Great Movies
Black Writers Week
Considering Easy To Get: World War II Army Training Films, Segregation, Black Uplift and VD
A feature on the industry of military training films that have been lost to history, including one starring Ruby Dee.
Sergio Mims is a film critic and historian and is the host and producer of the weekly Bad Mutha’ Film Show WHPK-FM (88.5PM Chicago) as along as the classical music format chief for the station with his own weekly music show. A screenwriter and appears every week on the Movie Madness podcast on the Now Playing Network
He is also the co-founder and co-programmer of the Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago which is one of the largest black film festivals in the world and which this year celebrated its 27th continuous year A former member of the Director's Guild of America as an assistant director both here in Chicago and Los Angeles and Mims is also a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and is also a commentator for Blu-ray DVDs for Vinegar Syndrome, Kino Lorber and Arrow Films
A feature on the industry of military training films that have been lost to history, including one starring Ruby Dee.
An interview with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, who stars as Aretha Franklin in this week's Respect.
A tribute to the late filmmaker and actor Robert Downey Sr.
A feature analyzing John Ford's Sergeant Rutledge, and its place in the history of the Western.
A tribute to another legend gone too soon.
A tribute to Little Richard.
A TV review of OWN Network's new soap opera "Queen Sugar," created by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey.
A look at one of the most important and valuable Blu-ray releases of the year, which brings to light important aspects of black and cinema history that must not be forgotten.
A review of the History Channel remake of the landmark mini-series, "Roots."
An interview with director Charles Burnett.
