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By Nelson A. King
“Love is Blind,” the movie thriller,
was expected to be released
on Valentine’s Eve at theaters in
Brooklyn, according to entertainment
promoter Marie Driven.
Driven, the Haitian-American
managing partner of the Brooklynbased
PlaybookMG told Caribbean
Life that the film will be shown
at Kent movie theaters in Coney
Island.
Starring Jonathan Duran and
Wanly Florexile, Driven said “Love
is Blind” is “a movie that warns that
people who carry vengeance can
also be anyone and everybody who
gets judged, juried and executed.
“The mantra behind the upcoming
film is everybody is a suspect,”
she said. “Based on the critically
acclaimed web series of the same
name, it features and highlights the
similar themes of cultural clashes
and forbidden love, while expanding
on ideas of murder and retribution.
“Similar to successful TV shows,
‘The Wire and Power,’ ‘Love is
Blind’ combines gritty street crime
along with corporate corruption
and classy gang violence to curate
a trilling mood that puts viewers in
the fast-paced and visceral tone of
the movie,” Driven added.
“Two trailers show multiple
scenes of captivating gun violence
in search of a psychopathic killer
who murders civilians all over the
city,” she added. “The cops are in
hot pursuit, but the road to solving
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Rose Menos as MAryse Laurent and
Papa Jean, playwright and acting as
Jean Laurent in the play “Les Boîtes
Noires.” PapaJeanRepublik.com
“Les Boites Noires” play by Haitian
playwright Papa Jean will debut
at the NY Theatre Festival, with shows
on Feb.17 at 9 pm, as well as Feb. 19 at
9 pm, and Feb. 22 at 6:45 pm at The
Hudson Guild Theater, 441 West 26th
St., New York, NY, 10001.
Papa Jean is also an actor, writer,
and content creator from New York
city. He has a distinctive cultural background
with a strong focus on portraying
the voice of the Haitian com-
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Fourteen years ago, singer Nardia
Rose was living her best life in Jamaica.
She was making strides with ‘Real Hot
Gal’ that was recorded at Buju Banton’s
studio and her hit single ‘If You Wanna
Dance,’ featuring Rolly Bop and Sample
Six was being played at ‘Passa Passa’ in
Kingston; had an international presence
on BET/Tempo TV as well as being
rotated on multiple radio stations in the
Diaspora.
In 2007, right when her music career
was taking flight, Rose made the decision
to return to New York to start a
family and eventually went back to
school. After a hiatus, the Bronx based
singer is back with a brand new name
NRozea and a new sound that she is
confident will take her to the top.
Looking back and making the comlThe
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