6/2/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Cornbread, Earl And Me (1975)

In Cornbread, Earl and Me, high school basketball star Nathaniel “Cornbread” Hamilton is the pride of his urban neighborhood, poised to become the first from his community to attend college on an athletic scholarship. His promising future is tragically cut short when he’s mistakenly shot by police officers pursuing a suspect.  Continue reading

5/10/21 (Repost) O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Great White Hope (1970)

The Great White Hope, the film and play are based on the true story of Jack Johnson and his first wife, Etta Terry Duryea and the controversy over their marriage and Duryea’s death by suicide in 1912. Continue reading

2/20/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Great White Hope (1970)

The Great White Hope, the film and play are based on the true story of Jack Johnson and his first wife, Etta Terry Duryea and the controversy over their marriage and Duryea’s death by suicide in 1912. Continue reading