Saturday, March 19, 2011
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Cynne Simpson & Gordon Peterson
By Susie Centsitiv
Chilly Onscreen Chemistry between the 6 p.m. cohosts of local Washington, DC ABC News
You can't create chemistry. And watching Cynee Simpson, right, and Gordon Peterson, left, trying to deliver the news together is painful. The body language speaks volumes. Gordon clearly being more uncomfortable than Cynne. Is it a generation gap? Does Gordon resent the young upstart? Is there personal animosity? Whatever it is, it clearly shows up onscreen. The news producers at the show can surely see it. It is further contrasted by the excellent chemistry between Simpson and her 5 pm cohost, Leon Harris. Gordon had and has great chemistry with legnedary local newscaster Maureen Bunyan. Of course, she is closer to his age. They also kind of came up together on the Washington, DC news scene. Maybe he just wants Maureen sitting next to him instead of Cynne.
Chilly Onscreen Chemistry between the 6 p.m. cohosts of local Washington, DC ABC News
You can't create chemistry. And watching Cynee Simpson, right, and Gordon Peterson, left, trying to deliver the news together is painful. The body language speaks volumes. Gordon clearly being more uncomfortable than Cynne. Is it a generation gap? Does Gordon resent the young upstart? Is there personal animosity? Whatever it is, it clearly shows up onscreen. The news producers at the show can surely see it. It is further contrasted by the excellent chemistry between Simpson and her 5 pm cohost, Leon Harris. Gordon had and has great chemistry with legnedary local newscaster Maureen Bunyan. Of course, she is closer to his age. They also kind of came up together on the Washington, DC news scene. Maybe he just wants Maureen sitting next to him instead of Cynne.
Monday, March 07, 2011
30 Best Movies About Black History
The following films are both entertaining and thought provoking explorations of the black experience throughout history. Each one forces us to reflect upon our own position within these sometimes not so fictional worlds.
FULL DESCRIPTIONS
1. Roots (1977)
2. Glory (1989):
3. Amistad (1997)
4. Malcolm X (1992)
5. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
6. The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
7. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
8. The Color Purple (1985)
9. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
10. With All Deliberate Speed (2004)
11. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
12. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
13. In The Heat of The Night (1967)
14. 4 Little Girls (1997)
15. Heat Wave (1990)
16. Conrack (1974)
17. The Great White Hope (1970)
18. Sounder (1972)
19. Cooley High (1975)
20. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
21. A Soldier's Story (1984)
22. Something the Lord Made (2004)
23. A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
24. Eyes on the Prize (1987)
25. Ali (2001)
26. Men of Honor (2000)
27. Do the Right Thing (1989)
28. Remember the Titans (2000)
29. Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
30. Bamboozled (2000)
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FULL DESCRIPTIONS
1. Roots (1977)
2. Glory (1989):
3. Amistad (1997)
4. Malcolm X (1992)
5. A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
6. The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
7. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
8. The Color Purple (1985)
9. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
10. With All Deliberate Speed (2004)
11. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
12. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)
13. In The Heat of The Night (1967)
14. 4 Little Girls (1997)
15. Heat Wave (1990)
16. Conrack (1974)
17. The Great White Hope (1970)
18. Sounder (1972)
19. Cooley High (1975)
20. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
21. A Soldier's Story (1984)
22. Something the Lord Made (2004)
23. A Great Day in Harlem (1994)
24. Eyes on the Prize (1987)
25. Ali (2001)
26. Men of Honor (2000)
27. Do the Right Thing (1989)
28. Remember the Titans (2000)
29. Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
30. Bamboozled (2000)
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