
Teyonah Parris
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‘Chi-Raq’ Review: Spike Lee Spins Sexual Satire Into Searing Commentary
By Kevin B. Lee | November 23, 2015 @ 4:41 AMThe 2,400-year-old comedy ”Lysistrata“ feels as relevant as ever, as Teyonah Parris (”Mad Men“) leads Chicago’s women to withhold sex until the rampant gun violence stops
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‘Dear White People’ Takes Marketing Cue From Itself to Start Fast at Box Office
By Todd Cunningham | October 19, 2014 @ 1:18 PMRoadside and Lionsgate created a social media and viral video stir to drive the provocative racial comedy to $31K average on 11 screens
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‘Dear White People’ Review: Critique of Race and Media Has More Than Satire On Its Mind
By Inkoo Kang | October 15, 2014 @ 10:05 AMTessa Thompson and Tyler James Williams headline a timely and important look at black identity and how it’s informed by by stereotypes in the media
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Dianne Wiest, Rosie Perez Join David Oyelowo in ‘Five Nights in Maine’
By Jeff Sneider | May 8, 2014 @ 12:30 PMMaris Curran is writing and directing the indie movie
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Race-Relations Comedy ‘Dear White People’ Acquired by Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate
By Todd Cunningham | March 19, 2014 @ 7:07 PMThey take North American rights to Justin Simien’s satire, winner of a breakthrough award at Sundance