear-jerking power and praise it as a turning point in Asian American cinema. Its impact is being recognized not only by its viewers…
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![Contribution: Nollywood Over Hollywood by Misi Africa. [@MisiAfrica]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_1983-180x180.jpg)
I’m sure you’ve seen the memes all over social media (how could you not). Its undeniable that Nollywood culture has surfaced and become a steppingstone in today’s popular culture. Nollywood refers to the Nigerian cinema film industry, it is the second most famous industry after Hollywood and produces over 2000 movies a year. The origin…