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Happy Birthday. Today, Sept 4,– Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer was born. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khandi_Alexander) #KhandiAlexander

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Thanks @gdigm @wgawest If/then & Lyda Hill foundation for an evening of #WomeninSTEM on screen and off. Love that the panel included both scientists and actors portraying characters from the science and medical fields. Here with @mika.abdalla from @netflix @projectmc2 & Khandi Alexander from CSI Miami. Khandi's role was A big part of the #csieffect - Encouraging more young women to go into Science, tech, and engineering and math. #stem #mikaabdalla #khandialexander #csimiami #projectmc2 #ifshecanseeitshecanbeit #ifthenshecan #portrayher (at Writers Guild of America West) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpIkt5xg_Dc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uben0rukwgn1

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Favorites : Menace II Society (1993)

The mid-1990′s were an interesting time in regards to the minority landscape in film.  John Singleton had recently delivered Boyz N the Hood to rousing success, Dr. Dre had just shifted the entire popular representation of hip-hop culture with The Chronic, and echoes of the 1992 Los Angeles riot were still ringing loud and clear.  This was the perfect setting for a film to give an honest and unflinching look at the circumstances that drag people down in the inner-city, and the seemingly unsurmountable obstacles they face in trying to escape.  Enter the Hughes brothers, and their debut offering Menace II Society. 

Caine (Tyrin Turner), a resident of Watts, is no stranger to the criminal life.  As a child, he witnessed his father Tat (Samuel L. Jackson) mix and sell drugs, and he once even witnessed his father kill a man in cold blood.  Now 18 and on the verge of post-graduation summer, he’s already neck deep in trouble, finding himself an accessory to murder and armed robbery thanks to being in a liquor store his friend O-Dog (Larenz Tate) decided to rob after a confrontation gone wrong.  Things get no better when he is shot at near point blank range weeks later during a carjack confrontation between thieves and his cousin (Saafir).  With his grandparents no longer able to have influence over him, Caine is asked to leave home.  He’s been making a connection with Ronnie (Jada Pinkett-Smith), wife of Caine’s former mentor and protector Pernell (Glenn Plummer), and she urges him to move to Atlanta with her family.  With one foot in the streets and one foot in the presence of forces urging him to escape, Caine must make the biggest decisions of his young life, all while making sure the streets don’t get to him first. 

Until Menace II Society, most films that dealt with the 1990′s gangster lifestyle seemed to go for grittiness over style.  The Hughes brothers, however, soaked their film in artistic flare, often using music video techniques to create surrealistic tones to the ultra-honest depiction of life in the Grape Street community of Los Angeles.  The stylistic flare includes slow-motion introductions of key characters, highly expressive lighting choices (particularly in the iconic Bill Duke interrogation scene), visual and sound editing chiaroscuro used to heighten key moments, and an overall highly dramatic visual tone used to offset the bleakness of the environment.  For a debut film, Menace II Society played like work produced by seasoned veterans with a clear vision.  

Seeing rappers outside of the familiar spectrum on film (which, to be honest, was a small list at the time) was extremely exciting.  MC Eiht played a major role in the film as A-Wax, with a considerable amount of screen time and involvement in major scenes that defined the overall narrative.  Saafir, then relatively unknown outside of the underground hip-hop fandom, was a wonderful surprise as Caine’s cousin.  Oakland legends Too Short and Pooh-Man played the guys that ran the trap house, and even Ice Cube protege Yo-Yo (a South Central legend at the time) made an appearance in the film.

What really set this film apart from its contemporaries was its unwillingness to shy away from the bleakness of the situation the characters found themselves in.  Caine, no matter what he did, continued to find ways to sink further into the quicksand his life was rather than make attempts to escape.  The company he kept, outside of Sharif (Vonte Sweet) and Ronnie, were all clearly negative influences.  His upbringing was bleak, his choices were limited and guided by instant gratification, and his values were skewed due to an inability to achieve even a moment of clarity in all of the madness that surrounded him.  In one of the most heartbreaking and thought-provoking endings ever, O-Dog, the one character who continues to show no remorse for his monstrous actions, is the one man left untouched when karma rains down in a hail of bullets. 

First time film actor Tyrin Turner brings an everyman feeling to the lead role of Caine that puts the viewer directly in his shoes, allowing you to feel his stress as the world closes in on him quite effectively.  Fellow film first timer Larenz Tate hit the scene like a bomb, instantly creating easily the most iconic character seen in the hip-hop gangster film to date, and possibly since.  Jada Pinkett-Smith (then just Jada Pinkett) was just beginning her trajectory towards super-stardom, and this was a key step in that process, with her sincerity helping ground the film emotionally.  MC Eiht brought a realness to the film only achieved by the likes of Ice Cube or Ice-T at the time.  Glenn Plummer, then a rising star, brought his earnestness to a pair of appearances in the film.  The list, in all honesty, goes on and on with this film... there are MANY familiar faces, and nobody brings anything less than their A-game.

Outside of Belly and Do The Right Thing, I often consider Menace II Society to be one of the key films in hip-hop cinema as high art.  What the Hughes brothers were able to achieve as first time directors (with the budget of a first time director, at that) is nothing short of phenomenal, and it was only a glimpse at what they had in store.  A must-see for those who have not seen it.

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Review : Fahrenheit 451 (2018)

Ray Bradbury’s seminal classic Fahrenheit 451 sits among the upper-echelon of cautionary dsytopian tales.  The story, though seemingly outlandish, is rooted in very real ideas and concepts, thus making it easy to connect with.  Legendary director Francois Truffaut brought a classic version of the story to the film world  in 1966, but after half a century, the times had moved past the film.  Enter HBO and director Ramin Bahrani to bring us the gold we didn’t know we needed in the form of a modern-day remake.

In the wake of the Second Civil War, an event that has turned the future into a dystopia, Guy Montag (Michael B. Jordan) is a firefighter known for his commitment to eradicating the ‘wrong’ literature just like his mentor, Captain John Beatty (Michael Shannon).  The duo is known throughout Cleveland and further as a force to be reckoned with, with their TV appearances and monumental book burning efforts making them modern-day legends.  Things change, however, when Beatty keeps Montag away from a key informant named Clarisse (Sofia Boutella).  Montag is intrigued with her and the role she plays, and his intrigue grows when a tip leads to the burning alive (and eventual cover-up) of an informant living with a massive book library.  Montag begins to question what he’s been taught, as well as the role he plays in the efforts he now questions, forcing him to seek out information from the Eels (book-readers) he sits in opposition of.  Through meetings with Clarisse, as well as growing suspicion from Beatty, a chain of events is set into motion that could alter the balance of power and the restriction of knowledge to the masses.

Although a classic in its own right, the Francois Truffaut version of Fahrenheit 451 has been a victim of time, thus dating the film and limiting the overall experience to a degree.  The limitations of the original film are the exact areas where the HBO update is allowed to succeed.  Wonderful modern date updates are made in both direct form and indirectly as well.  One to one connections of the modern day are made via the ‘See Something, Say Something’ and ‘It’s Time To Burn For America Again’ slogans, as well as the reality-TV show aspect of book burning coverage.  The lore is expanded to include the Internet, with The 9 (the extremely restricted version of the Internet) serving as the flow of information.  Youth are indoctrinated early on to hate before they are given the ability to reason, making them blind devotees to the powers that be.

Misinformation and revisionist history also play key roles in the film.  Opinions and outright lies are disseminated as fact, and with the flow of information vastly limited, the people do not have the capacity (or even the drive) to formulate their own opinions.  Any questioning of information is easily debated against, many times by the computers that control the homes, eliminating the need for human watchdogs in all but the most extreme cases.  The overall practice of eliminating diverse thought for the goal of a social singularity is essentially already instilled in the reality of the film.

The original film faced technical limitations as well, but that is certainly not the case in the HBO update.  Simplistic widescreen televisions are replaced with extremely intrusive, paranoia inducing 360 security cameras and flat-screens that take up the sides of entire buildings at times.  The classic shots of book-burnings, the tools used by the firefighters, and even the ever ominous fire itself are all given drastic facelifts with modern day methods.

The original ideas that are holdovers through the HBO version are expanded upon quite well.  The already militaristic firefighter force is made to look like a torch-wielding SS Occupying Force, with their book-burning missions playing out eerily similar to the procedures used by American forces during the Gulf Wars and beyond.  The ideas of entertainment and medication being used to quell the masses are also given greater significance, mirroring our currently reality in a way that is jarring, unsettling and very much a wake up call.

Michael B. Jordan brings a refreshing air of confidence to the role of Montag, making him less of a reluctant protagonist and more of an engine of free will.  Michael Shannon continues his amazing string of compelling antagonists, bringing in elements of character that make him equal parts admirable and despicable.  Sofia Boutella stands out as Clarisse, toning down the militant edges and instead opting to provide her choices with a foundation of basic human need to educate and excel.  The collective Eels that make up famous novels/authors, while not given tons of screen time, all help drive home the fact that there will always be opposition to injustice, no matter how bleak the circumstances seem.

A new version of Fahrenheit 451 may not necessarily be needed, but after checking it out, it’s certainly welcome.  This film definitely would have been drowned out in the noise surrounding major releases, but HBO created a winner for themselves that Netflix may want to study up on for their attempts in the future at original material.

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Khandi Alexander Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Movies, Net Worth, Scandal, Boyfriend, Family, Body Measurement, Twin Sisters

Here's everything you need to know about Khandi Alexander Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Movies, Net Worth, Scandal, Boyfriend, Family, Body Measurement, Twin Sisters. Khandi Alexander was born September 4, 1957. She is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She began her career as a dancer in the 1980s and was a choreographer for Whitney Houston's world tour from 1988–1992. During the 1990s, Alexander appeared in a number of films, including CB4 (1993), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Sugar Hill(1994), and There's Something About Mary (1998). She starred as Catherine Duke in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio from 1995 to 1998  

Khandi Alexander Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Movies, Net Worth, Scandal, Boyfriend, Family, Body Measurement, Twin Sisters

  Khandi Alexander Biography:

Birth Name Khandi-Barr Alexander Nick Name Khandi-Barr Alexander, Khandi Alexander Age 60 years Profession Actress Birth Date 4 September 1957 Birth Place New York City, New York, USA Home Town New York City Birth Sign Virgo Nationality American Ethnicity Multiracial Religion UNKNOWN  

Khandi Alexander Body Measurement:

Body Build Slim Orientation Straight Measurements Not Available Shoe Size N/A Dress Size N/A Eye Color Brown - Dark Hair Color Brown - Dark  

Khandi Alexander Education:

School UNKNOWN College Queensborough Community College  

Khandi Alexander Net Worth:

Networth: $8 million dollars.  

Khandi Alexander Movies:

Year Film Role Notes 2016 A Woman, a Part Leslie 2016 Pushing Dead Dot 2016 Patriots Day Veronica (under the name The Interrogator) 2014 The Assault Detective Jodi Miller 2013 The-N-word Ms. Greene Short film 2007 First Born Dierdre 2006 Rain Latishia Arnold 2004 Perfect Strangers Christie Kaplan 2002 Fool-Proof Icarus 2002 Emmett's Mark Det. Middlestat 2002 Dark Blue Janelle Holland 1999 Thick as Thieves Janet 1999 Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle Lakesha / Nurse Voice 1998 There's Something About Mary Joanie 1996 No Easy Way Diana Campbell 1994 Sugar Hill Ella Skuggs 1994 House Party 3 Janelle 1994 Greedy Laura Densmore, P.I. 1993 CB4 Sissy 1993 Joshua Tree Maralena Turner 1993 Menace II Society Karen Lawson 1993 What's Love Got to Do with It Darlene 1993 Poetic Justice Simone 1987 Maid to Order Hooker in Jail 1985 Streetwalkin Star 1985 A Chorus Line Dancer    

Khandi Alexander Tv Shows:

Year Title Role Notes 2017 Instinct Monica Hernandez Pilot 2015 Bessie Viola Smith Television film 2013–2018 Scandal Marie Wallace AKA Maya Pope Recurring role, 20 episodes 2012 Body of Proof Beverly Travers Episodes: "Occupational Hazards" and "Identity" 2010–2013 Treme LaDonna Batiste-Williams Series regular, 36 episodes 2009 Better Off Ted Stella Clifton Episode: "Battle of the Bulbs" 2002 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dr. Alexx Woods Episode: "Cross Jurisdictions" 2002–2009 CSI: Miami Dr. Alexx Woods Series regular, 145 episodes 2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sgt. Karen Smythe Episode: "Paranoia" 2000 Rude Awakening Juanita Wilson Episode: "Star 80 Proof" 2000 The Corner Denise Francine 'Fran' Boyd TV miniseries 2000 Third Watch Beverly Saunders Episode: "History" 1999 Cosby Karen Episode: "The Awful Truth" 1999 NYPD Blue Sonya Episode: "What's Up, Chuck?" 1999 Partners Charlie TV pilot 1998 La Femme Nikita Terry Episode: "Soul Sacrifice" 1996 Terminal Dr. Deborah Levy Television film 1995–1998 NewsRadio Catherine Duke Series regular, 58 episodes 1995–2001 ER Jackie Robbins Recurring role, 29 episodes 1994 To My Daughter with Love Harriet Television film 1993 Shameful Secrets Rosalie Television film 1989 A Different World Theressa Stone Episode: "Citizen Wayne" 1988 Duet Nurse Episode: "Special Delivery" 1987 Rags to Riches The Delights Episode: "Pilot" 1985 FTV Various  

Khandi Alexander Pictures:

    When I say I look sexy that what I mean A post shared by 😍😘💘khandi Alexander😍😘💘 (@khandi_alexander) on Jul 31, 2014 at 11:29am PDT Khandi Alexander A post shared by 😍😘💘khandi Alexander😍😘💘 (@khandi_alexander) on Jul 26, 2014 at 9:16pm PDT 58 and great ... 😍 A post shared by Khandi Alexander (@khandialexander) on Dec 13, 2015 at 9:38pm PST Read the full article

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#TBT: 2015 - Waiting to go on set for HBO film BESSIE, which is set in the 1920s, and; tells the true story of JAZZ/BLUES Legend BESSIE SMITH who is portrayed by QUEEN LATIFAH!!! BESSIE was shot in ATLANTA, and; we were in holding at the YAARAB SHRINE TEMPLE on PONCE De LEON AVENUE in Midtown ATL. The scene was the 1920s inside of a bar. The scene was filmed on the inside of an actual bar. For the sake of the film, the bar is one frequented by gangsters. As BESSIE enters the festive atmosphere, two gentlemen have a verbal altercation which leads to physical fisticuffs. Have YOU seen BESSIE? If so; what was your experience? #BESSIEHBO #BESSIEMOVIE #BESSIE #HBO #ATLANTA #MIDTOWNATLANTA #PONCEDeLEON #QUEENLATIFAH #MICHAELKENNETHWILLIAMS #KHANDIALEXANDER #MONIQUESOMETHINGDIFFERENT #CrazyCoolGroovy #CCG #CCGalatoire #LaissezLesBonTempsRouler

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#celebritybirthdays @ #UGDigitalMag ... sending #birthdayshouts to @beyonce @quezzyo #KhandiAlexander @damonkwayans #LawrenceHiltonJacobs & #PhilLewis ... #Sept4 (at Cleveland, Ohio)