In the film Mandingo buff slave Drum (Ken Norton) is “hit on” by a slave owner. Continue reading
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7/1/18 O&A NYC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK JULY 1 THRU JULY 8, 2018: Art, Dance, Film, Music, Theatre and More
Heatwave and the 4th of July, that means beach and barbecue! New York City is heating up. We have visual arts from as far away as Western Cameroon. Ballet leaps to the forefront at Lincoln Center and Chelsea. And mouthwatering barbecue in Brooklyn. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading
6/27/18 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Earl’s Post Prison Playdate by Rod Gailes OBC
In Earl’s Post Prison Playdate, Earl and his woman had a happy relationship, until one of his prison buddies gets released. Continue reading
6/2/21 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Ken Norton Rape scene Mandingo (1975)
In Mandingo, big black buck Mede (boxer Ken Norton) is raped by his owner’s wife Blanche (Susan George). Continue reading
6/18/18 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Lady Sings The Blues (Big Ben) Plus Encore performance
Lady Sings The Blues is the story of jazz singer Billie Holiday and is loosely based on her 1956 autobiography. The name of the film was taken from one of Holiday’s most popular songs.
6/11/18 O&A Hollywood Monday: Cotton Come To Harlem – Iris, Officer Jarema and The Paper Bag
Cotton Comes to Harlem was the beginning of short period in American film that featured black actors in leading roles and the themes dealt with issues from the African-American microcosm. With a screenplay by Arnold Perl and Ossie Davis, and directed by Davis this action drama represents the black prospective. Much of the film’s humor is urban black comedy, which was groundbreaking in 1970.
6/11/18 O&A Hollywood Monday: Cotton Come To Harlem – Iris, Officer Jarema and The Paper Bag
Cotton Comes to Harlem was the beginning of short period in American film that featured black actors in leading roles and the themes dealt with issues from the African-American microcosm. With a screenplay by Arnold Perl and Ossie Davis, and directed by Davis this action drama represents the black prospective. Much of the film’s humor is urban black comedy, which was groundbreaking in 1970.
5/24/18 O&A NYC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK 5/24- 5/31: Art, Dance, Film, Music, Theatre … And More
Memorial Day is here! The weather is finally getting warm, people are out and city is abounding with activity “24- 7- 365”. We have art celebrating popular culture in Harlem. Dance in Midtown and love is in full bloom on Staten Island. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading
5/21/18 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Childish Gambino’s Short Film Chicken and Futility
Chicken and Futility, the three-minute short film by Childish Gambino is a stoner version of every extended conversation Tarantino’s ever put to film. There’s philosophical waxing about rolling joints as a metaphor for meeting girls, the socio-political responsibility of eating at Chick-fil-A, and moths hovering around light bulbs as a representation of life’s futility. Continue reading
5/14/18 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Breakin – Turbo (broom scene)
From the 1984 break dance movie Breakin’ the famous broom scene by Boogaloo Shrimp (Turbo) Continue reading
