Podcasts about Uptown Saturday Night

"THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS: CLASSIC CINEMA STARS OF THE MONTH" The Nicholas Brothers, FAYARD and HAROLD, are arguably two of the greatest dancer to ever hit Hollywood. Born to musician parents, they learned their craft working the vaudeville scene and appearing at the famous Cotten Club during the Harlem Renaissance before landing in Hollywood. In Tinseltown, they made movie magic dancing in some of Hollywood's biggest musicals. The brothers mixed tap-dancing with acrobatics to perfect thrilling routines that we're still win awe of today. They also had to endure the limits put upon them by the racism of the day. Join us this week, as we celebrate these icons of dance who are our Stars of the Month.  SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Brotherhood in Rhythm: The Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers (2002), by Constance Valis Hill; Dorothy Dandridge: An Intimate Biography (1970), by Earl Mills; “The Nicholas Brothers, Fayard and Harold: Tap Dance Legends,” February 17, 2024, Dance Mogul magazine; “The Incredible Nicholas Brothers: A Classic Hollywood Black Dance Duo Everyone Should Be Obsessed With,” October 30, 2022, by Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly; “The Nicholas Brothers: Every Generations Dance Heroes,” February 17, 2020, by Najja Parker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; “Celebrating The Nicholas Brothers,” September 16, 2011, by Daniel Eagan, Smithsonian magazine; www.nicholasbrothers.com TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; IBDB.com; Wikipedia.com; AcademyMuseum.com Movies Mentioned:  Pie Pie Blackbird  (1932) - starring Nina Mae McKinney & The Nicholas Brothers; Stoopnocracy (1933), starring Budd Hulick & Harold Nicholas; The Emperor Jones (1933), starring Paul Robeson & Harold Nicholas; Kid Millions (1934), starring Eddie Cantor, Ann Sothern, & Ethel Merman; Jealousy (1934), starring Nancy Kelly & George Murphy; The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935), starring Jack Oakie, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bing Crosby, & Ethel Merman; Coronado (1935), starring Johnny Downs; My American Wife (1936), starring Francis Lederer & Ann Sothern; Don't Gamble with Love (1936) starring Ann Sothern; Babes in Arms (1937), starring Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland; Down Argentine Way (1940), starring Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda, & Charlotte, Greenwood; Tin Pan Alley (1940), starring Betty Grable, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, & John Payne; The Great American Broadcast (1941), starring Alice Faye & John Payne; Sun Valley Serenade (1941), starring Sonja Henie & John Payne; Orchestra Wives (1942), starring George Montgomery & Ann Rutherford; Stormy Weather (1943), starring Lena Horne; Reckless Age (1944), starring Gloria Jean & Harold Nicholas; Carolina Blues (1944), starring Kay Kyser & Ann Miller; The Pirate (1948), starring Judy Garland & Gene Kelly; Botta e Riposta (1950); El Mensaje le la Muerte (1953); Musik I'm Blut (1955); L'Empire de la Nuit (1964); The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), starring Lee J. Cobb, Roscoe Lee Brown, & Fayard Nicholas; Uptown Saturday Night (1974), starring Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson, Harry Belafonte, & Harold Nicholas That's Entertainment! (1974); That's Dancing (1985); Tap (1989); --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I always looked at this as like, I'm trying to make Black Ocean's Eleven or I'm trying to make a contemporary Harlem Nights or contemporary Uptown Saturday Night, which were like this kind of like star-laden projects," says Ogbonna about FIGHT NIGHT. "And what you need is gravity. You need somebody at the center that pulls everybody in, you know what I mean?" Shaye Ogbonna is an accomplished writer and producer for both television and film. He has written on an array of premium series including THE CHI, as well as two highly-anticipated HBOMax series: THE PENGUIN from Matt Reeves, and DUSTER - a 1970s crime thriller exec-produced by JJ Abrams. Currently, Shaye serves as Creator, Writer, Showrunner, and Executive Producer of the star-studded limited series FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST, starring Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, and Terrence Howard. The true-crime series tells the story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.” In this interview, we talk about his early career and influences, his decision to focus on television as a medium for storytelling, the future of limited series, his new show FIGHT NIGHT, the importance of telling local stories, and more. Want more? Steal my first book, Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you find value in the book, please share it with a friend as we're giving away 100,000 copies this year. It's based on over 400 interviews here at Creative Principles. Enjoy! If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60 seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom of your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!

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50:41 – Just in time for Easter, Doc Sleaze rises again. This time, in between various moans and rants about the state of the world, Doc Sleaze goes ‘Black in Time’ to the golden age of Blaxploitation movies – the seventies! Includes: Wind-breaking Performance Cars ¦ Movie in Brief – ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ (1974) ¦ […]

Austin and Tim travel back in time to May 17th 1974 for a 6-movie marathon seeing the films: NEWMAN'S LAW, CLAUDINE, MAME, THE THREE MUSKETEERS, UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT and BLACK BELT JONES.

Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.[1] Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jamaica Farewell", and "Mary's Boy Child". He recorded and performed in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. He also starred in films such as Carmen Jones (1954), Island in the Sun (1957), Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), Buck and the Preacher (1972), and Uptown Saturday Night (1974). He made his final screen appearance in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman (2018). Belafonte considered the actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson a mentor, and he was a close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush and Donald Trump administrations. Belafonte acted as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador for juvenile justice issues.[2] Belafonte won three Grammy Awards (including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award), an Emmy Award,[3] and a Tony Award. In 1989, he received the Kennedy Center Honors. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1994. In 2014, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards[4] and in 2022 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category.[5] PICTURE: By Carl Van Vechten - Van Vechten Collection at Library of Congress, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146385 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyAwZGTgAdonBKhTxUiC2Q

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 86th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging more than 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. For this installment, titled "Everything Comes Down to Scrubs," I chat about the "My Musical" episode of "Scrubs," which turned up on Disc 1413. In Cross-Connections I talk about the Studio Murphy Under connections for "Scrubs" and for Stephanie d'Abruzzo, who played the patient at the center of that episode. In my Classic Collection, I talk about the pilot episodes of "Dirt" and "Star Trek: Enterprise," with comments on second-season episodes of "Sons of Anarchy" and "The Prisoner" from 1967 British television. In my Current Collection, I talk about developments in the third season of "Kung Fu" on the CW, and a whole bunch of movies I watched including "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Happy Death Day" and "Happy Death Day 2U," "A Clockwork Orange," "Team America: World Police," "The Devil and Miss Jones," "Gemini Man," "Pressure Point," "Uptown Saturday Night," "Yolanda and the Thief," "Moon," "I Origins," and "Call Me By Your Name." And in What I've Been Watching, we took in "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish," and I streamed "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" and "Bird Box." I also watched the fifth-season premiere of "Black Mirror" and the pilot episode of "Stranger Things." If you haven't already, check out my companion podcast "VideoFuzzy the Soundtrack," and my catalog entries at videofuzzy.blogspot.com, and don't forget to add, subscribe or follow VideoFuzzy wherever you get your podcasts. You can contact me through the site or email me directly at tjaman1970@yahoo.com, or through my VideoFuzzy pages on Facebook or Instagram.

For today's movie review:Sidney Poitier directs himself and Bill Cosby in a 1974 comedy called Uptown Saturday Night! Adam and Andy give their take on this first film in a trilogy of films made with Poitier and Cosby in the 1970s!Check out Uptown Saturday Night (1974)Show Notes:What We've Been Watching:Adam: Brewster's Millions, The Unbearable Weight of Massive TalentAndy: Empire RecordsChapters:(~0:00:00) Introduction(~0:00:38) Featured Review(~0:13:39) What We've Been Watching(~0:23:02) Up Next(~0:23:42) ClosingLike, comment, or subscribe if you'd want to see more episodes.Feel free to send us a question we can answer on the air to ReelShame@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram @ReelShame.

Episode 121 is titled The Set-Up. After these big tributes we do on TIP, you sometimes you have to to decompress, but we can't really take our foot off the pedal too much because we're just getting started. On this show we take it back to the mid-late 90s with a lot of emphasis on 1996-97. We got bangers from Mobb Deep, Capone-N-Noreaga, Camp Lo, Common, Royal Flush, EPMD, Smoothe Da Hustler, M.O.P., Sadat X & Diamond D. At the break we discuss Uptown Saturday Night, Stone Crazy, Hell On Earth and The Soul In The Hole soundtrack. This replay value is 10x on episode 121, so start your first listen today because by the weekend you'll be running this back like Barry Sanders. www.takeitpersonalradio.com Follow us on Instagram @takeitpersonal Online store: https://take-it-personal.creator-spring.com/ (enter Win25 for 25% off) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TakeItPersonal

On today's episode of our daily NYFF60 edition, director Elvis Mitchell and executive producer Steven Soderbergh discuss Is That Black Enough For You?!?, a Spotlight selection of this year's festival, with NYFF Executive Director Eugene Hernandez. American film critic Elvis Mitchell's kaleidoscopic documentary creates a definitive narrative of the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs. With Is That Black Enough for You?!? (the title referencing a recurring line from Ossie Davis's 1970 benchmark Cotton Comes to Harlem), Mitchell takes a personal and panoramic approach, expressing his own experiences as a viewer while detailing the cinematic and political histories that led to this extraordinary flowering of a newly ascendant Black heroism. The Learning Tree, Watermelon Man, Shaft, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Cool Breeze, Sounder, Super Fly, Coffy, The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Claudine, Uptown Saturday Night, Cornbread, Earl and Me, Killer of Sheep, and dozens more are analyzed with Mitchell's customary verve and perspicacity. This is a work of painstaking scholarship that's also thoroughly entertaining, an essential archival document and testament to a period of American film history unlikely to be repeated. Featuring interviews with Margaret Avery, Harry Belafonte, Charles Burnett, Laurence Fishburne, Whoopi Goldberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Suzanne de Passe, Glynn Turman, Billy Dee Williams, Zendaya, and more. A Netflix release. To learn more and get tickets for this year's NYFF, taking place through October 16 in all five boroughs of NYC, visit filmlinc.org/tix.

Join Us for episode 20 as Poxy & Ragan sit down with the legendary Miss Ketty Lester to discuss her acting & singing career! Well known for her 1962 hit single, ‘Love Letters', Ketty would go on to star in movies such as Up Tight, Blacula, House Party III, & Uptown Saturday Night. In television, Miss Lester starred as Hester-Sue Terhune in Little House on The Prairie and performed as Helen Grant on Days of Our Lives. For more information, please visit: Miss Ketty Lester's WebpageSupport the show

If you ever need a story of resilience, look no further than the career arc of Camp Lo; who began with a classic debut, chose to go independent, have their work suffer because of it and at their lowest point, rise again with their best work since their debut. All in a space of 25+ years.TIMESTAMPS:Weekly Music Roundup - (1:26) (Ben = Bold / Charlie = Italics) Megan Thee Stallion - Traumazine Your Old Droog - Yodney Dangerfield Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes The Game - Drillmatic Rod Wave - Beautiful Mind JFlames - The Beats With No Genre Album Topic Intro/Ben's Research House - (19:00)Uptown Saturday Night - (29:13)Let's Do It Again - (36:09)Black Hollywood - (46:13)Stone and Rob: Caught On Tape - (53:49)Another Heist - (56:51)80 Blocks from Tiffany's 1 & 2 - (1:02:24)Ragtime Hightimes & On The Way Uptown - (1:10:25)Lighter Note - (1:21:00)Thanks for listening. Below are the Social accounts for all parties involved. Be sure to let us know that you're supporting us!Music - "Pizza And Video Games" by Bonus Points (Thanks to Chillhop Music for the right to use)HHBTN (Twitter & IG) - @HipHopNumbers5E (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordChillHop (Twitter) - @ChillhopdotcomBonus Points (Twitter) - @BonusPoints92Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN:"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorIn Search of SauceBlack Women Watch...5EPN RadioThe Beauty Of Independence

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The Concert Crew celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Camp Lo's debut album. Hear the fellas discuss the style Camp Lo brought to the game, their sound, what the single Luchini did for their success, impact, legacy of Uptown Saturday Night twenty-five years later and much more. Also, the Concert Crew reviews new music from JPerk, RJ Payne, Vado and Youngboy Never Broke Again... #ConcertCrew #Podcast #UptownSaturdayNight25 #UptownSaturdayNight #CampLo #USN #GeechiSuede #SonnyCheeba #SkiBeatz #Bronx #BX #NYC #Luchini #CoolieHigh #BlackNostaljack #90sMusic #90sHipHop #HipHop #Rap #JPerk #RJPayne #Vado #Youngboy Never Broke Again #25thAnniversary 

This week we celebrate Josh's birthday and the anniversary of Camp Lo's Uptown Saturday Night. 

B. Cox and J. Owe review the Bronx rap duo Camp Lo's cult classic debut Uptown Saturday Night. After spending the initial parts of their careers together apart, Sonny Cheeba and Geechie Suede rose through the independent rap scene and collaborated with up and coming producer Ski for their debut album. Bolstered by the megahot single "Luchini (This is It)", the group compiled their album highlighted by Ski's mix of funky soulful and suspense filled beats with flows that were smooth and silky, yet stream of consciousness at times. The album flaunted a throwback theme that harkened back to slang and vernacular from the 70s that complimented the laid back, yet sharp deameanor and fashion that Camp Lo possesed.The album, while not wildly succesful commecial outside of "Luchini", was hailed by critics and fans alike, gaining cult status and has been hailed a classic by many 25 years later.Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodShow NotesAbover Average Hip-Hop: Camp Lo's "Uptown Saturday Night Turns 20 http://aboveaveragehiphop.com/camp-los-uptown-saturday-night-turns-20/The BoomBox: Camp Lo's "Uptown Saturday Night": A Look Back At An Unsung 90s Classichttps://theboombox.com/camp-los-uptown-saturday-night-a-look-back-at-an-unsung-90s-classic/Vinyl Me Please: Where Camp Lo Was Coming Fromhttps://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/magazine/camp-lo-introSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Subscribe to Quotomania on Simplecast or search for Quotomania on your favorite podcast app!Harry Belafonte, orig. Harold George Belafonte, Jr., (born March 1, 1927, New York, N.Y., U.S.), was a U.S. singer, actor, and producer. He was born to immigrants from Martinique and Jamaica, and he lived with his mother in Jamaica from 1935 to 1940. In the early 1950s he initiated a fad for calypso music with songs such as “Day-O (Banana Boat Song)” and “Jamaica Farewell.” He starred in the films Carmen Jones(1954) and Island in the Sun (1957) and later became the first black television producer. In the 1960s and '70s he was a prominent civil-rights activist. From the 1970s onward his singing career was a secondary occupation, and he acted in films such as Uptown Saturday Night (1974) and Kansas City (1996).From https://www.britannica.com/summary/Harry-Belafonte. For more information about Harry Belafonte:Previously on The Quarantine Tapes:Ramsess about Belafonte, at 13:50: https://quarantine-tapes.simplecast.com/episodes/the-quarantine-tapes-118-ramsessSandra Jackson-Dumont about Belafonte, at 20:50: https://quarantine-tapes.simplecast.com/episodes/the-quarantine-tapes-033-sandra-jackson-dumont“Harry Belafonte and the Social Power of Song”: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/harry-belafonte-and-the-social-power-of-song“Six Decades After the Banana Boat, Harry Belafonte's Archive Sails Home”: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/arts/harry-belafonte-archives-schomburg.html

Welcome to the 114th Episode of the Shonen Tapes Podcast! the guys discuss the infmaous hip hop group Camp Lo and their cult classic Hip-Hop album  “Uptown Saturday Night”.  The guys go over their initial thoughts  on this album  as well as go over their favorite and least favorite songs. The guys also go over the flow of the two members of Camp Lo and admire the preciseness and expertise of it. They also go over why the group might be so underrated. If you like episodes where some of the host fanboy over a group this is the episode for you. Also stay tuned for the host fight over the song Luchini and whether it is cheesy or one of the greatest rap songs ever created. Make  sure to let everyone know how you feel about this album by reaching out on all major forms of social media.Follow us HERE to keep up with The Shonen Tapes on social media and your favorite podcast sites! This episode includes:  Camp Lo, Sonny Cheeba, Geechi Suede, Kanye West, Uptown Saturday Night, Cult following, classic hip hop, the ninety's, Jay- Z 

On the three year anniversary of the pod we welcome back our very first guest, South Philly native Zilla Rocca. The emcee, beat maker, Wrecking Crew member, and Call Out Culture Podcast co-host talks with us about his latest project Vegas Vic and breaks down one of his favorite albums - Camp Lo's Uptown Saturday Night.

Chris sits down for a quick chat with Sonny Cheeba of Camp Lo! Hardcore listeners of the pod know how much Chris loves this duo and what the Uptown Saturday Night album means to him as a head. Chris and Sonny Cheeba talk Ski, Camp Lo's influence on Migos, working with The Neptunes and more!   Follow Sumit  

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"This is it, what? Luccini pouring from the sky lets get lit, what?" Camp Lo's original style created by Sonny Cheeba and Geechie Suede blended jazz, 70's pop and funk and 90's NY hip hop. This fun, party type album was a mainstay in the cd decks of the BWBC boys for many years in the late 90's early 2000's.

On this weeks HipHop Forum; The boys discuss why the egg that killed prodigy, the bullet in Meg Thee Stallion's foot & the multiple samples of jizz pumped from Lil Kim (Allegedly) (It didnt happen but its a funny urban legend) should be in the hiphop museum, plus loads of other great stuff! Come join us!!!! New article on the website from James Holder on sampling! You can now submit questions via the website www.notoriouspod.com Last weeks The Choice is yours poll was Nike vs Adidas... Nike wins 62% to Adidas 38%.... Another choice coming up later in the show! Part 1: Street Report The latest from the world of HipHop We celebrate Rakim's 53 birthday.... Camp Lo's "Uptown Saturday Night" turns 24! New conway album - “If it bleeds it can be killed” out on the 5th of Feb HipHop museum to open in the bronx in 2023 Part 2 - Back in the day A story that references something or someone from the golden era Best Hip & R&B collaborations What Big Jon got into UK Garage BREAK - Halftime HYPE This weeks music provided by Artist: Trot & Brando Bambino Track: Bend The Rules Album: Jules & Vincent https://open.spotify.com/track/5x1ZgftCVT2qOXqf3AuxTJ Halftime Hype Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4WYfTgfxRF7mYDZklHzntQ?si=4ljODSPMQ6yhVhUUnRO30g Part 3 - The choice is yours A choice between 2 things and why…. could be an album, artists, comedian, sneaker brand… as relevant as possible to the week of recording! Vinyl or digital? Part 4 - 
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Filmmaker Hank Byrd drops by to discuss his web series Blerds and review Camp Lo's 1997 debut album. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reviewsanddunn/support

Geechi Suede & Sonny Cheeba better known as Camp Lo.. Camp Lo has carved their own style & flow since 96 with their classic album "Uptown Saturday Night," which has to be in the top 100 hip-hop albums of all-time with classic like Lunchin, Black Nostaljack,  & Black Connection. Here's a unreleased interview myself, D.D. Turner & Chazz Stats did 3 years ago with Camp Lo  to celebrate 20 years ago they released "Uptown Saturday Night."

Uptown Saturday Night, as the brothers review Week 5 around the League, the first of two shows recorded at week's end, with no Thursday night game being played this week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atime2chill/message

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This week on the latest episode of the BIG show, screenwriter Richard Wesley joins us to discuss working on two cult classics, Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again. Plus, show correspondent Wilson Morales recaps the week in entertainment. We'll have all that and more on the latest episode of Keeping Reel with FilmGordon.

This week on the latest episode of the BIG show, screenwriter Richard Wesley joins us to discuss working on two cult classics, Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again. Plus, show correspondent Wilson Morales recaps the week in entertainment. We'll have all that and more on the latest episode of Keeping Reel with FilmGordon.

Vincent Williams and Len 'Cruze' Webb invite you to spend the time remembering a couple of the favorite episodes. Let's start at the top with the first stop on the Micheaux Mission - UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT with Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby. Listen as the Men fondly review one of their favorite movies while dealing with the very real 21st century implications of that enjoyment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We celebrate Juneteeth with a look back at the last 50 years of black cinema.  From Superfly and Uptown Saturday Night to Love & Basketball and Black Panther, my guests and I will discuss why these movies are needed just as much now as they were back then. Joining me on this show will be author, Crystal Hickerson.  She's a huge fan of black cinema from back in the day and will give her insights on how the Blaxploitation movies reflected the culture at the time.  Also contributing on the show will be newcomer to T2Q, podcaster, Kiah Mims.  Her knowledge of today's movies will provide the book end to the discussion. It should be a lot of fun as we celebrate black magic on film here on the Talk 2 Q Radio Show!  "No experts.  Just opinions." Follow my guests at www.CrystalHickerson.com and Eyes Wide Open. Show #804 www.Talk2Q.com

This week on the 'MOC Old Skool Mix Party', It's a tribute to Andre Harrell and his label 'Uptown Records' and also remembering the disco queen Donna Summer! Listen every Saturday evening 6pm-8pm on www.MOCRadio.com

This week on the 'MOC Old Skool Mix Party', It's a tribute to Andre Harrell and his label 'Uptown Records' and also remembering the disco queen Donna Summer! Listen every Saturday evening 6pm-8pm on www.MOCRadio.com

We are continuing our social distance, deep dives on dearly departed actresses. This week we dig into the oeuvre of actor, singer, and dancer Paula Kelly. You Might Know Her From Sweet Charity, The Women of Brewster Place, Night Court, Uptown Saturday Night, South Central, Santa Barbara, and Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling. We get into Paula’s work in musicals including the little-known Alice opposite Debbie Allen and Alice Ghostley, her acting range best on display in films made by black filmmakers and screenwriters, and her cutting-edge role as one half of a lesbian couple opposite Lonette McKee. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Damian loves this oddly satisfying Twitter account “Vídeos Satisfatórios”  Anne loves ASMR #hotknife #slime #kineticsand videos Chiropractor YouTube channels we love: Advanced Chiropractic Relief LLC and Damian is on TikTok Relatives of celebrities on TikTok: John Travolta’s son, Judi Dench’s grandson, Julianne Moore’s daughter  Paula Kelly in Sweet Charity (1969) directed by Bob Fosse  Rema Webb played Paula Kelly in Fosse/Verdon but was a blink and you miss it Walter Kerr on Paula Kelly  Lee Daniels on Paula Kelly  Paula went to LaGuardia School of the Arts and Juilliard  Something More! directed by Jule Styne, starring Barbara Cook Starred in original London cast of Sweet Charity with Juliet Prowse “Big Spender” and “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” Paula’s killer FLOURISH at end of “Big Spender” 4:32 mark “Baby Dream Your Dream” from London cast Scatting on The Richard Pryor Show Peter Pan for BBC with Paula as Tiger Lily, Mia Farrow as Peter, Danny Kaye as Captain Hook Broadway’s original Tiger Lily was Sondra Lee Alice musical starring Debbie Allen, Alice Ghostley, Paula Kelly Did Mike Nichols secretly direct Annie on Broadway? Mike Nichols put Alice Ghostley into Annie as Dorothy Loudon’s replacement in Annie Debbie do Catalina Bar & Grill Late in life lesbian, Marsha Warfield  Tall men on Night Court Paula Kelly as Leggy Peggy with Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier in Uptown Saturday Night The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor (miniseries starring Oprah, Cicely Tyson, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee) Lonette McKee’s beige bra and oatmeal monologue Paula Kelly in Playboy (the pubic wars) Fuck Yeah, Paula Kelly is a great resource

What happens when a thoughtful black actor takes the reigns of an action comedy in a culture awash in Blaxploitation Cinema? John is going to tell you as he discusses, Uptown Saturday Night, the first in a trilogy of films that look regular folks in the world of Black culture through a comedic lens, Sidney Poitier directs this absurd romp featuring an ensemble cast of actors who go for it while poking fun at the stereotypes of the cinema of the 1970s. This Week begins a minisode series to fill the Corona Quarantine gap. We hope you enjoy! Uptown Saturday Night is available on the Criterion Channel until April 30 and can be found on Youtube if you are lucky. Connect with us on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/josiahblizzard/ https://letterboxd.com/johndoyle/ Send in a voice message, question, or request here: https://anchor.fm/racking-focus-podcast/message Remember to write us a review at Apple Podcasts and to email us at rackingfocuspod@gmail.com with comments, suggestions and films you have for us to review. Visit our website: http://www.rackingfocuspodcast.com Follow us on Instagram at Rackingfocuspodcast and join us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @podfocus If you enjoy the episode, please consider supporting them on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/rackingfocuspod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rackingfocuspodcast/message

STOP! Those who would listen to this podcast must answer me these questions three, True Believers!! What... is your name? What… is your quest? What… is your favorite podcast?!? This is the Uticast, Episode #244, and this week we back returning GFOP, Devin Mahoney of the Uptown Theatre for Creative Arts!! On Tap This Week: Heather, Kevin and Sam are back in-studio and ready to breakdown the hottest topics of the week, including the Coronavirus Pandemic, Harvey Weinstein and the Rise of Bernie Sanders. Afterwards, Sam sits down with GFOP, Devin Mahoney of the Uptown Theatre for Creative Arts to discuss Sonic the Hedgehog, Uptown Saturday Night and the return of Two Dollar Tuesdays!! Finally, the Crew circles the wagons to debate Robert Mitchum, eSports at HCCC and Game Show Hosting. Plus, the Mighty Ducks Reboot!! This is The Uticast and we're here to tell you a story. #JoinTheClub #MadeInUtica UTICAST.COM Apple Podcasts Stitcher Soundcloud Made In Utica Handshake.City

Mars/Venus: 148 we go over our lists of our top 15 black movies of all time 2/24/20 guests: Madeline, Keenan Higgs Hosts: Kinte https://twitter.com/KinteF https://www.instagram.com/kintefergerson Shannon https://twitter.com/ShanFordJeff82 https://www.instagram.com/shanfordjeff82 Kinte List 15 New Jersey Drive (1995) 14 Boyz n the Hood (1991) 13 Fresh (1994) 12 Hollywood Shuffle (1987) 11 The Five Heartbeats (1991) 10 Soul Food (1997) 9 Coming to America (1988) 8 New Jack City (1991) 7 Black Panther (2018) 6 Get Out (2017) 5 Uptown Saturday Night (1974) 4 Do the Right Thing (1989) 3 Love Jones (1997) 2 The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1969) 1 Malcolm X (1992)

"Never will so few owe so much to so many." Uptown Saturday Night (1974) directed and starring Sidney Poitier with Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Calvin Lockhart, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Rosalind Cash and Roscoe Lee Browne. Next Time: Boyz in the Hood (1991)

Shit got wild... previously recorded May 2008 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/planetasepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/planetasepodcast/support

Follow us on Twitter & Instagram! The Leftovers Movies: 21 Bridges, Phil Lord & Chris Miller, Uptown Saturday Night, Epic Universe, The Purge 5, Atomic Blonde 2 TV: Doctor Who

Part 3 of the Uptown Saturday Nite series. This was a plethora of songs stuck in my head that I've been dying to put in a mix but never really did until last night. 3 re-dos and 3 hours later....... #EnjoyDaEargasm #DJLife #DJWork #SaluteDaDJ Special Thanks to Rachel Miller for the pic........

Part 3 of the Uptown Saturday Nite series. This was a plethora of songs stuck in my head that I've been dying to put in a mix but never really did until last night. 3 re-dos and 3 hours later....... #EnjoyDaEargasm #DJLife #DJWork #SaluteDaDJ Special Thanks to Rachel Miller for the pic........

Part 3 of the Uptown Saturday Nite series. This was a plethora of songs stuck in my head that I've been dying to put in a mix but never really did until last night. 3 re-dos and 3 hours later....... #EnjoyDaEargasm #DJLife #DJWork #SaluteDaDJ Special Thanks to Rachel Miller for the pic........

Everyone is ready for the weekend. They are heading up town with their favorite guy it gal. It's going to be a fun night. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/choice-radio/message

Topics: Urban Literature, Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim, Natalie Cole, Richard Pryor, Cooley High, The Jeffersons. (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco)   1975   A. General News   B. Gerald Ford is President   C. Apr - Vietnam War: The Fall of Saigon: The Vietnam War ends as Communist forces take Saigon, resulting in mass evacuations of Americans and South Vietnamese. As the capital is taken, South Vietnam surrenders unconditionally.   D. Jul - Stanley Foreman takes the photo "Fire Escape Collapse."   E. Sep - Ford survives 2 assassination attempts. Lynette Fromme, a follower of jailed cult leader Charles Manson, and Sara Jane Moore, a leftists sympathizer, are the only two women that have attempted to assassinate an American president; both of their attempts were on Gerald Ford and both took place in California within three weeks of one another.   F. Nov - Former California Governor Ronald Reagan enters the race for the Republican presidential nomination, challenging incumbent President Gerald Ford.   G. Dec - United States Congress passes the Metric Conversion Act which declares, but does not mandate, that the metric system is "the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce".   H. Misc Tech: Kodak developed "The Digital Camera" / Motorolla obtains patent for the first portable mobile phone / Bill Gates and Paul Allen develop a BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800 computer, trademark the name "Microsoft" (for microcomputer software), and the personal computer wave begins.   I. The ring-tab beer (and soda) can design was discontinued in 1975, after injuries were caused by people swallowing the metal tabs.    J. Open Comments:   K. 1975 Min.wage = $2.10hr (+.10) / $84wk / $4,200k yrly - 2018 = $19,950yrly   L. Avg. Income per year $14,100   M. Avg. House Price - $11,787   N. Avg. Cost of new house -  $39,300   O. Avg. Cost new car - $4,250   P. Unemployment 9.2% vs Black unemployment 15.5%   Q. Open Comments:   1.    Top Pop Singles   2.    1 - "Love Will Keep Us Together", Captain & Tennille   3.    2 - "Rhinestone Cowboy", Glen Campbell   4.    3 - "Philadelphia Freedom", Elton John   5.    Grammy Award winners   6.    RotY: "Love Will Keep Us Together", Captain & Tennille   7.    AotY: Still Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon   8.    SotY: "Send In the Clowns", Judy Collins   9.    New Artist: Natalie Cole   10.    Top Grossing Films   11.    1 - Jaws   12.    2 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show   13.    3 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest   14.    Top TV Shows   15.    1 - All in the Family (first tv series to be #1, 5yrs in a row)   16.    2 - Rich Man, Poor Man (7-week mini-series)   17.    3 - Laverne & Shirley   18.    TV Debuts   19.    Jan - The Jefferson’s, a spinoff of All in the Family, on CBS (1975–85)   20.    Sep - Welcome Back, Kotter on ABC (1975–79)   21.    Black Snapshots:   22.    Jan - The Wiz opens on Broadway   23.    Jan - The creation of the Church Committee was approved. Later that year, the media begins reporting that the FBI & CIA spied on citizens, many of them high profile African Americans; MLK, Malcom X, Black Panther leadership, etc. Senator Frank Church stated on NBC's "Meet the Press": "...If this government ever became a tyrant, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back because the most careful effort to combine together in resistance to the government, no matter how privately it was done, is within the reach of the government to know. Such is the capability of this technology."   24.    Feb - Elijah Muhammad, the religious leader of the Nation of Islam dies. He was a mentor to Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan and Muhammad Ali, as well as his own son and successor, Wallace D. Mohammed, a.k.a., Warith D. Mohammed. Because of his personal studies and thinking, Warith led the majority of the original NOI to mainstream, traditional Sunni Islam by 1978. However, splinter groups resisting these changes formed, particularly under Louis Farrakhan, who in 1981 would revive the name Nation of Islam and claim direct continuity from the pre-1976 NOI.   25.    Apr - In the pilot episode of Starsky and Hutch, Richard Ward plays an African-American supervisor of white American employees for the first time on TV.   26.    July - Arthur Ashe wins Wimbledon   27.    August - James Benton Parsons (64 yrs. old), the first African American to serve as a life tenured federal judge: Becomes the "Chief" Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. (Basically Chicago). Born in Kansas City, Missouri, raised in Decatur, Illinois. He was named "class orator" for Stephen Decatur High School class of 1929. He was on the basketball team, in the school band and orchestra. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Millikin University in 1934.   28.    September – WGPR-TV, channel 62 in Detroit, becomes the first television station in the U.S. to be owned and operated by blacks.   29.    September – The Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier title fight from the Philippines (the "Thrilla in Manila") is sent via satellite to the U. S. and shown on HBO   30.    September - Roxie Roker, mother to artist Lenny Kravitz, played Helen Willis on 'The Jefferson’s'. She was part of the first interracial couple to appear on regular primetime television.   31.    October - The premiere episode of Saturday Night Live is broadcast on NBC with OG cast member Garret Morris (Mr. Mason from Cooley High) and Billy Preston and Janis Ian the first musical guests.   32.    ###The Social Scene: Urban Literature / Fiction / Art   33.    Donald Goines, the ‘Godfather of Urban Fiction.’ (36yrs old): Criminal, drug addict, Author. From 1969 -1974 he published 16 novels that helped establish the genre.   34.    Urban fiction working definition: Works of art set in urban America dealing with drugs, violence, and sex, involving African    35.    American or Latino characters. The genre is also known as Street Fiction, Gangsta Lit, Ghetto Lit, or Hip-Hop Fiction.   36.    Goines was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents were a middle-class African-American couple that ran a laundry business. At 15 Goines lied about his age to join the Air Force, where he fought in the Korean War. During his stint in the armed forces, Goines developed an addiction to heroin that continued after his discharge from the military in the mid-1950s. To support his addiction, Goines turned to crime, this included pimping, and theft. He began writing while serving a sentence in Michigan's Jackson Penitentiary. Goines initially attempted to write westerns but decided to write urban fiction after reading Iceberg Slim's autobiography Pimp: The Story of My Life.   37.    Goines continued to write novels at an accelerated pace to support his drug addictions, sixteen books in five years, with some books taking only a month to complete. His series about Kenyatta (under the name Al C. Clark) describes a black revolutionary, who campaigns against exploitation and evils of inner-city life. On October 21, 1974, Goines and his common-law wife were discovered dead in their Detroit apartment. The police had received an anonymous phone call and responded, discovering Goines in the living room of the apartment and his common-law wife Shirley Sailor's body in the kitchen.   38.    Goines books are still popular, especially in the prison system. His books have gone on to sell millions of copies and have never been out of print, making him one of the most successful African-American authors in history.   39.    His books have been utilized in several prison literacy programs and his novel "Dopefiend" (1971) has been taught in a Rutgers University class.   40.    Other popular titles: Whoreson (1972), Black Gangster (1972), Street Players (1973), White Man's Justice, Black Man's Grief (1973), and Black Girl Lost (1974)   41.    ***Question: has anyone read his books?   42.    Donald's work was deeply influenced by Iceberg Slim.   43.    In 1961, after serving 10 months of solitary confinement in a Cook County jail, Robert Maupin (a.k.a. Slim) decided he was too old for a life of pimping and was unable to compete with younger, more ruthless pimps. In an interview with the Washington Post, he said he retired "because I was old. I did not want to be teased, tormented and brutalized by young whores."   44.    In 1967, he published two books; A memoir, "Pimp: The Story of My Life" and the novel "Trick Baby"   45.    ***Question: has anyone read his books?   46.    Iceberg and Donald's work made a HUGE impact on the youth growing up in the 70's and 80's.   47.    "Pimp" inspired the screenplay for the 1973 film "The Mack", starring Max Julien and Richard Pryor.   48.    Various other entertainers were also influenced by Goines and Slim: Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Katt Williams,    49.    Eddie Griffin, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Ludacris, Nas, and Jay-Z, just to name a few.   50.    Iceberg and Donald also proved that a commercial "Black" book market did exist.   51.    A new "post" Hip-Hop revival of contemporary urban fiction happened at the end of the 1990s, as demand for novels authentically conveying the urban experience increased, and new business models enabled fledgling writers to more easily bring a manuscript to market and to libraries.   52.    One of the first writers in this new cycle of urban fiction was Omar Tyree, who published the novel Flyy Girl.    53.    The genre gained significant momentum in 1999 with Sister Souljah's bestseller The Coldest Winter Ever. Teri Woods's True to the Game was also published in 1999.The publishing of these three novels created a momentum of readership for urban fiction and carried that wave for years. All three books are considered classics in the renaissance of the genre.   54.    Major writers of contemporary urban fiction include Wahida Clark, Vickie Stringer, Nikki Turner, Kole Black, K'wan, Toy Styles, Kwame Teague, and the writing duo Meesha Mink & De'Nesha Diamond.   55.    ***Question: has anyone read any of these books?   56.    The reach of urban fiction into a large youth readership is undeniable today, particularly among adolescent girls.   57.    Critics and supporters are pleased that Black youth are reading. But some have mixed feelings about promoting literacy by any means necessary. “To some extent, there is an exposure to a part of urban culture that has rarely been explored in a way that it is now…which can be a starting point for civic dialogues,” offers Tracey Michae’l Lewis, who teaches writing and literature at Community College of Philadelphia and Philadelphia University. “Unfortunately, we have to ask ourselves, ‘What is this costing us?’”   58.    Scholars have differing opinions on Urban Fiction. Some believe that it is low reading, like a trashy book, that is not of high quality. Those who believe this think that prisoners and adolescent should be reading more elevated works.   59.    On the other hand, are scholars who say that African Americans appear to be reading street lit to find themselves and escape themselves at the same time. Some readers just enjoy losing themselves in portrayals of lavish lifestyles, racy sex and ride-or-die dramas of the streets, while others enjoy the genre for its reflective qualities.   60.    [Contributing source: Debating Black “Street Lit,” New Urban Fiction May 31, 2008 / Joe / African Americans, book review, urban]   61.    ***Question: Is urban art (books/films/music) really and truly a problem?   62.    ###The Music Scene   63.    6 - "Shining Star", Earth, Wind & Fire   64.    13 - "Lovin' You", Minnie Riperton   65.    14 - "Kung Fu Fighting", Carl Douglas   66.    18 - "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)", Tony Orlando and Dawn   67.    20 - "Pick Up the Pieces", Average White Band   68.    21 - "The Hustle", Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony   69.    22 - "Lady Marmalade", Labelle   70.    23 - "Why Can't We Be Friends", War   71.    24 - "Love Won't Let Me Wait", Major Harris   72.    25 - "Boogie On Reggae Woman", Stevie Wonder   73.    27 - "Fight the Power", The Isley Brothers   74.    30 - "Fire", Ohio Players   75.    ***Vote:    76.    Jan: Fire, The Ohio Players   77.    Feb: Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs, Carl Douglas   78.    Feb:  New and Improved, The Spinners   79.    Feb: Do It ('Til You're Satisfied), B.T. Express   80.    Mar: AWB, Average White Band   81.    Mar: Al Green Explores Your Mind, Al Green   82.    Apr: Perfect Angel, Minnie Ripperton   83.    Apr: That's the Way of the World, Earth, Wind & Fire   84.    May: A Song for You, The Temptations   85.    May: To Be True, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes   86.    May: Mister Magic, Grover Washington, Jr.   87.    May: Sun Goddess, Ramsey Lewis   88.    May: Just Another Way to Say I Love You, Barry White   89.    Jun: Survival, The O'Jays   90.    Jul: Disco Baby, Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony   91.    Aug: The Heat Is On, The Isley Brothers   92.    Aug: Chocolate Chip, Isaac Hayes   93.    Aug: Cut the Cake, Average White Band   94.    Aug: Why Can't We Be Friends?, War   95.    Sep: Non-Stop, B.T. Express   96.    Sep: Honey, The Ohio Players   97.    Oct: ...Is It Something I Said?, Richard Pryor   98.    Nov: Al Green Is Love, Al Green   99.    Nov: KC and the Sunshine Band, KC and the Sunshine Band   100.    Nov: Inseparable, Natalie Cole   101.    Nov: Save Me, Silver Convention   102.    Dec: Let's Do It Again, The Staple Singers   103.    Dec: Feels So Good, Grover Washington, Jr.   104.    Dec: Family Reunion, The O'Jays   105.    ***Vote:    106.    ###Key Artist: Natalie Maria Cole (25yrs old): singer-songwriter, actor, author, daughter of crooner Nat King Cole, nicknamed, "Sweetie"   107.    Short-story: Born and raised in Los Angeles. Grew up immersed in the music scene of her parents. Even though she didn't plan on a singing career, she took a summer job singing with a band in 1972. Albums soon followed, as well as two Grammy Awards for her debut album, Inseparable (1975). After a bout with addiction, Cole returned in the 1990s with Unforgettable... with Love, featuring renditions of songs previously sung by her father. Cole died in 2015 at the age of 65.   108.    Early Career: She met the writing and producing team of Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy in 1975. The duo helped Cole land a deal with Capitol Records and, later that year, create the album Inseparable. With hit songs such as "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)," the album exploded onto the music scene, earning the young starlet her first two Grammy Awards—for best new artist and best female R&B performance.   109.    Cole's career took flight: she turned out four gold and two platinum records / in 1979, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame / Cole hit a lull in her career in the early 1980s due to her struggle with drug addiction / in 1991, she released Unforgettable... with Love. and won a Grammy for album of the year / in 2008, "Still Unforgettable" won another Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album.   110.    Personal Life and Death: The death of her father, when she was 15 yrs. old, greatly affected her and put a strain on Cole's relationship with her mother. In her 2000 autobiography, Angel on my Shoulder, Cole exposed her depression and heavy drug use throughout her career. She began using in college. She overcame her addiction in 1983. In 2008, Cole was diagnosed with hepatitis C, a disease of the liver. She passed 7 from congestive heart failure on December 31, 2015.   111.    Legacy: "Cole wasn’t the next Aretha. She was the simply the MOST versatile vocalist of the soul-pop era" - Written by Keith Murphy (@murphdogg29) BET 1/2016  112.    Cole could do Chaka’s “Tell Me Something Good.”. But could Chaka do “Our Love.”? Cole could do Gladys Knight & the Pips’ “Midnight Train to Georgia.” But could Gladys do “Good Morning Heartache,’? Cole could do Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know.” But could Houston do “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” or “Something Got A Hold On Me”?   113.    Audio Clips   114.    ***Question: Silver spoon or deserved?   115.    ###Key Artist: Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (35yrs old): Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter (1940–2005)   116.    Born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, he became one of the most influential comedians in the history of comedy. Few comics today will talk about their own careers without mentioning the inspiration they received from Pryor. A talented yet controversial man, most people either love him unconditionally or hate him passionately.    117.    Early Life: For much of his youth, Pryor was left in his grandmother's care and lived in the brothel she ran. He also experienced sexual abuse as a child, according to his official website. To step away from the grim reality of his life, Pryor found solace in going to the movies. Expelled from school at age 14, Pryor ended up working a string of jobs until he joined the military in 1958. He served in the army for only two years, as he was discharged for fighting with another soldier.   118.    Early Career: Returning home, he found work as a stand-up comic throughout the Midwest, playing African-American clubs in such cities as East St. Louis and Pittsburgh. In 1963, Pryor moved to New York City. The following year, he made his television debut on the variety show On Broadway Tonight. Guest appearances followed on such programs as The Merv Griffin Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. At the time, his act was modeled after two African-American comedians he admired, Bill Cosby and Dick Gregory.   119.    In 1960, while playing in Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel, he had a panic attack and walked off stage. He wanted to give voice to the winos, pimps, dealers, and other characters in his head. He retreated to Berkeley, California, where he met a variety of counterculture figures, including Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton.   120.    Mainstream Success: In the early 1970s, Pryor scored several successes as an actor and comedian. He earned positive reviews for his supporting role in the Billie Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues (1972), starring Diana Ross. In 1973, he netted his first Emmy Award nomination (outstanding writing achievement in comedy, variety) for his work on The Lily Tomlin Show. The following year, Pryor took home his first Emmy (best writing in comedy, variety) for another collaboration with Lily Tomlin: the comedy special Lily (1973). Pryor also wrote for such shows as The Flip Wilson Show and Sanford and Son, which starred comedian Redd Foxx. Continuing to thrive professionally, Pryor co-starred with Max Julien in the film "The Mack" 91973) and worked with Mel Brooks on the screenplay for the western spoof Blazing Saddles (1974). His own work was also attracting a lot of attention. Despite its X-rated content, his third comedy albums sold extremely well and won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recordings in 1974, 1975, and 1976.   121.    Fans of all racial backgrounds were captivated by Pryor's comedy, which consisted of situational and character-driven humor in place of straightforward jokes. He poked fun at the white establishment and explored the racial divide. By the late 1970s, Pryor had a thriving career as a stand-up comic and movie actor.   122.    Audio Clips   123.    Troubled Personal Life: Pryor had a long history of substance abuse and stormy relationships. He got into legal trouble in the early 1970s for failing to file tax returns. / In 1978, Pryor had another run-in with the law after he shot his estranged wife's car. / Pryor’s health began to suffer, and he endured his first heart attack in 1978 / In June 1980, after several days of freebasing cocaine, he lit himself on fire in a suicide attempt /    124.    Later Years: In 1986, Pryor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the central nervous system. By the early 1990s, the once-kinetic Pryor was confined to a wheelchair. The comedian wrote the autobiography Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences with Todd Gold, earning critical acclaim upon its release in 1995. In 2001, Pryor remarried Jennifer Lee. He spent his final years with her at his California home. Outside of performing, Pryor was an advocate for animal rights and opposed animal testing. He established Pryor's Planet, a charity for animals.   125.    Death and Legacy: On December 10, 2005, Pryor died of a heart attack at a Los Angeles area hospital. In addition to providing audiences with both hilarious and moving performances, he paved the way for African-American comedians like Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock to make their mark. "Pryor started it all. He made the blueprint for the progressive thinking of black comedians, unlocking that irreverent style," comedian and filmmaker Keenen Ivory Wayans explained to The New York Times.   126.    ***Question: Given his EXTEMELY troubled personal life, does he deserve praise, pity, or pilloried (ridiculed publicly)?   127.    ###Vote for Key Artist:   128.    ###The Movie Scene    129.    Dolemite: Played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film. Moore had developed the alter-ego as a stand-up comedian and released several comedy albums using this persona. The film has attained cult status. Plot: Dolemite is a pimp and nightclub owner who is serving 20 years in prison after being set up by a rival, Willie Green. One day, his friend and fellow pimp Queen Bee helps him get out of jail, and plots with him to get revenge on Green.   130.    Mahogany: A romantic drama directed by Berry Gordy and produced by Motown Productions.  Mahogany stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a struggling fashion design student who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome. Fresh from the success of Lady Sings the Blues, this film served as Ross' follow-up feature film.   131.    Let's Do It Again is an action crime comedy directed by and starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby and Jimmie Walker. The film, directed by Poitier, is about blue-collar workers who decide to rig a boxing match to raise money for their fraternal lodge. The song of the same name by The Staple Singers was featured as the opening and ending theme of the movie, and as a result, the two have become commonly associated with each other.  This was the second film pairing of Poitier and Cosby following Uptown Saturday Night, and followed by A Piece of the Action (1977). Of the three, Let's Do It Again has been the most successful both critically and commercially. [FYI...Calvin Lockhart was Biggie Smalls and Jimmie Walker as Bootney Farnsworth]   132.    ###Key Movie: Cooley High: [My Favorite movie of all-time!]   133.    Summary: "...But "Cooley High" was no exploitation film. Unlike the other black stories being told on screen in the early '70s, this one wasn't about crime, racism, drugs, vengeance, or black-power heroes and heroines who stuck it to the Man. It was just about teens doing what teens do -- hanging out, going to school, going to parties, hooking up, cruising the streets, and dreaming of the future. Yes, there was petty crime and some tragic violence, but they weren't the focus of the story. It was just a slice of life, both specific and universal. As a result, "Cooley High" marked the beginning of the shift in African-American cinema away from blaxploitation toward more diverse stories of black life, although it would take another 20 years for that transition to be fully realized." - 'Cooley High' Is the Most Influential Movie You've Never Seen, by Gary Susman, moviefone.com   134.    Audio Clips   135.    In film, coming of age is a genre of teen films. Coming-of-age films focus on the psychological and moral growth or transition of a protagonist from youth to adulthood. Personal growth and change are an important characteristic of this genre, which relies on dialogue and emotional responses, rather than action. The main character is typically male, around mid-teen and the story is often told in the form of a flashback.   136.    Films in this subgenre include Bambi (1942), Oliver! (1967), American Graffiti (1973), Breaking Away (1979), The Last American Virgin (1982), The Breakfast Club (1985), Stand by Me (1986), Almost Famous (2000), the Harry Potter series (2001–2011), and Moonlight (2016)   137.    ***Question: The movie dealt with friendships, loyalty, betrayal, forgiveness, and regrets. Do you have any personal stories to tell that deal with these issues?   138.    ###The TV Scene: The Jefferson’s   139.    Sample review: Parents need to know that this classic '70s/'80s sitcom -- which follows an African-American couple who move to an upper-class Manhattan apartment in a primarily Caucasian neighborhood -- combines strong racial stereotypes with some positive representations of African Americans and interracial relationships. George Jefferson is stubborn, mean-spirited, and bigoted, and the show uses strong words like "damn" and racial epithets like "honky." The show is generally mild by today's standards, but George's inappropriate behavior and language may send iffy messages to younger viewers.   140.    For many black Americans, the news of actor Sherman Hemsley’s death represents a two-fold loss of both an incredible talent and the captivating character that was George Jefferson. By portraying the outspoken and incredibly honest Mr. Jefferson, who was never too shy to speak candidly about race relations in the seventies, Hemsley and his cast mates had a major effect on American television through the hit sitcom “The Jefferson’s.”    141.    As the longest-running series with a predominantly African American cast, the show was one of the first to portray a successful black family, paving the way for future sitcoms like “The Cosby Show” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” It was also the first series to prominently feature an interracial couple with the characters Helen and Tom Willis, using its makeup of colorful personalities to create humorous commentary about race in the United States at the time.    142.    Making its debut in 1975, the show mimicked its parent series “All In The Family,” but instead focused on a black household. George Jefferson displayed his distrust of white people and shared his views on race in America with a fervor that rivaled Archie Bunker’s comical, yet stinging, opinions about minorities. The show explored issues rarely discussed on television, and the characters’ frequent use of racially charged terms like “nigger” and “honky” placed the series in a class all its own. Although George and his wife Louise “Weezy” Jefferson’s sudden success catapulted them into a predominantly white world, they represented the epitome of black culture. Even the show’s popular theme song was reminiscent of the gospel tunes often heard in black churches.    143.    “The Jeffersons” use of confrontational humor and candid commentary that helped ease the discussion of topics like race and class on American television (and beyond) is the cornerstone of the show’s legacy. Its characters opened doors for future black actors, and its success proved that African American sitcoms did, in fact, resonate with general audiences.    144.    ***Open Comments:   145.    Legacy: We also recognized the familiar in George's willingness to put on airs if it meant seizing an advantage against a rival or gaining one from a potential patron, backing down only when it became clear that his honor or family's well-being was at risk. It was easy to mistake George's hustle as symptoms of a gratuitous and crass materialism, but, his endless striving, the relentless quest to impress the Wittendales of the world or to get into a posh tennis club, even though he had no clue or interest in the sport, was always about survival. Money, in George's mind, represented the best defense against discrimination. "Let me tell you something about people," George tells his old adversary Archie Bunker at a cocktail party. "That bartender's willing to work for me because if you got enough green in your pocket, then black becomes his favorite color." - What 'The Jeffersons' Taught Me About Being an American. SHERVIN MALEKZADEH  AUG 7, 2012   146.    "...And the previous, say, eight years or so were characterized by efforts to sort of break down institutional racism in America from the Civil Rights Act to desegregation in schools. And so, you had this whole level of black folks who were just being held back by institutional racism, and once those bonds started to break, they could build businesses. They could get great jobs, and they could move into the middle class and upper middle class in a way that they hadn't been able to do before. And "The Jeffersons" in its own way, even though it was also a very typical sitcom, very broad, it also talked about those elements. You know, George had to deal with his friends from the old neighborhood. They would come to visit and embarrass him because he was trying to impress the new wealthy people that he lived with in his new high-rise. And, you know, there was always that tension, and I think some black folks were going through that in their own lives. They could recognize a bit of that in what George Jefferson was doing. - Heard on All Things Considered, NPR   147.    ***Question: Was the show too unrealistic/out of reach?   148.    ***Vote: 1975 biggest legacy?

This week on the BIG show, Black Reel Award-winning playwright, and screenwriter, Richard Wesley will join us to talk about his revolutionary and historic career. Wesley wrote the first two of the Sidney Poitier/Bill Cosby buddy comedies, Uptown Saturday Night and Let's Do It Again. Wesley discusses how the code he learned in the streets of Newark helped him create his cult classics, working with Poitier, and how the hip-hop community has embraced the films. In addition, we’ll have entertainment news with Wilson Morales and reviews of the latest films, including Adrift all on Episode 313 of Keeping It Reel with FilmGordon.

This week we discuss contemporary fandom. What’s a fan, what’s a stan, what fan base makes you think twice about the artist themselves? The second segment is a very special interview with Geechi Suede and Sonny Cheeba of Camp Lo, focusing on their classic album Uptown Saturday Night.

Kevin Hart is doing a reboot for Uptown Saturday Night. The crew does a social media recap of the longest Strawberry Letter from yesterday. Meghan Markle will have to adhere to a new set of rules after the wedding. First Lady Trump remains hospitalized. John Cena hopes for a reconciliation with Nikki Bella. The Closing Remarks has a series of questions and much more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Kevin Hart is in talks to star in a remake of Uptown Saturday Night produced by Will Smith. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The Social Introvert & Gubmint Name connect once again to talk about 1997's Uptown Saturday Night by Camp Lo. Me and Cole Jackson went off on a tangent & spoke about why we love music so much. There was some technical difficulties. Sorry guys. We got personal and that was the best part too. Dammit, Thank you for listening & enjoy! Follow me on Twitter/Instagram: @isiddavis Podcast IG: @thesocialintrovertpodcast Snapchat: sidkneedavis Send emails to: thesocialintrovertpodcast@gmail.com Intro Song: Camp Lo - Krystal Karrington Outro Song: Camp Lo - Material Girl (Black Hollywood)

We back! West Coast Charles is over in LA now but that won't stop us from bringing you the classic hip hop albums from the 90's. We got Ajani Thompson(@ajthehumorist) in the booth to talk Camp Lo's amazing breakout album "Uptown Saturday Night". The BX rides again! This Is It!

Comprehensive Beatdown is back after a week off. This time around, Bloggy Bonilla and Silent G check out “Central Standard Time,” the newest album from Stik Figa, and his second for Mello Music Group. The guys also celebrate the 20th anniversary of Camp Lo's “Uptown Saturday Night.” Be sure to check us out on the Satchel Player! You can download the app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store to follow and support your favorite podcasts. Go to http://satchelplayer.com/ to check it out! You can now follow us on Twitter! @compbeatdown Send any questions/comments/suggestions to comprehensivebeatdown@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @compbeatdown Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/comprehensivebeatdown If you want to keep up with an inordinate amount of new music, follow Silent G's 2017 Albums/EPs playlist on Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/user/garrad36/playlist/48WTyDD4nn6qCB5TJ96DXj Check out Bloggy Bonilla's website to see what he is enjoying day-to-day. http://keyb2lock.com/ As always, follow http://dopemedianetwork.com/ and find the podcast on iTunes and leave a review.  

In this episode, Don Notz and Bumps Hollywood ring in 2017 in the manner in which only Clicquot Vision Radio can: by celebrating 1997! It’s the 20th anniversary of one the of the greatest years in hip-hop, and the show introduces the first of its 12 part saga entitled: “The Class of 97”. This saga will be revisited each month, with highlights from the corresponding month of 1997, beginning with January of 1997, which was highlighted by the debut album from Camp Lo “Uptown Saturday Night”. Don and Bumps will reminisce about the Golden Era, and also “bottle” not only a New Wave of the Week, but also “Uptown Saturday Night”! A new “This Fuxkin Guy”, “Donny Knockboots” and “Top 5 Dead or Alive” are also presented in this episode! Tracklist 1. Intro 2. Da Joint - EPMD 3. Day One - DITC 4. Executive Decision - The Firm 5. 97' Mentality - Capadonna Feat. Ghostface Killah 6. Streets Is Watching - Jay-Z 7. Guess Who's Back - Rakim 8. Rapture's Delight - KRS- One 9. New Wave of The Week: Camp Lo- “On The Way Uptown” 10. Sugar Streets- Camp Lo 11. This Fuxkin Guy 12. Luchini - Camp Lo 13. Headz Ain't Redee - Bootcamp Clik 14. The Rhyme - Keith Murray 15. Bloody Money - Capone-n-Noreaga 16. GOD Pt. 3 (Remix) - Mobb Deep 17. PSA 18. Donny Knockboots 19. Top 5 Dead or Alive

Have you ever been in the house, car or even the club and a song comes on a puts you in that mood? I was thinking about that feeling I get when I hear that song. I know a lot of will feel what I’m saying……this mix is part 2 of that feeling.

Have you ever been in the house, car or even the club and a song comes on a puts you in that mood? I was thinking about that feeling I get when I hear that song. I know a lot of will feel what I’m saying……this mix is part 2 of that feeling.

The Mission kicks off with Vince's favorite movie of all-time - Uptown Saturday Night (1974) in time to reflect on the 70s comedy that showed Sidney Poitier's versatility, Harry Belafonte's comedic chops and Bill Cosby at his grimiest (or so we thought). MICHEAUX MISSION theme - "Nola" by Bill Lee/Ronnie Dyson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well worth the wait!

First of two mixes for us by our man Zeeni comprising 35 minutes of new hip-hop.

Camp Lo stopped by The Podcast to chop it up with B High about their latest project "Ragtime High Times". During the conversation Camp Lo also discusses creating their classic album "Uptown Saturday Night", Ski working with them and Jay Z at the same time, working with DJ Ski. Pete Rock, touring over seas and much more.

Autumn, The Play Inspired by the Newark NJ Mayors Cory Booker and Sharp James! SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2015 EXCLUSIVE: MNN's "The Gist of Freedom" Interviews of Richard Wesley and cast members! Mr. Wesley an Award-winning Playwright and Screenwriter talks about his new play, "Autumn"!   Richard Wesley, whose hits include "Uptown Saturday Night" and "Let's Do It Again" which starred Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby and "The Mighty Gents" which went to Broadway. "Autumn," an absorbing new drama by Richard Wesley that probes the fragility of political legacies and human relationships, premieres at Crossroads Theatre Company April 23 through May 3.      "Autumn" is the first full-length stage play, since the premiere of Wesley's acclaimed work, "The Talented Tenth," in 1989, which looked at the lives of a group of Howard University graduates who were part of an emerging Black elite.     “I began thinking that there was a new generation of post-civil rights movement politicians emerging that was very different from the generation that came of age during the civil rights movement,” Wesley said. “There was a group of old-school politicians who found themselves wrapped up in political scandals; and right behind [them] were these younger politicians who were moving up.”   Since 1995, Wesley has been an associate professor of dramatic writing at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he served as chair of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing for eight years. He is a former vice president of the Writers Guild of America, East.   Crossroads Theater Company is located at 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. For tickets, call (732) 545-8100 or purchase online at crossroadstheatrecompany.org.

DJ $tylez presents………Uptown Saturday Night (An RandB Feeling) Have you ever been in the house, car or even the club and a song comes on a puts you in that mood? I was thinking about that feeling I get when I hear that song. I know a lot of will feel what I’m saying……this mix is part of that feeling. Enjoy 1. This is Me (remix) - Dream 2. It's Like That Remix - Mariah Carey 3. Dance Tonight - Lucy Pearl 4. Get Involved - Raphael Saddiq ft Q-Tip 5. Best Night of My Life (Krush Remix) - Jaime Foxx ft Wiz Khalifa 6. Crazy 4 U Mr. DJ ft Bossilera (Dennis Blaze Remix) 7. Call On Me (NRC Hip-Hop Mix) - Janet Jackson ft Nelly 8. Switch (RandB Remix) - Will Smith ft Robin Thicke 9. Hot Sex - A Tribe Called Quest 10. Get Loose - T.I. ft Nelly 11. Hot Thing (Remix) - Talib Kweli ft Jean Grae and Ne-Yo 12. Get the Girl, Grab the Money and Run - Souls of Mischief 13. Don't Be Afraid - Aaron Hall 14. Happy Days (12" Remix) - Silk 15. I Remember - Boy II Men 16. Why You Treat Me So Bad (Remix) - Club Nouveau 17. All I Can Say - Mary J. Blige 18. Me, Myself and I (Remix) - Beyonce 19. Guess What - Keshia Cole ft Jadakiss 20. Cheating On Me (Remix) - Kandi ft 50 Cent 21. Case Of The Ex - Mya 22. Sexy - Shawn Desman 23. Up (RnB Remix) - J. Valentine ft Pleasure P and Chris Brown 24. Sexy Lady - Yung Berg ft Junior 25. I Won't Tell - Fat Joe ft J. Holiday 26. Warm Bed - Jaime Foxx Welcome to the Stylez Experience OUTRO Facebook: facebook.com/Stylez2004

DJ $tylez presents Time To Dance (Uptown Saturday Night part 2) 1. You're The One - SWV 2. Can't Believe It (Ted Smooth Remix) - T-Pain ft Lil’ Wayne 3. I Luv Your Girl (Benja Styles Use Me Remix) - The-Dream 4. I Like - Ron Browz ft Bobby Valentino 5. If You Want Me - Total 6. Addiction (Put Yo Hands Where My Eyes Could See Dennis Blaze Remix) - Ryan Leslie ft Cassie and Fabolous 7. Oh Baby - Chris Brown 8. Yo (Vinyl Squad Remix) - Chris Brown 9. Daydreamin' - Tatianya Ali 10. Blue Jeans - Yasmeen 11. Touch Me - Solo 12. Roxanne 97 (Puff Daddy Remix) The Police ft Pras 13. Just A Friend - Mario 14. So Sick (Remix) - Ne-Yo ft LL Cool J 15. I Don't Wanna Know - Mario Winans ft P.Diddy 16. Tell Me - Shades 17. Loungin (remix) - LL Cool J ft Total 18. Baby Phat - De La Soul 19. Sexy In Here - Ne-Yo 20. I’m Sprung (remix) - T Pain ft T.I. and Stat Quo 21. Jenny from the Block - Jennifer Lopez ft Jadakiss and Stylez P 22. She's Playing Hard To Get - Hi-Five 23. I Love You - Cheri Dennis ft Jim Jones and Black Rob Facebook: facebook.com/Stylez2004

Reviews of Lenzi's Hitcher in the Dark and Uptown Saturday Night. plus Top Six Consp. films.

Join MsBlue and Sijo Steve Mohammad Bro Steve was bestowed the title of SIJO which is the highest rank in Karate.  During his career Sanders trained and fought with many karate greats including Ed Parker Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris and Mike Stone. He was in numerous movies including "Enter the Dragon", "The Karate Kid", "Uptown Saturday Night" and "Thunderball". He worked with major stars such as Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Ossie Davis, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy ill) Walker and Bruce Lee. Bodyguard to such notables as Wesley Snipes, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinny and Minister Louis Farrahkan. " Founder of The Black Karate Federation.   Sijo established "Wu Shur Shin Chuan Fa"which translates to "Fist Law of the Warrior Spirit".