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Articles tagged "hurricane katrina" Film ReviewAfter the Stormby Cynthia Fuchs[8.Oct.09] :. In After the Storm, the young performers embody the complications of survival, the mixed sensations of pride, worry, and hope that shape their new world after Katrina.  20 Questions FeatureTerence Blanchardby PopMatters Staff[9.Sep.09] :. The cerebral, soulful, three-time Grammy award winning trumpet player and composer Terence Blanchard tells us how our turbulent, dynamic world inspires his beautiful music.  News‘Trouble the Water’ directors found an ideal subject for their Katrina documentaryby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Oct.08] :. Originally, Brooklyn-based filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin thought they’d make a post-Katrina documentary about Louisiana National Guardsmen struggling to provide disaster... PopMatters PickFilm ReviewTrouble the Waterby Cynthia Fuchs[22.Aug.08] :. Trouble the Water reveals not only the terrors of the hurricane but also the political and personal valences of its legendary mismanagement.  NewsWidow of R&B pioneer Ernie K-Doe directs the rebirth of legendary lounge in New Orleansby Marla Ridenour [Akron Beacon Journal (MCT)][11.Mar.08] :. NEW ORLEANS—When the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina engulfed the legendary Mother-In-Law Lounge and the National Guard rescued Antoinette K-Doe, she worried about what she had left...  Books Review1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina by Chris Roseby Cary Darling [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][21.Nov.07] :. New Orleans columnist takes readers deep into a devastated Crescent City. Jam band records a hip-hop powered tribute to its broken homeby Jeff Vrabel [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][7.Nov.07] :. In the weeks and months following Hurricane Katrina, much of the music made for and by the broken city of New Orleans was understandably mournful, the sound of a city and people shattered and... Faces of the storm: how New Orleans is coping 2 years onby Jack Douglas Jr. and Bill Hanna [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][27.Aug.07] :. NEW ORLEANS—It has been a rough two years for Ricky Scales and his family, ever since Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters drove them from their home, sending them on a long journey of... 2 years after Katrina, rebuilding inches along in New Orleansby Natalie Pompilio [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][27.Aug.07] :. NEW ORLEANS—His storm survival story is chilling: As the floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Katrina swirled and rose around his Lower Ninth Ward home, Robert Green, his three granddaughters,... Fox drama ‘K-Ville’ set in New Orleansby Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][25.Jul.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Two years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked its destructive fury upon New Orleans, a new network television drama series is setting up shop there. Like all TV shows,... With Speed and Violence by Fred Pearceby Jason B. Jones[24.Jul.07] :. In alarming times, being an alarmist makes you right ... One New Orleans neighborhood’s recoveryby Tyler Bridges [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][5.Jun.07] :. NEW ORLEANS—Jocelyn Lagerman leaned against an exposed wood beam, beside a Mardi Gras bead hung over a nail. She only briefly contemplated the question: Why was she spending $200,000 to... Sounding the Call for Equality: An Interview with Mavis Staplesby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][25.Apr.07] :. Staples: "What has really changed? I'm 67 years old, and I was here the first time around and it's still not fixed. We can't let Dr. King shed his blood and die for us trying to get justice and live in a world like this." Big Easy slow to recover, but progress is evidentby Ken Kaye [South Florida Sun-Sentinel (MCT)][5.Apr.07] :. Walk around downtown and it’s almost like Katrina didn’t happen. Harrah’s casino sees a bustling crowd. Restaurants and shops do a good business. The trolleys are running. And the... |
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