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This Week’s Top Ten DVD Releases

by Kam Williams
Top Ten DVD List for April 21, 2015
Cries and Whispers [Criterion Collection Edition]

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Kam’s Kapsules: OPENING THIS WEEK

Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun  by Kam Williams For movies opening April 24, 2015   BIG BUDGET FILMS    The Age of Adaline (PG-13 for a suggestive comment) Romantic fantasy about a well-preserved, […]

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Corruption Officer (BOOK REVIEW)

Corruption Officer From Jail Guard to Perpetrator inside Rikers Island by Gary L. Heyward Atria Books Paperback, $16.00 284 pages ISBN: 978-1-4767-9432-7   Book Review by Kam Williams   “This shocking memoir from a former […]

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Percy Sledge dead 2015: ‘When a man loves a woman’ No. 1 hit

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with his aching, forlorn performance on the classic “When a Man Loves a Woman,” died Tuesday in Louisiana. […]

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Kam’s Kapsules: Opening This Week

Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun   by Kam Williams For movies opening April 17, 2015 BIG BUDGET FILMS   Child 44 (R for violence, profanity, disturbing images and a sex scene) Screen adaptation of […]

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Aunjanue Ellis and Clement Virgo: “The Book of Negroes” Interview

with Kam Williams A Spirited Tete-a-Tete with the Miniseries’ Star and Director Aunjanue Ellis starred as Aminata Diallo in The Book of Negroes, the hit, TV-miniseries based on Lawrence Hill’s award-winning best seller of the […]

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The Sisterhood of Night (FILM REVIEW)

Sinister Sorority Suspected of Satanism in Compelling Cautionary Tale Film Review by Kam Williams Mary Warren (Georgie Henley) was once a popular straight-C student voted most likely to become famous by the student body at Kingston […]

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Furious 7, Home, The Longest Ride lead box office results

NEW YORK (AP) — The high-octane thriller “Furious 7” maintained speed in its second week, racing away with $60.6 million at North American theaters and bringing its box-office total to a robust $252.5 million, according […]

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John Legend launches campaign to end mass incarceration

By MESFIN FEKADU NEW YORK (AP) — John Legend has launched a campaign to end mass incarceration. The Grammy-winning singer announced the multiyear initiative, FREE AMERICA, on Monday. He will visit and perform at a correctional […]