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1 day agoBoots Riley tells wild Oakland crowd 'I Love Boosters' is 'my best work'
Keke Palmer's character in 'I Love Boosters' engages in a scheme involving stolen shoes, reflecting the film's anti-capitalist themes.
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1 month agoOakland director Boots Riley's latest film scores 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating
The titular 'boosters' refers to a group of modern-day Robin Hoods who steal from department stores and resell the clothing on the cheap. Led by Corvette (Keke Palmer), the 'Velvet Gang' specifically targets Metro Designer stores, a chain helmed by scientist-turned-fashion maven Christie Smith, played with a zealous ferver by Demi Moore.
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1 month agoBoots Riley's 'I Love Boosters' Gets a Hometown Premiere at SFFILM Festival | KQED
This goes to all them hard working women / Who risk jail time just to make them a living. The film gets its name from a 2006 song by Riley's hip-hop group, The Coup, where Riley raps this lyric, connecting the movie's themes to his earlier artistic work and commentary on economic struggle and survival.
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