By Maria Esteves The 44th Chaplin Award Gala honoring ROBERT DE NIRO (Robert Anthony De Niro) was held at David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, New York, Monday, May 8, 2017. Presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center (FSLC), the Chaplin Award Gala is an annual fundraising event that features the film industry’s most notable talents. This year’s gala honored the life and career of one of America’s greatest actor, film producer, director, and TriBeCa Film In...

Siraj Syed reviews Hidden Figures: US-Russia space race & black women’s amazing grace Did you know that three black women played crucial roles in NASA’s space programme, and without them, John Glenn would not be remembered as the first American astronaut to make it back to earth, but as a young man who got burnt to cinders, along with his spacecraft, by the heat generated on his vehicle’s re-entry into earth’s orbit? This is the true story of the rather unimaginati...

By Maria Esteves – November 8, 2014 The 41st Annual 2014 New York Village Halloween Parade with Grand Marshal award winning (Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Emmy) elite artist Whoopi Goldberg commenced Friday, October 31, 7:00pm up on Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) at Spring Street to 16th Street. Presented by Village Halloween Parade artistic and producing director Jeanne Fleming, this year’s theme The Garden of Earthly Delights, a celebration of Joy for All debuted La Calaca Festival...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Review: Four turtles, One rat, One Shredder, One Fox New York City is under attack by an evil gang, the Foot Clan, so-called because they trample everything.  They have an iron grip on everything, from the police to the politicians. Their leader is Shredder, a Japanese Ninjitsu Sensei (Tohoru Masamune), who raised the evil billionaire, Eric Sachs (William Fichtner), in Japan, and now works with him. When they learn about this, four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtl...

By Maria Esteves – April 27, 2014 The 13th Tribeca Film Festival Premiere Music Documentary KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON, directed by Alan Hicks was held at BMCC, New York, Saturday, April 19, 2014, 5:30PM. The premiere red carpet arrivals included producer Quincy Jones, award-winning musician Herbie Hancock, Academy Award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg, jazz singer Dianne Reeves, jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, cast members jazz pianist Justin Kauflin and Gwen Terry (Clark Terry's wife). ...

By Maria Esteves – November 11, 2013 WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS MOMS MABLEY is a fascinating documentary that depicts the life of legendary icon Jackie "Moms" Mabley (Loretta Mary Aiken, 1894-1975), the first African-American female comedian in entertainment referred to as "the funniest woman in the world." Winner of the Emmy, Golden Globe, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, Whoopi Goldberg directorial debut includes historical archival footage of Mabley’s performance...

By Maria Esteves – November 10, 2013 Celebrities gathered at the world famous Apollo Theater, New York, for a special screening of WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS MOMS MABLEY,  Thursday, November 7, 2013, 7:00 PM. Celebrities on the red carpet at Goldberg's directorial debut included former American Editor-at-Large for Vogue magazine Andre Leon Talley and Princess Gloria Von Thurn Und Taxis. WHOOPI GOLDBERG PRESENTS MOMS MABLEY premieres on HBO Documentary Films Monday, November 18, 9:...

By Maria Esteves - February 24, 2011 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, New York program director Patrick Harrison introduce host Academy Award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg at Meet the Oscars, Grand Central Terminal Vanderbilt Hall Opening Ceremony, Wednesday, February 23, 2011. New York Oscar Week 2011: Meet the Oscars, Grand Central staff member describes How An Oscar Is Made Exhibit on display. The Oscar statuette manufactured by R.S. Owens &...