#Devin Richardson

[womantoday]

Danai Gurira, CCH Pounder, Kerry Washington, Carmen Ejogo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ava DuVernay, Zoe Saldaña, Rosario Dawson, Nicole Beharie, Anika Noni Rose

LaTanya Richardson, Angela Bassett, Marianne Jean-Baptise, Loretta Devine, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lorraine Toussaint, Viola Davis, Jurnee Smollett, Margaret Avery

Lynn Whitfield, Kim Wayans, Khandi Alexander, Aisha Tyler, Yolonda Ross {February 18, 2015}

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[troublewithangels]

theatre world's coverage of the 1964 royal court production of anton chekhov's the seagull, directed by tony richardson, designed by jocelyn herbert, and starring peggy ashcroft as arkadina, peter finch as trigorin, vanessa redgrave as nina, and peter mcenery as konstantin 🖤

[simmerdowndee]

THE FOXBURY FILES SEASON PREMIERE: THE FRESHMAN

Hey yall! I’m Blake. I’m 19, and a new freshman at Foxbury. I'm originally from Brindleton Bay, where I live with my mom and dad. My dad is the CEO of a construction company, Richardson Building group. My mom is a neuroscientist. Although I come from a very affluent family, I try not to brag or show it. I don’t want people to think I got to where I am because of my family. I worked very hard to get into the institute and earn the full ride that I have.

I’m majoring in economics, although it wasn’t my first choice. I really want to major in communications, but my dad doesn’t think it’s a good career path. I hope I find a love for it within the four years I’m here....

I love to read. Books are my escape from the real world. I usually try to read 50 books a year. The only books I’m not very excited about are textbooks LOL.

I just moved into my campus apartment. I’m sharing an apartment with my best friend, Devin. You’ll meet her a bit later.

I’m so excited for college life. I finally get some independence. My dad worries about me a lot, but I told him I'm a big girl, and I’ll have grow up one day.

Let’s see what freshman year holds!

[godzilla-reads]

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 Happy October 🎃

Being the last day of the month, I thought I’d do my Reading Wrapup. I finished 18 books and my Top 3 are starred below:

⭐️ Godzilla: Unnatural Disasters by IDW Publishing

🍞 The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz

🐦‍⬛ Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe

🖤 The Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

🐲 A Town Called Dragon by Judd Winick

🍂 October, or Autumnal Tints by Henry David Thoreau, Robert D. Richardson, and Lincoln Perry

🧚 Arthur Rackham’s Book of Pictures by Elizabeth Congden Kovanen and Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch

🍁 Autumn: A Folio Anthology edited by Sue Bradbury and Kathleen Jamie

🌵 The Evil Garden by Edward Gorey

🥶 The Iceland Wyrm by Dugald Steer

✨ The Dragon Star by Dugald Steer

🪩 The Dragon Dance by Dugald Steer

🦋 The Winged Serpent by Dugald Steer

⭐️ Mural by Mahmoud Darwish (trans. John Berger and Rema Hammami)

🍄 How to See Fairies by Charles Van Sandwyk

🌋 The Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland and Mike Holmes

⭐️ Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola and Emily Carroll

🏴‍☠️ One Piece Vol. 8: I Won’t Die by Eiichiro Oda

What books did you enjoy? 😊

[medium-observation]

MAY RELEASE

Hadestown - First US National Tour

March 16, 2024 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

John Krause (t/r Orpheus), Cecilia Trippiedi (u/s Eurydice), Matthew Patrick Quinn (Hades), Lana Gordon (Persephone), Will Mann (Hermes), Marla Louissant (Fate), Lizzie Markson (Fate), Hannah Schreer (Fate), Sevon Askew (Worker), Jamal Lee Harris (Worker), Cate Hayman (Worker), Quiana Onrae'l Holmes (Worker), Daniel Tracht (Worker)

Notes:

Near Perfect video of Cecilia and John as Eurydice and Orpheus respectively. They are incredibly fantastic and are such a cute pair. Some washout and shakiness throughout.

NFT Date: November 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBiBBy

Video is $20

Les Misérables - Sixth US National Tour

February 6, 2024 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Nick Cartell (Jean Valjean), Steve Czarnecki (u/s Javert), Hayley Dortch (Fantine), Matt Crowle (Thénardier), Victoria Huston-Elem (Madame Thénardier), Devin Archer (Enjolras), Mya Rena Hunter (Éponine), Jake David Smith (Marius), Delaney Guyer (Cosette), Sky Vaux Fuller (Young Éponine), Olivia Grace O'Sullivan (Young Cosette), Henry Kirk (Gavroche), David Andino (Bamatabois/Babet), Matt Rosell (u/s Feuilly), Kyle Timson (u/s Factory Foreman/Brujon), Kelsey Denae (Wigmaker), David Young Fernandez (Jean Prouvaire), Randy Jeter (Bishop of Digne/Lesgles), Cameron Loyal (Claquesous), Andrew Marks Maughan (Combeferre), Julia Ellen Richardson (Factory Girl), Ethan Rogers (Courfeyac), Juliette Redden (u/s Old Woman), Christopher James Tamayo (Montparnasse), J.T. Wood (Joly), Mikako Martin (u/s Ensemble), Arianne DiCerbo (Ensemble), Genevieve Ellis (Ensemble), Greta Schaefer (Ensemble), Veronica Stern (Ensemble)

Notes:

Perfect video of this incredible cast. Steve tears the house down as Javert and is near perfect in the role. The video has very little washout and the colors are very pretty. There is some grain when it's very dark but it's not distracting. Some shakiness throughout.

NFT Date: November 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBdxRt

Video is $20

Videos can be purchased through me at

mediumobservationtrading@gmail.com

[beeeinyourbonnet]

Unbowed | Chapter 11

Rating: E

Pairing: Develle (Danny Devine x Belle) and some Ivelle for fun (Colonel Ives x Belle)

Summary: Belle works nights at the Parrot Club as Danny Devine’s assistant to pay off her estranged husband’s debts, and days at a bookstore where she has struck up a friendship with a gentleman named Ives. Belle is just supposed to do Danny’s books and keep the office organized, but when Something Happens, she gets drawn into a world she never expected.

Read from the beginning

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Belle had never wanted to go on this date with this Richie Richardson, and, as soon as they sat down, she knew she was right. The first thing he did when she met him outside the restaurant was joke about how much her turtleneck covered, and that was even before she’d said hello. 

Of course, she’d had to wear the turtleneck, because otherwise Francis’ bite would have been visible, and seeing another man’s teeth marks on her neck would probably have been more upsetting than the sweater itself.

When they sat, the waiter had barely set their menus down before he was ordering a bottle of Cristal—which might have been Danny’s fault—and assuring her that she could order whatever she wanted. 

“If you’ll excuse me for just a minute,” she said, setting her menu down. “I need—powder my nose.”

Before he could respond, she’d fled to the bathroom to call Danny.

Read on AO3

[hot-boyband-tourney]

Welcome to the Tournament of the hottest boy band members of the 80s/90s

It was inspired by all the tournaments pitting famous beautiful people versus famous beautiful people of specific eras and specific jobs. The polls should start on the 8th of April, leaving around two weeks for submissions. I’ve compiled a list already but you can submit other boys that aren’t on the list through a google form. Feel free to submit non english speaking boy bands.

Propaganda

The only pictures accepted will be pictures from the 80s/90s and very early 2000s. To submit propaganda either use the same google form as for submissions (even if the guy in question is already on the list) or through the submission box or tag me on posts.

The List

Backstreet Boys

Nick Carter

Kevin Richardson

Brian Littrell

AJ Mclean

Howie Dorough

Take That

Robbie Williams

Mark Owen

Jason Orange

Gary Barlow

Howard Donald

NSYNC

JC Chasez

Lance Bass

Justin Timberlake

Joey Fatone

Chris Kirkpatrick

New Kids On The Block

Jon Knight

Jordan Knight

Joey McIntyre

Donnie Walberg

Danny Wood

Jodeci

Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey

Donald "DeVante Swing" DeGrate

Dalvin "Mr. Dalvin" DeGrate

Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey

G-Squad

Chris Keller

Marlon

Gérald Jean-Laurent

Mika

Andrew Mac Carthy

Seo Taiji & boys

Seo Taiji

Lee Juno

YG (Yang Hyun-suk)

H.O.T

Moon Hee-jun

Jang Woo-hyuk

Tony An

Kangta

Lee Jae-won

Sechskies

Eun Jiwon

Ko Jiyong

Kim Jaeduck

Lee Jaijin

Jang Suwon

Kang Sunghoon

2Be3

Filip Nikolic

Frank Delay

Adel Kachermi

Westlife

Shane Filan

Mark Feehily

Kian Egan

Nicky Byrne

Brian McFadden

Boyz II men

Shawn Stockman

Wanya Morris

Nathan Morris

Marc Nelson

Michael McCary 

5ive

Scott Robinson

Ritchie Neville

Sean Conlon

Abz Love

J Brown

Boyzone

Ronan Keating

Keith Duffy

Michael Graham

Shane Lynch

Stephen Gately

98 degrees

Nick Lachey

Jeff Timmons

Drew Lachey

Justin Jeffre

Jonathan Lippman

Dream street

Matt Ballinger

Frankie Galasso

Greg Raposo

Jesse McCartney

Chris Trousdale

B2K

Omari Grandberry

Jarell Houston

Dreux Frédéric

De'Mario Thorton

BBMAK

Mark Barry

Christian Burns

Stephen McNally

LFO

Rich Cronin

Brian Gillis

Devin Lima

The Moffatts

Scott Moffatt

Clint Moffatt

Bob Moffatt

Dave Moffatt

New edition

Ralph Tresvant

Bobby Brown

Ricky Bell

Michael Bivins

Ronnie DeVoe

Johnny Gill

East 17

Terry Coldwell

Brian Harvey

John Hendy

Tony Mortimer

[submissivegayfrenchboy2]

23 / 12 / 2024

Snow White's trailers

If you are (still) a Disney fan, you have probably saw the trailers of the upcoming (but not awaited) movie SNOW-WHITE

(But not SNOW-WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, because the actress won't be saved by a prince, but neither by her friends, as if needing help was supposed to be bad...)

So there is the first trailer, where I was so afraid because it was like the real movie but made uglier :

The second trailer, where we discover Jonathan, her male love interest, but also the song "Waiting for a wish", that seems to be a really good song :

And the new trailer, where we discovers her childhood. At least it makes a difference from the original movie where we didn't knew anything about her parents.

It doesn't looks as bad as I feared it would be.

Even though the CGI are awful 😱

Rachel Zegler as Snow-White

Rachel Zegler as Snow-White... Well, I don't hate her, but I don't like her. I won't talk about all the problematic things she said or made. 🙄

 I'm not judging on her beauty, but, god, the costumes are so bad. She is supposed to dress like a servant, but it's so ugly 😱

 But, honestly. She is supposed to be the most beautiful woman? In the inside, maybe? I mean, I am not judging her body, but her haircuts in the movie is so bad 🤢

I'm not mad at her for being a Latina actress even though Snow-White is supped to have the whitest skin. They can changes her origins, okay. That's already been done with this movie with Miranda Richardson as the Queen. You can watch the entire movie :

But what's the point of changing her personality too? We already got Kristen Stewart and Ginnifer Goodwin as "strong female characters" versions of Snow White.

I've seen countless of videos mocking how "weird, weird" Rachel Zegler is. It's not that I hate her, it's just that the way she talks about Snow-White is disrespectful and not sincere.

I really recommend you these videos, they are so funny 🤣

Gal Gadot playing Evil Queen

So far the only reason I wanted to watch the movie was Gal Gadot as Evil Queen / Queen Grimhilde 😍, and based on the trailer she looks exactly like the character in the movie. However, her costumes on promotional pictures are... well, it looks god on her, but il not sure it looks regal enough. It looks more like Madame de Tremaine, Cinderella's stepmother, than Evil Queen.

But her costumes in the trailer are awesome (maybe too dark though, but it suits the character), and at least she changes a lot.

The Huntsman played by a Black actor

Gal Gadot would be my only reason to watch the movie, but now I've discovered that the English actor Ansu Kabia will play the Huntsman 😍 Since he is a Black man, we can be sure he'll play a more important role in the movie and won't be killed by the Queen.

If the movie was as woke as people says, maybe it would end with the Black huntsman capturing the whiteboy or white prince and taking him as his sissy boy lover 🤣.

That's why Devin Dickie invented a story (Snowden White & the Evil Queen) where the Prince is transformed into a Princess to serve Black men and white women as their slave.

Andrew Burnap as Jonathan, not Prince

The only thing I wanted to discover from the trailer is Andrew Burnap as Jonathan, a new character who isn't Prince Florian.

It's seems that him and Snow-White will meet in the Queen's castle, because he is a thief. I don't dislike his haircut...

At least they will have time to talk, I hope.

What's sure is that Jonathan is supposed to be a "Robin Hood".

He is so beautiful, and i want their love story to be interesting, convincing and moving

Rachel Zegler said that Snow White "won't be saved by Prince Charming". Yes, since he isn't Prince Florian here, but a new character.

We'll have the "I don't need your help" moment, even though he protected her.

Thanks to the trailers, we already knows they'll meet at least twice before the end of the movie, including one when Snow-White is living with the dwarfs.

Snow White versions

I think I'll always prefer MIRROR MIRROR and the SNOW-WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN saga. First because there was my two childhood gods Armie Hammer as Prince Andrew Alcott (MIRROR MIRROR) and Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman (SNOW-WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN) 😍

But also because they had their own visuals, like MIRROR MIRROR was the light and colorful version with sparkles and song, a little bit childish but really funny and cute 😊

That's my story about Andrew Alcott, Armie Hammer's character, where he is worshipped

SNOW-WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN was really dark and terrifying with sexual tension (and Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna is one of my first awakening to femdom kink, and i love her dresses 🥰)

So, to conclude, I hope Jonathan will be an interesting character and have a good love story with Snow White 🥰

And i love these cute drawings inspired by the upcoming movie 😊 You'll find the link of the Twitter account of the artist below.

[hellosammy19]

proof that they were casting younger and younger newsies since broadway

These are the ages of the obc members in 2012 and the tour members in 2016 (when they did the proshot)

Race - (OBC) R. Breslin 23 // 19 Ben. C (Proshot)

Finch - (OBC) Aaron 29 // 22 Iain (Proshot)

Mush - (OBC) Ephraim 27 // 20 Nick (Proshot)

Albert - (OBC) Garett 26 // 21 Sky (Proshot)

Jojo - (OBC) Thayne 30 // 21 Joshua. B (Proshot)

Elmer (OBC) Evan 25 // 19 A. Zas (Proshot)

the ones that are similar is the

Specs - (OBC) R. Steele 22 // 22 Jordan. S (Proshot)

Sniper - (OBC) Alex. W 26 // 26 Daniel Swizter (Proshot)

Tommy Boy - (OBC) Tommy 22 // 21 M. Dameski (Proshot)

Oscar Delancey (OBC) Brendon 25 // 24 A. Norman (Proshot)

the ones that are the opposite:

Morris Delancey - (OBC) Mike. F 20 // 23 Devin. L (Proshot)

(more severe)

Romeo - (OBC) Andy 17 // 27 Nico (Proshot)

Buttons - (OBC) Jess. L 20 // 28 Chaz (Proshot)

the one that I couldn't figure out:

Henry - (OBC) Kyle was 27 // but I couldn't for the life of me find Michael Rio's age

(Ignoring New- Newsies (roles created in the proshot that doesn't really have an equivalent in the OBC)

Mike and Ike - (OBC) Mike Faist and Brendon Stimson // Jacob and David Guzman (Proshot) (because it's just the Delanceys in the OBC and tour but its purpose changed only in proshot - being new newsies instead of just roles for the Delanceys to play when they're offstage)

(to add on to mike and ike - it's the same thing to tommy boy but I only did tommy boy because tommy was spot in the proshot and not tommy boy)

Smalls - (OBC) Laurie Veldheer // Julian DeGuzman (Proshot) THEY CHANGED THIS CHARACTER DRASTICALLY, they should have kept my girl Smalls and gave Julian another name cause wtf

these are the true new-newsie names that didn't exist in OBC

Kenny - Jack Sippel - (name inspired by Kenny Ortega)

Hot Shot - JP Ferreri

Vince / Myron - Stephen Hernandez

Kid Blink - Andy Richardson (92s name)

Willie / Bart - Andrew Wilson

[euripidesredux]

Extended credits for Museum at Tomorrow episode 5

Below the cut are all of the folks who I used (and asked to be credited) for recordings in Museum at Tomorrow episode 5- specifically, the "This is not for You" recordings.

(The list was too long for podcast episode descriptions)

These recordings were mixed into the soundscape of the show, heavily processed- so you may or may not be able to pick out your voice. Each unique recording is preserved as rhythem, timber, and shape within the episode.

Thank you for your work in creating the canvas of this piece.

Kate Bullen

K R Forsyth

Vega Jacobsen

Charlie

Rovi

Grace Gamble 

Wesley Lee Balete

Charlie Sloykowski

JC Hendry

Courtney Brothers

Arabella McDonald

Hanc Finestra

Katie H

Galacticguppy 

Beck Smith

GreenHeronHive

Micheal Vee

Mira Singer

Laurent J.L. Hall

Carley Mothersell

woaaah

cmt

November_Clouds

Elliott Neptune

Enrica Jossi

Ace

Jahan Shah 

Morgan Galagher

Niall LG

  Bates

Caroline Mincks

Daniel Kurtz

AJ Fidalgo

Tani

Shura

Zedek H

Halebop

Malia Northstar

Greg Ruddick

Solstice Hannan

Jessamy Thomison 

Cassie A.

Rachel Spokony

miss mr meow

Arti Richardson

Mattie J.

Geddy Cary-Avery,

 Ophelia Cary-Avery

Sophie Kaplan

X Speaks

Devin

Craux

Cap

Joe R

Ray Goldberg

Mog

The Marble System

Tina Case

Kate Bullen

Marionette

LD

Maddy Searle

Remi P

Meg Taylor

Beth

Evan Tess Murray

Amanda Jones

Amanda Ehrhardt

Nathan Fisentzou-Haji-Leonti

Johanna Andersson

Tess Huth

@faeriebullshit

Olivia Lion

Ange

Bridget M. Mueting

Wil Williams

Katie Utke

aceofgames

Savy Stay

Graham Rowat

Meredith

spaceacebreakface 

Molly Walsh

Belinda Parker

Erin Celovsky

liz

Caden Osojnak

Danniac 

Ray Schrader

Atlas Byrd

AJ. S.

JayseHasNoGrace

Fay Blackmore

Sharon Peterson

Katharina Abschlag 

Izzy

Ace Tayloe

kat B

Siz Hart

moth

Kathryn Cox

G. Honnigford

Pine Gonzalez

sisyphus

Essay

artie eigengrau

Rook Davis

Izzi Mata

grayson

Tamara Jones

Willow

G.F.

Leigh sharpe

Zelda MacFarland

Arkyn Wolf

Elany

Elaine Wiley

Mary Lewis-Phillipps

Claudia Elvidge

Kei Burke

Katie Vargas

Karleen Preator

Alicia Babich

Jonathan Sciance

Étoile

Hayden Laver

Barrett Vann

S Kramer

Maya Hiers-Lairson

judas

Archer Hickerson

Malinda

Nicole Liang

LF Haye

Louis Carroll

Stefanie K.

Autumn Wang 

jayvin

Badger Merriweather

Aiden

Sender Paulson

vexxervee

Rob Weiner

Peril

Lotte Schmidt 

fynn

Lor

Josie D. 

Jaryn Tyson

Common Blue Icarus

resplendeo

Claire Alpern

skelejor

Matt Weiss

M Zemlock

Kay Eileen

Callisto Holmes

Rhys

Noah Quinn

Sarah Elizabeth

Willow Belden

Amanda McCormack

Esrah Del Carlo

sunny

the Hartmans

Lee Ann Eden

Bob Proctor

Clueless

deda eliensis

Ohallo

Tara Schile

Marzi 

Flameheart Dryad

Sarah Lambrix 

JB Segal 

Ellis C

Ash

Autumn

Jaime Tamar

Haze Peers

Moose

Erin Bevan

Luci Tomich

Bryn

Michael W.

Kim Fukawa

Amy Strieter

Petra Hall

Mal

Charlie Rayshich

Susan Weiner

Everett Blackthorne

Vergess

Tor

ArionWind

M. Alti

N. B. Green

Aiden Nicholson

Jacky Rubou

Nura Lawrence

Gwen Clancy

Ollie M.

Caroline

Duo

Iris

ML Beck

Ray Makowski

Eljay Rich

MV8

Michelle Pigott

Rachel Pfennigwerth

Janika

Jamie Gump

Mason J Miller

Ella Watts

Cole

Mady Oswald

Valerie "ShinyHappyGoth" Kaplan

Anne Baird

Emily Ricotta

el-draco-bizarro

Ansel Burch

Nathan Sowell

LM Heß

Cy

Richard Peers

[movies-to-add-to-your-tbw]

Title: The Prince & Me

Rating: PG

Director: Martha Coolidge

Cast: Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, Miranda Richardson, James Fox, Alberta Watson, John Bourgeois, Zachary Knighton, Stephen O'Reilly, Elisabeth Waterston, Eliza Bennett, Devin Ratray, Clare Preuss, Yaani King Mondschein, Eddie Irvine

Release year: 2004

Genres: romance, comedy

Blurb: Premed student Paige falls in love with Danish Prince Edward, who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the U.S. to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Eddie come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.

[nysocboy]

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: Not enough biceps, bulges, or plot

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) gets a 36% on Rotten Tomatoes. A reviewer says that "It's definitely a movie to watch when you don't want to think too much." 

 I always want to think while watching a movie; structural analysis is the fun part. But it stars Adam Devine, whose jaw-dropping gorgeosity makes almost anything watchable, and his bromantic partner Zac Efron, who is also sort of cute, so here goes.

Scene 1:  Mike (Adam) is trying to sell his brand of tequila to a bar owner, using Dave (Zac) as a plant.  Except the bartender knows him -- they hang out! And the guys try this every couple of weeks.  He buys the tequila anyway.  The guys hug.  Zac is established as heterosexual in Minute 1.

Scene 2: Montage of the guys frolicking at parties -- trampoline, fireworks, kissing girls.. Beefcake shots of both. . Cut to them returning to their apartment to find two heterosexual couples -- Mom and Dad!  I'm guessing Mom and Dad got divorced and married other people, so there are four parents. 

They complan that the guys keep going to parties stag, htting on girls, and ruining things.  Wait -- in the montage, everyone was having fun. Nothing was ruined.  Mom and Dad are being unreasonable.

Uh-oh, the montage was an unreliable narrator.  A lot of those parties turned into disasters. So Mom and Dad lay down the law: at the upcoming wedding, they must each bring a date (they specify a girl).  How will that keep the fireworks from destroying a camper, or grandpa from being pushed into his birthday cake?

Oh, and it turns out that the second couple is their sister Jeannie and her fiance Erik (Sam Richardson)

Character development: Mike is aggressive, easily-angered, and a schemer, while Dave is quiet, stable, and has to be talked into the craziness.  Mike saved Dave from bullies when they were in school. Shouldn't Dave be saving Mike?  Zac Efron is about twice as muscular as Adam Devine, and has a bigger dick, and everybody knows that you need a big dick to fight bullies.

The full review, with two nude photos (not of Adam or Zac) is on Righteous Gemstones Beefcake and Boyfriends

[ausetkmt]

June is Black Music Month, and if you’re looking for music documentaries or series about your favorite artists, ABS has got you covered.

This week’s What to Watch list focuses solely on a variety of music-related movies and miniseries that highlight the contributions of Black musicians.

The music scene has definitely changed over the past few decades, but fans are always looking for unique or historical facts about their favorite artists. Spend time learning about their history, culture, and more.

Tyrese Gibson Fans Are Happy Seeing the Actor and His Youngest Daughter on a Ferris Wheel Together Following His Ugly Child Support Battle

Tyrese Gibson Fans Are Happy Seeing the Actor and His Youngest Daughter on a Ferris Wheel Together Following His Ugly Child Support Battle

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If you’re looking to hear the two powerhouses go at it vocally, tune in to “Dreamgirls” and “The Fighting Temptations.” But if you need a laugh, check out the only Black “Annie” movie ever made, starring singer and actor Jamie Foxx.

Check out this list of series and documentaries to enjoy this weekend in honor of Black Music Month.

Amazon Prime 

Dreamgirls (2006) Beyoncé also starred in the dazzling adaption of the Broadway musical about a 1960s girl group. She played Deena and Jennifer Hudson played Effie White, the latter for which Hudson won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The film also starred Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Loretta Devine, Danny Glover, and Anika Noni Rose as the group’s third member, Lorrell. The film details their development as artists and singers.

Respect (2021) In this autobiographical film, Hudson played the lead as the legendary Aretha Franklin. The movie documents her adolescent years singing in her father’s church choir to her rise to international fame. Marlon Wayans plays Franklin’s ex-husband and former manager, Ted White, and Mary J. Blige portrays vocalist Dinah Washington. 

Ray (2004) Embattled actor Jamie Foxx portrays the life story and career of legendary R&B and blues musician Ray Charles. The biographical musical follows his impoverished beginnings in the South to touring under Jim Crow laws as a successful artist. He goes on to get married and have children, but his addiction to heroin never strayed too far away. After a series of arrests and a rehab stint, Charles regained his strength to make a brave comeback and enjoy decades of music success.  

School Daze (1988) Spike Lee wrote and directed the musical comedy starring Laurence Fishburne, Tisha Campbell, Samuel L. Jackson, Jasmine Guy, and many others. The Morehouse graduate explored the socio-political and economic issues surrounding students at historically black colleges and universities. 

The Fighting Temptations (2003) Beyoncé and Cuba Gooding Jr. star in this musical comedy about an ad executive who loses his job and leaves the Big Apple. He heads to Georgia to collect his aunt’s inheritance, where he leads a gospel choir to victory in a citywide competition. Other supporting cast members include LaTanya Richardson, Mike Epps, Chloe Bailey, Steve Harvey, Melba Moore, Shirley Caesar, Ann Nesby and Angie Stone. 

Apple TV 

Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) An oldie but goodie is this musical drama starring Beyoncé, Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Bow Wow, Erykah Badu, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Fred Williamson, and more. A beautiful woman with a hypnotizing face and body can have any man she wants. She chooses a cop who loses his job after spending one night with her. They both end up on the run from the police, but the biggest dreamer doesn’t make it out alive. 

Purple Rain (1984) Minneapolis native Prince plays a young artist with an abusive at-home living situation. The club singer creates a band to compete with a rival singer and explore new love. The film’s name is the same as the late singer’s sixth studio album.

 The Wiz (1978) The beloved feature film includes an all-Black cast, compared to its original 1993 film starring Judy Garland in the lead role of Dorothy. In the musical drama, Diana Ross plays Dorothy, Michael Jackson plays the Scarecrow, Richard Pryor as the Wiz, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man, and Ted Ross as the Cowardly Lion. They work together to get to overcome obstacles and meet their destinies at the end of the yellow brick road. 

Tina Turner What’s Love Got to Do With It (1993) Two months before her passing, Tina Turner praised Angela Bassett’s portrayal of her in the biopic. It was based on Turner’s 1986 autobiography, “I, Tina: My Life Story,” and depicted her years of abuse during her marriage to her then-husband Ike Turner, played by Fishburne. Despite being the actress being snubbed an Oscar for her role, Turner said she felt “honored” by Bassett’s portrayal in the film.

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The New Edition Story (2017) The three-part miniseries about the legendary R&B group begins with five childhood friends who become international sensations while growing up in Boston. As they quickly emerge into the spotlight, various obstacles strain their finances, friendship, and future. The film led to “The Bobby Brown Story.”

Disney Plus

Black Nativity (2013) Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Tyrese, Jack Latimore, Jennifer Hudson, and more shocked fans with their vocals in their musical adaption of Langston Hughes’ 1961 play. In the all-Black cast film, a teen from Baltimore moves in with his estranged grandparents. Unhappy with their strict rules, he goes out into the street to find his own way.  

Let It Shine (2012) This film’s cast includes a few veteran actors and a bevy of actors who are being given flowers. “Abottt Elementary” star Tyler James Williams plays Cyrus, a teenage rapper looking to impress Roxie, played by “ICU” singer and ‘Bel-Air” actress Coco Jones. He battles his nemesis under an alias and wins with a rhyme about his lady.  Sadly, he gets no credit for it but ultimately wins Roxie’s heart.

HBO Max

Straight Outta Compton (2015) Based on a true story about the rap group N.W.A., “Straight Outta Compton” sees six men in Compton, Los Angeles, who pushed the boundaries and revolutionized hip-hop culture with gritty rap lyrics and their dealings with Suge Knight. O’Shea Jackson Jr. stars as the younger version of his father Ice Cube in the biographical drama, alongside Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, and Brandon Lafourch to make up the famed group.

Hulu

Cadillac Records (2008) Cedric the Entertainer plays music artist Willie Dixon and is the narrator of the rock ’n’ roll film full of great acting and great music. It details the rise and fall of Chess Records, the Chicago blues label owned by a Polish immigrant played by Adrien Broady’s character Leonard Chess. He launched the careers of late great musicians such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, and Etta James, the latter of whom was portrayed by Beyoncé.

Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016) This passionate story tells the portrait of an unconventional jazz musician whose music refined music and continues to impact, influence, and transform other people’s lives. It features more interviews and little anecdotes about his life with narration from Denzel Washington.

Summer Of Soul (2021) Questlove made his filmmaking debut after premiering this movie at the Sundance Film Festival. The music documentary features six weeks of footage taken in the summer of 1969 in the aftermath of Black Creativity and the civil rights movement. The classic concert film looks back at a group of blues, gospel, and rock ‘n’ soul artists who performed at the Harlem Cultural Festival at Mount Morris Park. It includes performances from Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Mavis Staples, Sly & The Family Stone, and more.

Netflix

Get On Up (2014) Actor Chadwick Boseman portrayed the legendary James Brown in the biopic that explores Brown’s life, music, and presence on stages worldwide. It follows the music legend’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming of the most influential artists of the civil rights movement.

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) This marks Boseman’s last movie before his unexpected passing. The new adaptation of August Wilson’s play tackles hard issues like race, art, and the exploitation of black artists in the 1920s. Viola Davis gave viewers a riveting performance as Ma Rainey, who never failed to hold back when she wasn’t satisfied with a song. Most of the film is recorded in a studio as she prepares to record new music for an album while clashing with white producers.

Sparkle (2012) Jordin Sparks made her feature film debut in this remake of the original 1976 film alongside industry vets like Derek Luke, Mike Epps, and the late singer Whitney Houston. She plays a child prodigy who sings in a group with her two sisters. Set in 1968, Detroit, the musical trio have hopes of signing a record, which seems far in the future due to one sister’s drug habit and Houston’s role as an over-protective mother. The “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” singer died in February 2012, months before the film was released in theaters. The original “Sparkle,” starring Lonette McKee and Irene Cara — also is available to stream, on Amazon Prime.

The Get Down (2016) The hip-hop-themed drama is set in the South Bronx, known as the birthplace of hip-hop and has been since the 1970s. It follows a small crew of teens who dance or create music. Production reportedly spent over $120 million to make the film, making it the most expensive production in Netflix history. Each episode takes a deeper dive into the rise of hip-hop and disco music.

Starz

Annie (2014) The musical starring Jamie Foxx finds Quvenzhané Wallis as the first Black Annie. The orphan unexpectedly meets wealthy businessman Will Stacks, who uses her to help with his mayoral campaign. The funny satire has quiet moments, sad moments, and performances of “Tomorrow” and “Hard-Knock Life.” She eventually moves in with Stacks, and the two build a bond similar to the one depicted between Annie and her benefactor Daddy Warbucks in the 1932 “Little Orphan Annie” classic.

YouTube

The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) In the film, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and Angela Bassett play Joseph and Katherine Jackson, the parents of Michael Jackson and his nine siblings. The five-hour miniseries tells the captivating story of how five Jackson siblings became one of the most iconic boy groups in music history. Their unique sound came out of Gary, Indiana, and took over the music industry for years.

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