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8/11/15 O&A Inspirational Tuesday: Garbage Man- Superhero
8/9/15 O&A Hollywood Monday: I Miss You
I Miss You features a screenplay by Nick L’Barrow and narration by Alex Fitzalan has the quality of a love letter. The short film stars Alex Fitzalan and Steph Howe as a pair of former lovers, Howe reminisces about the relationship and comes to the conclusion I miss you. Continue reading
8/10/15 O&A NYC- A Conversation With Laiona Mitchelle
Laiona Michelle is making her Broadway debut as Nanna in the new musical Amazing Grace at the Nederlander Theater. The production explores the true story of Josh Newton’s journey from slave trader to abolitionist. The statuesque Michelle has a commanding on-stage persona, and her character is an ancestral force of nature. Off-stage she is an intelligent, engaging young woman, who truly disarms you with her wit and vivacious spirit. She shares her inspiring story of diligence and determination with O&A NYC. Continue reading
8/9/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Didn’t It Rain
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, is a pioneer of twentieth-century music. Tharpe attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings that were a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic/early rock accompaniment. She became gospel music’s first crossover artist and its first great recording star. Continue reading
8/8/15 O&A Its Saturday- Anything Goes: McQueen And I
McQueen And I is the dramatic story of Alexander McQueen’s rise to fashion stardom, his relationship with his eccentric, aristocratic muse and patron Isabella Blow, and of both their tragic suicides. Continue reading
8/8/15 O&A Coming Attractions With WaleStylez: Vin Diesel- The Last Witch Hunter
Vin Diesel returns to the big screen as Kaulder the upcoming fantasy flick The Last Witch Hunter. Diesel plays an immortal witch hunter cursed by a supernatural being, leaving him to chase after rogue witches and other celestial creatures in an alternate universe. Directed by Breck Eisner, The Last Witch Hunter also stars Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie, Olafur Darri Olafsson and Julie Englebrecht. The movie will be released in theaters on October 23, just in time for Halloween. Continue reading
8/7/15 O&A Song Of The Day: The Weeknd- Can’t Feel My Face
Can’t Feel My Face by Canadian R&B recording artist The Weeknd. Released on June 8, 2015, as a single from his upcoming second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness. The single has also received positive reviews from critics, who noted similarities between the song and works by Michael Jackson. Continue reading
8/7/15 O&A Shall We Dance Friday: Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
Smooth Criminal is the seventh single from Michael Jackson’s 1987 Bad album. Jackson originally wanted to make the music video in the western genre, but he later decided after watching “The Third Man” with Director Colin Chilvers to change it to a 1930s gangster style. Jeffrey Daniel of the soul music group Shalamar co-choreographed the Smooth Criminal video with Jackson and Vincent Paterson, who was a back-up dancer in Beat It and Thriller.
The dance sequence of the video in the 1930s style lounge (and Jackson’s white suit and fedora) pays tribute to the Fred Astaire musical comedy film The Band Wagon. Jackson and some of the dancers around him perform a seemingly impossible forward lean. For the video, this was done using harness cables. To accomplish this maneuver for stage performances, though, Jackson co-patented a hitching mechanism which was built into the floor of the stage and the performer’s shoes.
Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
8/6/15 O&A Song Of The Day: Skrillex and Diplo – “Where Are Ü Now” with Justin Bieber
Where Are Ü Now, produced and performed by EDM producers Skrillex and Diplo under their collaborative effort Jack Ü, features vocals from Justin Bieber. It is the second single from the duo’s debut studio album, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü. Continue reading
