Category: Biography
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Movie Review – Respect
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Wow! What a movie. It was just as powerful as the amazing voice of Aretha Franklin. I loved it. Anyone and everyone should see this biography of a legend. This is one of the movies that comes out and captures your attention instantly. By the time the movie was over, I had a list of…
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Best of British Biographies – Ian McKellen
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Who’s the last actor to create a character written by Shakespeare? By that I mean who was the last person to get a part written by Shakespeare and be the first one to actually perform it. Edward Alleyn? David Garrick? William Kempe? You might be surprised to hear that it is none other than Magneto/Gandalf…
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Children’s Book Review – The Acorn People (1976)
The Acorn People is a very short, deeply memorable book everyone should read. At 80 pages, it tells an unsentimental, yet profoundly moving tale about one camp counselor’s experience at summer camp in the 1970s. His kids were all severely disabled. And all dying. Disabled and dying children, but still important. Modern movies like Sea…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of Dream Horse?
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Yes, there are extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Dream Horse. View details and movie information…
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Movie Review – Dream Horse
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The supporting cast did a great job. The different personalities and viewpoints were on-spot. The chemistry flowed flawlessly, adding another layer to the film. My one complaint about the movie: I could barely understand a word they said. Their accents were so thick that at least 20 times I asked my husband what was just…
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Sundance Festival Movie Review – Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presented his anticipated directorial debut on opening night of the Sundance Film Festival. The movie documents the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place over six weekends in the summer of 1969. This was the same summer as Woodstock. The Harlem Cultural Festival featured performances that were just as amazing and significant. The…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of Judas and the Black Messiah?
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Yes, there are extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Judas and the Black Messiah. View details and movie information…
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Movie Review – Judas and the Black Messiah
Woohoo! It’s been a while Peeps, and I was happy to mask up and visit my local theatre to see one of my favorite genres: biopics. While the Black Panther Party was an official national political party, this biopic sheds light on one of many stories about the Party within its Chicago headquarters. I am…
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Documentary Review – Bruce Springsteen’s Letter To You
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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have been together since October 1972; pretty much continuously and pretty much unchanged. While the Bruce and the band are thought to be synonymous and a performing unit they have played with a wide range of other acts including, but not confined to: Air Supply, Gary U.S. Bonds,…
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Indie Movie Review: HAM – A Musical Memoir
If you’re like me, you’ve missed live theater during the pandemic. You watched Hamilton and you’re looking forward to Netflix’s adaptation of The Prom. May I suggest a one-man show that may not be on your radar yet? It’s called HAM: A Musical Memoir and it’s playing in virtual theaters now. Starting January 7, it…
