Today’s post comes from NYWC volunteer Michele Gilliam, a community organizer, blogger and playwright who currently works at the Transport Workers Union Local 100 in the Political Action Department. Michele also is a co-founder of the Act Now Vote Campaign, a coalition of activists and artists from Southeast Queens that strives to civically engage minority […]
Narrator Film Review: One the Road + One Kerouac Haiku
The Narrator’s resident film buff, Ann Lewinson, brings us a review of On the Road, the latest cinematic take on Jack Kerouac’s ultimate road writings. But in the spirit of National Poetry Month, we also wanted to drop a little-known Kerouac haiku on you. So, everyone knows Jack Kerouac wrote On the Road. But did you know […]
Narrator Film Review: Tina Fey in ‘Admission’
This week is spring break for New York City Public Schools. In a half-hearted wish that the city’s teens are using this time to wrap up those pesky college applications, The Narrator’s Ann Lewinson brings you a review of Tina Fey’s recent release: Admission. Ann reviews films for the Boston Phoenix, The Kansas City Star, and other publications and is a member […]
85th Academy Awards: The Narrator’s Oscar Picks (And some wishful thinking)
We couldn’t wrap up Oscar Week on The Narrator without throwing our two-cents in the ring for who we think will win (or should win) big at tomorrow’s 85th Academy Awards show — all with a little help from our resident expert, writer and film critic Ann Lewinson. Ann reviews films for the Boston Phoenix, The Kansas City Star, and […]
Best Original & Adapted Screenplays: And the Oscar doesn’t go to…
Ann Lewinson reviews films for the Boston Phoenix, The Kansas City Star and other newspapers and is a member of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and the Boston Society of Film Critics. Ann is also a NYWC workshop leader and has led workshops for the formerly homeless, young adults with autism, Downs syndrome, cerebral palsy and other disabilities. […]
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