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’
Milwaukee Film Festival
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’
Eastern and Western marital customs clash in witty documentary ‘Meet the Patels’
Don't let the fact that "Meet the Patels" is a documentary conjure up some highly intellectual snooze fest that sends you running because this one is loaded with entertainment value. "Meet the Patels" features the hilarious actor Ravi Patel, who played Amir on NBC's "The New Normal," on a quest for true love and appease his traditional Indian parents Champa Patel and Vasant … [Read more...] about Eastern and Western marital customs clash in witty documentary ‘Meet the Patels’