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Black Panther is Fiction, but Black Excellence is Real

Published by Lawrence Otis Graham

Did you get the inside jokes about race in the film Black Panther? They were all there, lying in plain sight for those of us who grew up black in certain decades and certain kinds of households. As I watched Black Panther with my family on its debut weekend, I found myself making eye contact and laughing aloud with my wife and kids at times during the movie that some of my fellow movie-goers didn’t quite seem to get. It’s the same feeling I have when I watch the TV show Black-ish – with its upscale family of five children who attend private school, and whose parents are professionals. It’s so spot-on with the wry humor that lives in every striving black family that I still can’t believe America has embraced the show so enthusiastically. Like all great entertainment, both of these properties exist on multiple levels – and it feels as if some of the jokes were written just for us: for the members of the black community.

How to Watch the Black Panther film in a luxury cinema

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Prince T’Challa will soon be in the house! And he’ll be accompanied by a Special Forces squad of smart and fierce women. Have you heard? Black Panther will be in wide release starting this Friday, just in time for President’s Day weekend. Yes, we figured you probably already knew, since it’s being buzzed about like crazy. It’s actually becoming a huge Thing, with people arranging to see the film with friends and family, some in African attire to pay homage to the first major studio film starring a black superhero. Here at Dandelion Chandelier, we are totally excited about this film, and we’ve been investigating the most luxurious options for viewing it on opening weekend. Happily, there are lots of ways to see it in royal splendor in glamorous cities all over the world.

what are the best events in entertainment this january?

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

The Dandelion Chandelier Luxury Entertainment Calendar highlights notable new events in theater, film, popular music and television in January 2018. It’s a quick read, after which you’ll be pop-culturally literate all month. For the rest of the Luxury Calendar, click here. For a list of new books being published this month, click here. January means awards season in Hollywood and in the music business, and its also Sundance Film Festival month. There are some cool plays opening, and several music luminaries are on tour this month, including Khalid, Katy Perry, The Killers and Shakira. Portlandia returns to television. And there’s a new Liam Neeson movie. But we’re most excited to see Taraji P. Henson in her new star turn as Proud Mary. Whatever January brings, we feel sure it’ll be entertaining.

what are the best events in entertainment this december?

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

The Dandelion Chandelier Luxury Entertainment Calendar highlights notable new events in books, theater, podcasts, film, popular music and television in December 2017. It’s your one-stop destination to be culturally literate all month — after all, you’re going to need something to talk about at all of those holiday parties! For the rest of the Luxury Calendar, click here. For other Entertainment events, click here. And don’t forget to check out our list of the perfect books to read in the month of December.