#‘Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn’ Trailer: HBO Documentary Examines Racially-Motivated Killing 30 Years Later

#‘Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn’ Trailer: HBO Documentary Examines Racially-Motivated Killing 30 Years Later

“#‘Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn’ Trailer: HBO Documentary Examines Racially-Motivated Killing 30 Years Later” On August 23, 1989, Yusuf Hawkins, a 16-year-old Black teenager from East New York, Brooklyn, was shot to death by a group of white youths from the predominantly Italian-American working-class neighborhood of Bensonhurst. The killing sparked outrage throughout the Black communities in New…

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#‘Feels Good Man’ Trailer: Pepe the Frog Creator Tries to Wrestle His Creation Back from White Supremacists

#‘Feels Good Man’ Trailer: Pepe the Frog Creator Tries to Wrestle His Creation Back from White Supremacists

“#‘Feels Good Man’ Trailer: Pepe the Frog Creator Tries to Wrestle His Creation Back from White Supremacists” Pepe the Frog wasn’t always a symbol of white supremacy. It started out as an innocent cartoon character created by artist Matt Furie for an underground comic called Boy’s Club, but he improbably became a meme and was eventually…

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#‘Howard’ Trailer: Meet the Lyricist Behind the Classic Songs of ‘Aladdin’, ‘The Little Mermaid’ & More

#‘Howard’ Trailer: Meet the Lyricist Behind the Classic Songs of ‘Aladdin’, ‘The Little Mermaid’ & More

“#‘Howard’ Trailer: Meet the Lyricist Behind the Classic Songs of ‘Aladdin’, ‘The Little Mermaid’ & More” You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t know the songs from Disney’s animated classics like Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid. However, you may have a harder time finding is someone who knows the name…

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#‘Surviving Joe Exotic’ Documentary at Animal Planet Keeps the ‘Tiger King’ Mania Going

#‘Surviving Joe Exotic’ Documentary at Animal Planet Keeps the ‘Tiger King’ Mania Going

“#‘Surviving Joe Exotic’ Documentary at Animal Planet Keeps the ‘Tiger King’ Mania Going” Nearly four months after Tiger King took the Netflix-viewing world by storm, Joe Exotic is still a curiosity for viewers. The exotic animal zookeeper’s big personality and troubling practices have dominated headlines for much of 2020, often overshadowing the actual animals and creatures…

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#‘An Accidental Studio’ Giveaway: Find Out How Former Beatle George Harrison’s Production Company Left Its Mark on Film History

#‘An Accidental Studio’ Giveaway: Find Out How Former Beatle George Harrison’s Production Company Left Its Mark on Film History

“#‘An Accidental Studio’ Giveaway: Find Out How Former Beatle George Harrison’s Production Company Left Its Mark on Film History” What does the irreverent comedy Monty Python’s Life of Brian have in common with the deadly serious Bob Hoskins thriller The Long Good Friday? Both movies were produced by HandMade Films, the production company of former…

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#‘Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia’ Trailer: Netflix Docuseries Details the Mob’s Stranglehold on the Big Apple

#‘Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia’ Trailer: Netflix Docuseries Details the Mob’s Stranglehold on the Big Apple

“#‘Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia’ Trailer: Netflix Docuseries Details the Mob’s Stranglehold on the Big Apple” To put it mildly, New York City went through a rough stretch in the 1970s. Without getting too far into the complex whirlwind of factors that contributed to the city’s decline – police corruption, a financial crisis,…

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#The Quarantine Stream: ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ Offers a Hammy But Delightful Escape from Home

#The Quarantine Stream: ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ Offers a Hammy But Delightful Escape from Home

“#The Quarantine Stream: ‘Somebody Feed Phil’ Offers a Hammy But Delightful Escape from Home” (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.) The Series: Somebody Feed Phil Where You Can Stream It: Netflix The Pitch: Phil Rosenthal is best known…

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#‘Pretending I’m a Superman’ Trailer: How ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ Reinvigorated Skateboarding

#‘Pretending I’m a Superman’ Trailer: How ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ Reinvigorated Skateboarding

“#‘Pretending I’m a Superman’ Trailer: How ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ Reinvigorated Skateboarding” Back in the early 2000s, sports video games suddenly had a new best-selling title that shook up the annual arrival of the same football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and hockey games. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater became a huge when it launched in 1999, and…

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