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...foray into directing and writing, but as he sits down and begins to talk, it becomes apparent that he knew exactly what he was getting into. Having taught for a couple years in a juvenile hall system in Los Angeles, Hoge could base the movie’s titular protagonist on kids he knew personally...
Brazilian Fernando Meirelles’ high-energy depiction of gang warfare in the titular Rio de Janeiro slum has been met with critical raves, four Oscar nominations, and comparisons to the mob pictures of Martin Scorsese. The protagonist, a young photographer named Rocket, succeeds in evading the gang lifestyle; his childhood friend fails to follow suit, instead succumbing to the temptations of crime and power. Dynamic, darkly funny and spitting electricity, City of God presents a strife-ridden world lurching towards destruction...
Brazilian Fernando Meirelles’ high-energy depiction of gang warfare in the titular Rio de Janeiro slum has been met with critical raves, four Oscar nominations, and comparisons to the mob pictures of Martin Scorsese. The protagonist, a young photographer named Rocket, succeeds in evading the gang lifestyle; his childhood friend fails to follow suit, instead succumbing to the temptations of crime and power. Dynamic, darkly funny and spitting electricity, City of God presents a strife-ridden world lurching towards destruction...
Brazilian Fernando Meirelles’ high-energy depiction of gang warfare in the titular Rio de Janeiro slum has been met with critical raves, four Oscar nominations, and comparisons to the mob pictures of Martin Scorsese. The protagonist, a young photographer named Rocket, succeeds in evading the gang lifestyle; his childhood friend fails to follow suit, instead succumbing to the temptations of crime and power. Dynamic, darkly funny and spitting electricity, City of God presents a strife-ridden world lurching towards destruction...
...woman comedic performance that was recently greeted with rave reviews in San Francisco. The show’s protagonist must portray an entire neighborhood’s worth of characters, all connected through a musical network of passion and poetry. The show explores such hot topics as homophobia within the black community, obscuring former boundaries and inducing laughs while discussing “sexuality, health, love, faith, and fear.” Includes performances by Kuumba, Baron Wright, Spoken Word Society, Oke Iweala, Shadow Box, the ’O5 Steppers, and Shanti Hubbard. 8:00 p.m. Tickets $7 general...