Tag Archives: Movies

“The Intouchables:” A French Feel Good Movie in Black and White

Posted on 15 April, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Last night I stayed up way past my bedtime because I had to watch The Intouchables. I actually paid money to rent a movie instead [..]

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My Life on the Big Screen?… Stay Tuned

Posted on 28 March, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 10

Hi Meltingpot Readers, So, yesterday morning when I checked my inbox, I had an email from this wonderful Spanish actor who said he really wanted to play the [..]

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Borrowing the Black Experience for Oscar

Posted on 25 February, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 6

Hi Meltingpot Readers, Did you watch the Oscars last night? I didn’t. I wasn’t boycotting or anything, I just didn’t have any particular reason to watch. I’m not [..]

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Wednesday Round-Up: Fierce Female Bloggers, Django One More Time, and GQ’s Take on Asian Beauty

Posted on 23 January, 2013 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink 4

Hi Meltingpot Readers, It’s Wednesday, so let’s get it to it, your weekly rationing of tasty, fresh links. I’ve scoured the web, so you don’t have to. Enjoy! [..]

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Django Unchained: A Taste of Revenge

Posted on 3 December, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hi Meltingpot Readers, I have a confession to make. I am so excited to see Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film, Django Unchained, starring Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington and Leonardo [..]

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My ‘Black Friday’ at the Movies: Rise of the Guardians

Posted on 23 November, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hello Meltingpot Readers, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I sure did. We hosted 14 people for dinner and everything turned out great. The food [..]

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Wednesday Round-Up: Multicultural Familia Gets an Update, One More Opinion About Nina Simone and Marvin Gaye’s Message About Hurricane Sandy

Posted on 31 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hi Meltingpot Readers, I hope all of you living on the East Coast are okay post Sandy. We were very lucky here in our Kinky Gazpacho family. We [..]

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Ms. Meltingpot Recommends: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Posted on 26 October, 2012 by Ms. Meltingpot | Permalink Comments Off

Hi Meltingpot Readers, If unlike me, you’re not racing around the city this afternoon looking for a beret for you son’s Halloween mime costume and then spending the [..]

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