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The Phillips History Museum – 2016 Phillips youth learn about and share stories of migration in our neighborhood
By Bart Buch
Director of Youth and Community Programs
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
Photos by Bruce Silcox
The Phillips History Museum is a playful, interactive art installation exploring the history of the Phillips neighborhood. Created by artists from In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT) in partnership with neighborhood youth from the United Tribes of Little Earth, Waite House, and the Collaborative Village Initiative, this annual event is part of HOBT”'s ongoing Phillips Project. On Wednesday, March 16th the 2016 Phillips History Museum explored themes of ”˜migration”'. The event was generously hosted by the nearby American Swedish Institute, who endeavor to provide a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts. In conjunction with the event, a project called Green Card Voices joined the exhibition. Green Card Voices”' mission is to share various stories of our nation”'s 40 million immigrants and put a human face to the current immigration debate.… Read the rest “The Phillips History Museum – 2016 Phillips youth learn about and share stories of migration in our neighborhood”
Howard”'s Recommended MOVIES of 2015
- “Sicario” (R) (Action/Crime/Drama) Director: Denis Villeneuve.
- “The Hateful 8” (R) (Crime/Drama/Mystery) Director: Quentin Tarantino.
- “71”(R) (Action/Drama/Thriller/Civil War) Director: Yann Demange.
- “It Follows” (R) (Horror/Mystery/Thriller) Director: David Robert Mitchell.
- “When Marnie Was There” (PG) (Animation) Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi. (Japanese in English subtitles.)
- “The Big Short” (R) (Biography/Drama), Director: Adam McKay.
- “Mad Max: Fury Road” (R) Director: George Miller.
- “Trumbo”(R), Director: Jay Roach.
- “The Danish Girl” (R) Director: Tom Hooper.
- “Phoenix” (PG-13) Director: Christian Petzold. (German in English subtitles.)
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Zootopia
By Howard McQuitter II
*****Â (PG)
“Zootopia” is a Walt Disney Studios creation that”'s colorful, imaginative and full of life that adults as well as children can enjoy immensely.
The three directors Bryon Howard (“Tangled”,”Bolt”), Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph”, “The Simpsons”) and Jared Bush (“Part-Time Hero”, “Big Hero 6”) created terrific storytelling starting with the heroine Judy Hopps (voice by Ginnifer Goodwin), a bunny from a rustic community who is determined to hit the big city called Zootopia and become a cop. When she arrives to the place where all types of animals cross paths, she”'s relegated (“covert” sexism) to being just a ticket maid by her chief of police. There”'s never been a bunny cop which is made clear by her boss who”'s a lion and he”'s been the head over hippopotami, lions, tigers, etc. While she”'s giving tickets on vehicles, she sees a fox named Nick Wilde (voice by Jason Bateman) who appears initially suspicious, but looks can be deceiving–well, in this case, sort of. They become friends–partners in fighting crime and solving a mystery–in turn Judy insists she”'s ready to be a real cop and prove her naysayers wrong.
I”'ll say no more than to convey “Zootopia” depicts how important inclusion, self-worth, determination, integrity and bravery are in our lives without being too Preachy.… Read the rest “Zootopia”
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