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CLARKSVILLE, TN – Beat the heat this summer with cool air conditioning, comfy seats, tasty concessions and a slice of nostalgia at the corner of Franklin and First in downtown Clarksville.
Patrons can get “Back to the Movies” at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday nights in June and July with a host of budget-friendly entertainment options:
COMING TO AMERICA
Friday, June 4 @ 7:00pm
Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) is the prince of a wealthy African country and wants for nothing, except a wife who will love him in spite of his title. To escape an arranged marriage, Akeem flees to America, accompanied by his persnickety sidekick Semmi (Arsenio Hall), to find his queen. Disguised as a foreign student working in fast food, he romances Lisa (Shari Headley) but struggles with revealing his true identity to her and his marital intentions to his king father (James Earl Jones).
Coming 2 America eventually overcomes its flaws to deliver: review
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Like any long-awaited follow-up to a beloved comedy,
Coming 2 America boasts a fair number of appearances by some of the original filmâs funniest fan-favorite characters, many of them played, once again, by Eddie Murphy. However, more glaringly recognizable is the absence of actors such as Samuel L. Jackson and several others from 1988âs
Director Craig Brewerâs Amazon Prime original sequel introduces a slew of new characters, such as the long lost son of Eddie Murphy s King Akeem Joffer (played by Jermaine Fowler), his boisterous mother (Leslie Jones) and uncle (Tracy Morgan), and a heavily made-up Arsenio Hall as Baba. The sequel even relishes in some eye-opening cameos by Morgan Freeman, En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa, and Gladys Knight (all in the same sequence, too). However, despite what these newcomers and surprise guests brought to the film, you have to wonder if they could have left some room for a few
Coming 2 America
Carla Farmer and Stacey Morris, hair department heads for the beloved 1988 film’s sequel, share their inspiration for styling fan favorites and new characters alike.
Over three decades ago, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall starred in the iconic comedy
Coming to America, delivering plenty of lines, scenes and styles remembered and quoted often today.
In the sequel
Coming 2 America, Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Hall’s Semmi as well as many more beloved characters are enjoying life in the kingdom of Zamunda. But when Akeem learns his long-lost son Javelle Junson (Jermaine Fowler) might be the only option to make peace with the neighboring country, Nextdoria, a quick trip back to Queens is in order.
Ruth E Carter may be a Hollywood legend thanks to her Oscar-winning work on
Black Panther, but the costume designer has lent her magic touch to projects ranging from Spike Leeâs
Do The Right Thing (1989) to Ava DuVernayâs
Selma (2015) through the decades. Earlier this year, she became the first African-American costumer to have a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Her latest triumph: developing the lavish clothes for Eddie Murphyâs blockbuster sequel
Coming 2 America, now available to stream on Amazon Prime. Below, Carter talks
Vogue through the process of developing Zamundaâs Ankara-filled royal wardrobe.
Carter decided to create a more modern and inclusive royal wardrobe for the Joffers for
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