Costume designer Ruth Carter on ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Coming 2 America’
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Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E Carter says superhero films, despite being complicated, are fulfilling as well
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Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E Carter says superhero films, despite being complicated, are fulfilling as well Costume designers are storytellers too, says Ruth E Carter, who was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February. The 60-year-old has worked with some of the biggest names in cinema, including Spike Lee and Steven Spielberg. Ruth won an Oscar (she was the first black winner) for her fantastic work on
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ATLANTA, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bronner Bros., Inc. (BB), the nation s oldest independently-owned Black beauty company announced the launch of its BB Goes to Zamunda Challenge in support of the newly released Amazon Original movie
Coming 2 America. In celebration of Black culture, BB invites its network of over 200,000 professional multicultural stylists and barbers to participate in the BB Goes to Zamunda Challenge. As part of the collaboration, BB also created a limited edition Soul Glo Hydrating Spray, which was distributed to influencers, stylists, and barbers. The long-awaited sequel to the 1988 classic movie,
Coming to America, launched worldwide on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021 and is now officially the #1 streamed movie of the weekend and the #1 opening weekend of any streaming movie in the past 12 months per 3
Movie Review: Coming 2 America an OK sequel to a comedy classic
“Coming 2 America” is a fairly entertaining sequel to the 1988 comedy classic,“Coming to America.”
When it s working, the film is funny and sweet, but it lacks consistency and focus. At times, the situations feel forced and played out.
While the original certainly was not a perfect movie, there are several inspired and iconic scenes and quotes that are still part of pop culture today. “Coming 2 America” lacks those moments but has a decent amount of scenes that get the laughs.
While Eddie Murphy is the star, his performance is a bit understated and gets lost in the shuffle at times. To me, the supporting players are this film s strength, as well as a few well-done musical numbers.
“Coming 2 America” proves the only thing worse than a sequel to a classic 1980s film is a sequel that tries to bring the franchise up to contemporary standards.
Like a Tesla that punches you in the face as a replacement for functioning brakes, no one asked for this.
The original 1988 “Coming to America” was a cultural classic. It not only inspired black audiences but defined Eddie Murphy’s success in the era. The first film was an admirable story about love and traditions that ended with a satisfying conclusion. Given its status, Hollywood has longed to cash in on a sequel. After 30 years, Paramount Pictures finally greenlit one only to have COVID undercut its plans.
Once upon a time, dear children, before you were born, they made a fairytale movie about a kingdom called Zamunda. “Coming to America,” starring Eddie Murph