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Gimme Three - A Series For Cinephiles

Subscriber-only episodeIn this BONUS EDITION of the Gimme Three Podcast, we revisit a conversation with Emmy Award-Winning and Peabody Award-Winning filmmaker Sam Pollard. In light of our recent Mo' Better Blues analysis, we honor the film's editor, Mr. Pollard. Sam is now an incredible director who has helmed several outstanding documentaries, including MLK/FBI (which we discuss in this episode). Based on the recently declassified files, MLK/FBI explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.❗️SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE ❗️Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcastYou can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on LetterboxdShout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.

1999: The Podcast
SUMMER OF SAM: "S.O.S." - with Julia Sirmons

1999: The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 89:01


Spike Lee's Summer of Sam should have been the perfect 1999 movie. After Lee's breakthrough 1989 film Do the Right Thing, he was on a roll in the 90s, giving us 1990s' Mo Better Blues, 1991's Jungle Fever, 1992's Malcolm X, 1994's Crooklyn, 1995's Clockers, 1996's Get on the Bus, and 1998's He Got Game. And so a gritty, Scorsese-esque New York crime like Summer of Sam headlined by the rising star Brody and Leguizamo at his most popular seemed like a no-brainer. And maybe because its nearly two and a half hour run time just didn't appeal to audiences in the middle of summer, for some reason SoS (which served as a near-perfect metaphor for the anxiety of pre-Y2K America) just never caught on with critics or at the box office. But has our equally volatile (and true crime obsessed) 2024 America made the film newly relevant? And where does it stand in Spike Lee's oeuvre? To discuss, John welcomed back film and culture writer and frequent guest Julia Sirmons to the show.  

听爵享受
听爵享受之客人来:Yoon Li

听爵享受

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 59:06


1. Soul Bossa Nova (2.46) - Quincy Jones 2. Telecoteco (3.38) - Paul Morelenbaum 3. Blue rondo ala Turk (6.43) - Dave Brubeck 4. Mo Better Blues (4.34) - Saturnino 5. Samba Triste (4.43)- Stan Getz 6. Moonbean Woman (4.48)- Freakpower 7. Danny Boy (3.40)- Bill Evans Trio 8. Invisible to You (4.27) - Mary Coughlan 9. Cherokee (2.18)- Harry James

Reel Notes w/ CineMasai
S4 Episode 4: shemar

Reel Notes w/ CineMasai

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 102:17


My guest this week is New York rapper-producer shemar. We spoke about Mo' Better Blue and the films of Spike Lee, Shark Boy & Lavagirl, Spy Kids, and the films of Robert Rodriguez, listening to Kendrick, Tyler, The Creator, and Earl Sweatshirt growing up, transitioning from poetry and beatmaking to rapping, labels and boxes within underground hip-hop, and the creative process behind his two latest projects—obtuse ways to say that i love you and the Child Actor-produced sunscreen.  Come fuck with usobtuse ways to say that i love you and sunscreen are both available wherever music is sold, streamed, or stolen. Consider copping both directly from shemar's Bandcamp. Follow shemar on Instagram (@shemar.alexander) and Twitter (@shemar_aa). Join the Reel Notes Patreon today for as little as $5/month to get early access to episodes, our Discord server, exclusive bonus interviews and reviews, and more!My first book, Reel Notes: Culture Writing on the Margins of Music and Movies, is available now, via 4 PM Publishing. Order a digital copy on Amazon here.Reel Notes stands in solidarity with the oppressed peoples of Palestine, Congo, Sudan, Tigray, and Haiti. Please consider donating to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund,  The Palestinian Youth Movement, Medical Aid for Palestinians, HealAfrica, FreeTigray, and/or Hope For Haiti.  For information about contacting your representatives to demand a ceasefire, finding protests, and other tools, check out CeasefireToday!Follow me on Instagram (@cinemasai), Twitter (@CineMasai_), TikTok (@cinemasai), and Letterboxd (@CineMasai)Support the show

Formally Called Honest Talk
Mo Better Blues

Formally Called Honest Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 42:43


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Radio AlterNantes FM
Beatume (136) : Spéciale Spike Lee

Radio AlterNantes FM

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024


Vu sur Beatume (136) : Spéciale Spike Lee Do The Right Thing, Mo Better Blues, Malcolm X, Crooklyn et bien d'autres, la filmographie du réalisateur américain Spike Lee est impressionnante. Les bandes originales de tous ces chefs-d'œuvre sont bien évidemment à la hauteur. De Stevie Wonder à ATCQ, en passant par Prince ou encore Public Enemy, nous allons vous plonger dans l'œuvre de […] Cet article provient de Radio AlterNantes FM

Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight for Thursday, December 28, 2023

Entertainment Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 20:03


ET Vault Unlocked: DENZEL WASHINGTON! After four decades, his 53 movies have grossed over $4 billion. From DENZEL'S early years in Mount Vernon to the New York Times naming him “the greatest actor of the 21st century”. When ET first met him donating blood in 1984 alongside “St. Elsewhere” co-star, MARK HARMON. Plus, on set with DENZEL as he took over the 90s. From his first film with SPIKE LEE, “Mo Better Blues” to his first lead actor Oscar® nomination for “Malcom X”. And, going toe-to-toe with TOM HANKS in “Philadelphia”. Then, his first Oscar® win in “Training Day”. Plus, turning to family flicks with the hit movie, “Remember the Titans”. And, reuniting with DAKOTA FANNING in “The Equalizer 3”. Plus, how he's taken on mentoring young stars in Hollywood from CHADWICK BOSEMAN, to JAMIE FOXX, to WILL SMITH. And, his relationship with wife PAULETTA and their talented kids. Plus, DENZEL'S upcoming film with RIDLEY SCOTT, “Gladiator 2”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight for Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Entertainment Tonight

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 20:03


ET Vault Unlocked: DENZEL WASHINGTON! After four decades, his 53 movies have grossed over $4 billion. From DENZEL'S early years in Mount Vernon to the New York Times naming him “the greatest actor of the 21st century”. When ET first met him donating blood in 1984 alongside “St. Elsewhere” co-star, MARK HARMON. Plus, on set with DENZEL as he took over the 90s. From his first film with SPIKE LEE, “Mo Better Blues” to his first lead actor Oscar® nomination for “Malcom X”. And, going toe-to-toe with TOM HANKS in “Philadelphia”. Then, his first Oscar® win in “Training Day”. Plus, turning to family flicks with the hit movie, “Remember the Titans”. And, reuniting with DAKOTA FANNING in “The Equalizer 3”. Plus, how he's taken on mentoring young stars in Hollywood from CHADWICK BOSEMAN, to JAMIE FOXX, to WILL SMITH. And, his relationship with wife PAULETTA and their talented kids. Plus, DENZEL'S upcoming film with RIDLEY SCOTT, “Gladiator 2”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jagbags
The Movies of Spike Lee: Which Are His Best?

Jagbags

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 40:03


We talk the career, the commercials, the documentaries and above all the movies of Mr. Spike Lee. We go through our favorite movies of his, as well as the countless careers he helped to launch. We discuss our first memories of his work (Mars Blackmon, Nike commercials with Michael Jordan) to Do The Right Thing, to X, He Got Game, 4 Little Girls, Da 5 Bloods, and many many more. Put some Jagbags in your ear!

Pablo Held Investigates
Robert Hurst

Pablo Held Investigates

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 169:42


Talking to master bassist Robert Hurst was a big highlight for me. My earliest memory of listening to him goes back to my childhood where I often picked out the ‘Mo Better Blues‘ soundtrack from of my parent's record collection. While listening to the record I stared at the pictures of the musicians in the … Continue reading Robert Hurst

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Spike Lee on His “Dream Project,” a Joe Louis Bio-Pic

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 31:35


The director Spike Lee looked back at the length and breadth of his career so far during a sit-down with David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival. Although Lee's storied filmography may be familiar to movie buffs, few are likely to know as much about his humble beginnings as the scion of a celebrated, but often unemployed, musician—the late Bill Lee. The young Spike Lee bore some resentment toward his father, an upright-bass player who eschewed countless gigs because he refused to play an electric bass guitar. “[I]t wasn't until later that I saw that, yo, this is his life. He was not going to play music that he didn't want to play.” As an artist in his own right, Lee has taken a similar approach to filmmaking. He has tackled a myriad of genres and difficult subject matter, without sacrificing his unique voice and social consciousness to satisfy Hollywood. “Some things you just can't compromise,” he told Remnick. Now in his fourth decade as a filmmaker, Lee hopes to one day make a long-gestating bio-pic about Joe Louis and have his career last as long as that of one of his idols. “Kurosawa was eighty-six!” the sixty-six-year-old Lee said, of the Japanese filmmaker's retirement age. “I have to at least get to Kurosawa.” Plus, the sports writer Louisa Thomas talks with the New Yorker Radio Hour's Adam Howard about the stars to watch in the N.B.A.'s new season. Share your thoughts on The New Yorker Radio Hour  podcast.

2-5-1
2-5m-1-S2E11-Mo Better Blues

2-5-1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 5:12


In this Episode we discuss Spike Lee's Mo Better Blues. Wikipedia saysMo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed.[1] It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career. The film focuses on themes of friendship, loyalty, honesty, cause-and-effect, and ultimately salvation. It features the music of the Branford Marsalis quartet and Terence Blanchard on trumpet. The film was released five months after the death of Robin Harris and is dedicated to his memory, being his final acting role.

Fullscope Podcast
Victor Wembanyama's Introduction, Chris Paul's a Warrior, Killer Mike's Michael and Mo' Better Blues Review

Fullscope Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2023 69:41


In this episode, Wellington and Savon are back to discuss Victor Wembanyama being the #1 pick in the Draft and the instant expectations he brings for the Spurs. Next up, they discuss Scott Henderson and Brandon Miller's potential, Chris Paul's stunning trade to the Warriors, and how Bradley Beal fits with the Suns along with where will Damian Lillard end up and why they both think it'll still be in Portland. For the album reviews, they start off with Killer Mike's phenomenal new project Michael, also Young Thug's Business is Business, Russ' Chomp 2.5 EP, and Kiana Lede's sophomore album Grudges.In the second half, they review Mo' Better Blues, the 1990 musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee who also wrote, produced, and directed it. They start off the review with how this was an interesting story about how friendships can be derailed when ego and money get in the way. They also analyze why this film isn't mentioned among Spike Lee's other A-list films, Wesley Snipes playing a different character in the 90s, and some of the weaknesses with how this film was shot for a different era. 

2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower Records

“It was all music, all the time” is the way our guest this week, Wendy Powell, describes growing up in a family where her father was a musician traveling around the country playing in a variety of bands and styles. That love of all things music led to Wendy working at Tower Records in Stockton, CA. Her first meeting with her boss from the future, Stan Goman, consisted of him telling her to get her receiving department cleaned up.  From there, Wendy wanted to hit the bright lights of NYC. Instead she ended up in the suburbs of Long Island at Carte Place…but eventually ended up in the Village working in Tower Records 4th & Broadway. In the Village store pop artist Keith Haring was a regular shopper and Wendy recalls an interesting interaction with him. Almost every department at Tower consisted of a band that was recording and touring and Wendy tells us about some of them. She also recalls Spike Lee filming “Mo Better Blues” with Wesley Snipes in the Jazz Department. Opportunity called back in Sacramento CA when a position as an Assistant to Stan Goman opened up. Not holding her messy Stockton receiving department against her (it probably was fine, Stan just *had* to make a point) Wendy got the job and worked 13 years for Mr. Goman. Wendy Powell credits that time with Stan and the hands on experience of working in Record Division/Retail Ops as what has carried her throughout her work career. Wendy talks about the day Stan was let go and how she came home crying as a result. But there were a lot of joyful times in Wendy Powell's story. Wendy talks about the ability to work at many Tower Records Grand Openings, especially at Lincoln Center with Elton John. Wendy got to attend Arista Records 15th Anniversary Party at Radio City and meet one of her idols and many icons in the industry. Wendy's involvement at the Tower Annual Conferences is discussed. She also tells a touching story of Russ Solomon and Stan Goman coming to her and her roommates apartment one year for Thanksgiving dinner. So whether you were on the receiving end of one of Wendy's phone calls on behalf of Stan or simply want to learn about another Tower legend's career, sit back and check out our “2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower Records” podcast interview with Wendy Powell. 

The tvzonepodcastnetwork's Podcast
Jay Movie Talk Ep.256 Mo Better Blues- Bleek was doing to much

The tvzonepodcastnetwork's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 74:06


Denzel Month continues on the podcast with Ep.256 I'm joined by friend Jeff from Jeffvstheworld and we discuss A Spike Lee Joint and the first team up of Lee/Washington Mo Better Blues Outro A Jazz Thing by Gang Starr Twitter: @jeffvstheworld @JayMovieTalk @thejaygiles Website: www.tvzonepodcastnetwork.com Patreon Page www.patreon.com/TheJayGiles --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

All Out of F***s Podcast
S2EP38: RUSSELL WILSON AND SQUARE BUSINESS, WRESTLEMANIA, DAYCARE CHRONICLES, GILBERT ARENAS' LUPITA NYONG'O COMMENTS AND COLORISM, AND BEST 90s BLACK MOVIES

All Out of F***s Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 84:18


Robert and Greg just chopping it up from the ridiculousness of calling Russell Wilson a square, Wrestlemania fallout, Snowfall/Bel-Air/Winning Time, Robert's Daycare Chronicles, revisiting Gilbert Arenas' ridiculous colorism comments, and they chose which year of the 90s has the best Black movies.  INTRODUCTION Welcome Back Thanks for subscribing and listening. Find us on Apple Podcasts on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and Libsyn   BLOWING SMOKE Russell Wilson a Square? Wrestlemania  Bel-Air and Snowfall Updates Peacemaker Robert Daycare Chronicles   SESSION OF THE DAY: Gilbert Arena's Lupita Nyong'o Colorism Comments   Best 90s Year for Black Movies 1990 House Party  Mo Better Blues 1991 House Party 2 Boyz N The Hood The Five Heartbeat New Jack City Strictly Business 1992 Juice Class Act Mo Money Boomerang Malcolm X 1993 CB4 What's Love Got to Do With It Menace II Society Poetic Justice Sister Act II 1994 Fresh Crooklyn Jason's Lyric Above The Rim A Low Down Dirty Shame 1995 Dead Presidents Waiting to Exhale HIgher Learning Vampire in Brooklyn Friday 1996 Set It Off Don't Be A Menace A Thin Line Between Love and Hate The Preacher's Wife Phat Beach 1997 B.A.P.S. Love Jones Eve's Bayou Soul Food Booty Call 1998 Belly The Player's Club How Stella Got Her Groove Back Why Do Fools Fall In Love He Got Game 1999 In Too Deep The Best Man The Wood Life   WHAT THE F*CK NEWS SEGMENT   Tennessee Republicans Legalize Child Marriage   THANK YOU Thanks for joining us this episode of All Out of Fucks Podcast! Make sure to check us out on Instagram @alloutoffuckspodcast, Twitter @AllOutofFuxPod, and our website at alloutoffuckspodcast.com, where you can subscribe to the show in iTunes, Stitcher or via RSS so you'll never miss a show. While you're at it, if you liked what you heard, then we'd appreciate you heading over to iTunes and giving us a 5 star rating or just tell a friend about the show

ScaryCrit
Murphy's Fin - Deep Blue Sea (1999)

ScaryCrit

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 93:42


We start E37 off with Lauren's not-so-vague review of Muppet's Haunted Mansion and where it lies on the Muppet Movie scale of greatness. Your favorite horror hosts call the Negronomicon (8:20) off the shelf to recap their Art Meets Life appearance, gush over the newest news about Scream  (11:11), and have a quick Whatcha' Watching?! moment before throwing on their wetsuits to go 3000 leagues under 1999's Deep Blue Sea (19:45). Follow Us Online & don't forget to leave us a 5 star review!www.scarycritpodcast.com | twitter.com/scarycritpod | instagram.com/scarycritpodWant to watch our Art Meets Life episode? Check it out here: https://youtu.be/7155eEr3nnUGems from Episode 37Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)Halloween Kills (2021)The Evil Dead (1981)Scream (2022)Charmed (1998)Sex Education (2019)Only Murders in the Building (2021)Squid Game (2021)Alice in Borderland (2020)As the Gods Will (2014)The Italian Job (2003)Army of the Dead (2021)Ocean's Eleven (2001)The Sopranos (1999)Deep Blue Sea (1999)The Haunting (1999)Jaws (1975)The Meg (2018)Scream (1996)Psycho (1960)Braveheart (1995)Pulp Fiction (1994)Mo Better Blues (1990)Goodfellas (1990)Jungle Fever (1991)Juice (1992)Menace II Society (1993)Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)Jurassic Park (1993)Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)Eve's Bayou (1997)Frankenfish (2004)Grey's Anatomy (2005)Alien (1979)The Mummy (1999)Panic Room (2002)Silence of the Lambs (1991)North by Northwest (1959)Sealab 2021 (2000)Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)Poseidon (2006)Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)Jurassic World (2015)Power (2015)Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)Thirteen Ghosts (2001)Underwater (2020)It (2007)True Blood (2008)

Journey of an Aesthete Podcast
"The Art of the Canvas": A Conversation with Avery Lucas"

Journey of an Aesthete Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 69:20


“The first and perhaps major reason that Avery Lucas is one of our guests is that I love clothes and I've loved them for the longest time, at least since I was a teenager. Writing this now at the age of fifty-three I had a rather short window of time during which I was able to order a few bespoke clothes. Although our guest was unfortunately not a man who made any of those bespoke clothes, his name was first on the list for an experimental series on tailoring and the art of clothes making. (And as Lucas himself emphasizes it is most certainly an art, and, from my vantage point one of the highest of the arts). Although I have not experienced the "bespoke" route with Lucas I did have closest contact with him in the 1990s: I regularly shopped at Saint Laurie then, right at the time he was a chief designer and tailor there! Although I was not able to order bespoke at that time I was always conscious of his greatest style sense and would admire what he was doing as I purchase quite good garments from other sections of that wonderful store. His spirit certainly presided there. He is one of the very few clothiers who has been both a designer as well as cutter and tailor. Many clothes sellers in menswear, although they may be quite knowledgeable and authorities of a sort on menswear, themselves do not know clothes from the inside out; there are some who cannot sew or cut paper patterns for example. Avery Lucas can and does. Also his taste level is unparalleled, as he is one of a generation from the 70s and 80s with the wealth of experience that one can only get from several decades in the business. Also he speaks like a poet; that is, he is a great orator and raconteur, which, after all, is most important for a podcast. I loved hearing his passion about his life's work on our show and he expresses that passion well for the wides variety of listeners. Whether anybody plans to to ever wear his kind of clothes or not, it is abundantly clear from this episode that Lucas talks about his craft in ways remarkably similar to what fiction writer, journalist sculptor, painter or filmmaker would have to say about what they do. I hope you enjoy this one as much as we did.” Links to Avery's Beautiful Work Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mobydic.56/ https://www.instagram.com/quarter_to_nine/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avery.lucas.332 Avery Lucas, a master tailor, and master of the art of dressing. Some highlights include The TV show Empire Boardwalk was an outstanding awards winner for five years, he crafted the clothes for Steve Buscemi and his character Nicky Thompson in the show as well as, Malcom X, Mo Better Blues and more. For Avery's Extended Bio, list us here: https://www.facebook.com/journeyofanaesthetepodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mitch-hampton/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mitch-hampton/support

Careforgrant88
Recording with With MO BETTER BLUES!!!!!!!!!

Careforgrant88

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 53:14


GO FOLLOW MY BEST FRIEND BUSINESS custom wings. Zinoviahaircollection IG and Facebook So my best friend and I just catching up after 10 year and just seeing what's going on I each other life.

Movies I Love That No One Talks About

Film executive DJ Holloway (Bron, JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH) joins the show to discuss Spike Lee's under-seen hang-out jazz drama... effectively this is Spike's MEAN STREETS or SWINGERS or FRIDAY, a movie where great actors like Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito get to play music, crack jokes, go through love triangles, and generally just play into the vibe of the film. As DJ says in the episode, this movie is a vibe.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dan-benamor/support

Let's Watch It Again
Mo' Better Blues

Let's Watch It Again

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 62:34


Rob Lee & Greg discuss the 1990 Denzel Washington starring Spike Lee Joint, Mo' Better Blues. Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. Bleak (Denzel Washington), the band's trumpeter, then tries to defend his close pal Giant, leading to a power struggle between the two musicians. Meanwhile, as Bleak tries to straighten things out with his band mates and manager, he also must choose to be with either sweet teacher Indigo (Joie Lee) or sultry singer Clarke (Cynda Williams).Be sure to check out other great episodes here. 

Culturally Cancelled with Russell Peters
"The Feel Good Episode" (w/ Nick Turturro, Nick Nick Turturro, & Whiteclaw Gabe)

Culturally Cancelled with Russell Peters

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 92:32


If you enjoyed the family feels of last week’s episode, then you’re going to love this one too! Joining me today is famed character actor, Nick Turturro (NYPD Blue, Mo’ Better Blues), his son Nick Nick Turturro, and TikTok sensation, White Claw Gabe who's also in the family fold! The laughs keep coming on this episode as we get into the culinary nuances of various fast food chains, talk about Nick’s experience working with his brother John Turturro and Spike Lee, and discuss the correct way to hug your mother (spoiler: it’s not how Nick Nick does it). Oh, and Nick accidentally lights his microphone on fire. Trust me, if you need a good laugh, you’re gonna want to listen to this one! Today’s Sponsors are: Mack Weldon - Get 20% off your first order by visiting MackWeldon.com/peters and enter promo code PETERS. Manscaped – Get 20% off and FREE shipping with the code PETERS at Manscaped.com.

Jagbags
Who Is Your Favorite Actor? We Talk To Someone Whose Favorite is Wesley Snipes. Now Learn.

Jagbags

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 132:45


Len and Beave welcome the legendary Kirk Pynchon to Jagbags, and the topic is one of Kirk's favorites -- the life and work of the one and only Wesley Snipes. From "Blade" to "White Men Can't Jump" to "Coming 2 America", we work to get to the heart of Mr. Snipes' appeal and share that with you! We also talk the Bears' amazing draft, moan about the Cavs and Bulls, and review about 75 different albums. Tune in!

Jagbags
The Movies of Denzel Washington -- Which Are His Best?

Jagbags

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 126:20


Beave and Len break down the career and movies of the living legend himself, Denzel Washington. Which movies are your favorite, and which Denzel movie do you think wins Len's latest bracket? Also, Len pushes for a podcast devoted entirely to the song "That's What Friends Are For", the guys receive an angry fax from a fan of "Mank", and they discuss Ken Burns' latest documentary (and his Chicago arrest record). Special guest: The Doors! Tune in!

Franchise Film Freaks
Spike Lee: Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, and BlacKkKlansman

Franchise Film Freaks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 76:13


This episode we got to discuss one of America's finest... SPIKE LEE! To coordinate a little with our last episode, we focused on films he's done with Denzel and John David Washington so we watched Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, and BlacKkKlansman. We had a blast recording this one, and we also discuss a little bit of Judas and the Black Messiah as well. Enjoy!Coming next:Feb. 26 - Godzilla/Kong Universe (Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of Monsters)Mar. 5 - Golden Globe RecapMar. 26 - Zack Snyder Trilogy (Man of Steel, Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition, Zack Snyder's Justice League)Apr. 2 - Godzilla V. Kong Spoiler Show--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thatscanonpod/support

Big Lists
Top 5 Movie Soundtracks W/ Shareef Keyes

Big Lists

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 72:40


Joe and Greg are welcomed by their good friend and immensely talented musician Shareef Keyes from 'Shareef Keyes and The Groove' to discuss music in film and their top 5 favorite movie soundtracks of all time. About half way through the episode the group is joined by Travis Alexander (big lists producer) who couldn't help himself and had to chime in with some of his favorite soundtracks as well!

Mulligan Stew
EP 139 | MLK / Art Bergmann

Mulligan Stew

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 50:28


What a Time. Covid19. Political Balance of Power Friday was the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday is/was Martin Luther King Day in America. At the same time, punk pioneer Art Bergmann discovers he’s an inductee for The Order of Canada.   This week on the Mulligan Stew Podcast we celebrate both.   Sam Pollard is a well-respected editor and film director. He’s been part of Spike Lee’s films having edited Mo Better Blues, Clockers, etc. When he read that the FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr were being unsealed he realized he had the subject of his next documentary. While Dr. King was talking and walking for civil rights in the USA the FBI, lead by J Edgar Hoover, was spying on Dr. King. They were looking for any information that would discredit his legacy. As Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize he was being labeled “the most dangerous negro in America” by the FBI. It’s possible his verbal opposition to the Viet Nam War may have led directly to his assassination. To recognize Dr. Kings Birthday and National Day we’ve included just a couple of minutes of Sam Pollard's commentary. The complete interview will be posted next week.   Art Bergmann is a Canadian punk pioneer. His bands and songs were pointed, angry, and loud. But what he was railing against were First Nations rights, aboriginal education, and health. Police misconduct. Politics. Organized Religion. Governments of all stripe. As the Order of Canada press release noted “for his indelible contributions to the Canadian punk music scene and for his thought-provoking discourse on social, gender and racial inequalities” Art hasn’t slowed down either. His new album Late Stage Empire Dementia is about to be released. We’ll play two tracks plus Bound for Vegas. Ladies and Gents, we are thrilled to present – Art Bergmann.  Order of Canada Inductee.    

Hardly The Hottest
3. Trey Edward Shults

Hardly The Hottest

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 44:50


A24 wonder Kid Trey Edward Shults burst onto the scene with the microbudget masterpiece KRISHA, followed that up with the shelter in place thriller IT COMES AT NIGHT, and the brilliant WAVES.00:00 - INTRO - Trey Edward Shults loves families in peril, imminent dread, and arm wrestling. 06:28 - KRISHA - A master class in microbudget film making that is so much more than mumblecore.13:30 - IT COMES AT NIGHT - Joel Edgerton REALLY want you to wear a mask...22:05 - WAVES - This intense drama is NOT mellow.35:53 - TOP 10 MICROBUDGETS39:54 - Wrap Upwww.hardlythehottest.comAll The Films We ReferencedKrisha, It Comes At Night, Waves, Babadook, The Witch, Hereditary, Midsommar, The Shining, It Follows, Take Shelter, Luce, Spring Breakers, The Place Beyond The Pines, Children Of Men, Tangerine, Primer, El Mariachi, Pi, Clerks, In Search Of A Midnight Kiss, Following, Hump Day, Krisha, George Washington, Honey Boy, Moonrise Kingdom, Searching For Sugarman, Crooklyn, Mo Better Blues, AirplaneTo be a part of the conversation:Talk About the Ep on Reddit - https://bit.ly/352YBkMOur Letterboxd List - https://bit.ly/2KXr04LEpisode Notes - www.hardlythehottest.com/podcoast/003-trey-edward-shultsThank you for being a part of this!Recorded August 6, 2020www.hardlythehottest.com

The Director's Cut - A DGA Podcast
The Craft of the Director with Spike Lee (Ep. 266)

The Director's Cut - A DGA Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 84:57


Director Spike Lee participates in a conversation with John Turturro on Lee's early life and influences, his philosophy as a creative, and his beloved Brooklyn. Mr. Lee discusses his directing process using examples from Do the Right Thing, Mo Better Blues, Crooklyn, and Malcolm X.

Open Tabs
Mo Betta Blues

Open Tabs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 88:04


Joe and Calvin go all in on Spike Lee’s 4th film Mo Better Blues featuring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Joie Lee, and debuting Cynda Williams. We talk about the love of music and the love of women and the art of it all. Join us as we share our love of this film. Rate us, like us, subscribe, and review us!

30something Movie Podcast
Episode #314: "Mo Better Makes It Mo Better" | Mo' Better Blues (1990)

30something Movie Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 84:33


It's Bleek's band and he won't have it any other way. Shadow's not putting up with that anymore, though and makes it pretty clear he's angling for everything Bleek has: the band, the girl... Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee star in Mo' Better Blues. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io8Jw9BRRFY   

Reviews & Dunn
Eric Roberson's Process

Reviews & Dunn

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 32:08


Indie soul artist dropped Reviews & Dunn on Thursday, August 20th talk about his upcoming concert, his musical platform "The Process" and his fandom for Mo Better Blues. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reviewsanddunn/support

Single On a Saturday Night - Relationship Talk Show
Cynda Williams; star of Mo’ Better Blues, blessed us with a zoom interview on Single On A Saturday Night

Single On a Saturday Night - Relationship Talk Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 30:41


The multi-talented, multi-faceted Cynda Williams; star of Mo’ Better Blues, blessed us with a zoom interview on Single On A Saturday Night. Full interview coming soon to our podcast on Anchor.fm. We spoke on the Industry, relationships & so much more! . . Mo' Better Blues is a #1990 #Americanmusical #comedydramafilm starring #DenzelWashington #WesleySnipes and #SpikeLee She also released a new episode of Pink Pantie Confessions on Anchor.fm that honors her father and his time as a police officer in #Chicago. Go to Anchor.fm take a listen to #PinkPantie Confessions by #CyndaWilliams. . . Folks can subscribe to my #podcast on Achor.FM, Spotify, #GooglePodcast #Pocketcast and #RadioRepublic They can download any of those platforms and type in Pink Pantie Confessions Podcast and I’ll be there every Friday. If they’d like my book, Pink Pantie Confessions, they can find it on #Amazon. My music, videos, clips from movies and posts are on Facebook (the official fan page, Cynda Will, or Cynda Williams), Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn. . . . . . #movies #halleberry #IntroducingDorothyDandridge #1992 #OneFalseMove #TVSHOW #1994 #NewYorkUndercover #caughtup #cyndawilliams --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Everyone is a Critic Movie Review Podcast
The Rental & The Anatomy of a Murder

Everyone is a Critic Movie Review Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 64:07


New Movies: The Rental - Two couples rent a vacation home for what should be a celebratory weekend get-away. Babysplitters - When two couples with mixed feelings about having kids hatch a plan to share one baby, it seems like the perfect compromise-until things spiral out of control. Undisputed Classic The Anatomy of a Murder - In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case? 1990 Presumed Innocent - As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.Problem Child - A young boy is just short of a monster. He is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits. Next Week -Undisputed - The Third Man1990 - Young Guns 2, Ducktales Movie, Metropolitan, Mo’ Better Blues

Back to the Movies with Nat and Ben
Mo' Better Blues

Back to the Movies with Nat and Ben

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 1328967:00


Nat and Ben review the Spike Lee joint Mo Better Blues

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast
S1E47 - The Mandolins and Beer Podcast #47 Matt Mundy

The Mandolins and Beer Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 74:14


My guest this week on the podcast is Matt Mundy!! You can check the version of Mo Better Blues on YOUTUBE You can also find the brand new Frances Monney & Fontana Sunset recording HERE! Special thanks to this episodes sponsors: Head on over and to our new sponsor ANYTUNE’S WEBSITE and download one of the best apps I’ve ever used for transcription! Also, be sure to get your free 30 days of PEGHEAD NATION by entering the code mandolinbeer at check out! Finally a huge Thank You to my favorite website The MANDOLIN CAFE

Faz Senso
3 - Mafa - Mo' Better Blues

Faz Senso

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 0:34


Sobre boas descobertas de Netflix!

Examining the Bible
Examining Moses-Episode 4-Mo' Better Blues

Examining the Bible

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 47:07


Episode 4 takes a look at the youth and early life of Moses. Why was he educated by the Egyptians? Did you know ancient historians wrote about him being a general? Or did you know that he married an Ethiopian woman named Tharbis? Aaron and Miriam knew. Following the "Ramses Theory," this time in Moses' life would have meant King Tut was Plan B for Foster Mom's plans (when Moses rejected a marriage offer to an Egyptian). It also mean his foster family was in the cross-hairs of Horemheb, a common Egyptian looking to restore Egypt back to pureblood Theban blood.

The Reel Appeal
Episode 49 - Jazz Hands Jackie Chan

The Reel Appeal

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 93:46


Hey, everyone! We're back with a bit of news this time around as we cover Black Mirror, IMAX drive-ins, The Mandalorian, San Diego Comic-Con at home, and NBC's Community. Woo! Variety Time this week is Try This, Not That. Mark has something for you to watch. Kelsey? She's got your back, warning you away from a dumpster fire. Jackie Chan's Police Story is our Geriatric Cinematic. Kelsey asked Mark for some Kung Fu, and this was his answer. Does Kelsey think it still holds up? Next week's show we see if Netflix's The Eddy can hold up against Spike Lee's Mo Better Blues. The Spike Lee joint is available to rent on Amazon Prime, iTunes, or YouTube. Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@TheReelAppeal), Facebook, Instagram, and you can contact the show at TheReelAppeal@gmail.com. You can find every episode on all podcast catchers and don't forget to rate our show on iTunes! News - 4:25 Variety Time: Try This, Not That - 23:52 Geriatric Cinematic: Police Story (1985) 46:04

DCRADIO.GOV
Raiding The Crates - Mo Better Blues

DCRADIO.GOV

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 119:09


Raiding The Crates - Mo Better Blues by DC RADIO HD

Movie Madness
Episode 170: Good Things Go Up and Down In Stretches

Movie Madness

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 100:09


A lot of collections highlight the latest in Blu-rays starting with the release of Tex Avery’s classic cartoons. Erik Childress and Sergio Mims talk about the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy and look at a pair of films featured at last year’s Chicago Critics Film Festival now available from Shout Factory. Erik goes off on the latest Terminator but offers high praise on another new 4K release from Paramount. Then they wrap things up by looking at a stretch of Spike Lee’s career in a bunch of brand new releases from Kino amongst others.   Warner Archive (Tex Avery Screwball Classics Vol. 1) Shout Factory (My Bloody Valentine, Body Parts, Greener Grass, The Nightingale) Paramount (Gemini Man, Terminator: Dark Fate, Shutter Island, The Hunt for Red October, Beverly Hills Cop 3-Film Collection) Kino (Light at the Edge of the World, The Day of the Dolphin, The Oscar, Crooklyn, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Clockers, Summer of Sam)

Reeel Lives
Episode 5 - Denzel Washington

Reeel Lives

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 26:16


The life and times of Denzel Washington, retold through his movie roles.The list of all the movies referenced in the episode, in alphabetical order:2 Guns;A Soldier's Story;American Gangster;Antwone Fisher;Carbon Copy;Courage Under Fire;Crimson Tide;Cry Freedom;Déjà Vu;Devil in a Blue Dress;Fallen;Fences;Flight;For Queen and Country;Glory;Heart Condition;He Got Game;Inside Man;John Q;Malcolm X;Man on Fire;Mississippi Masala;Mo' Better Blues;Much Ado About Nothing;Out of Time;Philadelphia;Power;Remember the Titans;Ricochet;Roman J. Israel, Esq.;Safe House;The Bone Collector;The Book of Eli;The Equalizer;The Equalizer 2;The Great Debaters;The Hurricane;The Magnificent Seven;The Manchurian Candidate;The Mighty Quinn;The Pelican Brief;The Preacher's Wife;The Siege;The Taking of Pelham 123;Training Day;Unstoppable;Virtuosity; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Reeel-Lives-100496091297383Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reeellives/Electric Intro Music by Anoop Hariharan - https://soundcloud.com/anoophariharan/intro-music-creative-commons

Six Count
Joe Finn, Post-Bop Jazz Guitarist

Six Count

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 16:42


Joe Finn is a jazz guitarist playing in the post-bop style around Upstate New York. On this episode, Finn shares about teaching music lessons during the "Beatlemania" era of the 1960s, growing up with his father's vast record collection, and what it was like to start his professional jazz career by traveling across the United States and Canada during his twenties. Finn, who received his bachelor's in music from SUNY Plattsburgh, has played and studied with Roy Burns, James Spaulding, Jim Miller, Billy Hawkins and Kirk Nurock. If you're interested in hearing Finn play live, you can catch him in Schenectady, N.Y. this Friday with the Phil Allen Concert Band. The event, on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m., is part of the "A Place for Jazz" fall concert series. You can also see him perform at the Speakeasy 518 this Saturday. Finn gigs at the joint with a varying cast of characters the first Saturday of every month. Visit his website for more information on his upcoming gigs.This interview was conducted on (a not-so-quiet) Lark Street in downtown Albany, N.Y. Music: "Lowdown" and "Mo' Better Blues" by Joe Finn (Generational Dynamics, 2019).Thank you for listening to Six Count. This show, hosted and produced by Xara Wilde, seeks to promote and preserve the jazz and swing scene in the Capital Region of New York.Six Count is a listener-supported, independent project. Contribute to the pilot season.Have a comment, question or suggestion for who to feature next? Contact Six Count by email at sixcountpodcast@gmail.com or you can find the show on Twitter @SixCountPodcast.

Sketch The Rhyme
#22 I'm Outstanding

Sketch The Rhyme

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 126:17


0:34 ODB stories, Ready to Die turns 25 19:34 Wu Tang an American Saga, Child birth in “Mo Better Blues”, 35:54 Shaq Toons, Obie Trice is upset 01:03:00 Paul Mooney accusations, Eddie Murphy Raw references 01:11:05 Dave Chapelle's Sticks & Stones, Lack of representation damaging peoples perspectives, 01:39:53 The downfall of The Simpsons

Frame by Frame - Post New York Alliance
FXF0204 THE RISE OF NY DOCUMENTARY : SAM POLLARD AND LILLIAN BENSON

Frame by Frame - Post New York Alliance

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2019 57:34


For Sam Pollard, Emmy and Peabody award-winning a director, producer, picture editor and frequent collaborator with Spike Lee (Style Wars, Mo' Better Blues, Girl 6, Bamboozled, Clockers, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, Four Little Girls  and August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand), and for Lillian Benson, recipient of the 2017 Motion Picture Editor's Guild Fellowship and Service Award and Emmy and Peabody award-winning picture editor (Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis and Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise) documentary filmmaking has proven to be the most powerful form of expression artistically, personally and professionally. Coming up during the civil rights movement of the late 1960’s and 70’s New York they recognized the documentary film form as a medium that amplified their own voices and talents in telling the story of African Americans.  Though their paths crossed on several New York-based projects, it was the Peabody and multi-Emmy award-winning, Eyes on the Prize Parts 1 and 2, the landmark 14-part documentary series, telling the story of the American civil rights movement from 1952 to 1985 that was the most pivotal experience.We welcome your comments and suggestions -- write us atframebyframe@postnewyork.org or share your comments via iTunesIn this episode, Pollard and Benson tell their story of rising up through the New York documentary film scene to become two of the most important and influential documentarians of their generation. 

Mr. Ocañas
Mo' Better Blues

Mr. Ocañas

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 10:07


Check yourself before you wreck yourself!

Made in the 80s Podcast
“I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night.” -Mo’ Better Blues

Made in the 80s Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 111:14


This week, the Made in the 80s crew’s #BHM celebration continues with a star-studded cast in #SpikeLeeJoint Mo’ Better Blues (1990).

The Cooler Than Ecto Podcast
Top Ten Spike Lee Joints

The Cooler Than Ecto Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 86:07


The Cooler Than Ecto Podcast continues to celebrate Black History Month by honoring one of cinema's most important voices, Spike Lee. Host Rob Champion and Politik Logik present their Top Ten Spike Lee Joints. From his early work(Do The Right Thing, School Daze, Mo Better Blues, She's Gotta Have It), thru his 90s run (Clockers, Malcolm X, Crooklyn, He Got Game), to his 21st Century films (The 25th Hour, Bamboozled, Inside Man, Blackkklansman) all eras of the Academy Award Nominated Director are represented. The Cooler Than Ecto Podcast. It's A Dope Nostalgia Podcast For Un-Dope Times. To never miss a throwback episode, Subscribe to us and also Like, Share, Rate and Review. We're on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and all other podcast apps. Links below. Apple Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cooler-than-ecto-podcast/id1309133613?mt=2 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7JOH93UbuGKywWOZDRsqsD Google Podcasts https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnNvdW5kY2xvdWQuY29tL3VzZXJzL3NvdW5kY2xvdWQ6dXNlcnM6MjE1MzQ4MjMzL3NvdW5kcy5yc3M

Black on Black Cinema
Mo Better Blues - Episode 142

Black on Black Cinema

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 123:41


This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys return to discuss in depth the 1990 musical drama film, Mo Better Blues. The film is directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington as Bleek Gilliam. The story follows Bleek as he works to balance his budding yet successful jazz career with his personal relationships with two different women. Focusing in on the plight of the artist and who Bleek is willing to give up for his music and what he is not.

Black on Black Cinema
The Ballad of Budden and Cyn & Preview to Episode 142

Black on Black Cinema

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 22:11


This week on Black on Black Cinema, the guys are back to preview the next film, "Mo Better Blues." This 1990 Spike Lee-directed film follows a jazz trumpet player through a series of bad decisions that affect his personal relationships and his career. The random topic of the week is about a newly released episode of Love and Hip Hop in which former rapper/now podcaster, Joe Budden and his girlfriend Cyn Santana discuss the fact that Joe doesn't want to have sex all the time. The guys discuss marriage and sex versus the single sex life. 

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby
Ep 12: Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues, Actress Cynda Williams

Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 72:46


On this episode of The Filmmakers Podcast I have the super talented Cynda Williams on the show. Williams has acted in films on both television and in the cinema. Her first appearance in a feature film was in Spike Lee's 1990 Mo' Better Blues. She was also in One False Move (1992) as well as the Tales of the City Channel 4/PBS miniseries and Tales of the City (1993)She was previously married to Arthur Louis Fuller and Billy Bob Thornton.While most well known for her involvement in the movie industry, Williams had a stint in the music industry in 1990 with her appearance on the soundtrack to Mo' Better Blues, on the song "Harlem Blues". The single was popular, reaching #9 on the R&B charts on November 17, 1990.We go to discuss her acting and singing career, as well as her new writing. Also, we discuss the #MeToo situation. Cynda was once told "You are the best actress for the job but I would rather have a mediocre freak rather than the best actress for the job" "If you are a good looking actress there are expectations from you"Here is a scene from Mo Better Blues featuring Cynda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJnGMCLSH8Y

Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby
Cynda Williams - Actress, her first appearance in a film was in Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues

Filmmaking Conversations with Damien Swaby

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 72:45


On this episode of The Filmmakers Podcast I have the super talented Cynda Williams on the show. Williams has acted in films on both television and in the cinema. Her first appearance in a feature film was in Spike Lee's 1990 Mo' Better Blues. She was also in One False Move (1992) as well as the Tales of the City Channel 4/PBS miniseries and Tales of the City (1993) She was previously married to Arthur Louis Fuller and Billy Bob Thornton. While most well known for her involvement in the movie industry, Williams had a stint in the music industry in 1990 with her appearance on the soundtrack to Mo' Better Blues, on the song "Harlem Blues". The single was popular, reaching #9 on the R&B charts on November 17, 1990. We go to discuss her acting and singing career, as well as her new writing. Also, we discuss the #MeToo situation. Cynda was once told "You are the best actress for the job but I would rather have a mediocre freak rather than the best actress for the job" "If you are a good looking actress there are expectations from you" Here is a scene from Mo Better Blues featuring Cynda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJnGMCLSH8Y

Sassy and Uncalled For
Getting Personal: Filmmaker Sean Stone

Sassy and Uncalled For

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 49:32


Chelsea in Chelsea and the Brooklyn Blonde get personal with filmmaker Sean Stone, covering everything from the motivation behind his most recent documentary, A Century of War, to his views on today's "mainstream" culture and whether he thinks his dad, Oliver Stone, could break into the modern entertainment industry. And in the spirit of the silver screen, a City Secret related to film in New York is revealed. ________________________________________________________________ Connect with Sean Stone here: http://Facebook.com/TheRealSeanStone http://Twitter.com/watchingsean http://Instagram.com/therealSeanStone Watch Sean's recent films here: Century of War: http://bit.ly/CenturyofWar Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece: http://bit.ly/FuryoftheFist Watch Sean on Watching the Hawks here: http://rt.com/shows/watching-the-hawks/ CITY SECRET: The "Made in New York" DIY podcast walking tours feature spots from iconic films, shot in the heart of Manhattan. http://bit.ly/MadeInNYpodcasttour These film-focused, self-guided tours all over New York City are available through the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting. Wander through Tribeca, home to the annual Tribeca Film Festival, see the “Ghostbusters” firehouse, or stop by City Hall and Battery Park where many films have been created, like classics including “Kramer vs. Kramer,” “Annie Hall” and “Mo Better Blues.” Find out more about sites featured on the podcasts at the link above, or http://nyc.gov . _____________________________________________________________ This episode of the Sassy and Uncalled For podcast is brought to you in part by HEYDAY... the Best Tasting Anytime Cold Brew! You can find HEYDAY in your favorite Bodegas all over New York City... or get it delivered right to your door from http://Drinkheyday.com and Amazon. Sassy cats can use promo code Anytime15 to get 15 percent off when ordering online. Make Today Your HEYDAY! This episode is also brought to you in part by Goodr... Running Sunglasses that don't slip, don't bounce and look so damn sexy it's borderline uncalled for... all at a reasonable price! Use the promo code SASSY at http://PlayGoodr.com for 10% off your order! ____________________________________ Represent the Sassy and Uncalled For podcast in style with our official tee and sweatshirt! http://represent.com/sassyanduncalledfor ____________________________________ We are super excited to announce our Patreon page. This where you can support our podcast, so we can keep giving you top notch listening entertainment! Go to Patreon.com/sassyanduncalledfor to make a donation and receive exclusive content in return and a few other perks we’re throwing in to show our appreciation for our OG Sassy Cats. ____________________________________

Let's Take Five
Spike Lee Wrap-Up

Let's Take Five

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 27:14


Another Five is in the bag! The guys look back at the five films they covered of Spike Lee's canon and wonder why he isn't appreciated as much. They bring up films of his they didn't cover like When the Levees Broke, Inside Man and his Netflix show She's Gotta Have It. Then they finish it up with their rankings and the announcement of their next Five.   NOTE: The gap between BlackkKlansman and the first film of the new Five is 79 years. The gap between Jodie Foster's last film Contact and Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush is 72 years. The more you know...   Spike Lee's Five 1) Do the Right Thing 2) Mo' Better Blues 3) Malcolm X 4) 25th Hour 5) BlackkKlansman   –Leave us your thoughts on this movie at TheArtImmortal.com –Subscribe to Eric’s video game YouTube channel, Constant Diversion –Listen to Austin’s other podcast, The Immortals.   Twitter iTunes YouTube   Join us next Friday for the first film in their next Five. Artwork by Ray Martindale Theme Song by Adam Lord 

Let's Take Five
Episode #110 -- BlackkKlansman

Let's Take Five

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 32:16


Let's Take Five covers their most recent film yet on the podcast. BlackkKlansman is the new Spike Lee film that was a big hit in this year's Cannes film festival. They are joined by Chicago playwright David Guiden to discuss this political thriller where the first black police officer of a Colorado station goes undercover in the KKK. They discuss how the film depicts the police department and what the film says about the staying racism in today's government.   Two notes: 1) As always, each episode looks at the film as a whole so there are spoilers about the end of the movie. And B) the episode has a slight digital corruption in the background of the episode that hopefully isn't too distracting. It is not up to our usual standards, but we did not want to lose this episode with David.   Spike Lee's Five 1) Do the Right Thing 2) Mo' Better Blues 3) Malcolm X 4) 25th Hour 5) BlackkKlansman   –Leave us your thoughts on this movie at TheArtImmortal.com –Subscribe to Eric’s video game YouTube channel, Constant Diversion –Listen to Austin’s other podcast, The Immortals.   Twitter iTunes YouTube   Join us next Wednesday for their wrap-up of Spike Lee and the announcement of their next Five. Artwork by Ray Martindale Theme Song by Adam Lord   

IYOUWE Universe

6-time Grammy-award winning drummer, Jeff “Tain” Watts, has been the drummer of choice for some of the most notable acts in jazz including appearances on Grammy-winning albums by both Branford AND Wynton Marsalis. With nearly a dozen albums as leader and countless others as a side-man, Tain has played and recorded with such artists as Michael Brecker, Harry Connick Jr., The Mingus Big Band, Pat Martino, and Alice Coltrane. Tain has also appeared in TV and film including a three-year stint on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and an appearance in Spike Lee’s “Mo’ Better Blues” as the character Rhythm Jones.

Let's Take Five
Episode #109 -- 25th Hour

Let's Take Five

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 32:38


Shortly after the tragedy of 9/11, Spike Lee made a movie set in the heart of NYC that was not about 9/11. But of course it was. 25th Hour tells the story of one man hours away from going to prison and he tries to have his final moments with all of his friends and family. Based off a great book by a future Game of Thrones showrunner, Lee takes us through the ringer with a brilliant cast of Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson, Barry Pepper, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox.    Spike Lee's Five 1) Do the Right Thing 2) Mo' Better Blues 3) Malcolm X 4) 25th Hour 5) BlackkKlansman   –Leave us your thoughts on this movie at TheArtImmortal.com –Subscribe to Eric’s video game YouTube channel, Constant Diversion –Listen to Austin’s other podcast, The Immortals.   Twitter iTunes YouTube   Join us next Friday for their review of BlackkKlansman. Artwork by Ray Martindale Theme Song by Adam Lord 

Let's Take Five
Episode #108 -- Malcolm X

Let's Take Five

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2018 35:19


Malcolm X is a figure that is often mentioned in history but never discussed to the extent he should be in schools. Spike Lee made a great Hollywood biopic epic about him and then was ignored by the Academy. Today the guys look back at an astonishing movie with so many layers and complications about its subject. And it highlights, perhaps, the greatest performance of Denzel Washington's career. The guys have a lot to say!   Spike Lee's Five 1) Do the Right Thing 2) Mo' Better Blues 3) Malcolm X 4) 25th Hour 5) BlackkKlansman   –Leave us your thoughts on this movie at TheArtImmortal.com –Subscribe to Eric’s video game YouTube channel, Constant Diversion –Listen to Austin’s other podcast, The Immortals.   Twitter iTunes YouTube   Join us next Friday for their review of 25th Hour. Artwork by Ray Martindale Theme Song by Adam Lord 

Let's Take Five
Episode #107 -- Mo' Better Blues

Let's Take Five

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2018 32:13


How do you follow up Do the Right Thing? Making your first of many collaborations with Denzel Washington isn't a bad idea. Mo' Better Blues reunites Spike Lee with a lot of the Do the Right Thing actors but puts them all in a new vibrant environment. It is the story of a selfish trumpet player trying to be the best of his profession while also juggling the girls he's cheating on. It's an examination on what it takes to be a great artist as well as a look at what it takes to control your own fate. Also it's a movie with awesome music in it.    Spike Lee's Five 1) Do the Right Thing 2) Mo' Better Blues 3) Malcolm X 4) 25th Hour 5) BlackkKlansman   –Leave us your thoughts on this movie at TheArtImmortal.com –Subscribe to Eric’s video game YouTube channel, Constant Diversion –Listen to Austin’s other podcast, The Immortals.   Twitter iTunes YouTube   Join us next Friday for their review of Malcolm X. Artwork by Ray Martindale Theme Song by Adam Lord 

Let's Take Five
Episode #106 -- Do the Right Thing

Let's Take Five

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2018 30:35


It's August! It's hot! Not as hot as it was on this one street in Brooklyn in 1989. Do the Right Thing is powerful film about the lives of those on the street from the old man looking for enough money to buy his favorite beer, to boom box carrying man of morality to the Italian pizza owners. Spike Lee crafts an incredible story full of humor, warmth and one of the greatest on-screen discussions of race in America. If you haven't seen it you....well....need to do the right thing.   Spike Lee's Five 1) Do the Right Thing 2) Mo' Better Blues 3) Malcolm X 4) 25th Hour 5) BlackkKlansman   –Leave us your thoughts on this movie at TheArtImmortal.com –Subscribe to Eric’s video game YouTube channel, Constant Diversion –Listen to Austin’s other podcast, The Immortals.   Twitter iTunes YouTube   Join us next Friday for their review of Mo' Better Blues. Artwork by Ray Martindale Theme Song by Adam Lord 

Making Money in the Music Business
MMMB Podcast 47 - Interview With Singer/Actor Cynda Williams

Making Money in the Music Business

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2018 40:08


Cynda Williams joins us as our special guest to discuss her background in musical theater, singing, and acting in films, specifically her leading role in Spike Lee's movie Mo Better Blues. Cynda explains how she enjoys singing a variety of genres including jazz, soul and classical. She provides a wonderful and engaging perspective on music and how it has always been a foundation in her life despite departures into acting. Always practicing, preparing and being in alignment with her truth have been key to Cynda's success. She provides insightful advice for independent artists on how to nurture your craft while being professional in the music industry, which demands way more than talent alone. To learn more about Cynda Williams, follow her on social media: FB: facebook.com/cynda.williams IG: @cyndawill

Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]
Mo' Better Blues ft. Reverend Shawn Amos

Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 127:37


Special guest The Reverend Shawn Amos (singer, songwriter) joins to talk the 1990 Spike Lee joint Mo' Better Blues starring Denzel Washington. We discuss the integration of black music with black film, the difficulties of following up Do the Right Thing, how black women are represented by black male directors and if this movie helped the cause!FOLLOW BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD]:https://twitter.com/blackmenpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/blackmenpodcastBUY BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] MERCH:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/black-men-can-t-jump-in-hollywoodSUPPORT BLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/BMCJBLACK MEN CAN'T JUMP [IN HOLLYWOOD] IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST:https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/black-men-cant-jump-in-hollywood

Maltin on Movies
Giancarlo Esposito

Maltin on Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2018 59:40


The role of Gus in Breaking Bad (and its prequel, Better Caul Saul) has made Giancarlo Esposito world-famous, but he’s been acting since he was 8 years old—on Broadway, in films and television. Some of us first took notice of him in Spike Lee movies like Do the Right Thing and Mo’ Better Blues. His newest film, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, has just opened in theaters. He describes himself as a chameleon but as Leonard and Jessie learn, he is also an extraordinarily charismatic man with a refreshingly positive outlook on the acting profession.

Um Milkshake Chamado Wanda
#171 - Retrospectiva: Os Meryl e Lotus de 2017

Um Milkshake Chamado Wanda

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 116:38


Quem é Faustão perto do Melhores do Ano do Wanda, gente? Hahaha. Chegou aquele momento clássico do ano em que elegemos o melhor, o pior e relembrados tudo o que aconteceu em 2017. Com aquela formação clássica de #ElencoFixo: Bárbara e Thiago juntos! O ano foi da Pabllo Vittar, Gretchen criou carreira internacional, teve revolução em Hollywood... Caramba, como o ano passou rápido, né Bárbara? Quando a gente viu já era DEZEMBRO, menina! ASSINE O PODCAST NO ITUNES LINK > bit.ly/AssineWandaNoItunes OUÇA A GENTE NA DEEZER! LINK > bit.ly/WandaNaDeezer RSS FEED DO MILKSHAKE LINK > bit.ly/RSSdoWANDA WANDA NO FACEBOOK: facebook.com/PodcastWanda WANDA NO TWITTER: @PodcastWanda WANDA NO INSTAGRAM: @podcastwanda VEM CONTRIBUIR COM O WANDA! Patreon: www.patreon.com/podcastwanda Padrim: www.padrim.com.br/podcastwanda OS GRANDES MERYL E LOTUS DE 2017 :::MÚSICA::: LOTUS "Reputation", Taylor Swift "Witness", Katy Perry MERYL "Glass House", da Jesse Ware "Ctrl", da SZA "Melodrama", da Lorde "4:44", do JAY-Z "Divide", Ed Sheeran "Harry Styles" "Something to Tell You", HAIM "Flower Boy", Tyler the Creator "I See You", the xx :::TELEVISÃO::: LOTUS Shondaland "American Gods" "The OA" MERYL "Mindhunter" "Big Little Lies" "The Handmaid's Tale" "The Night Of" "Insecure" "Ela Quer Tudo" "Narcos" "The Crown" "Feud" "Stranger Things" :::CINEMA::: LOTUS "A Torre Negra" "Baywatch" "A Múmia" "Transformers: O Último Cavaleiro" "50 Tons Mais Escuros" "mãe!" MERYL "Dunkirk" "Logan" "Mulher-Maravilha" "Call Me By Your Name" "Corra!" "Blade Runner 2049" "Thor: Ragnarok" "Ritmo de Fuga" INTERESSANTENEY DE FÉRIAS FILME: "Faça a Coisa Certa" FILME: "O Plano Perfeito" FILME: "Crooklyn" FILME: "Febre da Selva" FILME: "Mo' Better Blues" FILME: "Um Príncipe em Nova York" FILME: "Scrooged" SÉRIE: "The Marvelous Mrs Meisel" LIVRO: "Dumplin'" FILME: "Um Salto Para a Felicidade" SÉRIE:" Arrested Development" LIVRO: "Na Minha Pele", Lázaro Ramos YOUTUBE: Vevo da Cher Podcast #171 apresentado por: TWITTER / INSTAGRAM @papelpop @samsworld @santahelena @luxoeriqueza @dabarbara Quer ter seu caso lido em nosso podcast? Mande um desabafo, uma rapidinha, ou pergunte curiosidades para o e-mail redacao@papelpop.com. Coloque qualquer coisa com "Wanda" no assunto! ASSINE O PODCAST NO ITUNES (E, se curtiu, avalie a gente!) LINK > bit.ly/AssineWandaNoItunes OUÇA A GENTE NA DEEZER! LINK > bit.ly/WandaNaDeezer RSS FEED DO MILKSHAKE LINK > bit.ly/RSSdoWANDA Toda semana um episódio novo: Às quintas-feiras, às 13h17, no papelpop.com e no iTunes!

Beautiful Black Music
017 - Beautiful Black Music

Beautiful Black Music

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017 63:50


Music from Spike Lee Movies. 1. Pop Top 40 – Mo Better Blues. 2. I Go Sailing – Jungle Fever. 3. Put The Guns Down – Chi-Raq. 4. Why Don’t We Try – Do the Right Thing. 5. I Run – Chi-Raq. 6. We’ve Already Said Goodbye – School Daze. 7. Adam ‘n Eve – She Hate Me. 8. Harlem Blues – Mo Better Blues. 9. People Make the World Go Round – Crooklyn. 9. Hollywood – Bamboozled. 10. As We May Dream – Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. 11. Hard To Say – Do the Right Thing. 12. Soul Power - Crooklyn

In The Gate
Mo Better Blues

In The Gate

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2017 25:09


Trainer Tony Dutrow sends out Mo Town in the Wood Memorial, to try to qualify for the Ky. Derby. Racing UK's James Willoughby breaks down Thunder Snow's UAE Derby win.

Be Reel
Spike & Denzel Joints (feat. David Sterritt and Todd McGowan) | Episode 57

Be Reel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2017 75:48


Spike Lee turning 60 this week gives us ample reason to reflect on the pioneering American filmmaker. With the help of two guest scholars, Chance and Noah revisit three of the writer-director's collaborations with Denzel Washington. 5:00 - Chance interviews veteran critic and author David Sterritt to set the table for discussing Spike Lee's legacy and status as an American icon. 20:00 - Your hosts review 1990's MO BETTER BLUES, which features a fresher-than-fresh Denzel Washington making and destroying his life with jazz. 33:55 - We move to 1998's HE GOT GAME to discuss a movie starring NBA legend Ray Allen and which is "trying to be The Natural for basketball." 47:00 - University of Vermont film professor Todd McGowan talks to Chance about Spike Lee's work through the lens of "excess" and why INSIDE MAN (2006) might be his best work. 1:01:30 - Noah and Chance wrap up with a skirmish over whether INSIDE MAN is ruined by its prolonged twist ending.

Micheaux Mission
Mo' Better Blues (1990) with Summer Willow

Micheaux Mission

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 63:39


Mixologist SUMMER WILLOW FITCH tosses together a delish concoction called Mo' Better (an adult drink or so I'm told) and joins the Men for a review of 1990's Spike Lee sexy drama MO' BETTER BLUES, starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes and introducing Cynda Williams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black Tribbles
MICHEAUX MISSION - Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Black Tribbles

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2016 61:04


Mixologist SUMMER WILLOW FITCH tosses together a delish concoction called Mo' Better (an adult drink or so I'm told) and joins the Men for a review of 1990's Spike Lee sexy drama MO' BETTER BLUES, starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes and introducing Cynda Williams. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/black-tribbles/message

Director's Club
Episode 108: Spike Lee

Director's Club

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2016 210:12


Happy Memorial Day!  For the month of May this year, I have had the pleasure of talking about two of my favorite directors with two of my favorite guests.  One of the reasons that this show exist is due to the inclusion of my former co-host Patrick Ripoll.  He returns to talk about a controversial, innovative filmmaker by the name of Spike Lee, whom has in both of our eyes, made three masterpieces which we talk about at length along with the majority of his filmography. Some documentaries aren't included this time around and we had to skip over a couple of titles and rush through a couple towards the end but this is possibly one of the best conversations we've had to date.  Not only do we talk about Lee's remarkable talent, but important issues raised in a lot of his work and how they've affected us personally.  We also briefly talk about Patrick's upcoming podcast towards the end, and during the introduction, I touch upon previous guest Dan Solomon's achievement alongside Jessica Luther in the world of journalism.  This is a must-hear episode all-around! 00:00 - 08:19 - Introduction 08:20 - 11:34 - Introduction with Patrick 11:35 - 13:30 - Director Song 13:31 - 44:41 - First Experience, She's Gotta Have It, School Daze 44:42 - 01:15:44 - Do The Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever 01:15:45 - 01:57:16 - Malcolm X, Crooklyn, Clockers 01:57:17 - 01:57:49 - "He Got Game" - Public Enemy (snippet) 01:57:50 - 02:12:40 - Get On The Bus, 4 Little Girls, He Got Game 02:12:41 - 02:51:39 - Summer Of Sam, Bamboozled, 25th Hour 02:51:40 - 03:24:39 - She Hate Me, Inside Man, Passing Strange, OldBoy, Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus, ChiRaq 03:24:40 - 03:30:11 - Top 5 Spike Lee Films / Outro For the rest of this month, there may one episode or two depending on coordinating schedules (but there will be a bonus episode coming soon too).  The next official episode records in two weeks with Supporting Characters' host Bill Ackerman as we take a look at the legendary Sam Peckinpah.  Until then, please send us an email at directorsclubpodcast@gmail.com and visit the podcast network over at NowPlayingNetwork.net as well as DirectorsClubPodcast.com Thank you so much as always for listening and hope you have a great start to the summer! Follow Patrick: https://letterboxd.com/patrickripoll/ Dan Solomon & Jessica Luther's Award-Winning Expose: http://www.texasmonthly.com/article/silence-at-baylor/ Follow-Up Article About The Resulting Changes: http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-daily-post/end-art-briles-era/

The Damn Fine Network
DFC Ep #45

The Damn Fine Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 63:26


Episode 45. New releases discussed include the new VOYAG3R, Milan's deluxe TERMINATOR reissue and Invada's COUPLE IN A HOLE, whilst from vaults we have a selection of SJs biker-and-werewolf sides as well as oldies including MO BETTER BLUES, DICK TRACY and RISKY BUSINESS. Created by Tony Giles & Scott Johannsson Recorded at Solatron Studios, Birmingham UK Theme Music by Scott Johannsson DFC Logo by Dan Cullinan March 20th 2016

CRE8Rconfidential with Bryan Tuk
Ep 017 - Jeff "Tain" Watts, GRAMMY winning Jazz Musican, Composer & Guggenheim Fellow

CRE8Rconfidential with Bryan Tuk

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 45:01


Jeff “Tain” Watts (http://tainish.com) is an acclaimed jazz musician, drummer and composer based in Easton, Pennsylvania. With 5 GRAMMY awards on his resume, Jeff has had a lengthy recording career as a sideman to many prominent jazz artists, including both Wynton and Branford Marsalis. His compositional skills now command equal attention. Jeff initially majored in classical percussion at Pittsburgh’s Duquesne University, where he was primarily a timpanist, followed by enrollment at the Berklee School of Music. Jeff joined the Wynton Marsalis Quartet in 1981 and proceeded to win three Grammy Awards with the ensemble: Black Codes From The Underground, J Mood and Marsalis Standard Time. Watts left Wynton Marsalis in 1988. After working with George Benson, Harry Connick. Jr. and McCoy Tyner, he joined the Branford Marsalis Quartet in 1989, winning Grammys for I Heard You Twice the First Time and Contemporary Jazz. In the film and television industry Jeff has appeared as both a musician on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and as an actor, Rhythm Jones in Spike Lee’s “Mo Better Blues”. Jeff joined Kenny Garrett’s band after returning to New York in 1995 and continued to record and tour with Branford Marsalis as well as Danilo Perez, Michael Brecker, Betty Carter, Kenny Kirkland, Courtney Pine, Geri Allen, Alice Coltrane, Greg Osby, McCoy Tyner, Steve Coleman, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Harry Connick Jr, and Ravi Coltrane. Jeff now leads his own band, and records his own compositions on his own record label, Dark Key Music. (http://myiesstore.com/darkkeymusic/) Along with explosive power, blinding speed and mastery of complex rhythms and time signatures, Jeff’s style is at once elegant, composed, and yet very gritty at the same time. His latest recording, “Blue, Vol. 1” (http://myiesstore.com/darkkeymusic/product/blue-vol-1-cd/) is available now and receiving widespread critical acclaim.

Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period
48 Mo' Better Blues w/ Ava Duvernay

Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2015 84:41


Selma director Ava DuVernay joins Kamau and not Kevin (he was probably busy doing something great since he has everything) to discuss the 1990 Spike Lee directed Denzel film Mo' Better Blues. They talk about this being hands down Denzel's sexiest film, how Mo' Better Blues played a large part of Ava's first summer of independence (alongside her love for milk) during her time at UCLA, and why Out of Time makes Ava's Top 5 Denzel films.

A. Deep Aries  Live! The show that plays multi-genre music, notable interviews
April Deep Aries Presents: ACTRESS CYNDA WILLIAMS-PLUMMER!!

A. Deep Aries Live! The show that plays multi-genre music, notable interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2013 52:00


Cynda began a professional life of acting and singing after relocating to New York from her native Chicago. Her debut film MO' BETTER BLUES directed by Spike Lee, was a critical and commercial success. Blessed with a role that also required singing, her song HARLEM BLUES went #1 on the R&B charts. That film opened the door to her next performance in Carl Franklin's ONE FALSE MOVE - the true icebreaker for Cynda's career. This break out independent film appeared on many Best Film lists and Cynda was nominated for the coveted Spirit Award.   Cynda has since appeared in numerous films including: Stewart Wade’s TRU LOVED, John Nolte’s BEAUTIFUL LOSER, Salvador Litvak's WHEN DO WE EAT, Billy Wirth's MACARTHUR PARK, P.J. Castellante's RELAX...IT'S JUST SEX, Darin Scott's CAUGHT UP and Wesley Strick's THE TIE THAT BINDS. She has also performed memorable quality television roles including: BET's HIDDEN BLESSINGS, LIFETIME'S THE COURAGE TO LOVE, HBO's DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, Oprah Winfrey's ABCminiseries, THE WEDDING andPBS'TALES OF THE CITY.

LINER NOTES
Terence Blanchard

LINER NOTES

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2013


MAGNETIZEDTerence Blanchard (trumpet) is one of the most important musician/composer/band leaders of his generation. His emotionally moving and technically refined playing is considered by many jazz aficionados to recall earlier jazz trumpet styles. Born March 13, 1962, in New Orleans, the only child to parents Wilhelmina and Joseph Oliver Blanchard, a part-time opera singer and insurance company manager, the young Blanchard was encouraged by his father, Joseph Oliver, to learn to play the piano. In the third grade he discovered jazz trumpet when a big band, featuring Alvin Alcorn on trumpet, played at a school assembly. In his teens Blanchard attended the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts, where he studied and played with saxophonist Donald Harrison. While performing with Lionel Hampton's big band, he studied for two years at Rutgers University under the tutelage of Paul Jeffrey and Bill Fielder.In 1982 Blanchard replaced Wynton Marsalis under his recommendation in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, working in that band up to 1986 as lead soloist and musical director. He then co-led a prominent quintet with saxophonist Donald Harrison, recording seven albums for the Concord, Columbia, and Evidence record labels in five years, including a stirring in-concert tribute to the Eric Dolphy/Booker Little ensemble. In the '90s, Blanchard became a leader in his own right, recording for the Columbia label, performing on the soundtracks to Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and Mo' Better Blues, and composing the music for Lee's film Jungle Fever. In fact, Blanchard has written the score for every Spike Lee film since 1991, including Malcolm X, Clockers, Summer of Sam, 25th Hour, Inside Man, and the Hurricane Katrina documentary When the Levees Broke for HBO. With over 40 scores to his credit, Blanchard and Mark Isham are the most sought-after jazz musicians to ever compose for film. In the fall of 2000, Blanchard was named artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Keeping up with his love of live performance and touring, Blanchard also maintains a regular studio presence, recording his own original music for the Columbia, Sony Classical, and Blue Note labels. Albums include The Billie Holiday Songbook (1994), Romantic Defiance (1995), The Heart Speaks (1996), the acclaimed Wandering Moon (2000), Let's Get Lost (2001), Bounce (2003), and especially Flow (2005), which was produced by pianist Herbie Hancock and received two Grammy nominations. Blanchard has been nominated for 11 Grammys and has won four in total, including awards for New York Scene with Blakey (1984) and the soundtrack A Tale of God's Will in 2007. In 2005, Blanchard was part of McCoy Tyner's ensemble that won the Grammy in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category for Illuminations. A quintessential sideman as well as leader, he has worked with prominent jazz players including Cedar Walton, Abbey Lincoln, Joanne Brackeen, Jay McShann, Ralph Peterson, Ed Thigpen, J.J. Johnson, Toots Thielemans, the Olympia Brass Band, Stevie Wonder, Bill Lee, Ray Brown, Poncho Sanchez, Dr. Billy Taylor, Dr. John, Lionel Loueke, Jeff Watts, and many others. Scarecrow Press published his autobiography, Contemporary Cat. By April of 2007, the Monk Institute announced its Commitment to New Orleans initiative, which included the relocation of the program to the campus of Loyola University in New Orleans, spearheaded by Blanchard. During 2007, the Monterey Jazz Festival named Blanchard Artist-in-Residence, and the festival formed a 50th Anniversary All-Stars ensemble featuring trumpeter James Moody, Benny Green, Derrick Hodge, Kendrick Scott, and Nnenna Freelon. In 2008, Blanchard helped scored the hit film Cadillac Records. Signing with Concord Jazz in 2009, he released Choices -- recorded at the Ogden Museum of Art in Blanchard's hometown of New Orleans -- at the end of that summer. In 2011, he paid tribute to the innovative Afro-Cuban recordings of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo by teaming up with Latin jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez for the studio album Chano y Dizzy! In 2012, Blanchard returned to his film work by scoring the soundtrack to director George Lucas' WWII action/drama Red Tails.“I’ve always believed that in life, what you keep in your mind is what you draw to yourself.” That’s how trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchardexplains the title of his 20th album, Magnetic, which finds a stunning variety of sounds and styles pulled together by the irresistible force of Blanchard’s vision.That credo stems directly from Blanchard’s personal faith; raised in the Christian church, he has turned in recent years to Buddhism after meditating with Herbie Hancock while on the road with the legendary pianist. The idea of a spiritual magnetism “is a basic concept in any type of religion,” he says. “Both Christianity and Buddhism have forms of meditation - one’s called prayer and one’s called chanting. But it’s all about drawing on those things to help you attain enlightenment in your life at the same time that you’re trying to give back to the community.”Magnetic gives expression to that belief through the combined voices of Blanchard’s always-scintillating quintet. Its latest incarnation brings together longtime members Brice Winston (saxophone) and Kendrick Scott (drums) with pianist Fabian Almazan, who made his debut with the group on its 2009 album Choices, and its newest member, 21-year-old bass prodigy Joshua Crumbly. In addition, they’re joined by a trio of remarkable special guests: master bassist Ron Carter, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, and guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke.The vast array of approaches undertaken by that ensemble is striking, from the blistering bop of “Don’t Run” to the fragile ballad “Jacob’s Ladder;” the psychedelic electronic haze of “Hallucinations” to the urgent edginess of “Another Step.” As Blanchard says, “It’s a wide range of musical ideas that come together through the efforts of the guys in the band.”Magnetic marks Blanchard’s return to Blue Note Records, which last released A Tale of God’s Will, his triumphant 2007 requiem for his home city, New Orleans, in the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. That harrowingly emotional song cycle is just one of many large-scale projects Blanchard has undertaken in recent years. Since first writing music for Spike Lee’s 1990 jazz-set movie Mo’ Better Blues, Blanchard has become a renowned film composer with over 50 scores to his credit, most recently the WWII drama Red Tails for producer George Lucas. This summer, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Jazz St. Louis will combine forces to premiere Blanchard’s first opera, Champion, an “Opera in Jazz” based on the story of the gay boxing champion Emile Griffith. This follows his recent score for Emily Mann’s Broadway production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire.After the broad scope of such lofty undertakings, returning to a small group setting can be a challenge. “You get accustomed to having so many different colors at your disposal,” he says. “So I try to figure out a way to have as much diversity in everything that we play, the same expansive color palette as when you have an orchestra and voices.”One way that Blanchard expands his palette on Magnetic is through the use of electronics, creating an overdriven, electric guitar-like sound for his horn during “Pet Step Sitter’s Theme Song” or brewing the mind-altering atmospherics of “Hallucinations.” The latter tune, though titled by Blanchard’s 14-year-old daughter, also touches on the lifelong spiritual search evoked by the album-opening title track and “Central Focus,” which was originally recorded twenty years ago on Blanchard’s album Simply Stated. “When chanting for meditation,” he says, “you can have those moments of reflection that will bring new ideas to you. Some people may not call them hallucinations, but I think they’re all related in some fashion.”Not every tune comes from such profound motives. The hard-bopping “Don’t Run” was written solely with the intention of allowing the band to joust with Ravi Coltrane’s soprano and Ron Carter’s mighty bass runs. The title was inspired by a taunt from Carter to Blanchard, asking only half-jokingly when the trumpeter would call on the legendary bassist’s services. “Stop running from me, man,” Blanchard recalls him saying, and when Carter speaks, you listen.Coltrane’s contributions, which also include a taut, powerhouse turn on tenor for “Pet Step Sitter’s Theme Song,” came about simply because Blanchard was blown away by the saxophonist’s latest album, Spirit Fiction. “Ravi has developed a style and a sound that’s very unique,” Blanchard explains. “It’s an incredible feat given who his father was and what instrument his father played. But his being on my record has nothing to do with any of that; his being on my record is simply due to the fact that I love the way he plays.”The same goes for Benin-born Lionel Loueke, who first came to prominence through Blanchard’s quintet before becoming widely renowned as one of the most innovative guitarists and vocalists in modern jazz. “He’s a very unique talent,” Blanchard says. “Lionel always brings a certain spirit and energy to any project that he’s a part of.”Blanchard also readily sings the praises of his core group, which has been evolving over two years together to reach the deeply attuned point at which Magnetic finds them. “I’ve always appreciated the artistry of Brice and Kendrick,” he says of the band’s two veterans. “They’ve very seriously committed to developing their own unique styles of playing.”Of newcomer Crumbly, he says, “Josh is a young guy who’s very talented and brings a lot to the group.” And of Almazan, he continues, “Fabian has been growing by leaps and bounds. His harmonic knowledge has taken the band in interesting directions and he colors things in ways that I think are very fresh and forward-thinking.”So enamored is the bandleader of Almazan’s talents that he affords the pianist a solo spotlight, the captivating “Comet.” Almazan, Blanchard says, “plays with such grace and beauty. We did five or six takes and all of them were so beautiful that it was a hard to choose just one.”Each member of the group provides their own contributions to the album: Crumbly, the lovely and delicate “Jacob’s Ladder;” Scott, the forceful, rhythmically intense “No Borders Just Horizons;” Winston the lithe and intricate “Time To Spare;” and Almazan an “emotional roller coaster” dedicated to his mother, “Pet Step Sitters Theme Song,” which is later reprised as “Another Step.” “We had so much fun playing that tune that we just couldn’t leave it,” Blanchard explains. I thought it showed the diverse nature of the group, when you see the directions that it goes into, totally different from the first take.”In his role as mentor to his younger bandmates, Blanchard takes the mantle from his own onetime mentor, Art Blakey. Stressing the importance for young musicians to compose as well as improvise, Blanchard recalls the legendary drummer’s advice: “Art Blakey told us that composition was the path to finding your own voice. If you improvise, you don’t sit down and reflect coldly on what it is you’re playing because you’re moving so quickly onto the next thing. Whereas when you compose, you have to sit down and really contemplate what each note means and how you get from one to the next. That in itself will create a style.”Terence Blanchard’s own style continues to evolve and expand in exciting and compelling fashion. Magnetic is sure to capture listeners with an attractive power nearly impossible to resist.To Visit Terence Blanchard's website CLICK HERE

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The TJRS Radio Network-The jrilshow
Mo Better Blue's Cynda Williams TONIGHT! Casey, not guilty!!

The TJRS Radio Network-The jrilshow

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2011 91:00


It's Who's Who Wednesday on the big show and tonight, we are talking to the very sexy and talented Cynda Williams, best known for her role in Mo Better Blues!!!! She will give us the scope on what she has been doing since then and what her future holds!! Plus...Jay is still pissed about the Casey Anthony verdict, don't miss his 3 minute commentary and the QOD: Did Casey get away with Murder!!!!! We are also discussing the age old question if time permits...well you have to tune in to find out what it is!!!!

retrocrush
retroCRUSH-111-The Mo Better Blues

retrocrush

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2007


Ask Robert and The Mo Better Blues