My name is Gary Zidek. Welcome to The Arts Section. Tune into the radio program every Sunday morning on WDCB 90.9 & 90.7 FM or listen to it online here. I'll be showcasing a variety of arts & entertainment stories.
A sweeping love story between a talented jazz musician and an aspiring television producer takes center stage in the new film SYLVIE’S LOVE. Then movie stars Tessa Thompson as Sylvie, a young woman working at her father’s Harlem record store in the late 50s as she dreams of a career in television. Things start to change when she meets Robert a talented saxophonist played by former NFL star Nnamdi Asomugha. Written and Directed by Eugene Ashe, SYLVIE’S LOVE is a period piece that uses beautiful imagery and a fantastic soundtrack to bring the story to life. The movie officially opens to the public on December 23 on Amazon Prime, but you can see it before then. A special FREE advanced virtual screening of SYLVIE’S LOVE is set for Tuesday, December 15 at 7 PM cst.
After you register, you’ll receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to access the film on 12/15. And even though this is a virtual screening, space is limited and it will be first come first served.
In SYLVIE'S LOVE, the jazz is smooth and the air sultry in the hot New York summer of 1957. Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha), a saxophonist, spends late nights playi...
If you would like to see SYLVIE’S LOVE before it opens on Amazon Prime on 12/23, you can check out a free virtual screening on 12/15. You can register here: amazonscreenings.com/WDCBChicago And tune into The Arts Section on Sunday 12/20/20, host Gary Zidek will be interviewing SYLVIE’S LOVE writer and director Eugene Ashe.