The Avengers
The Asgardian Loki encounters the Other, the leader of an extraterrestrial race known as the Chitauri. In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract,2 a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises Loki an army with which he can subjugate Earth. Nick Fury, director of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D., and his lieutenant Agent Maria Hill arrive at a remote Read the Rest…
Anna Deavere Smith Leads Notes From the Field
Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominee Anna Deavere Smith brings her acclaimed one-woman show of the same name to the screen. The HBO Film presentation dramatizes accounts of students, parents, teachers and administrators caught in America’s school-to-prison pipeline, which pushes underprivileged, minority youth out of the classroom and into incarceration. Drawn Read the Rest…
India cruise to victory after feeble Proteas display…
Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan led India to a nine-wicket win over South Africa at Centurion. India made light work of claiming a 2-0 lead in their six-match one-day international series with South Africa after the Proteas were skittled for 118. Aiden Markram’s debut as South Africa captain went from Read the Rest…