Selma was released in 2014 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches. It came at a convenient time in our country’s history, as the Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice incidents have stimulated a national conversation about our supposedly post-racial society. Intrigued, I was ready to see Selma when it came out. Selma was a phenomenal work, and it’s deserving of our attention not only as a well-made film, but as a thought-provoking story. Selma was a phenomenal work, and it’s deserving of our attention not only as a well-made film, but as a thought-provoking story.
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Here’s the bottom line about Interstellar: It is grand science fiction, conceptually brilliant and entertaining. However, because of its flaws, especially in the ending, it lacks the cohesiveness necessary to make it a classic for a wider audience outside its genre.
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Art is often “left open to interpretation”, especially in our day and age. Apothecary, the UTC student-led gallery in downtown Chattanooga, took the act of interpretation a step farther at the Gallery Hop sponsored by AVA on Saturday, September 6.
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Although she’s not necessarily a household name at this point in her career, 26 year old Jillian Banks has already made quite a name for herself in the music world. Leading up to the release of her first LP she has already checked more boxes than many of the leading artists within her unique genre of alternative R&B.
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