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Thomasena Farrar is a freelance writer and creator of the MusicMoviesThoughts website. She stays in the know about all things music and film. You can check her out on Instagram and Twitter @musicfilmdiva or follow her online at www.musicmoviesthoughts.com.

• MMT Recommends: week 5 of #ThingsToDoFromHome

  By Thomasena Farrar on May 1, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Happy Friday MMT Fam! Here’s another week’s worth of recommendations for various streaming, TV, and online happenings that you and/or the family can enjoy from home. A lot of great things are still being shared throughout the week on the… Read More ›

• AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with Dondre Whitfield

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Those of us not ashamed to age ourselves will remember Dondre Whitfield as Vanessa Huxtable’s teenage love interest, Robert, from “The Cosby Show.” And more recently, he was Charlie Bordelon’s boo, Remy Newell, on the OWN hit show “Queen Sugar.”… Read More ›

• MMT Recommends: week four of #ThingsToDoFromHome

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Hey MMT Fam! How’s everyone coping? I pray I’ve been able to provide a bit of comfort and that you’re able to utilize the recommendations being shared – with various streaming, TV, and online happenings that you and/or the family… Read More ›

• AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with Aunjanue Ellis, Christine Swanson and Tracy Byrd

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy Sunday MMT Family! I’ve been sharing information on social media about the new roundtable series from the African American Film Critics Association, of which I’ve been a new member since earlier this year, and decided it was best I… Read More ›

• MMT Recommends: week three of #ThingsToDoFromHome

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy Friday MMT Fam! I hope you’ve been enjoying the recommendations shared – with various streaming, TV, and online happenings that you and/or the family can enjoy from home. Many things are still being shared throughout the week on the… Read More ›

• MMT Minute Thoughts on SELAH AND THE SPADES out now on Amazon Prime

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 17, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  Out today on Amazon Prime is SELAH AND THE SPADES, the feature film debut of Philly-based writer/director Tayarisha Poe.  A brutally honest coming-of-age story, that’s a mix of gangster meets prep-school drama, the film is a dark look at power… Read More ›

• MMT Minute Thoughts: LIFE BELOW ZERO on National Geographic Channel

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 14, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I had the pleasure of attending a virtual screening of the hit National Geographic show LIFE BELOW ZERO, which was immediately followed by a live Q & A panel with Deadline journalist and moderator Dominic Patten, series subject Sue Aikens,… Read More ›

• MMT Recommends: More virtual happenings and Easter Weekend watches

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy Friday, and Good Friday to those who celebrate, MMT Fam! Here’s another post I put together to give a few ideas for virtual happenings and streaming events you can watch at home. PS: there are still several options posted… Read More ›

• MMT Review: STREETLIGHT HARMONIES

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 8, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  “Currently, there are over 300 inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Yet, only 12 vocal harmony groups represent one of the most disregarded and misunderstood eras in American music history…” – Streetlight Harmonies I was on a… Read More ›

• MMT Recommends: Rock Hall, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Wizard World online – oh, my!

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Hey MMT Fam! I pray that everyone reading is safe and that you are prepared for the long haul, of dealing with this COVID-19 virus, with all the essentials needed. Life has changed, but if we all are following the… Read More ›