Nigeria may have its fair share existential challenges but what cannot be thrown aside about the country is the surplus young population of creative minds. Entertainment is a major contributor to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and despite what seems to be a saturated industry in terms of performing act, freshly and uniquely gifted […]
/PRNewswire/ Produced, written and directed by Melissa Haizlip, the celebrated documentary, "Mr. SOUL!" is the proud recipient of the prestigious 2022.
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Leslie Odom Jr. on How His Theme Song for One Night in Miami Echoes Sam Cooke for the Era of George Floyd
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When Leslie Odom Jr. signed up to play Sam Cooke in “One Night in Miami,” he knew that he had a non-acting task awaiting him after shooting: director Regina King had already made it clear that whoever played the late, great soul singer was also who she wanted to co-write and perform an original end-credits theme. That task fell readily into the hands of Odom, who had already used his stardom from his stage role in “Hamilton” to launch a career as a singer-songwriter.
Also: In “Mr. SOUL!”, PBS institution Independent Lens turns its focus to the groundbreaking all-Black variety show Soul!,, and Ellis Haizlip, the man who helped to shape it during its too-short run.
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Way back when in early 2020, Hollywood––and everyone else––was enjoying its pre-pandemic innocence.
Early 2020 was an exciting entertainment awards season with the Golden Globes kicking things off on January 5th; then came the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) on January 9th; The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Jan 19th; The 62nd Grammy Awards on January 26th; and ultimately, the awards season big finale: The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony on February 9th. Things were certainly good in the ‘Wood back then, but what we didn’t know at the time is that the 2020 Oscars would be one of the country’s last major entertainment events before lockdown began.