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Roald Hoffmann Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus, Cornell University
Dr. Hoffmann, you have a very powerful story. Would you be willing to tell us a little bit about your childhood?
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Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Steve Harmon in “Monster.” Photo: Netflix
In January 2018, a film called “Monster” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
It was well received. A young actor named Kelvin Harrison Jr. played a Harlem high school student arrested for murder. Another relative unknown, John David Washington, made a big impression in the small role of a bad dude. Surely this movie was going places.
Three years later, it’s finally here. It had a brief name change, to “All Rise,” and a short distribution deal with Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, before arriving at Netflix.