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Queen Latifah Is Red Hot as Bessie Smith on HBO
“I’m looking forward to people finding out who Bessie Smith is, if they don’t know about her already.”–Queen Latifah. You may come to HBO’s latest bio-pic, Bessie, knowing little or nothing about blues singer Bessie Smith (1894-1937). But by the end of … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American Studies, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Bisexuality, Dee Rees, HBO, Ma Rainey, Mo'Nique, Music, Queen Latifah, Racism, Singers, The Blues, Women's Studies, Zanuck Company
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Seymour: An Introduction
It may have an unassuming title, but Seymour: An Introduction, the new documentary directed by Ethan Hawke, is anything but humdrum. Hawke, the gifted Oscar-nominated actor (Training Day; Boyhood) and screenwriter (Before Sunset; Before Midnight), who has also enjoyed a career as a director and … Continue reading
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Tagged Composers, Education, Ethan Hawke, Mentors, Music, Music and Musicians, Music Education, Pianists, Seymour Bernstein, Seymour: An Introduction
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