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Podcast: Spectrum Health Journey — Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service and ‘Travels With George’ doc

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 The Editor0Tagged community, documentary, health, Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service

On this month’s Spectrum Health Journey podcast, the hosts talk music and radio with Chuck Stevens from the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service. and Dan Lukasik and Mark Anthony Dellas preview a new documentary called “Travels With George “about the power of friendship.

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Documentary connects the dots between Tulsa Riot, publisher in Buffalo’s Black press

February 19, 2026February 18, 2026 The Editor0Tagged Black History Month, documentary

The documentary “And a Shot Rang Out “tells the story of A.J. Smitherman, publisher of the Tulsa Star in Tulsa, Okla. The newspaper’s offices, along with Smitherman’s home, were destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre … and who went on to start the Buffalo Star newspaper.

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Buffalo Film: End of America Double Feature — ‘WTO/99’ + ‘Hello Dankness’ at Hallwalls

Presented as a double feature, Ian Bell’s WTO/99 and Soda Jerk’s Hello Dankness, two films that trace more than two decades of political rupture — from the streets of Seattle during the 1999 […]

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Regional Film — We Were Here: The Untold Story of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe

A groundbreaking film acclaimed at the 60th International Art Exhibition la Biennale Venezia (2024), selected for the Central Pavilion curated by Adriano Pedrosa, Now officially in Oscar® consideration for Best […]

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Art & Architecture On Screen: Turner & Constable

Two of Britain’s greatest painters, J.M.W. Turner and John Constable were also the greatest of rivals. Born within a year of each other, both used landscape painting to reflect the […]

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Art & Architecture On Screen: Water Lilies by Monet – The Magic of Water and Light

Voyage through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius and founder of Impressionism, Claude Monet. An art-world disruptor at the turn of the 20th century whose obsession with capturing light […]

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Art & Architecture On Screen: St. Peter’s & the Papal Basilicas of Rome

St. Peter’s and the Papal Basilicas of Rome takes you on a cinematic journey through the four Papal Basilicas in Rome and their treasures: St. Peter’s (one of the 25 destinations […]

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Art & Architecture On Screen: Frida – Viva La Vida

Frida – Viva La Vida is a cinematic documentary that highlights the two sides of Frida Kahlo’s spirit: a revolutionary pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and a human tormented by agony and love. With Asia Argento as […]

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Buffalo Film: ‘Teton Gravity Research’s Pressure Drop’ – 2nd annual ski movie night fundraiser at Wayland Brewing

Join us January 20th 2026 for WNYs premiere of Teton Gravity Research’s Pressure Drop. The event will be held at Wayland Brewing Company from 5:30-8pm and will include a raffle full of local […]

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Review: ‘No Other Land’ offers a view from a Palestinian perspective

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 The Editor0Tagged documentary, Oscars

The Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” is screening at Hallwalls Saturday (sorry, both screenings are already sold out). The film is an essential look at life from the perspective of a Palestinian in occupied territory, says reviewer Elmer Ploetz.