The new documentary about the “Queen of Soul” features never-aired footage of Franklin recording her legendary gospel album that’s been hidden for half a century. Continue reading
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3/30/19 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Wattstax – Full Documentary (1973)
Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. Continue reading
3/29/19 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Brazilian Rio Carnival 2019 [HD]- Floats & Dancers (The Samba Schools Parade)
Rio de Janeiro Carnival highlights. The competition took place on March 3 and 4, 2019. Continue reading
3/29/19 O&A NYC DANCE: Agon – pas de deux ( Heather Watts and Mel Tomlinson)
New York City Ballet principals Heather Watts and Mel Tomlinson perform George Balanchine’s Agon pas de deux. Continue reading
3/28/19 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Ike and Tina Turner Revue- Proud Mary and River Deep Mountain High (original 1966 promo)
Late in 1970, while on break from touring in Florida, the band recorded their cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Proud Mary. The song was released the following January and became the duo’s best-selling single, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and selling well over a million copies. The song earned the group a 1971 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. Continue reading
(Repost) 1/30/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sepia Cinderella (1947)
Sepia Cinderella (1947) is the second in a series of films produced by Jack Goldberg and Arthur Leonard, made primarily for the 684 theatres (in 1947) that catered exclusively to Black audiences that were kept out, or placed in a special balcony section, in most of the theatres in segregated America. Continue reading
3/23/19 O&A NYC THEATRE: Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations
Tracy Smith (CBS Sunday Morning) visits the cast and creators behind the new musical Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, which recreates the music of the legendary Motown group, and talks with Otis Williams, one of the founding members of The Temptations. Continue reading
3/23/19 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Trump The Rusical- Full Performance (RuPaul Drag’s Race Season 11)
The queens parody the Trump administration with a Grease-inspired rusical. Continue reading
(Repost) 3/20/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Lady Sings The Blues (Big Ben) Plus Encore
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.
3/18/19 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: The Impossible Hulk – SNL
The Impossible Hulk tells the story of Dr. Bruce Banner (Idris Elba) after being hit by gamma radiation in a failed experiment he is transforms into an emboldened white lady (Cecily Strong) whenever he is threatened. Continue reading
