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2017 Oscars Had No Latino Winners, But Gael Garcia Bernal Made Sure They Had a Voice

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 17:28:36 +0000

Justin Timberlake opened the 89th Academy Awards ceremony with a rousing performance of his Trolls nominated song, “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” And if that felt a bit too much like a Grammy performance (he showed off, yet again, why he’s one of the best live performers around) this year’s host, Jimmy Kimmel soon made it clear

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How Oscar Favorite ‘Moonlight’ Subtly Illuminates the Erasure of Miami’s Black Cubans

Rebecca Bodenheimer — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 19:19:46 +0000

Barry Jenkins’ beautifully understated film Moonlight has been hailed almost unanimously by film critics as one of the best movies of 2016. Nominated for six Golden Globe awards, including best film and best director, Moonlight delves into the intersections of race, class, and sexuality in a very localized manner, shot almost entirely in Liberty City,

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Miami-Set ‘Moonlight’ is a Heartwrenching Exploration of Gay Black Masculinity With Echoes of Cuba

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:23:44 +0000

Moonlight has been rightly heralded as a powerful and evocative meditation on queer black masculinity. Barry Jenkins’ film, adapted from a piece titled In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by fellow Miami-born playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, follows the story of young man Chiron in three chapters: as a child, as a teenager, and as an adult.

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