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Movie Revue "Suspiria"

Unsuccessful Reimagining of Suspiria

November 2, 2018 Derrick Dunn Movie Reviews, Movies

From Amazon Studios comes director Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of the 1977 horror classic Suspiria. Patricia Hingle (Chloe Grace Moretz), a student at Markos Dance Academy, makes an appointment with Dr. Josef Klemperer (Lutz Ebersdorf) to control some paranoia she is experiencing. Naturally, Dr. Klemperer thinks that Patricia is just delusional, however after Patricia disappears, the doctor realizes that the young girl was telling the truth. Patricia’s disappearance sets our plot in motion as it creates an opening for Ohio native Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) at the studio.

Washington DC Red Carpet Premiere of Transparent

September 14, 2016 Renita Clarke Arts & Entertainment

The cast of Transparent at the Naval Memorial in DC (l to r: Trace Lysette, Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Landecker & Kathryn Hahn) Photo credit: Renita Clarke

Washington DC was rolling out the red carpet for the season three premiere of Amazon Studios’ Transparent. Transparent is about a family that splinters into disparate journeys on their continued path of self-discovery.

Chi-Raq’s Teyonah Parris and Spike Lee

November 29, 2015 Dean Rogers Interviews

This Friday, the newest Spike Lee’s joint Chi-Raq will open up in theaters. Based on the classic Greek comedy, Lysistrata, this modern day adaptation tells the story of Lysistrata (Teyonah Parris) who tries to persuade other frustrated women to abstain from sex until their men agree to end the senseless cycle of violence in Chicago. I recently sat down with actress Teyonah Parris and director Spike Lee, as part of a media roundtable, to talk about this exciting movie.