Shine Like Glitter, Serve Like Gumbo
How I got over? (How I got over) How I got over? (How I got over) You know my soul look back and wonder How I made it over? (Oh yes) -Mahalia Jackson When an artist of the past creates music, it is not for the current time at-hand but a message built for the […]
Suppose you recall the day you learned James Jordan, the man who helped raise and influence legendary NBA superstar Michael Jordan, was murdered. In that case, you may remember being shell-shocked and asking yourself, “Who could commit such a horrific crime towards the father figure we all loved?” Now, we can all receive the answers […]
Glitter&Gumbo had the esteemed pleasure of attending a virtual Animation/Character Design Master Class with Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart hosted by the SAG-Aftra Foundation for the Academy Award-nominated film WOLFWALKERS. The beautifully animated story is available to view now on AppleTV+. Truthfully, I’ve never considered myself to be the best at drawing pictures or illustrations […]
You can call me a sucker for loving underdog/coming-of-age/women empowerment films, and I will gladly embrace the title. For the 2021 SXSW film festival premiere of “Women is Losers,” Director/Producer/Screenwriter Lissette Feliciano delivered a film that pulled me in, and I couldn’t let go. Set during the time of the 1960’s San Francisco era, Catholic […]
The six-time NAACP Image Award-winning series UNSUNG returns with nine new tantalizing episodes on Sunday, March 21 starting at 9 PM ET/8C on TV ONE. UNSUNG, one of the network’s longest-running series’, highlights the careers and explores the personal lives of some of the most talented, versatile, and influential black vocal artists. The new episodes will launch with a profile of one of the […]
Chopra Jonas and Jonas announced the nominees for the 93rd Oscars® in 23 categories at 5:19 a.m. PT. this morning. The late actor Chadwick Boseman received a posthumous nomination for performance by an actor in a leading role in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Chadwick’s co-star in the film, Viola Davis, also received a nomination for […]
On March 16th join Michelle Obama and her friends Waffles +Mochi as they take us on all sorts of adventures around the world. Trying new pastas in Italy, eating mushrooms in Japan, and visiting salt ponds in Peru. Waffles + Mochi is an exciting invitation to get kids and grown-ups cooking together in the kitchen and […]
Lifetime reteams with executive producer Bishop T.D. Jakes for two new cautionary tales, Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story, premiering on Saturday, April 10th at 8pm ET/PT, and Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story, premiering on Saturday, April 17th at 8pm ET/PT. Both new movies are based on books from the Seven Deadly Sins anthology by […]
On Sunday, March 7, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the winners of the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards LIVE on The CW during an in-person/virtual hybrid ceremony hosted for the third time by acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs. Critics Choice Awards are bestowed annually to honor the finest in cinematic and […]
Writer/Director Eddie Huang (Fresh Off the Boat, Huang’s World) delivers his Focus Features directorial debut film, BOOGIE in theaters March 5, 2021. At first glance, one would consider this film to be a comedic feel-good crossover film that depicts the trials and tribulations an Asian American faces as he dreams of entering the NBA. After reviewing the […]