Mr. Sali's Reviews (#56)

This week, Amari reviewed a documentary, a web series episode, and wrote a post on diversity in television today. Check it all out below:

From Zap2It Avan Jogia with Kylie Bunbury (L) and Maddie Hasson(R) for Twisted

With characters like Danny and Lacey in ABC Family's Twisted, Olivia Pope, and Angela Bassett's "Marie Laveau", do you think that television is taking a step in the right direction for diversity, or...is it still kind of stagnant? Amari questions the new wave of black and brown faces in Superficial Diversity.

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From Twitter

If you're not familiar with Black&Sexy TV, this is an independent television company with original programming created by young, black filmmakers. This week, Amari reviewed the first episode of Hello Cupid's second season (available as a pay-per-view event). Check out his review of the episode.

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From Wikipedia

This week, Amari also reviewed 20 Feet from Stardom, a documentary film that follows backup singers and stars like Darlene Love, Judith Hill, Merry Clayton, and many others, behind the scenes. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Festival and has received rave reviews. Click here to see what Amari thought of the documentary.

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