Interview by Paul Salfen Arriving in New York City in 1889, Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini is greeted by disease, crime and impoverished children. She soon sets off on a daring mission to convince the mayor to secure housing and health care for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial
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Interview by Paul Salfen The origin story for one of Peanuts’ most beloved characters, Franklin, follows how he approaches making new friends. Franklin’s family is always on the move with his dad’s military job, and everywhere he goes Franklin finds support in a notebook filled with his grandfather’s advice on friendship. But when Franklin tries
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Cash (Orlando Bloom) is trying to live an honest and quiet life taking care of his recently orphaned niece Savannah (Chapel Oaks) in the Appalachian town of Odim County. When the sadistic kingpin Big Cat (Andie MacDowell) who runs the town forces him back into her services, Cash learns he’s capable of anything – even
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Review by Paul Salfen This is Paul Salfen with your KLAK Movie Minute. In theaters now is Bob Marley: One Love the biopic of the reggae legend that finally sees the story told sanctioned by the family members with a great lead performance by Kingsley Ben-Adir. Of course the music is fantastic, the story is
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Interview by Paul Salfen Karen Allen at the Chiller Theatre Expo in 2013. Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Karen Allen is an award-winning actor and director. After making her film debut in NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE, she became widely known for her portrayal of Marion Ravenwood in
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Review by Paul Salfen This is Paul Salfen with your KLAK Movie Minute. On streaming now is Soul Mates, a twisted thriller that finds a man and a woman thrust awake in a bed that's not either of theirs and they're chained to each other - and they hadn't met yet. Through a series of
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Review by Paul Salfen This is Paul Salfen with your KLAK Movie Minute. In theaters now is Argylle, a fun star-studded little spy romp about a fictional spy named Argylle played by Henry Cavill that's a figment of an author's imagination who gets swept up into a real life spy novel situation when characters try
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Interview by Paul Salfen Gloria Gaynor’s legendary career spans over 50 years, never losing momentum. The 2x GRAMMY® winner has achieved global stardom with hit songs in the charts in all five decades. She has also shared her talent through roles in film, television, and the Broadway stage. Gloria is verified and active on all
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Interview by Paul Salfen GOSPEL, a new four-hour docuseries that explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song from executive producer, host, and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., premieres in February 12 and 13, 2024 on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App. GOSPEL reunites acclaimed Harvard scholar and documentarian Gates with
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Interview by Paul Salfen Karen Hartley Thomas (Makeup and Hair Designer) has received various award nominations throughout her career. In 2009 she was nominated for both a BAFTA and an Emmy for her makeup and hair design on the BBC’s “Little Dorrit,” and the following year she received another Emmy nomination for Simon Curtis’ “Cranford,”
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