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Culture and Movie Critics

KC Currents host Delores Jones comments on the difference between her reaction to 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Trying and that of a white critic sitting next to her at the theater. What role do culture and race play in judging films?By Delores Jones

Kansas City, MO – KC Currents host Delores Jones comments on the difference between her reaction to 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Trying and that of a white critic sitting next to her at the theater. What role do culture and race play in judging films?

Jones talks to film critic Cynthia Haines, a regular guest on KCUR's Up To Date.

For another perspective on film and culture, Latino USA commentator John Guardo offers an inside account of why Scarface?s popularity continues to explode in Latino neighborhoods.

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