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Broadway’s Kaci Walfall Headlines Ava DuVernay ‘Naomi’ Series on The CW

Features TV Features By Judy Sloane|January 11, 2022 |0

By JUDY SLOANE Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—Based on the comic book of the same name by Brian Michael Bendis and David F. Walker, The CW’s “Naomi” follows a comic book-loving teenager portrayed by Kaci Walfall (“Power,” “The Lion King” on Broadway.) When a supernatural event occurs in her hometow [...]

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Enlists Diverse Cast for Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

Film Features Photos Photo Gallery By Angela Dawson|March 6, 2018 |0

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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Enlists Diverse Cast for Disney’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 6, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—No one’s as big a fan of filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “13th”) than those who’ve worked with her. Just ask Oprah Winfrey, who not only has produced some of the filmmaker’s projects as she did on “Selma” and the TV series “Queen Su [...]

Oprah Winfrey is Magical in ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Adaptation

Features Film Features By Angela Dawson|March 4, 2018 |0

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—No one is as beloved in popular culture right now as entertainer, media mogul and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey. So popular is the former talk show hostess that a grassroots campaign arose a few weeks ago to draft her to run for President in 2020. Winf [...]