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Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, showrunner on "Lincoln Heights," started writing television in the late 1970s. A Columbia U. grad with a master's in filmmaking, she was predisposed to write drama, but Hollywood mostly offered her African-American sitcoms instead.
"There was a very narrow window of opportunity and a very narrow prism through which we were viewed as writers of color," McGhee-Anderson recalls.

Thirty years later, in an era in which stereotypes are being smashed for actors and in the nat… Continue

Predictably ratcheted up a few notches from the original 1974 film and cloaked in contemporary sociological relevance, "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" is an efficiently reworked version of a tense, ticking-clock suspense story. More than anything a fascinating portrait of how much New York has changed in 35 years, the film delivers the goods in excitement and big-star charisma, with the contrasting low-key and cranked-up acting styles of Denzel Washington and John Travolta playing off one another n… Continue

Arguably the most innocuous pic of Eddie Murphy's career to date, "Imagine That" is an undemandingly pleasant, mildly amusing fantasy in which nothing -- not even those elements that actually define it as a fantasy -- is ever allowed to get of hand. Arriving amid the summertime cavalcade of comedies suffused with raunchy tomfoolery, it may be greeted as a godsend by parents who want to spend an afternoon at the megaplex with their preteen daughters. It's difficult to imagine, however, that this… Continue

ABC will pace its fall launch over the first few weeks of the season, taking advantage of “Dancing With the Stars” to get things rolling.
Net kicks off the first official night of the 2009-10 season, Sept. 21, with its normal Monday sked: the two-hour premiere of “Dancing With the Stars” and the return of “Castle.”

The following night (Sept. 22), a second two-hour “Dancing” will lead into the launch of frosh skein “The Forgotten.” Regular 8 p.m. entry “Shark Tank” will bow the following week, S… Continue

WMCN-DT Channel 44 is an independent full-power UHF DTV station licensed to Atlantic City, New Jersey and assigned to the Philadelphia TV market.

Lenfest broadcasting, LLC, the licensee of WMCN is dedicated to providing an “independent voice” in the Philadelphia television market. WMCN’s programming schedule features a variety of religious, entertainment, community affairs, children’s and response television programs.

Lenfest Broadcasting, LLC is affiliated with Lenfest Media Group, a Pennsylv… Continue