Showtime "Shameless" fan of Shanola Hampton (plays "Veronica Fisher" aka "Vee")? Check! Spoken word/slam poetry fan? Check! That's all the convincing I needed to check out a screening of "Things Never Said" during the 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival. The film features character Kalindra Stepney (Shanola Hampton) who has turned to spoken word poetry as an emotional outlet for the … [Read more...] about ‘Shameless’ star Shanola Hampton flickers in ‘Things Never Said’
Black Lens
Robert Townsend kicks off Milwaukee Film Festival’s Black Lens series, screens ‘Hollywood Shuffle’
Best known for films such as "The Five Heartbeats" and TV series such as "The Parent 'Hood," writer, actor, director, producer, and Chicago native Robert Townsend attended the 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival to support the newly added Black Lens category to this year's programming. In the spirit of celebrating the role African-Americans have played in front of and behind the … [Read more...] about Robert Townsend kicks off Milwaukee Film Festival’s Black Lens series, screens ‘Hollywood Shuffle’