Tag: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
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‘Small Axe’ Named Best Picture by L.A. Film Critics Association
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association on Sunday determined their picks for the year’s best in film.Small Axe was tapped as best picture. Chloe Zhao was chosen as best director for Nomadland with Steve Mcqueen as runner-up for Small Axe. Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman was selected as best screenplay with Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely…
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LA Film Critics Awards: Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Wins Best Picture, ‘Nomadland’ Is Runner-Up
The voting for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s (Lafca) best films and best performances of 2020 is underway — virtually of course — on Sunday. The awards are announced via the group’s Twitter account. The group is led by Claudia Puig as president, with more than 60 other journalists comprising the voters. The top…
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‘Nomadland’ Scores Seven Nominations From Chicago Film Critics Association
Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” has earned seven nominations for 2020 honors from the Chicago Film Critics Association, followed by six each for Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” and Charlie Kaufman’s “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.”David Fincher’s “Mank” and Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” took five nominations each. With 28 nominations, Netflix is…
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Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Movies and TV Shows of 2020
President Barack Obama, like the rest of us, appears to have spent a good portion of his year binging TV shows and watching movies to pass time during the coronavirus pandemic.In keeping with his annual tradition, on Friday he shared his favorite films and television series of 2020. Obama’s movie list includes “Ma Rainey’s Black…
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New Movies to Watch This Week: ‘Happiest Season,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ ‘Superintelligence’
Stuck inside on Black Friday, stuffed with turkey, what are Americans supposed to do to distract themselves? All year, it’s been a battle of the streamers to fill the void left by cinemas, and this week finds nearly all the big brands are stepping up with big titles to serve the stay-at-home set.Netflix debuts Oscar…
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‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ First Reactions: Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman Bring Down the House
The wait is over, and first reactions to Netflix’s upcoming awards season juggernaut “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” are finally here. And they’re major, with showers of acclaim for Oscar shoo-ins Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman. Directed by George C. Wolfe and adapted from the beloved play by August Wilson, the drama debuted on Saturday, November…
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Chadwick Boseman & Viola Davis Are Ready For Oscar In ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Once again, let’s start with the necessary context for this article. This is not a review of George C. Wolfe’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Those critical notices are currently embargoed and will arrive later next week. That being said, it should be no surprise to report the Netflix release is an Oscar player in a…
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Viola Davis Praises ‘Ma Rainey’ Co-Star Chadwick Boseman’s “Total Commitment” To Acting
This year has been a doozy, huh? It would have been plenty just to deal with the ridiculousness of the US Presidential Election, but to add a global pandemic on top of it? The universe is clearly testing us all. However, this has also been a year filled with some heartbreaking passings, such as with…
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Viola Davis Remembers Chadwick Boseman at ‘Ma Rainey’ Preview Event
Netflix unveiled the first trailer and preview for the upcoming “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Monday morning along with a conversation with co-star Viola Davis and director George C. Wolfe. The movie version premieres Dec. 18 on NetflixThe acclaimed August Wilson play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is set in the late 1920s around the pioneering “queen…