| Overall: | C- |
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| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | D+ |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 87 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
Much of Down to Earth revolves around the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem. In the movie, it’s stated that the theater is closing. Is Harlem’s famous Apollo Theater really going down for the last time? Actually, the real story is the Apollo’s resurrection: http://afgen.com/harlem.html
What is Harlem like today? Read about one woman’s experiences at the following web site: http://www.salon.com/june97/wanderlust/postmark970617.html
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
