Treme Debuts on HBO
David Simon’s “Treme” will give viewers a trip to New Orleans that most haven’t seen past the beads, the booze, the boobs and Mardi Gras floats. The storyline takes place three months after Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee system failure, following an assortment of city residents as people use the weight of the area’s rich music and culture as affirmations amidst a government that has failed them. The title derives from the neighborhood Treme, one of the... Read More
Film: American Violet
The true story of a poor single black mother of four children deciding to fight the system after getting caught up in an unfair drug sweep of her projects is an incredible story in and of itself. But it’s daunting that a recent Julliard graduate, Nicole Beharie, is portraying this woman in a big screen release as her first leading role. Beharie takes on the part of Dee Roberts, who has to decide whether to try to stay with her daughters by pleading guilty to a weak drug... Read More
