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'The Space Race' Featurette Spotlights The Bright Dreams of Afrofuturism and Space
While some may recongize the Space Race defined the competition between two Cold War rivals – America and the former Soviet Union, National Geographic Documentary Films‘, The Space Race, from co-directors Lisa Cortés and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, weaves together the stories of Black astronauts seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars. Now a new featurette takes a look…
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Little Richard Documentary Soundtrack Streaming Now
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Little Richard: I Am Everything: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is now available on all streaming platforms. The album has music from Lisa Cortés' superb documentary about the late rock and roll icon. Little Richard's hits "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and "Rip It Up" are featured alongside two previously unheard covers from Valerie June and Cory Henry. Tamar-kali's original piece from the soundtrack is also included on the 14-song album. The CD format will arrive in September and the vinyl version will come out in December. The black vinyl recording is coming and a Tutti Frutti-colored pressing of the album can be pre-ordered via VareseSarabande.com and CraftRecordings.com.
The documentary follows Richard's life from his childhood in Macon, Georgia, becoming a rock star in the '50s, and his constant push and pull between secular life and religion. Richard's contemporaries, musicians, and academics were interviewed and shared their insights on his music, cultural significance, and personal struggles. In 2010, "Tutti Frutti" was added to the National Recording Registry because it innovated popular music. The documentary is one of the few times Richard's genius has been publicly recognized. In 1993 he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and he was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2003. He was also inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2015 before passing in 2020. Little Richard: I Am Everything can be watched on Video On Demand and more information can be found at littlericharddocumentary.com. Check out my review here.
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Good Golly, Miss Molly – Little Richard
Strange Things Happening Every Day – Valerie June
Baby (demo) – Little Richard
I’m Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) – Little Richard
Tutti Frutti – Little Richard and His Band
Long Tall Sally – Little Richard and His Band
Lucille – Little Richard and His Band
Bama Lama Bama Loo – Little Richard
Rip It Up – Little Richard and His Band
Ready Teddy – Little Richard and His Band
The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard and His Band
Send Me Some Lovin’ – Little Richard and His Band
Tutti Frutti – Cory Henry
Legacy – Tamar-kali
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Side A
Good Golly, Miss Molly – Little Richard
Strange Things Happening Every Day – Valerie June
Baby (demo) – Little Richard
I’m Just A Lonely Guy (All Alone) – Little Richard
Tutti Frutti – Little Richard and His Band
Long Tall Sally – Little Richard and His Band
Side B
Lucille – Little Richard and His Band
Bama Lama Bama Loo – Little Richard
Rip It Up – Little Richard and His Band
Ready Teddy – Little Richard and His Band
The Girl Can’t Help It – Little Richard and His Band
Send Me Some Lovin’ – Little Richard and His Band
Tutti Frutti – Cory Henry
Legacy – Tamar-kali
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Exclusive Interview: Little Richard I Am Everything filmmaker Lisa Cortés "it was important to give him agency to be the narrator of his journey"
Little Richard: I Am Everything, released in US theaters and on digital on Friday, April 21st, sees Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director Lisa Cortés excavate the Black queer origins of rock ‘n’ roll with Richard Penniman, aka Little Richard, as its “architect”. The fascinating and often thrilling film, which world premiered in the US Documentary Competition section at the 2023 Sundance Film…
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Little Richard. He's Everything, Everywhere and a Crazy Rocker All At Once!
@MagnoliaPics Little Richard, I Am Everything is an amazing #music #documentary getting very limited screenings, and it'll certainly bring the house down at many theatres for its engaging look at this talent. #moviereview at:
Screening and Ticketing Info can be found at LittleRichardDocumentary.com Anyone who knew who Richard Wayne Penniman was before becoming the musician that he is really requires knowing the era and influences that turned him into Little Richard, I Am Everything. This cinematic presentation is getting special one day screenings around America (please check local listings), and I hope it’ll arrive…
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“Little Richard: I am Everything” Hits Theaters April 21
It’s said the Beatles influenced everything.
But Little Richard influenced the Beatles. And Paul McCartney recalls imitating the “Long Tall Sally” singer when the future Fab was a child.
The backstory comes from the trailer for “Little Richard: I am Everything,” the Lisa Cortés-directed documentary due in theaters April 21.
In the clip, Richard proclaims himself the “king of rock ’n’ roll” and a commentator backs him up, saying: “Sorry, y’all, it wasn’t Elvis.”
“Michael (Jackson) was inspired by me,” Richard says. “Prince. James Brown - I discovered him. Jimi Hendrix was my guitar player.”
Based around archival interviews and performance video alongside interviews with family, fellow musicians and black and queer scholars, “I am Everything” explores Richards’ inner contradictions as a religious gay man afraid of burning in hell.
“He was very, very good at liberating other people,” one commentator says of the musician. “He was not good at liberating himself.”
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I finally watched the 2023 documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything. Director Lisa Cortés succeeds in making it feel cinematic, and the archival performance footage of Richard in his prime alone is worthwhile. The best “talking head” contributors are Richard’s late exotic dancer girlfriend Lee Angel and pioneering transgender nightclub entertainer Sir Lady Java - and John Waters, of course! (Waters recalls he used to shoplift Richard’s records as a kid, and that his signature pencil-line mustache is a direct “twisted tribute”). By comparison, big name guests like Mick Jagger and Tom Jones mostly offer show biz platitudes (and Billy Porter is self-aggrandizing).
One thing it accomplishes nicely: so often hidebound rock critics and filmmakers get hung up on "who influenced who" which descends into "who ripped off who" as if it’s always a negative thing. It's common knowledge that when Richard was just starting out as a performer without his persona cemented, two flaming queer Black male rhythm and blues musicians - Billy Wright and Esquerita - inspired his musical approach and appearance (the towering, processed conk, thick make-up and mustache). As one of the talking heads savvily argues, Richard didn’t “steal” from them: rather, they provided a mirror for Richard to see his true self. Similarly, Cortés gives Ike Turner his due. A musical expert notes that Richard's piano playing was beholden to Turner’s, something Richard admitted (he raved about the impact of hearing "Rocket 88", the 1951 Kings of Rhythm track widely considered the first-ever rock'n'roll single). Yes, Ike was a monster to Tina, but his trailblazing musical genius must be acknowledged.
The finale where Cortés demonstrates Richard’s effect on modern pop culture with a montage presumably meant to represent his spiritual descendants (Cher! Harry Styles! Lady GaGa! Lizzo!) is misbegotten. Are we meant to think anyone who EVER wore sequins owes Little Richard a debt? (At least the inclusion of Lil Nas X - a modern flamboyant Black male performer – is apt). Richard was instilled with a sense of shame and guilt as a child, and throughout his life alternated between extreme hedonism and extreme fundamentalist Christianity. Sadly, as one commentator argues, Richard set a great liberating example for other people but never truly enjoyed that liberation himself.
#little richard#richard wayne penniman#georgia peach#the bronze liberace#showbusiness personified#lobotomy room#little richard i am everything#lgbtqia#rocknroll#rhythm and blues
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Movie Review: The Space Race (2023)
Title: The Space Race Release Date: June 12, 2023 Director: Lisa Cortés, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Production Company:The Kennedy/Marshall Company | National Geographic Documentary Films | Diamond Docs Summary/Review: I remember well when Guy Bluford became the first Black American in space on a 1983 space shuttle mission. But this documentary taught me a lot about the background of Black…
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Hoy en el mercadona vi a un tipo con camiseta de la MONA LISA como si fuera del grupo KISS y me ha recordado que el 2 de mayo es el 28 cumple de MONA O BELLA LISA CERATI..al que Gustavo dedico LISA del cd AMOR AMARILLO que compuso al menos 2 0 3 años antes de que naciera.
Justo antes fotografie donde aprendí a montar en moto en 125 CC donde había pintada TODAS PUTAS, TODAS GUARRAS, TODAS CERDAS como fotografie ..dándo una semana de clases practicas para conducir con carnet de coche y en medio me fui a comprar una SUZUKI GSX125S con lema HERENCIA LEGENDARIA y justo cuando iba a entrar al concesionario a un CULTURISTA le dio un ataque EPILEPTICO y se abrió la CABEZA como fotografie..lo que me recuerda que los sufre VIRGINIA MAESTRO desde los 18 años..y estrene la SUZUKI yendo al monumento del SAGRADO CORAZON a finales de MAYO de 2018 aprovechando que iba a ir a ver a OBK [debut cd LLAMALO SUEÑO seguido de MOMENTOS DE FE..abandonando uno de los 2 tras cd ULTIMATUM..para luego grabar REVOLUCION y su directo en MEXICO volviendoles a ver en MAYO 2022 en VILLARREAL al ir a ver a VIRGINIA MAESTRO por sus fiestas donde hizo de Telonera de ANA CURRA de PARALISIS PERMANENTE que sólo lanzaron el cd EL ACTO=EL COITO..y el single QUIERO SER SANTA una burla de las SANTAS CATOLICAS O MARTIRIZADAS.. y los cuales u OBK actuaron tras AMISTADES PELIGROSAS que empezaron con GENESIS del cd LA ULTIMA TENTACION]
Por cierto..ayer en la calle [Juan Francisco María de la Salud] Donoso Cortés como aparque en cuesta y de frente..me resulta casi imposible mover los 250 KG de la HARLEY por lo que salí CRUZANDO LA ACERA tras pisar una PUERTA BLANCA que había junto a un contenedor pues frente a mi tenia una FAROLA y tuve que girar un poco pisandola..y lo de PUERTA BLANCA me recuerda a la parada de metro de MALAGA justo antes de LA LUZ/LA PAZ y que era la que estaba junto a mi hotel HILTON GARDEN cuando iba a la playa de la MISERICORDIA donde en septiembre desaparecieron 2 argentinos en una tabla Surf u hotel al que fui para descansar tras la feria de BORRACHOS , FUMATAS Y MUSICATAS de MALAGA..donde una TIPA me dijo A DONDE VAS GUAPO..y como iba a un CAJERO..la dije que a SACAR DINERO para PAGARTE..se quedó en SHOCK como unos segundos..y empezó a gritar como una LOCA "QUE ME IBA DE PUTAS" jaja..entonces o agosto 2019 me hospede en hostel URBAN JUNGLE [=Gira de ROLLING STONES =mi 1er concierto en estadio MANZANA+eRES con GUN de teloneros presentando su debut cd Taking on the WORLD]..cuya TERRAZA_ATICO está dedicada a la MARI DE CHAMBAO que con 30 años la salió CANCER y que grabó su directo EN EL FIN DEL MUNDO frente al GLACIAR PERITO MORENO en ARGENTINA..luego publicó su cd CHAMBAO, CD 10 YEARS AROUND THE WORLD y cd NUEVA ERA..y en las Fiestas de SAN LORENZO [Agosto 2022, MADRID] la grabe desde un lateral del Escenario "COMEME"
Por cierto..pasaba un AVION sobre el que practicaba con la MOTO
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"This week on Planetary Radio, we take a peek behind the scenes at National Geographic's new documentary, “The Space Race,” which celebrates the triumphs and struggles of the first African-American space pioneers and astronauts. Co-directors Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortés, space pioneer Ed Dwight, and astronaut Leland Melvin join us to discuss the film."
#Black History Month 2024#African American Astronauts#Planetary Radio#National Geographic#The Planetary Society#The Space Race Film
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National Geographic’s New Documentary Film The Space Race Tells the Little-Known Stories of Black Astronauts
National Geographic’s New Documentary Film The Space Race Tells the Little-Known Stories of Black Astronauts
From our Friends at D23 In The Space Race, Emmy Award-winning Producer & Director Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Academy Award® nominated and Emmy-winning Producer & Director Lisa Cortés shed light on the journey of the Black astronauts who confronted social injustice to pursue their dreams in space. Now available on Disney+ and Hulu, the National Geographic Documentary Film offers a compelling…
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Little Richard I Am Everything Is Showing Now
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Little Richard: I Am Everything debuts in theaters and online streaming today. Lisa Cortés documentary about the late rock and roll pioneer is having a limited run but can be seen online everywhere. Richard's reign in the '50s and '60s put him in a place to be one of the Black artists to break the color line by bringing Black and white audiences together. His influence is often overlooked and he never really fully recognized during his lifetime. The documentary follows his path from childhood to stardom and John Waters, Nona Hendryx and Billy Porter are a few of the artists to chime in on Richard's impact. Check out the trailer below and go to the official website to access viewing options. Stay tuned for a review of the documentary.
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Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment To Executive Produce Documentary ‘The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times Of David Hammons’
EXCLUSIVE: Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment, producers of Dear Mama, Euphoria, and Top Boy is happy to announce its affiliation as govt producers with Rosie Filmwaze LLC whose The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons receives its U.S. theatrical premiere at New York’s Film Forum immediately. Directed by Judd Tully and Harold Crooks, and govt produced by Lisa Cortés (Little…
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Lisa Cortés’s richly enjoyable film examines the alter egos and queer theories surrounding a conflicted star who was way ahead of his timeIf Little Richard AKA Richard Wayne Penniman, was criminally underrated for much of his career, his legacy...
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TP1: Proceso Entrega
Antes de meterme de vuelta en el quilombo de la materialización, decidí volver a plantear la estructura de mi bajorelieve en base a las correcciones en clase. Decidí hacer una combinación entre los aciertos de la estructura que elegí para materializar para la clase anterior y otra estructura que me parecía mejor para este trabajo. Para poder combinarlas, comencé colocando un papel calco sobre una de las estructuras y calqué todas las líneas, luego lo coloqué sobre el otro, y como eran bastante parecidos, solo tuve que sumar las diferencias en otro valor de línea para diferenciarlas (línea de puntos).
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Una vez tuve esto, coloqué otro calco encima de este y empecé a decidir qué cosas quería que se quedaran y que cosas no, hasta tener la escritura final, lo que yo consideraba la perfecta fusión entre los 2 encuadres que más me gustaban.
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Sin embargo, sentía que estaba un poco vacío en la zona en la que antes estaban las denominadas "escaleras", los profes mencionaron que hacía un poco de ruido a la estructura y por eso decidí eliminarlas. Entonces para que no quedara ese enorme pleno vacío, decidí que iba a agregarle un pequeño detalle. Pensando en qué podía ser noté que en su mayoría las líneas iban de la esquina izquierda inferior a la esquina derecha superior (me refiero a líneas así "/" en lugar de así "\") por lo que decidí que agregaría una en la dirección contraria. Además, quise que fuera una continuación de la línea quebrada que produce el pleno de la derecha en su parte inferior para que no fuera solo una línea al azar y volviera más débil la estructura. Luego de agregar esa nueva línea me puse a pensar que, en lugar de dividir ese pleno en dos, podría hacerle una caladura muy angosta para que fuera más interesante.
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Una vez decidida la estructura, empezaba la materialización. Debido a que no había mucho que rescatar de mi Frankenstein, decidí empezar de cero para tener un mejor resultado. Si bien mi primer bajorelieve no estaba para nada logrado, me sirvió como primer acercamiento y exploración para este tp, ya para este segundo intento la tuve más clara. Ya me había dado cuenta de que recortando las piezas y armándolo como rompecabezas no funcionaba, así que hice bocetos que me ayudaron a terminas de entender la lógica del bajo relieve y como materializar mi estructura correctamente.
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Una vez definí como sería cada una de las "capas" de mi bajorelieve, preparé varios cuadrados de cartón de 15 cm que me servirían como base. Luego comencé a marcar en ellos las piezas que serían necesarias para la materialización y las corté con cuidado de tener terminaciones prolijas.
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Una vez que tuve la cantidad de piezas necesarias para el planteamiento de bajorelieve que había diseñado, comencé a pegarlas entre sí para empezar a generar 3 volúmenes de distintas "alturas" según la cantidad de capas que tenían. Quise empezar a encararlo así para poder emprolijar cada parte del bajorelieve por separado antes de que fuera un todo, así, por ejemplo, los espacios que quedaban entre volúmenes (calados de la estructura general) no quedarían desprolijos al final.
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A este punto ya estaba re contenta por como iba quedando ya que lentamente iba tomando forma y no tenía pinta de quedar como el anterior. El siguiente paso fue lijar cada volumen por separado y para esto tenía todo un procedimiento muy particular: contaba con 3 lijas de diferente granulado. La primera negra tenía el grano más grande y servía para corregir las irregularidades más notables; la rosa del medio era como un grano intermedio que servía para irregularidades más leves y no despeluchaba el cartón tanto como la negra; y por último la otra negra que servía para emprolijar, le quitaba ese despeluchado y dejaba la superficie más lisa.
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Una vez consideré que estaba todo prolijo por separado, comencé a pegarlas una sobre la otra empezando por la base y generar el bajo relieve que había diseñado. Una vez todo en su lugar, también lijé los bordes de la pieza general para que todo quedara prolijo. Finalmente le di 2 capaz de pintura acrílica blanca y dejé que secara mientras preparaba mi set fotográfico especial. Estaba muy orgullosa con el resultado, era muy prolijo sin necesidad de usar enduido. Saqué varias fotos al resultado final y luego elegí las 3 que mejor representan al tp y las subí a al slide de entrega.
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