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Netflix There are things stories can impart that ideological lectures and history lessons generally can't. No matter how righteous the idea, attaching it to a narrative gives it an emotional force that it can otherwise lack. That's why a huge chunk of the country found itself startled to learn for the first time about the 1921 "Black Wall Street" Tulsa race massacre when it was incorporated into the background of HBO's 2019 Watchmen miniseries—and awakened to the notion that our national mythology ab...

CST_ Netflix presents a film directed by George C. Wolfe, written by August Wilson and adapted for the screen by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Rated R (for language, some sexual content and brief violence). Running time: 94 minutes. Available Friday on Netflix. “Hey, hey, good morning Chicago!” the man says, as much to himself as the ladies — and then he dashes across the street because a pair of flashy, mustard-colored shoes has caught his eye, and he WILL be sporting those shoes in a flash. Chadwick Boseman plays the man with a spring in his step and a chip on his shoulder �...

Bottom’s Up Gregg Shapiro | Contributing Writer The Prom, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, In The Heights and West Side Story — to quench a theater queen’s thirst. Sadly, the late, prolific playwright August Wilson, who died in 2005, never got a chance to see the movie versions of two of his plays: Fences from 2016 and 2020’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix). He probably would have been particularly pleased with the performances of Viola Davis, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Fences and appears to be a shoo-in for an Oscar nod for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

The Martha's Vineyard Times Ma Rainey belts out the blues “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” plays at the M.V. Film Center (streaming will not be available) on Friday, Dec. 11. Black Bottom refers to a low-lying Southern town dominated by Blacks and to a dance popular among them. Starring Oscar-winning Viola Davis as Ma Rainey and the late Chadwick Boseman as talented but irresponsible trumpet player Levee, it’s a fictional film based on the legendary real-life singer. Adapted from a 1982 play by the late Pulitzer prizewinning August Wilson, the movie was directed by George C. Wol...

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ — an Oscar contender directed by George C. Wolfe. On Netflix Dec. 18 By Lapacazo Sandoval, Contributing Writer Published December 10, 2020 Courtesy Photo There is no doubt in my mind that “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a serious Oscar contender. This dynamic film is directed by George C. Wolfe, from a screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and is based on the play written by August Wilson which is one of 10 plays that comprise Wilson’s epic cycle depicting 100 years of African American experience. Wolfe and company transports the viewer straight into th...