People still use that phrase
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman Starring in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ for Netflix (trailer)
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Watched the movie the other night and everyone involved in the movie did a great job. I hope the film will get recognized during the award season.
Man this was emotional as fukk. Helluva last performance from Chadwick and that ending 
went in not knowing what to expect but loved that they kept it similar to a play style (didn’t know it was based on a play until we started and my girl told me).
went in not knowing what to expect but loved that they kept it similar to a play style (didn’t know it was based on a play until we started and my girl told me).
Dr. Narcisse
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Barry Jenkins is supposed to direct that with Sam Jackson and John David Washington starring.August Wilson, i got one of his play's "The Piano Lesson" on my shelf
It's good but not great. I could see it being phenomenal in its stage play form but it needed something extra film wise. Would've liked to have seen the more pleasant side to Ma Rainey a bit more. She was pretty much an a$$hole throughout. Chadwick overacted a bit but much love to the brotha. I enjoyed it though
darealvelle
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Yea he was in the new candyman movie.
staticshock
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I was expecting this to be a biography of her instead of them recording that song.
Some of the dialogue was a little too long but I still enjoyed it. I was watching it with my homegirl last night & she didn’t know the history of Ma Rainey..I told her she was like Meg The Stallion of the 20s
I wished they would have played “Prove It On Me” & “Booze & Blues“
Hoping for more blue artists movies down the line
Some of the dialogue was a little too long but I still enjoyed it. I was watching it with my homegirl last night & she didn’t know the history of Ma Rainey..I told her she was like Meg The Stallion of the 20s
I wished they would have played “Prove It On Me” & “Booze & Blues“
Hoping for more blue artists movies down the line
The headline should have said starring Chadwick Boseman and featuring Viola Davis cause taking nothing away from her performance which was great but Chadwick played this role with all his heart i feel and he deserves awards for this performance even if he ain't here to enjoy it. For years we looked for the next Denzel or Will. And while cats like Idris MJ Trevante and Majors are great this man was in a class of his own and i hate that it took me viewing his other movies a second time to realize that.
R.E.N. Spells Ren
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Finally watched it. I enjoyed it. Chadwick looked so young in this
Ending seemed a little forced, but I get what it was saying and that is very true.
Question for you and those who have seen/read the play: did the characters say “nikka” in the play as much as they did in the movie? That was the only thing that struck me as odd. I didn’t think Black folk used that word as much back then.
Ending seemed a little forced, but I get what it was saying and that is very true.
Question for you and those who have seen/read the play: did the characters say “nikka” in the play as much as they did in the movie? That was the only thing that struck me as odd. I didn’t think Black folk used that word as much back then.