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1/5/14 O&A Hollywood Monday: Late Bloomer
Official selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, Late Bloomer is a compelling and humorous short film about 7th grade sex ed class gone horribly wrong. Directed by Craig Macneill and written by Clay McLeod Chapman, Late Bloomer is loosely based on the dark tales of H.P. Lovecraft. Late Bloomer received the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Lake Placid Film Festival, and Best Short Film at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival . Continue reading
12/29/14/ Hollywood Monday: Once Upon A Time… by Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld returns to the director’s chair with his 18-minute short film Once Upon A Time. The film is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Chanel boutique in Deauville Normandy, which Lagerfeld allegedly went to great lengths to reproduce. Keira Knightley stars as the late Coco Chanel. Continue reading
12/28/14 O&A Gospel Sunday: Richard Smallwood
Richard Smallwood is the Black Brahms of Gospel music. His lush orchestrations and choral arrangements are the hallmarks of his signature sound. An accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, vocalist and choral conductor Smallwood graduated cum laude from Howard University with degrees in both vocal performance and piano, and graduate work in the field of ethnomusicology. He finished his Masters degree in Divinity from Howard University in 2004 and was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
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12/27/14 O&A : Bugatti Chiron Coming in 2016 with 1500HP
When will the world see a new Bugatti? That’s a question journalists and enthusiasts alike have been asking forever. After all, the Veyron has been on the market for almost 10 years already (since 2005). But there may be an answer to that question in 2016, when Bugatti is allegedly set to release the Veyron-replacing Chiron. It’s a car that will have 1500 horsepower and a 0-60 mph time of 2.5 seconds. Continue reading
“Reincarnation,” film by Karl Lagerfeld ft. Pharrell Williams, Cara Delevingne & Géraldine Chaplin PLUS- The 2015 Chanel Collection
Reincarnation is the new short film created and directed by Karl Lagerfeld to accompany the CHANEL Paris-Salzburg 2014/15 Métiers d’art collection. This new short film was the perfect opportunity for Karl Lagerfeld to develop an artistic collaboration with Pharrell Williams, a close friend of the House and personal friend of the designer. American-born British actress Géraldine Chaplin, (and the daughter of Charlie Chaplin) also stars in the film- her character channels the spirit of fashion designer CoCo Chanel. Continue reading
12/26/14 O&A Shall We Dance Friday: Alvin Ailey- Cry
In 1971, Alvin Ailey created Cry, one of his signature dance works, as a birthday present for his mother Lula Elizabeth Ailey. Ailey dedicated the ballet to “all black women everywhere — especially our mothers.” The three-part ballet, set to popular and gospel music by Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro and Chuck Griffin, depicts a woman’s journey through the agonies of slavery to an ecstatic state of grace. Cry premiered at New York City Center on May 4, 1971. Continue reading
12/25/14 O&A Throwback Thursday R&B Christmas Finale- Boyz II Men, Chris Brown, Luther Vandross and Patti LaBelle
We decided to give you once last dose of Christmas Throwbacks R&B style featuring Boyz II Men, Chris Brown, Luther Vandross and Patti LaBelle
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12/25/14 O&A Throwback Thursday MERRY CHRISTMAS!: Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1961)
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) is a holiday classic and the most popular Christmas song of all times. The Christmas song written by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells in 1944 and was first recorded by The King Cole Trio in 1946. The song was recorded again in stereophonic version with a full orchestra conducted by Ralph Carmichael using the same arrangement for Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song album in 1961. Continue reading
12/24/14 O&A Wildin Out Wednesday: Martin- Holiday Blues
Gina and Martin take a trip to Philadelphia for the Christmas Holiday, but get stuck at a bus station. Continue reading
