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Northwest Newsradio
"viola davis" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"Weiler till Viola Davis, the woman king, not nominated. We are now 21 years after Halle Berry became the first black woman to win best actress and we have yet to have another one. Among those nominated tonight in that category, Michelle Williams for the fable men's and Cate Blanchett for tar. This is ABC News We check your northwest traffic every ten minutes on the fours from the high performance home strapping center. Here's RC cats. Southern 5 still pretty busy between 85th and 5 20, both directions of 5 20 and I 90 look great over Lake Washington. We still have one blocking issue, and that isn't sketchy county, northbound highway, 9, just north of Bassett road. Looks like that accident still blocking the northbound lane. Your next northwest traffic report at three 14. And now your forecast sponsored by northwest crawlspace services. Throughout the afternoon, we're going to find showers around here. Some of them will be heavy at times, temperatures, upper 40s to lower 50s, The Rain continues overnight and throughout much of the day on Monday at the same time or still falls up in the cascades, be ready for winter driving conditions up there. We're going to stay in the upper 40s and lower 50s Monday and Tuesday, but we do dry things out by Tuesday afternoon, bring it on partly sunny skies in the comb with a certain clearance on commodities. And currently, we've got rain and 46° in Seattle. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, it's three O 6 and I'm Kathy O'Shea, here's what's happening. Santa police arrested two suspects yesterday afternoon and connection with the deadly shooting authorities say the suspects shot a 37 year old man on third avenue on bell street in the bell town neighborhood on Monday. That man was taken to the hospital, but didn't survive. A 43 year old man is now under investigation for murder and a 32 year old woman could face charges of rendering criminal assistance. A desperate search continues for a missing dementia patient in watkin county. Police say the 67 year old woman was separated from her husband during a walk Friday morning in maple falls. Surgeon rescue K 9s had been searching on the ground while a U.S. customs helicopter and drones from the police department are monitoring from above. The woman was last seen wearing a wool coat with red rubber boots. If you see her, you're asked to contact the watkin county sheriff's office. A homeless camp under the ship canal bridge continues to draw fire from people who live and work in the area. Jeremy Harris
Northwest Newsradio
"viola davis" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"Just read from a list of people to thank. I mean, Oscar goes to. Oh, oh my God. My mom is in here somewhere. I love you. I love you, lady. It goes to Viola Davis. I became an artist and thank God I did because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life. That's when you get the best Oscars moments. Going into it, does Jimmy Kimmel have philosophy in terms of how he wants the show to go. He does. He has certain things that he wants to hit me, and when it comes to his comedy, there's a certain ways he wants to play it. Number one is you want to make the audience laugh. Number two is you have to remember that this is a celebratory night for these people. It's not a roast. Doesn't mean there won't be a little roasting, but you gotta make sure that humiliate anybody and that everybody comes away happy and that part about not roasting people that's very central to his core philosophy there because especially in the wake of the Will Smith, Chris Rock slapp, that all came out of a joke, Chris Rock made out about Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and you know, he wants to avoid anything that might get people in the mood for violence, let's say. Yeah, when you think about what happened last year, it was like, when you talk about the movies themselves, people don't discuss that. They only talk about the slap, even what happened beforehand, in terms of that, did he learn anything from that going forward and will there be any differences this year than last year? He was the host during envelope gate, which was until last year, kind of the biggest thing that had ever happened at the Oscars that was non movie related. But explained before we go further, explain what happened again. So that was the year. I think it was 2018 where they mixed up the envelopes and it was announced that La La Land won for best picture when it was actually moonlight and you had this really kind of awkward thing going on on stage where nobody really knew what was going on. There's a mistake. Moonlight, you
Bloomberg Radio New York
"viola davis" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"This week its growth summit, it was all about the customer and we talked to a lot of well-known leaders of well-known companies, they talked about how they are pursuing growth and connecting with their customers. And that included a conversation I had with Tony vinciquerra. He is the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures entertainment. He's someone who has been in the media industry for a long, long time. We discussed today's ever changing and increasingly crowded median content environment and what movie and TV viewers and just what consumers really want to watch. It is interesting that different times different environments in the world do lend to the popularity of certain genres of film and television. Absolutely. Right now, I think people I think people and it's hard to know because this is definitely an art, not a science, as you know that. I think people are looking for more lighthearted things, some more interesting things, maybe some romantic comedies, one just opened, not ours, unfortunately. With George Clooney and Julia Roberts doing very well. We do have a kind of a RomCom coming up with Jennifer Lawrence, which actually filming in Long Island at the moment. So that'll be a good one. But you know, it is interesting right now that the interesting interesting challenging interesting from the perspective of what you think is going to work. If you read the press, everyone talks about how, in theaters, the only thing that's working is the big temples to Spider-Man's the top guns. But it's not true. We have four films this summer that did really well. And they were all originals. Yeah. But, you know, it's funny. I was actually talking about Lucas Shaw, you know, we were talking about it feels like my husband says the same thing. Why do I go to the theater? It's all heroes. Superheroes or horror. That are the real money. We're the crud that sing was the film we put out this summer, did really, really well. The woman king did really, really well. Certainly not a hero Viola Davis plays the hero, but it's not a superhero movie. It's a big truth in history. Laila crocodile you mentioned is if you have kids between 5 and 12, great film to go see. And interestingly enough in the U.S. not working terribly well, but internationally working really well. Yeah. I mean, you guys are global, right? I mean, different markets. I know you and I talked on our planet called about what's going on in India specifically. So when you look at the global sphere, it is not smart of us. I know I asked like global recession. Yeah. There's going to be areas that are rougher than the others. When you look at the world, how do you see it? Well, Spider-Man, which we released last December almost a year ago, did one almost $2 billion in box office without China. In the past, there were probably would have done between four and $500 million in China. Right. We don't have Russia anymore. And the Russia was our top 5 markets. So it's a challenge. But you have to go with what you have. How do you think about those markets? Because I do think about the importance of content. We think about it certainly as a news organization. I mean, there's a lot of stuff going on. A lot of it troubling, what do you see as your role in terms of the narrative and the conversations that are going on in a world where we have some really tricky topics? Well, we try not to get too much into politics. And you know, in my past life, I was very involved in the news coverage and TV stations and things that I'm very happy not to be in that business right now. It's a difficult world. What about you talk about China, right? And you guys are not. Well, mostly not. Are mostly not. We haven't had, we didn't have venom, our film venom didn't get into China, Spider-Man did get into China. The first venom did $275 million in box office in China, zero, the second time. You know, it's not a market that we expect to do business in right now. It's wild and geopolitical relations, obviously. And something that we're not going to have any impact on. Well, and that's when I guess what is the role of companies that are global and when there's either a part of the world, a country where there's issues. I say that delicately, you know, is it your responsibility to say, I mean, obviously when there's governments involved and say you can't do business here or whatever. That's a whole other issue. But what is the role of companies? When you can have such an impact in terms of what you do and you reach so many different people. Do you feel like a responsibility to not be in a certain market because well, Russia, we did collaborate with as most people think. But would you go back? Do you anticipate? Well, we've sold our businesses there. So we're not in Russia. Right. And I don't anticipate getting back there or anytime soon. Okay. But I wouldn't predict that forever. I mean, the world does change. We are doing business in Germany. We had World War II. So things do change. Same thing you think China will change? I don't know. I don't know. I don't have a good, I don't have a good sense of what's happening. All right, so talk to me a little bit about your strategy because you guys, your prophet came out, outlook. It's a pretty good. Yeah, you did, you pumped up. It's a good week. A few reasons, including that movies, music, and TV have slowly crept up to become a major prophet driver over the past year. For the
Bloomberg Radio New York
"viola davis" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Subscribers the grill manufacturer featured a recipe for grilled meatloaf Unfortunately the newsletter happened coincide with the passing of singer and actor at Marvin Lee a day The Texas native was best known by his stage name meatloaf Weber quickly issued an apology saying the company was not aware of a day's death when it sent the recipe The entertainment and political worlds are remembering Louis Anderson the rotund actor and comedian died Friday in Las Vegas of complications from cancer at the age of 68 Oscar Emmy and Tony Award winning actress Viola Davis tweeted you were as gracious and kind as you were funny Rest well Keep them laughing in heaven Henry Winkler posted your generosity of spirit will cover the world from above We are so lucky you are on earth for a moment Minnesota governor Tim waltz wrote about the St. Paul native Louis Anderson was a pioneer in comedy who spent his life bringing humor and laughter into the world Pennsylvania state police say one monkey is still on the loose after a truck crash along route 54 in montour county a tweet today by PA state police asks people to call 9-1-1 immediately if anybody spots the animal it also warns them not to approach or attempt to catch the monkey since they can bite It's one of four primates that escaped after a truck caring about 100 research monkeys collided with a dump truck yesterday no injuries were reported I'm Chris garageio You wanted to see me Yes please Have a seat So here's the thing When this company brought you on we took a chance on you You didn't have that four year college degree We typically look for Right But we gave you a shot anyway And since then you've worked incredibly hard and given it your all Thanks You've been an important asset to the team But I don't think you can be an intern here anymore We.
Bloomberg Radio New York
"viola davis" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Have three baby Weber is issuing an apology for an ill timed recipe of the week newsletter in the email sent to subscribers the grill manufacturer featured a recipe for grilled meatloaf Unfortunately the newsletter happened coincide with the passing of singer and actor at Marvin Lee a day The Texas native was best known by his stage name meatloaf Weber quickly issued an apology saying the company was not aware of a day's death when it sent the recipe The entertainment and political worlds are remembering Louis Anderson the rotund actor and comedian died Friday in Las Vegas of complications from cancer at the age of 68 Oscar Emmy and Tony Award winning actress Viola Davis tweeted you were as gracious and kind as you were funny Rest well Keep them laughing in heaven Henry Winkler posted your generosity of spirit will cover the world from above We are so lucky you are on earth for a moment Minnesota governor Tim waltz wrote about the St. Paul native Louis Anderson was a pioneer in comedy who spent his life bringing humor and laughter into the world Pennsylvania state police say one monkey is still on the loose after a truck crash along route 54 in montour county a tweet today by PA state police asks people to call 9-1-1 immediately if anybody spots the animal it also warns them not to approach or attempt to catch the monkey since they can bite It's one of four primates that escaped after a truck carrying about 100 research monkeys collided with a dump truck yesterday No injuries were reported I'm Chris caraccio And I'm Susanna Palmer in the Bloomberg newsroom battered Bitcoin has lost 50% of its value since its peak setback in November That peak $67,734.
The Adam Carolla Show
"viola davis" Discussed on The Adam Carolla Show
"Is in theaters now. It had rented by james gunn who we know from guardians of the galaxy. Of course also very show starring. Here we go. Long cast idris elba margot robbie. John's sina david dust malaysian gino's and who. I forgot to write down some of the other credits. But you raise a very recognizable character actor. Some actress play quirky. If you just plays weird weird care. I texted this morning. So hopefully i'll come on god. I'm a big fan. I really enjoy bit. do we have here. Viola davis done yellow mature jokin in and a voice over role by silvester stallone. Well yes indeed. This is ninety one percent on rotten tomatoes at is in theaters. Now it's also playing the hbo mac until the end of the month. Which i'm guessing you probably saw it song theater. No shit about that. Nice recommend the big movie. Yeah the one year. The fifteen months sabbatical from going to movie theaters. I'm trying to kind of make it up. Also used to be this go to theater twice a year three times a year. I'm trying for more like once. A month of it. I saw in the theater to it was an awesome. Experience is a big movie budget wise or box office. I mean the movie fills the screen summer movie. Keep heading the suicide squad not to be confused with the previous suicide squad. That came out in two thousand sixteen directed by david air. Starred will smith karyn delvina injure lido as an unfortunate turn is the joker so totally different. Move on though. I mean you different. There's no plot similarities. And i mean other than the overarching kostov of of villains right. Comic book villains assembled in. Durham enduring captivity in prison there. Whatever viola davis plays this government operative. And she's putting together this this task force of criminals if they complete the task ten years off their sentence. They're in prison for shooting superman or whatever he's doing cetera et cetera. That previous movie twenty six percent on rotten tomatoes. Don't check it out. i don't recommend it out. Adam this Figure somebody's about the right age for this but this is a hard art. There's violence and language throughout this is not for kid kid kids. You know what i mean probably gonna kick out of it and also i mean. They've seen everything they've heard everything down. There is no more. you know. We're a kids there. Is this veneer. This possibility of shielding people from stunned. There is no more shielding anyone for anything anymore. Kids just have it all on their phone. So i got a clip here so i can't tell too much about the movie because one of the things out of my like the best about it. I'll just say the opening the opening was a real gauntlet. Throw or you're like. Oh now i know movies going now is and now. I know what does move. You will and won't do but let's just play so they assemble. the team. got him inside military transport. Here's pete davidson as one of the villains being transported to his mission next to some kind of humanoid creature trying to figure out what it is dog..
MyTalk 107.1
"viola davis" Discussed on MyTalk 107.1
"A Ellie Golding and her husband, Casper Jopling. They have welcomed their first baby. Um, that's pretty cute, and he said, I don't ever address the public attention that comes with Ellie's job. But during this magical and personal moment, we would really appreciate being able to enjoy our privacy. Thank you. Nobody cares. He also said Mom and baby are both healthy and happy, extremely grateful. And then, um, he shared a screenshot of Google search about the world's population and crossed out the number and added one too. Okay, that's cute. Okay, Just calm down. Calm down. God, I mean, just calm down with the Hey, Can you leave us alone? We just had a baby yet. People have babies every day. Oh, my God. Nobody. I mean, like On what's gotten into you. Well, I mean, he's acted like there People are gonna swarm them and be like, Let me see the baby. Hey, Donna, could you do me a favor? Could you just chill out for a second? This'd is the one that Ed Sheeran wrote that heartbreaking song about, you know? Oh, that's why Okay. She's super big in England like they're very into Ellie Golding. That's why don is getting so mad. All right? I thought you said Ellie Golding, I heard L King. Uh, Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks have been married for 33 years. Do you know they are okay. Your Honor their anniversary, Reda posted a photo of them on Instagram. She wrote 33 years of marriage to my best friend, my lover, My man love winds, And then she said, Please leave us alone. We want privacy to say that I'm getting celebrities and congratulated them like Julia Roberts, Viola Davis, Cindy Crawford. Julianne Moore and Colin Hanks gave them well wishes in the comments. Lovely Alrighty..
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Viola Davis, One of the Greatest Actors of Our Time
"Welcome alex i. It's great to have you here to talk about viola. I'm so excited to hear your picks but first a little bit of background viola. When she won her first oscar for best supporting actress for fences and twenty seventeen. She became the first black person to win the so so-called triple crown of acting a competitive advantage emmy and tony award because of this in how omnipresent she's been over the last decade including her turn in the blockbuster period piece the help and as the shady complicated lawyer least keating in the long running series how to get away with murder. It might be easy to forget that. She has more than paid her dues to get where she's at. Now she graduated from juilliard in nineteen ninety-three and bounce between theater and screen throughout the rest of that decade by the early offs. She'd become a reliable supporting actor. Popping up in steven soderbergh movies like solaris and playing rations on the mom rule or the urban professional. She spoken candidly about how being dark skinned. Black woman has impacted her career like in this interview. She did with tina brown in twenty eighteen. I have a career that's probably comparable to meryl streep julianne moore. Let's sigourney weaver. They all came out of jail. They came out of juilliard. They came on nyu. They had the same path as me and yet i am nowhere near them. Not as far as money not as far as job opportunities. Nowhere close to
NPR News Now
Actors of Color Sweep Sag Awards for the First Time
"The screen actors guild has announced the winners of its sag awards. Npr's bob mondello reports. They could possibly up an oscar calculations for the first time at the sag awards performers of color one in all four acting categories viola davis and the late chadwick. Boseman won best actress and best actor as blues musicians in marinas black bottom daniel polluters fire return as activist. Fred hampton took best supporting actor in judas and the black messiah and as minorities feisty korean grandmother us young yoon won best supporting actress because the screen actors guild represents so many voters at the academy awards. The sags are often regarded as predictors of oscar success last year. The guild awarded best acting ensemble parasite beginning that films march to a best picture. Win at the oscars. This year's award for acting on samba went to trial of the chicago. Seven
AP 24 Hour News
Black Actors Sweep the Sag Awards
"Actors Guild Awards are historic this year, says Our Oscar Wells. Gabriel got my time Come. History was made at the Screen Actors Guild Awards this year for the first time ever. Actors of color swept the individual awards in the movie category. For best male actor. It was Chadwick Boseman winning costume asleep for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom costar Viola Davis won for best female actor, Best supporting actor goes to Daniel Cholula for Judas and the Black Messiah, while best female Supporting actor went to young Young Eun for Minori. The award for best ensemble cast goes to Aaron Sorkin's 19 sixties courtroom drama. The trial of the Chicago Seven A Moscow Wells gave Rio
the NewsWorthy
'The Trial of the Chicago 7' takes top prize at SAG Awards
"The movie the trial of the chicago. Seven took home the top prize. At last night's screen actors guild awards the courtroom drama one outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture separately actors of color won the top individual awards at sag for the first time. The late chadwick. Boseman was honored with the best actor award. While viola davis won the top actress prize. They're both awarded for their performances in the movie marines. Black bottom
Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver?
A Conversation With Award Winning Actress, Viola Davis
"It's really hard being an actor and interviewing you. Because all i really wanted to be doing. It's like sitting in an empty theater asking you questions. And then getting to guns of de scenes walk you move your your most recent beautiful lorraine is black bottom twice now and i don't know where to start i don't know about you and i don't know where to start about chadwick boseman and that's not even talking about the supporting character who a role in their own movies. That are exclusive. I'm telling you. I'm gonna get my baseball bat and all common stars swinging around if you good either way to t- because you don plenty of that i'm going to stick to these questions first question. What relationship real or fictionalized defines love or mercy. Oh i know shadowlands. Fat film is about redemption. And the idea that love is not the absence of pain and with with so conditioned to believe that that. It's supposed to be the absence of pain that it's meant to be joy and happiness in this. It redeems. love redeems does reading. And it's not based in mystery a friend of mine at her wedding. She said something absolutely beautiful with her vows. She told her then she said i promise to love you exactly as god made you and i think that that's i mean i watch my mom. Sit by my dad's day bid when he was dying pancreatic cancer and he would he would just scream her name every two seconds may- alice malice balas and she would say dad. I'm right here. It say oh oh and then shoot. Hold him and for me that that's it.
AP 24 Hour News
Chadwick Boseman earns posthumous best actor Oscar nomination
"Starring opposite Viola Davis and Ma Rainey's Black bottom. Bozeman competes in the best actor category with Riz Ahmed for sound of metal Anthony Hopkins in the Father, Gary Oldman in Bank and Steven Young for Minori. This actress nominees are Carrie Mulligan for promising young woman, Frances McDormand for Nomad land by all the Davis Iban Rainey's black bottom, but Kirby for pieces of a woman and Andra Day in the United States vs Billie Holiday. I'm Oscar Wells Gabriel. The nominees for Best picture are the Father, Judas and the Black
Rush Limbaugh
2021 Oscar nominations spotlight "Mank," Chadwick Boseman
"News Oscar nominees Air Out the 2021 Academy Award nominees are announced for best picture. The Father, Judas and the Black Messiah. Manc Minori Nomad Land, promising Young Woman Sound of Metal and the Trial of the Chicago Seven Manc lead with 10 total nominations. The late actor Chadwick Boseman being recognized with the best actor nomination for his work in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Other nominees in that category include Riz Ahmed, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman and Steven Young. Best actress. Nominees include Viola Davis, Andra Day, Vanessa Kirby, Frances McDormand and Carrie Mulligan. The 2021 Academy Awards Air Sunday, April
Daily Pop
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas to Announce Oscar Nominations
"Nick. Jonas and priyanka chopra are dropping. Some names for your consideration. They'll be announcing the oscar nominations together this upcoming monday. All twenty three categories will be livestreamed. Now michael jordan stepping back into the boxing ring only this time as a director michael is set to make his directorial debut with crete three. And he'll be back to reprise his role as donna's crete and shirtless. Michael says directing has always been a dream but the timing had to be right and showtimes new anthology series. The first lady just cast their first daughter. Lexi underwood from little everywhere will star as molina obama alongside viola davis who play michelle the series also features michelle pfeiffer as betty ford plus. Gillian anderson as eleanor roosevelt.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Ears Edition
Strong, Black, and Hot Enough To Give You Second Degree Burns
"Lack women oprah beyond saying and all your favorite reaction means. I've heard people say they like their women like they like their coffee. Strong black hot enough to give you second degree burns. Careful what you wish for darius but the thing is not all black women are strong and even the ones that are strong aren't just that we doors open for us to especially with someone with biceps like michael jordan. Ads like michael jordan. Hare like michael b jordan but unfortunately a strong black woman stereotype is rained in american culture. It has a long history. About as old as morgan freeman and batty white combined now you may be wondering what is a strong black woman is the idea that black women are emotionally resilient naturally selfless to browns ask for help and can succeed with no resources so basically every care to play by viola davis. The irony is the strong black woman. Stereotype was started by black women to combat all the negative ones the in the aftermath of slavery there were really only to stereotypes of black women. You were either from sex temperatures jacksonville or a man who was just there to smother people in booze in response black suffragette mary. Church terrell point strong black woman motto listing as we climb and i get what she was going for butt lift as we climb even bodybuilders. Don't do both at the same time. You expect a black woman to do more than swertz nigger in his prime but overtime society shrank of black woman down to just her strikes and the popular conception now is that black women can bear and overcome any birth. We see all over our culture in movies like the color purple who my life. And how can we forget ghost. We're whoopi goldberg literally has to let a white man. U's her body to rub foreheads with his fiancee. Even when black women only have one line strong as hell move you will be moved. Damn at least let her say hello. Let's all say what's wrong with being perceived as strong. Isn't it a good thing. No not if black women destroy their mental and physical health trying to live up to it and not people think black women are so strong they make them do all the work on their own. Look stacey abrams. She helped democrats win georgia and before you knew it. Using active vaccine distribution the new york. Subway and kim and guy is marriage. The stereotype even reaches the doctor's office. Black women are less likely to be properly diagnosed. They have a much higher maternal mortality rate. And they're less likely to be believed about their symptoms and pay so a black woman basically has to be a doctor to know everything that's going on with her body and then convinced another doctor that that's what's happening. I was in. a car. Accident lacerations and internal bleeding a morphine drip and prep surgery stack. We'll get you a couple of bandaids. you'll be fine. What's so the next time you see a black woman struggling at work or trying to lift the box help her. Don't just stand there like you're about to see wonder woman in action in fact if you're in the new york area moving this week and i could use some help moving my couch because i'll be damned if i'm going to back lifting my own couch.
KCRW
"viola davis" Discussed on KCRW
"A motion picture. And starring Golden Globe in SAG Nominees Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman awards eligible Stop. I just Thank you. I saw you. Homemade Mm hmm. She sent a picture of a plethora of poker ships spread on the bed between a mouth and a leg, she said. There's pretty many people already but still a wish You were here.
MyTalk 107.1
"viola davis" Discussed on MyTalk 107.1
"78th annual Golden Globe Awards were the nominees were announced yesterday. For the show That's airing on the 28th of this month with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co hosting for the fourth time. I didn't notice this yesterday, but There were some snubs. Always snubs. There were some snap it up, Dubs Love is dead to me was shut out. Completely. I wasn't surprised by that. I get So I wasn't surprised because I remember. I feel like you guys weren't loving it. I feel like I liked the second season more. Then most people did. But eh, so I'm not. I'm not surprised because I didn't feel like it had the same critical acclaim that season. One did when it felt very unexpected, But I guess I would be surprised just because you think of the total Number of releases this year, which didn't seem like a ton. I don't know. I just feel like this Christina Applegate, especially and Linda Cardellini. They're just So good. There's like so much great. So many great performances out there. I get it if they were nominated in the first season, it's like, OK, we already did you let's move on to the next person Ma Rainey's black bottom, which I just watched last weekend. Did not get a best picture nomination. But Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis did get acting nods. I think that's accurate. Sure it was You know, I know it was. I believe it was a play, right? Yes, And it felt like you were watching a play. It felt very Like what? That's a weird thing to happen. But if you're watching a play, you kind of have a different suspension of disbelief. Sure, oftentimes than you do in the, you know a movie. So, but Violet Davis outstanding. Chadwick Boseman. They did a dedication to him. Also at the end of that movie, by the way,
Donna and Steve
Chadwick Boseman And Viola Davis Grab Golden Globe Noms
"78th annual Golden Globe Awards were the nominees were announced yesterday. For the show That's airing on the 28th of this month with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co hosting for the fourth time. I didn't notice this yesterday, but There were some snubs. Always snubs. There were some snap it up, Dubs Love is dead to me was shut out. Completely. I wasn't surprised by that. I get So I wasn't surprised because I remember. I feel like you guys weren't loving it. I feel like I liked the second season more. Then most people did. But eh, so I'm not. I'm not surprised because I didn't feel like it had the same critical acclaim that season. One did when it felt very unexpected, But I guess I would be surprised just because you think of the total Number of releases this year, which didn't seem like a ton. I don't know. I just feel like this Christina Applegate, especially and Linda Cardellini. They're just So good. There's like so much great. So many great performances out there. I get it if they were nominated in the first season, it's like, OK, we already did you let's move on to the next person Ma Rainey's black bottom, which I just watched last weekend. Did not get a best picture nomination. But Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis did get acting nods. I think that's accurate. Sure it was You know, I know it was. I believe it was a play, right? Yes, And it felt like you were watching a play. It felt very Like what? That's a weird thing to happen. But if you're watching a play, you kind of have a different suspension of disbelief. Sure, oftentimes than you do in the, you know a movie. So, but Violet Davis outstanding. Chadwick Boseman. They did a dedication to him. Also at the end of that movie, by the way,
WTVN
"viola davis" Discussed on WTVN
"Eagle Silver dollar coins before the current design ceases production. That's 1 804 956468 Lou. Condolences continue over the death of renowned actress Sicily. Taison, Viola Davis, Kerry, Washington and Zendaya among many paying homage to Tyson after learning of her death. At age 96 on Thursday. Los Angeles County has surpassed another milestone for covert 19 deaths. Here in L. A county. The number of dead in the county alone is now over 16,000 who have died from Cove in 19, it comes as a county is pleading for more vaccine Will death numbers remain high hospitalizations and overall cases air coming down here So today, outdoor dining at restaurants can resume for the first time in a long time, and there's talk about reopening school campuses for the first time since last March. Like Stone. ABC News LOS Angeles, The Brooklyn New York district attorney is throwing out prostitution warrants. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is vacating more than 250 open warrants for prostitution related charges that day to 2012. The office stopped prosecuting certain prostitution crimes in 2019, and has not prosecuted anyone for engaging in prostitution during the covert 19 pandemic. Gonzalez said. It didn't make sense for someone to have an outstanding warrant for a crime he no longer prosecute, and he called on the Legislature to repeal a law that makes it a crime to loiter for the purposes of prostitution, citing what he called the stark racial inequalities and enforcement and the disproportionate harm to trans women. ABC, Zarrell or in Kentucky. This is ABC News. Ready to create your own income with your own home based business where there's no such thing is getting laid off. If a billionaire entrepreneur spent five years in $20 million searching for the next big trend, wouldn't you want to know what he found?.
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"That's 1 804 956468 Lou. Condolences continue over the death of renowned actress Sicily. Taison, Viola Davis, Kerry, Washington and Zendaya among many paying homage to Tyson after learning of her death. Age 96 on Thursday. Los Angeles County has surpassed another milestone for covert 19 deaths. Here in L. A county. The number of dead in the county alone is now over 16,000 who have died from Cove in 19, It comes as a county is pleading for more vaccine Will death numbers remain high Hospitalizations and overall cases were coming down here So today, outdoor dining at restaurants can resume for the first time in a long time. And there's talk about reopening school campuses for the first time since last March. Alex Stone, ABC, Nair's Los Angeles the Brooklyn New York district attorney is throwing out prostitution warrants. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is vacating more than 250 open warrants for prostitution related charges that day to 2012. The office stopped prosecuting certain prostitution crimes in 2019, and has not prosecuted anyone for engaging in prostitution during the covert 19 pandemic. Gonzalez said. It didn't make sense for someone to have an outstanding warrant for a crime he no longer prosecute, and he called on the Legislature to repeal a law that makes it a crime to loiter for the purposes of prostitution, citing what he called the stark racial inequalities and enforcement and the disproportionate harm to trans women. ABC, Zarrell or in Kentucky. This is ABC News. Ready to create your own income with your own home based business where there's no such thing is getting laid off. If a billionaire entrepreneur spent five years in $20 million searching for the next big trend, wouldn't you want to know what he found?.
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"This was not the news I was expecting to share with you. This is not how I was expecting the beginning of the show to start today as you just heard. Great actor Cicely Tyson died yesterday. She was 96. I spoke to her just a few days ago. You might have heard us talk on Tuesday. It was the day her memoir came out. It's called just as I am. I was saying to someone like Yesterday. I think one of the senior producers of the show does like how profoundly moved I was by Cicely Tyson. By her perspective, her presence, especially at 96. Also like her gratitude. You know, I complain about stuff all the time and to hear her go at the end of the interview. The last thing she said to me was Tom. I am so grateful For this moment. In time we talked about her early days, We talked about her career defining roles. We talked about movies like the Autobiography of Jane Pittman or and Sounder. We talked about her role in the TV series roots We talked about Everything you know, most recently she was and how to get away with murder. Miss Tyson's co star on that Syriza Viola Davis tweeted this last night and I wanted to read it for you quote. I'm devastated. My heart is just broken. I loved you so much. You were everything to me. You made me feel loved and seen and valued in a world where there is still a cloak of invisibility. Us dark chocolate girls. You gave me permission to dream. Cicely Tyson's accolades are too many to list here. Emmys, Golden Globes, A Peabody, a Tony and honorary Oscar mult multiple in the Deep Image awards. I mean, you know a million things. Had a clear vision. Mission to bring complex and nuanced black characters to the screen and on stage and tow uplift others who had dreams just like hers. When I got to speak to Cicely Tyson again just a few days ago. That dedication was crystal clear. I am so grateful. We got to bring you that conversation. So much of it is stuck with me and Especially the part where she talked about getting the presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016. That moment is a moment that will live with me forever forever. And someone pointed out to me not too long ago. That I was the last person and his administration to receive it. Okay on that, he said. He made that statement. And then, he said And she's cool, gorgeous one than I need, huh? That's pretty good. If that gets into your presidential medal, you know that's a good sign. That's right. Well, you know, maybe this is a good way to close it off your 96 years old now and, you know, I think a lot of people want to know about the secret to a long life. And in the book you talk about how celery juice and morning pull ups are part of a key role. But what what other advice would you give people? I think that when, uh You get up in the morning and you're fortunate enough to see daylight. You're blessed on when I get up, and I see daylight. I first thank God I go into my meditation. Another change, and that gives me the faith. The car I thank God first. Very sick needs a face and a trust to go on for another day. And I think that's the most important thing that one have Detective Thank God just seeing another day. I never thought I would like to be 96 years old. My God, Every member of my family is gone. I am so surviving member of my family, and I was not expected to be here past three months.
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"When this was not the news I was expecting to share with you. This is not how I was expecting the beginning of the show to start today as you just heard. Great actor Cicely Tyson died yesterday. She was 96. I spoke to her just a few days ago. You might have heard us talk on Tuesday. It was the day her memoir came out. It's called just as I am. I was saying to someone like Yesterday. I think one of the senior producers of the show does like how profoundly moved I was by Cicely Tyson. By her perspective, her presence, especially at 96. Also like her gratitude. You know, I complain about stuff all the time and to hear her go at the end of the interview. The last thing she said to me was Tom. I am so grateful For this moment. In time we talked about her early days, We talked about her career defining roles. We talked about movies like the Autobiography of Jane Pittman or and Sounder. We talked about her role in the TV series roots We talked about Everything you know, most recently she was and how to get away with murder. Miss Tyson's co star on that Syriza Viola Davis tweeted this last night and I wanted to read it for you quote. I'm devastated. My heart is just broken. I loved you so much. You were everything to me. You made me feel loved and seen and valued in a world where there is still a cloak of invisibility. Us dark chocolate girls. You gave me permission to dream. Cicely Tyson's accolades are too many to list here. Emmys, Golden Globes, A Peabody, a Tony and honorary Oscar mult multiple in the Deep Image awards. I mean, you know a million things. Had a clear vision. Mission to bring complex and nuanced black characters to the screen and on stage and tow uplift others who had dreams just like hers. When I got to speak to Cicely Tyson again just a few days ago. That dedication was crystal clear. I am so grateful. We got to bring you that conversation. So much of it is stuck with me and Especially the part where she talked about getting the presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016. That moment is a moment that will live with me forever forever. And someone pointed out to me not too long ago. That I was the last person and his administration to receive it. Okay on that, he said. He made that statement. And then, he said And she's cool, gorgeous one than I need, huh? That's pretty good. If that gets into your presidential medal, you know that's a good sign. That's right. Well, you know, maybe this is a good way to close it off your 96 years old now and, you know, I think a lot of people want to know about the secret to a long life. And in the book you talk about how celery juice and morning pull ups are part of a key role. But what what other advice would you give people? I think that when, uh You get up in the morning and you're fortunate enough to see daylight. You're blessed on when I get up, and I see daylight. I first thank God I go into my meditation. Another change, and that gives me the faith. The car I thank God first. Very sick needs a face and a trust to go on for another day. And I think that's the most important thing that one have Detective Thank God just seeing another day. I never thought I would like to be 96 years old. My God, Every member of my family is gone. I am so surviving member of my family, and I was not expected to be here past three months. Yeah, I mean, it's it's gratitude, you know? Yes, it is. It's gratitude. Well, they thank you so much for your time. We're going to play blessed assurance now. Oh, that's my mother's favorite him. What? What do you love about that one in the show? It's the sort of that my mother's saying all the time. And in a church that I go to have a civilian Baptist church. I have a pew in her name and on it is Cressida shortage. Miss Tyson. Thank you so much for your time. And what a remarkable life you've led and what a remarkable story and I were so grateful for your time today. I am grateful for this moment.
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Cicely Tyson, her memoir just out, was active to the end
"This was not the news I was expecting to share with you. This is not how I was expecting the beginning of the show to start today as you just heard. Great actor Cicely Tyson died yesterday. She was 96. I spoke to her just a few days ago. You might have heard us talk on Tuesday. It was the day her memoir came out. It's called just as I am. I was saying to someone like Yesterday. I think one of the senior producers of the show does like how profoundly moved I was by Cicely Tyson. By her perspective, her presence, especially at 96. Also like her gratitude. You know, I complain about stuff all the time and to hear her go at the end of the interview. The last thing she said to me was Tom. I am so grateful For this moment. In time we talked about her early days, We talked about her career defining roles. We talked about movies like the Autobiography of Jane Pittman or and Sounder. We talked about her role in the TV series roots We talked about Everything you know, most recently she was and how to get away with murder. Miss Tyson's co star on that Syriza Viola Davis tweeted this last night and I wanted to read it for you quote. I'm devastated. My heart is just broken. I loved you so much. You were everything to me. You made me feel loved and seen and valued in a world where there is still a cloak of invisibility. Us dark chocolate girls. You gave me permission to dream. Cicely Tyson's accolades are too many to list here. Emmys, Golden Globes, A Peabody, a Tony and honorary Oscar mult multiple in the Deep Image awards. I mean, you know a million things. Had a clear vision. Mission to bring complex and nuanced black characters to the screen and on stage and tow uplift others who had dreams just like hers. When I got to speak to Cicely Tyson again just a few days ago. That dedication was crystal clear. I am so grateful. We got to bring you that conversation. So much of it is stuck with me and Especially the part where she talked about getting the presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2016. That moment is a moment that will live with me forever forever. And someone pointed out to me not too long ago. That I was the last person and his administration to receive it. Okay on that, he said. He made that statement. And then, he said And she's cool, gorgeous one than I need, huh? That's pretty good. If that gets into your presidential medal, you know that's a good sign. That's right. Well, you know, maybe this is a good way to close it off your 96 years old now and, you know, I think a lot of people want to know about the secret to a long life. And in the book you talk about how celery juice and morning pull ups are part of a key role. But what what other advice would you give people? I think that when, uh You get up in the morning and you're fortunate enough to see daylight. You're blessed on when I get up, and I see daylight. I first thank God I go into my meditation. Another change, and that gives me the faith. The car I thank God first. Very sick needs a face and a trust to go on for another day. And I think that's the most important thing that one have Detective Thank God just seeing another day. I never thought I would like to be 96 years old. My God, Every member of my family is gone. I am so surviving member of my family, and I was not expected to be here past three months.
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"And takes a drink herself. The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman won nine Emmys, including one for Taison. It was a performance that deeply inspired a young Viola Davis. She and her sisters watched the TV movie together and their families run down apartment in South Carolina. At an awards press conference in 2015. Davis said Tyson was a revelation. She was the first Actress that I saw when I was 67 years old, that where I saw craft where I saw the magic of transformation. Viola Davis eventually got to share in that magic in the TV series. How to get away with murder. Taison played Davis, his mother, the Manta. Hey, kitchens tag. Hey! Oh, come on. Yeah. Where'd you come from Sicily. Tyson used to tell a story that well into her eighties she was still looking for one more great role to play at age 88. She found it. Playing Mrs Carrie Watts in a Broadway revival of Horton Foote's a trip to Bountiful with an all black cast. In this scene at the bus station, Tyson strikes up a conversation with another solo traveler. Everything seemed to work out today. Why is it some days? Everything works out on some days. Nothing works out. I guess the good Lord is with me today. I wonder why the Lord isn't with us every day. There's some bad. Yeah. Jason would break into him. Pull what off taste of the law read of AAI. Overcome with emotion..
NewsRadio WIOD
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"Or half a percent. The S and P 500 added one point also good for a record close. The Dow closed 12 points lower Realtors report on December sales of existing homes after the markets opened this morning, Jimmy back to you. All right. Thanks a 22 here in the program. Timeto talk about television. Yeah, please, To do that with as we always do with TV guides and critic Matt Roush, Follow me into a TV G m. Matt Roush and pick up TV guys. They ignored you, Matt. Hey, Jimmy. I've got a date with with Netflix tonight in Bridgeton, and I understand it's terrific, but you got some news about the future of this, huh? Well, yeah, It was a good week for them is it almost always is, But this is the week they officially announced they had hit the 200 Million subscriber mark. You know, around the world they are. Truly global brand, And there's something for everybody on Netflix, of course, and also a big news with them. Business wise is that they say that they're doing well enough now what subscribers that they don't have to keep borrowing to pay for this endless figure of programming that they're doing, which is very, very expensive and the deals they make, But they are also sitting on a mountain a colossal mountain of debt because they've just been borrowing to be able to produce a so much as they produced. But they say now they're not gonna have to do that anymore. On. But this again just shows just the supreme Asi of Netflix is everywhere. But the good news for fans is that their latest buzz hit, which was Bridger iton, which is sort of basically Jane Austen meets gossip Girl and it was. It's been a big hit since Christmas when it launched when it launched That it has been renewed for a second season is nobody doubted. But Netflix you know, you never know with them because sometimes another show go on two or three seasons. Then all of a sudden it's over the way that they they decide what successful what is still a big mystery to most of us, But you do know what a show pops when something like the Queen's gambit comes out or or Bridgeton, somehow or other they pop from the mix because I also sometimes wonder. Was anybody find anything on that flicks because they just keep pouring it out. And you know in movie studios wouldn't do what they do. They bury their product and new product and so, but the fact is that I guess that there's a limitless appetite for people whose now they're big teeth. When they talk about watching TV. They're really talking about watching Netflix. Yeah, We're really not worried about their debt. I mean, look with 200 million subscribers they could pay over a billion dollars off every single month. Well, that's you know, that's the thought, but I mean, they are spending so much money on programming and getting all this talent. So it zah new business. That's for sure. They're changed the way everybody else works. They are. Another of the biggest hits for them is the crown. Is that Showtime? Who is that? Know what? Yeah, I think with the crown of what I'm saying here is that that that Showtime looks like they have paid attention. The fact that the crown is such a big yet this is the new announcement this weekend showed that I'm gonna be looking forward to in the year to come Show time is doing sort of like a Washington D. C version of the Crim. They're gonna call it the first lady and it's the anthology. Siri is where the episodes will be built around. Um, some of the most famous first ladies of recent past history, and the casting is so far is pretty outrageous. Viola Davis, who's if you haven't seen more Rainey's black bottom on Netflix. Now that's something to watch The Violet Davis, one of our great actresses is gonna bring Michelle Obama and they just cast Michelle Pfeiffer to be playing Betty Ford. And in the first season, it will be dealing with Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and also Eleanor Roosevelt, who they haven't cast and that's gonna be the first season of the first lady. Um, you know, down the line. Like, you know, there's gonna be so many more so I think this could run for years if it's any good, but you think about how fascinated we are with the crown. But if they could do that kind of drama for the White House, but focusing from the first lady's perspective. I think that sounds like a hit. Ya know, Roosevelt. I mean, you could find the 6 ft four inch person to be able to play that role. I think that she's just got such character to or two. So, Yeah, this'd sounds like something I would watch. Yeah, right. You have a pick of the week. For us. My pick of the week comes Wednesday on the sci Fi channel. I haven't really looked at there for low for, you know, for a long time, but they have a show called Resident Alien Resident Alien is a sly fi comedy about extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth. He is planning to destroy all of humanity. But he loses his equipment in this crash landing. He has to take over a human body. And then he becomes the town doctor in a small town in Colorado. He learned all the human waste by watching Law and order and Jerry or Back is his idea of the perfect human. I like that, too. But he's basically a bad guy, and he's like a wolf in sheep's clothing, And as he learns how to be a human, he wonders whether he should really destroy them or not. So it's It's more funny than it is everything else. But it was a really an original idea, and then it makes the end of resin alien. Yeah, OK, so it's resonated in next Wednesday premieres on SciFi Channel. Hey, thank God. It's TV guy. Check out today. Thanks. We're talking next week's, You know, you bet. 26 minutes. Here's getting into sports is man. What you gonna give me the 2021 summer games, reportedly on the verge of being.
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"Kids like Lindsay, who was 17 and lives with her mom outside Atlanta. We're not using last names to protect her privacy. Lindsey has autism. She thrives on routine and get special help at school. So when the pandemic hit and schools closed her mom Sandra, who's a nurse says they're living hell started. Lindsay began hitting her mom. Also, she would still wake up early for school. But when the bus never came, Sandra says she'd often grow agitated and just walk out is like how brain was wired, and she's out the door and I'm chasing her. That's when Sandra would race through the short list of places she could call for help. There was her state's mental health crisis hotline. But she'd often have to wait. This is ridiculous is supposed to be a crisis team, But I'm on hold for 40 50 minutes, and by the time you get on the phone is done. There was the local hospital, but she'd already been there with Lindsay a few times and been told there's really nothing they can do So on May 17th when her daughter ran out before breakfast, Sandra followed in her car. And called the last option on our list. The police she's turning this way. She's turning this way in this a man staying in one spot, but I can't because if I stay in one spot, she's gone. I don't know my daughter is turns out. Lindsay wanted a bag of Doritos and walk to the store on the way she took off her pants. So when she got there, she was wearing a red shirt and gray underwear, according to Sandra and police records at the store in front of a female officer. Lindsay hit her mom hard on the back and she hit me in the latest song. I said she's autistic. You know, I'm okay. I'm a nurse. I just need to take her home and giving her medication. But the police said they couldn't drive Lindsey home and asked if Sandra wanted to take her to the nearest hospital. Sandra said No, because they already told me, ma'am, there's nothing we can do. They just check out labs is fine the ship from back home. So, the officer said the only other thing the police could do was take Lindsay to jail for hitting her mom. At that point, Sandra says she felt helpless and out of options. I don't know, she said. I'm trying everything. Finally in tears, she told the police take her. When Lindsey resisted, several officers wrestled her to the ground and handcuffed. ER, The teenager still in her underwear, was taken to jail, where she spent much of the night until her mom was able to post bail. Lindsay's case is still pending. Clayton County Solicitor General Charles Brooks told NPR his office is working to ensure that the resolution in this matter involves a plan for medication compliance and not punitive action. Millions of kids are grappling with similar challenges many cycle through police custody and emergency rooms or faced long, costly stays in residential treatment facilities. That's exactly what Sandra is hoping to avoid. For Lindsay. For me as a nurse, and as a provider of that'll be. The last thing for my daughter is like they leave it to the school. And to the parents to deal with and they don't care. And that's the problem Is that because if I'm not here, you know she didn't ask to be actually have all to them, you know? To help families like Sanders and Marjorie's advocates say governments need to invest more to create a mental health system that's accessible to anyone who needs it. But given that many states are right now, seeing revenues drop, there's a concern that services will instead get cut at a time when the need has never been greater. For NPR news. I'm Cory Turner and I'm Kristine Herman. That story comes from a reporting partnership among NPR, Illinois Public Media and Kaiser Health News. This is NPR news. KCRW sponsors include Netflix, presenting Ma Rainey's Black bottom. Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman star in this adaptation of the August Wilson play about the 19 twenties. Mother of the Blues now on Netflix awards eligible There are lots of great ways to support KCRW joining us a member, of course, but also spreading the word to friends, subscribing to newsletters and writing reviews or donating that unused vehicle in your life unfold. Family car could be hard to let go. But.
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"Supposed to meet me in garage. Supposing you get vehicle You can still dream in Uganda. You we have constant him in Uganda. But if I tell you at my age and the way I work, I wouldn't be only having this. He deserves better. He says Uganda deserves better. He says In the past, he didn't care much for politics. But this time he made sure to stop by his polling station to pick up his registration. Why? Because I still have hope that maybe this time round things might change. Maybe this time, he says young people can change Uganda. Later. Peralta NPR NEWS KAMPALA You're listening to all things Considered from NPR News. KCRW sponsors include Netflix, presenting Wall Rainey's Black bottom. Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman star in this adaptation of the August Wilson play about the 19 twenties. Mother of the Blues Now on Netflix awards eligible Support for NPR comes from Procter and Gamble. Make revel Line probiotic The Daily supplement to support digestive.
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'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' could put Chadwick Boseman in select Oscar company
"If you wanna see what kind of talent we lost when we lost chadwick boseman watch ma rainey's black bottom which stars viola davis and chadwick. Boseman unbelievable movie came out today on netflix. And i guarantee you chadwick. Boseman will win. Best actor for this at the next oscars in april unbelievable chadwick boseman. What a what a terrible loss. And you'll you'll see what i'm talking about when you watch this movie. He is black panther all those great movies. This may be his best performance. So well it's going to have to be. It's gonna be spectacular to beat his performances. Jackie robinson in forty two. He he was so good he also plays james brown and get on up yup. But he's so. Good as jackie robinson that you think. You're watching jackie robinson. They actually did a jackie. Robinson story chadwick. Boseman played himself. Shabby boseman's better. Yeah that is. Yeah so check that out my range black bottom and
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Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman star in 'Ma Rainey'
"The enter chadwick. Boseman died of cancer in august at the age of forty three not long after he finished shooting the movie mall. Rainey's black bottom now streaming on netflix. The movie stars viola. Davis is the famous blue singer mall rainy and was adapted from august. Wilson's play our film critic. Justin chang says that boseman's final screen performance ranks among his very best. One reason chadwick boseman was such. An extraordinary actor was his ability to command the screen without hogging the spotlight. His presence was so quietly magnetic that even when he played real life. Heroes like jackie robinson and thurgood marshall or fictional ones like king to challa in black panther. He still seemed like the most self effacing of movie stars but boseman could also go big like when he took on james brown in the musical bio-pic get on up and gave his most electrifying performance. Until now it's devastating. That ma rainey's black bottom is the last new. Boseman movie will ever see this. Excellent adaptation of august wilson's nineteen eighty to play from the director george c wolfe and the screenwriter ruben. Santiago hudson is both a precious parting gift and a punch in the gut even more than get on up. Boseman holds nothing back. He emptied himself out onscreen. He plays levy a gifted and ambitious trumpet player struggling to forge his way in a white man's world or this case a white man's recording studio where most of the movie takes place. It's a sweltering hot day in nineteen twenty seven chicago in the pioneering southern blues singer ma rainey played by a superb viola. Davis is planning to record some of her most popular songs. Mas name may be in the place title. But she isn't the main narrative focus here much of the story unfolds while the four musicians in her band are waiting for her to show up at the studio. During the rehearsal session cutler the guitar and trombone player played by colman. Domingo wants to stick with their usual arrangement for a particular song but levy wants to use a new edgier version that he composed. It doesn't take long for the arguments to start and the egos to emerge. How's your name in. So i just played a piece whatever they want them. Criticizing the people's music like you. I got talent. Oh man is we tagged. My dad had a note. I was gonna turn out like the name mccabe. I'm going to give me a bad and make some shots. I don't give them instead of my. I wrote and he say going to let me record when i get my band together. I just got last part of song. I got stopped or everybody gets out there. And other keeping the same idea from the beginning in everybody got a game plan for all his outward swagger boseman later lays bare. The anguish beneath levies self-assured grin in a spellbinding monologue about his southern childhood. He reveals the acts of violence that were committed against his family by a gang of white men he's witnessed unspeakable horrors and fought hard for his shot at success. And he's not about to let anyone stand in his way not even marini herself when she finally shows up at the studio via davis who won an oscar for her work. In another wilson. Adaptation fences is magnificent. Here in the kind of full throated diva showcase. She's rarely taken on becoming more rainy. Required quite the transformation davis wears a padded rubber suit and sports. A mouthful of gold teeth and her vocals are supplied by the singer. Maxine lewis but the performance never feels needlessly. Flashy and davis is best moments are the ones in which she shows us. Ma rainey's anxious calculating side when she stops the recording session because no one's brought her the bottle of coke she always insists on before singing. She isn't just causing a fuss. Exactly what she's worth and how much power she commands in a predominantly white male industry and she's determined to push yourself right up to that line without crossing it marines. Black bottom is one of ten plays in august. Wilson's epic pittsburgh cycle and the only one that isn't actually set in pittsburgh wilson's insights into the complexities of twentieth century. African american experience cemented his reputation as one of this country's greatest dramatists. The filmmakers haven't opened up the material in the manner of so many stage to screen adaptations if anything they've ruthlessly tightened the play and paired it down to essentials wolf directs at a furious clip. The sets are spare even drab which has the effect of your concentration on the performances and while boseman and davis are the stars of the show. Every actor gets a chance to shine including michael potts as the bass player. Slow drag and glenn termine reprising his role as the pianist toledo from twenty sixteen revival at the heart of the play is the bond between levy a fictional creation and rainy. A real life figure. The two are antagonistic by nature levy keeps trying to put his own stamp on mas music and he makes the mistake of trying to seduce. Her young girlfriend played by taylor. Page but levy and ma are also kindred spirits. They're both trying to make authentic commercially viable art with an assistant bent on exploiting their talents but levy doesn't have martinis experience or her knack for self preservation and the weight of his past trauma ultimately proves too much to overcome the climax is hunting beyond words were seeing a man peering into an abyss played by an actor who knew his own life was slipping away chadwick. Boseman last moments on the screen are among his darkest and also is
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'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' could put Chadwick Boseman in select Oscar company
"Film is called Ma Rainey's Black bottom. It premieres on Netflix. Michelle Pelino has more Ma Rainey's black finding premieres on Netflix, starring Viola Davis, says the title character and Chadwick Boseman in his final performance. The film is based on the 1982 August Wilson play. It takes Place one single afternoon in Chicago, 19. 27 in its studio where the great blues singer has come to make a record will be ready to go in 15 minutes already going, Madam says. We're ready to go, and that's way go around here. Tensions rise between rainy and her ambitious horn player played by Bozeman, who has big dreams, but racial unrest at the time, feed their frustrations. The film is dedicated to Bozeman, who died in August set 43 of colon cancer. Movie
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Reclaiming Black Culture in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
"Played by chadwick. Boseman as the young trumpet player levy colman domingo cutler michael potts as slow drag and glenn termine as toledo. We also meet mas young lover. Desi may play by taylor page and her nephew sylvester played by deuce on brown. I want to just dive right in joel. You said you were very excited to talk about this coming what you thought. Oh my gosh linda. I loved it like it's hard to put into words how much i enjoyed it. And all of the reasons but chadwick boseman this be his final performance. Jeff estates think recently denzel washington in an interview said that like he didn't lose anything we lost him this idea that he gave everything he had to give while he was here. This for me is probably his magnum opus. His great work his his final statement. To wasn't he left us a lot of really great. If you look at all the roles he's chose in the last like three to four years. All of them are about conclusions and about wrapping things up. This one is so much more about like the hurt and pain. You have to just go through as a black person just to exist in this country and it's profound and gorgeous and the way we'll shoots this. I struggle a lot with theater to film translations. Because it's like theater it's so meant to be experienced in person and sometimes dial it doesn't quite work and particularly when they're monologue like you have a hard time like this doesn't feel real because it's not it's theater if you don't have to live in same kind of rules that film often does but when we'll takes his camera at a high angle as chadwick boseman is giving this like very revealing monologue. You're able to stay in it because you're sort of. It feels almost more in his head. It's more conversations having with and it captures. I think what is so hard to translate between these two mediums. And i love it and then on top of all that colman. Domingo like if you're making a movie just put colman domingo you cast anyone else in any other will ever a silent killer in everything that he does. And it's so profound. I love his in bad movies. I love his work in great. I love coleman doing and here he just continues that check and then they leave is crowns. It all off by just being great and showing up and her vocal performance away. She drinks coke. Makes you wanna die. It's a seven. I love performances. I like live live for like actors being able to nestle into character and create something that is so alive and vivid. No one in the cast isn't doing that. It's nearly a perfect soga. Yeah stephen thompson. What did you think. I love this movie. Too i think the central performances by chadwick boseman and by viola davis are so beautifully done. I do think there are a lot of parallels to be drawn between this film and fences which one viola davis and oscar that has also adapted from an august wilson. Play and both films are really so centered on the performances. They are really showcases for actors more than there necessarily like show willie directed big epochs. There are focused on the performances. I think that theatre film translation does trip them both up a little bit. Where they're so focused on the performances. They don't flow as naturally as they might. This there are points in this film. That felt a little bit stagey to me. But at the same time those performances are glorious. As joel said that chadwick boseman performance is is titanic. I mean it is a oscar clip e speech -i big performance. I think we cannot underestimate. How great this viola davis performance is. It is a quieter performance. She's doing so much work with just like kind of heavy eyelid. Look at a character will just is just searing. She is fantastic film and like joel said colman. Domingo is great. Glenn is great as toledo. I loved this film and as you would expect it just weaves music in beautifully. Yeah all right. I asia. Let's go to you next to you.
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Celebrities decry decision in Breonna Taylor case
"The decision not to directly charge Louisville police officers in the death of a woman shot to death in a botched drug raid has struck a nerve in the entertainment world for months now celebrities musicians and athletes have been calling for justice in the police shooting of Brianna Taylor including Sunday when some wore T. shirts with her name or image at the Emmy awards now that a grand jury has declined to charge any of the offices with her death those voices are being raised again Oscar winner viola Davis use the stronger version of bold to denounce the ruling saying it is why the phrase black lives matter cannot be said enough Kerry Washington notes Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is on president trump's shortlist to replace Ruth beta Ginsburg on the Supreme Court and Mandy Moore says she simply doesn't have the words to express her dismay I'm Oscar wells Gabriel
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Viola Davis to play Michelle Obama in Showtime series
"Viola Davis is set to play former First Lady Michelle Obama in a new drama series development on Showtime is called first ladies the show is going to follow the various spouses to American presidents the first season is the highlight of Michelle Obama Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford premiere date for first ladies has not been
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Viola Davis to play Michelle Obama in new Showtime series
"Viola Davis possibly taking on the acting role of former First Lady Michelle Obama show time is cast Davis for a potential series called first ladies focusing on presidential wives route US