by Michael Parnell | Jan 18, 2017 | Opinion
It begins with a young African-American girl counting her steps. She counts differently than most children – “1, 2, prime number, 4, prime number…” That child is Katherine Coleman, who becomes Katherine Goble Johnson (Taraji P. Henson)....
by Michael Parnell | Jan 13, 2017 | Opinion
A son stands in the shadow of his domineering father and asks, “How come you ain’t never liked me?” This powerful question lies at the heart of “Fences.” August Wilson wrote the screenplay of this movie based on the Tony and Pulitzer...
by Michael Parnell | Jan 11, 2017 | Opinion
There was a time when Hollywood churned out multiple versions of the same story. Boy meets girl. Girl and boy hate each other. Boy and girl have stars in their eyes for fame and fortune. Boy and girl find each other again and love blooms. All of this taking place with...
by Michael Parnell | Dec 26, 2016 | Opinion
I was there when it all began. It was 1977, and there was a buzz about a movie that was a science fiction story about a young man named Luke Skywalker. He ends up with a robot that carries the plans for a huge battle station called the Death Star. From there, Luke is...
by Michael Parnell | Dec 9, 2016 | Opinion
Can a boundary be put upon love? Can someone decide who can love another? Is it the state’s right to decide who has the right to marriage? These are the questions that “Loving” places before the viewer. It begins in the late 1950s in a rural county...
