Before there was Citizen Kane (1941) there was Voodoo Macbeth, the theater production that brought Orson Welles into the spotlight. Performed in Harlem at the Lafayette Theater as part of the Negro Theatre Unit in New York, Voodoo Macbeth gave Welles the opportunity to direct Shakespeare’s Macbeth with an all-Black cast. Reimagined in a Haitian setting, Voodoo Macbeth […]
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May
06
TCMFF Picks & Plans with Filmmaker Bill Morrison
What are you watching? It’s the question all TCM Classic Film Festival goers ask one another at the festival. This year, even though we’re all attending virtually, we still want to know. Classic Couple recently had the opportunity to ask filmmaker Bill Morrison about his plans to enjoy TCMFF 2021 from home. Here are Bill’s […]
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May
04
TCMFF Picks and Plans with Filmmaker Bruce Goldstein
What are you watching? It’s the question all TCM Classic Film Festival goers ask one another at the festival. Even though we’re all attending virtually this year, we still need to know. Classic Couple recently had the opportunity to ask Bruce Goldstein, filmmaker, Repertory Programming Director of New York’s Film Forum, and founder of Rialto […]
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