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Spider-Verse fans get ready! I was able to screen Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, before the film released in theaters, and it is truly a mental, visual and audio treat!
Note: I was invited as media to the movie screening. However any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.
Because I wanted to FULLY be engrossed in this second Spider-Verse film, I choose to see it in a Dolby Cinema. And it was the perfect choice!
While one of the benefits of being in a Dolby Cinema are the spacious recliner seats with clear sight lines.....because I need to be comfortable while watching Miles swing around in the Spider-Verse!
But there's so much more to enjoy!
Getting back into the Spider-Verse
Just like the first film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, we're taken into Miles world to see how he's living both as his neighborhood spider-man and a teen kid juggling school and his parents.
It was nice to get back into that world and catch up with Miles, even if that meant seeing him struggle with his family, missing his friends and facing a new villain and Spider-Verse challenges.
Meeting the other Spider-Verse "Spideys"
OMGosh! The Spideys! So many spider-people? animals? Spiders?! While part of the film is following Miles as he's introduced to Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 and all the other Spideys and what that means....
The who film could have been just about that. There's SO much storytelling there! And what it means for Miles and his choice to be Spider-Man.
I LOVED seeing all the different Spideys and LOVE LOVE LOVE that one of them was a pregnant women, another a "black" female techie, and another a T-Rex. Because...of course!
Storylines within storylines within storylines
Listen! Across the Spider-Verse ended on a cliff hanger (spoiler!) BUT besides that, it could have went on and on and on. Cause there was SO much storytelling angles and it was ALL SO GOOD.
It's amazing they were able to keep different characters and their storylines just as interesting and Miles and hos storyline.
Your going to want to see Across the Spider-Verse again and again just to fit pieces together and try to figure out Easter eggs before the 3rd film releases in 2024.
Getting the Dolby Cinema Experience
Dolby Cinema is specially designed to elevate every type of movie experience – and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be no exception.
A Multiverse Unleashed - With Dolby Vision, every scene in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse bursts with breathtaking colors and vivid detail, immersing you in jaw- dropping visuals like you’ve never seen before. Scenes of Miles and Gwen soaring through NYC’s streets are especially stunning in Dolby Vision, as gorgeous colors and imagery pop on screen.
A Comic Book Come to Life - Dolby Vision elevates the varied art styles of the film, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the captivating worlds and characters on screen. From the striking comic book aesthetics to the amazing fusion of animation techniques, the film’s distinct art styles are made even more compelling with the vibrant colors and detail of Dolby Vision.
Swing into the Action - With Dolby Atmos, you’ll feel like you’re right in the heart of New York City and other mesmerizing settings thanks to rich soundscapes that envelop you. Prepare to be blown away by high-stakes action sequences in Dolby Atmos, as you hear sounds of Spider-People flying through the air and webs whizzing past your ears.
Dolby Cinema is specially designed to elevate every type of movie experience - and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be no exception.
Dolby Cinema offers guests the complete Dolby movie experience. Dolby Cinema unlocks the emotional impact of every film, allowing you to see the subtle details and ultra vivid colors of Dolby Vision, and hear the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos.
Outside of Dolby Cinema, Dolby is also continuing to transform how people experience their favorite forms of entertainment including TV, music, sports, podcasts, games, and more.
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SYNOPSIS
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse.
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence.
But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Karan Soni, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham and Oscar Isaac.
Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Screenplay by: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and David Callaham
Based on the MARVEL Comic Books.
Produced by: Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Christina Steinberg
Executive Producers: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Aditya Sood, Rebecca Karch, Brian Bendis
During a preview for Parent’s Path Art Collection by Philips Avent, I meet women artists and have a first look at some of their artwork, which highlighted each artist reflections on their unique journey with motherhood.
Note: I was invited as media. However any personal views expressed are 100% my own.
Each artistic piece depicted self-expression, self-care and community support as essential parts of nurturing new parents through the journey. While all the women are mothers, Philips Avent understands and supports each parenthood personal experiences.
To hear how one artist uses art to highlight her parenting experience, I interviewed Lauren J. Turner, a mother, artist, and birth worker (lactation & doula) who uses her passion for maternal health to celebrate and support families.
Interviewed with Artist Lauren J. Turner
Importance of Portraying Breastfeeding
Lauren J. Turner: It is definitely important to have representation. Being able to see yourself is important and sometimes you don't get the opportunity. Art gives us the opportunity to go into spaces that we would not necessarily see.
When I was breastfeeding my son, even before that, I did not get an opportunity to like see nursing happen. I never saw anybody breastfeeding growing up.
Lauren J. Turner: And then when I did it with my son, I had a family member tell me to put my breast away. Like, you know, as if it was something wrong. But the art is to celebrate that moment.
Connecting with Philip Avent
Lauren J. Turner: I think we connected via email or social media. But I use the bottles with my son. But with my daughter, I decided to just nurse from my body, but with my son, I needed the opportunity to get, you know, get time alone for my mental health.
Working with the brand means a lot to me because, they have the same ideology that I have, which is to celebrate these moments and allow people to feel comfortable with doing it.
Sometimes bottle feeding is absolutely necessary. Sometimes it's an option and having an option is important.
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Philips Avent wants to see your milestones, celebrations, and detours that make the first years of parenting feel like a rollercoaster – in whatever art medium you prefer.
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Artist in Parent's Path Art Collection by Philips Avent
The Parent's Path Art Collection by Philips Avent begins with custom artwork developed by a group of mothers who share similar, yet totally unique experiences with parenthood.
Aimee Koran – A multi-disciplinary artist exploring the complex binaries of motherhood working in mediums of sculpture, photography and mixed-media installation, contributing works honoring the human experience and motherhood moments.
Alison Chen – Working in video, photography and performance, Alison's work centers on the complexities of intimate relationships, contributing a series of images to capture everyday moments and map the act of caregiving.
Lauren J. Turner – An experienced artist and doula working with paint imagery, contributing painted works highlighting the authentic and inclusive experiences of the parenting journey.
Liana Finck – Cartoonist and author documenting the details of the pregnancy journey, contributing a customized drawing deriving from her recent pregnancy and post-partum experiences.
Philips Avent will donate the custom-curated art from the Parent's Path Art Collection to select medical centers supporting women and families.
Philips Avent continues its efforts in providing resources and support for parents navigating ups and downs of their individual parenting journey, knowing this uniqueness is what bonds parents together.
Dolby Cinema has released a brand new poster for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. in theaters on May 5, 2023
This poster was created exclusively for Dolby Cinema and here's what Jed Harmsen, Head of Cinema and Group Entertainment at Dolby said about the partnership:
“We’re excited to unveil the exclusive Dolby Cinema artwork for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” said Jed Harmsen, Head of Cinema and Group Entertainment at Dolby. “This film is one that truly comes alive with the stunning visuals of Dolby Vision and action scenes elevated by the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos. We can’t wait for Marvel fans to join the Guardians on another action-packed adventure in Dolby Cinema.”
Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | New Trailer | Discover it in Dolby Cinema
Dolby Cinema offers guests the complete Dolby movie experience. Dolby Cinema unlocks the emotional impact of every film, allowing you to see the subtle details and ultra vivid colors of Dolby Vision, and hear the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos.
Dolby Cinema is specially designed to elevate every type of movie experience - and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be no exception.
Guardians of the Galaxy fans can pre-order tickets for Dolby Cinema here - https://dolbylabs.co/GotG3
SYNOPSIS
In Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” our beloved band of misfits are settling into life on Knowhere. But it isn’t long before their lives are upended by the echoes of Rocket’s turbulent past.
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him on a dangerous mission to save Rocket’s life—a mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
The film stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, featuring Vin Diesel as Groot and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter and Maria Bakalova.
James Gunn is the director and also wrote the screenplay. Kevin Feige produces with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Nikolas Korda, Sara Smith, and Simon Hatt serving as executive producers.
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For a groundbreaking digital cover – “Women to Know: Tech Titans” Edition, HelloBeautiful.com and MadameNoire.com, owned by iONE Digital, partnered to feature 8 Black women in tech, making a difference in their communities and across industries.
Being a women of color who also loves and uses technology, I was beyond excited to first see the cover and information and then get an opportunity to interview one of the amazing women - Carrie Bernans (Actress, Stuntwoman, Filmmaker, Venture Capitalist).
Carrie Bernans is featured on the cover along with industry powerhouses including
Bozoma Saint John (Hall of Fame Inducted Marketing Executive, Author, Entrepreneur)
Angel Rich (Founder/CEO, Credit Stacker)
Michelle James (Director of Culture & Community Marketing, Instagram and Facebook at Meta)
Rachel Spivey (Director, Stay and Thrive Team at Google)
Kimberly Bryant (Founder and CEO Ascend Ventures and Black Innovation Lab/ Founder of Black Girls CODE).
Read on to see what Carrie shared during our interview. Cause you know I had to ask All.The.Questions!
Becoming Part of Women To Know: Tech Titans
Carrie Bernans: Basically they reached out to my team, they were interested in me joining, because not only am I an actress and stunt woman, that knows the technical aspect of film and tv.
But I also invest in tech through startups, as well as built my own startup in the text space when I was 18.
I was interested! We just had to make sure that the dates aligned. I'm expecting a baby any moment now, so I wanted to make sure I could fly to New York. I was literally in New York for like 24 hours, because I was working on another project back here in Los Angeles.
It was an incredible crew of majority African-American Caribbean black people.
Impact of This for Her and Other Black Techies
Carrie Bernans: It means a lot, honestly. For myself, I work really hard since I was a young child, and I never really look for recognition as far as like you know, being on a cover of magazine or getting awards and stuff of that sort. I felt like I've accomplished a lot in my short, like 30 years of life.
But sometimes we don't sit back and realize how much we've accomplished. Sometimes we can get on this train of just waiting to level up, in the next thing and then the next thing and then the next thing.
It made me really just take a moment in, and to be like, wow, I've actually done something and I should be proud of it.
Carrie Bernans: And also it makes you want to give back even more. I'm already a creature of reaching back and bringing someone up, as I come up. Because I believe I wouldn't be where I'm, if it wasn't for other people that took the time to mentor me or to offer a word of advice etc.
Then the women that I met, I didn't know them personally, though I heard of some of them before, but we were able to connect more offline, and off of this project, and we're going to work on some incredible things together.
Carrie Bernans: Also seeing black women at tech space is very a minuscule thing, I mean it exists but on a comparison to the white males or Asian males in the tech space, it's a big disparity.
So I think that it also motivates and inspires other people, especially the younger generation, that is looking to get into the tech space. It's a very inspirational moment.
Process of Transition from One Field to Another
Carrie Bernans: When I decided the corporate world, just wasn't for me, but I still love the aspect of having the entrepreneurship, being driven working in the tech field. I was like, how can I combine these two?
So as I went ahead to Hollywood Los Angeles to chase my dream with acting in entertainment, I was like, even if I can't spend 8 - 12 hours a day, working on some new tech project, what projects can I invest in that align with my vision of what I would like? Whose board could I serve on, you know?
Carrie Bernans: How can I also maybe a co-founder and help them raise equity in order to make this project happen? And I wanted to focus on minority projects. So, a lot of the projects I invest in are either women-owned or black-owned. Really just minorities. I'm targeting people that I really want to support and see more of.
Experiencing and Overcoming Challenges as a Black Woman in Tech
Carrie Bernans: There's so many different challenges, I think you have as a woman of color. For one, I've been to 19 plus countries. And I speak six languages. And I would say just a general overall, no matter what business I have done from entertainment to tech, there's this perception, especially in foreign countries.
They already have this perception of black women, and in most cases, they first off look at them as a woman. And unfortunately, women are not like the first people that people respect.
They respect them in a way of like, oh, you're a woman you can have this seat. But as far as negotiating on deals they think like, where's your boss? I am the boss. Oh you're the boss? Yeah. I'm the boss.
Carrie Bernans: Or they over sexualize things. I realized that people have this ideal of these sexual fantasies. So they're doing business with you, but then they're also like, is it true.....? I'm like, what the heck, we're talking business here, like deals negotiations.
Lay boundaries right on the front end! You know, we live in a society where you shouldn't have cover up in this way or do this in that way, but one of the things that I do believe is that, unfortunately, it's first impression and it's an impression that people are going to take.
Carrie Bernans: So I keep a very business. I will wear pants or if it's a skirt, I wear it a little longer. I'm not coming there to go on a date with you. I'm coming there to do business with you, and I want that on the front end.
Then secondarily, if someone says, you know you're beautiful or something, then I'm like thank you, you're looking nice yourself. So you know this deal is blah blah blah.
I just re-circle the conversation back to focus on the deal, so it's not being rude or intrusive, because that's the other thing. Then the guys, all of a sudden they seem like, oh my god, this girl is such a blah blah blah or she's so rude or whatever can't take a compliment.
Carrie Bernans: So I'm just like, oh thank you. You know, you stay a professional.
And another way is just have someone come with you, even if they're not 100% in the business with you per se, but they're just the person to be there. So they know it's two because they're rarely going to say something if someone else is there.
Support for Entrepreneurs
Carrie Bernans: Entrepreneurship is already so challenging. I think that as much research as you can do, and groups that you can connect with outside of just being alone.
Because yes, as an entrepreneur you're on a solo journey, but at the same time, you do find those communities and teams. And at the end of the day, if you want to go further, you go further with a team and you have to learn how to build that.
And even if you don't have the money and resources to do that right away, you just have to find that free community on Facebook or network.
How to Self-Care
Carrie Bernans: Lately. I think like the last like couple years, I've been finally getting massages, that I tell people to get themselves. And I've been taking a moment and taking a day, and sometimes I will just say, I am rushing to get, like, all of this done, and I'm trying to fit this in and put that in, and sometimes, I just have to be okay with saying, it's gonna take two hours.
Because I have to take, like a deep breath and a break, or I'm gonna break. The reality is, a tow truck can't tow itself, you know, and it may help everyone else, but you do have to take a moment back and take care of you.
And I enjoy traveling, although I travel mainly for like work and stuff. I like to take a day or two, while I'm working and explore around and just be like, all right, it's Cary's day. Let's be free.
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Note: I received product sample for review purpose. Any personal views expressed are 100% my own.
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Focus Features releases "A Thousand and One" in theaters Friday, March 31 and offers so much.
From the heartache of a mother trying to care for her child against all odds, to a peek into the history of how the Harlem area has changed, to the over all storyline of a family is what you make it.
Note: I was invited as media for screening and cast interview. However any personal views expressed are always 100% my own.
#AThousandAndOne is an amazing mix of storylines that weave in and out to touch you in so many ways. To get a peek into how this was done, I interviewed A.V. Rockwell (writer and director) and Teyana Taylor (actress playing Inez).
During the interview, I could really feel their love and support for what it means to be a mother during that time (and even now) and how living in NYC, specifically Harlem, affects that.
Using New York City as a Backdrop
A.V. Rockwell: It was complicated, it was impassioned, but there's a lot of pain in it. In order to express pain, you know, there has to be a love that comes with it.
So I felt the movie, in my way is a love letter. A love letter to black women but a heartbreak letter to New York City. It was complicated for sure, just in reconciling what I felt our relationship is as a black community to New York City.
A.V. Rockwell: Because I feel like, damn New York is so much a part of who I am, part of my dna, and I also feel we've contributed so much to the city and what's made it a special place that it is. So how do I reconcile, the fact that this place that i love, that is home to me, never loved me, and that was that was a lot.
Teyana Taylor: One it was amazing to come back home. I definitely think it was a bitter sweet situation, like filming, the art direction, dressing up the block of how it used to be when it was beautiful and raw. That was the sweet part of it.
And a bitter part was when it was all undressed and stripped to it looked like now. It's like your childhood was taking away from you, a little bit. All that rawness and the color a lot of it was was gone, so it was definitely bitter sweet, to come back home and see that.
A.V. Rockwell: Yeah, like celebrating what we love about it. Especially in that first half of the film. But then it got painful once we started having to strip it away and say farewell to that.
Inez Backstory & "Kidnapping" Issues
A.V. Rockwell: To me, this was about a woman who was desperate to be loved, specifically a black woman. Because at every level of society, we just never feel like we're fully enough. Everybody's love for us is conditional, you know.
So I think, Inez's journey is really like a questionary tale, of like a worst case scenario of somebody trying to find that , because who's gonna love you more, with unconditionalness, then a child.
Teyana Taylor: Also keep in mind that she came up the same way, it's not like she's this random lady that came up and been stalking the kid, like I'm gonna take you. She was the kid that was left out on the street corners, that was in the foster care system.
So if she is following his story, which was a very public story throughout the neighborhood, is wasn't something too far fetch for her to do. Because she's seen this happen before but to herself.
So she's like how can I help? And in what way? As a mother, as a woman, like what are you gonna do? Like, I'll see when I see you?
A Thousand & One "Say Bye" Official Video Clip
A.V. Rockwell: Yeah, she was trying to save him. It came from a deep compassionate place, and i think that by saving Terry, she was trying to save herself in many ways.
Like she (Inez) said, "I saw so much of myself in you (Terry)" and that's the reality. Because as Teyana said so much of their experience was the same experience.
A.V. Rockwell: And she does make a few attempts to like share the secrets, so to speak, that she has with him about those early years throughout the film. So it's not like she is trying to be super malicious with it, obviously, it's a hard thing to share with him while she wasn't there, amongst other things. But she doesn't attempt to. I think it's one of the movies, you got to watch more then once.
Teyana Taylor: I think Inez has a deep story, and it's a lot more than the movie could even feature. So the way you hit for us, is a little bit different because there's a lot of stuff that was taken out as well. But she definitely try to tell him, But I think with Inez it was a damn if you, damn if you don't.
The Message to Viewers
Teyana Taylor: I think it's a true eye opener for a lot of these youngins. And even for us and our journey because in in 1996, I was Terry's age. So to play a role like that, was the first time I got to actually see the real sacrifices and all the struggles that my mom has been through.
Things I didn't understand at six-year-old, so I think it's a true eye opener because of course, she's moved her life around, to make sure I had a better life. Which now I'm in a position to make sure my kids have an even better life.
Teyana Taylor: We all appreciate our moms, but we never really understood the meaning of, like, you only get one mom. But playing Inez, I get to see what it was like in the 80s and the 90s and like the real struggle.
Because, no matter what status you are, being a mother is the biggest job. It's bigger then being famous, bigger than being rich, and even bigger then having a husband or a partner that can help you. Because you mama bear regardless, so it's gonna always be a bigger job to be a mom.
Teyana Taylor: At the same out the time spread love to the guys that are stepping up. They're not perfect but, they come together and figure it out for the kids. So for me, I think it's an eye opener up for a lot of the youngins and even some of these kids now, who's getting out of control.
So I think it's an eye opener and definitely a love letter to all moms, and also just to let them know we see you, we hear you.
Teyana Taylor: Inez is in so many of the woman's, in my life, life. I see alot of Inez in alot of women. It's my mom, its my aunt, my grandman, it's our community. So the fact that she can endure all that, and still come out with a smile at the end of the movie, I think it's big because, it goes to show that we're survivors.
And sometimes it's not about choice, it's like the survival mode. So it's really that love letter to be seen, like keep your head up for real.
A.V. Rockwell: I agree with everything she said, especially just relating to the topic of moms and mothers. I wrote it through the lines of mothers and sons. But even as daughters, who grew up with the mom, who was either young when she had them, or just figuring out life at whatever stage, I definitely related to that, just in terms of women in my life, who I've seen.
Also, people who struggle with relationship with because of their parents, because they didn't understand. So I did hope that this movie would be healing. And eye opening within those relationship dynamics.
A.V. Rockwell: But I think beyond that, is the story in many ways about like unrequited love. Like whether that's between people, how we related to each other or how they relate to their their homes, the cities that they live in.
So I think, in so many ways you see these characters. Inez you see her fighting for that. Within the relationships that she has with the men in her life and just wanting to feel more seen in society, period.
A.V. Rockwell: But then with this family, you see how they how they interact with a city, that they are very optimistic at first, that as a city evolves, that is going to evolve in a way that elevates them too. But they don't get that, you know?
I think that's definitely a huge bedrock in this film. Just trying to find that thread of like the love that I'm giving to this person, or this place...is it and will it get returned?
SYNOPSIS
**Winner of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the Sundance 2023 Film Festival**
A Thousand and One follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
