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This week, following its limited theatrical release, Netflix unveils their latest awards contender,
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. Produced by Denzel Washington and starring Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final film appearance, this streaming-friendly adaptation of the acclaimed stage production received voluminous praise from early reviews, particularly for its two central performances â though it should be noted that this prestigious cast list is filled with standout talents, both established and up-and-coming, and the entire ensemble deserves to be recognized.
If you re wondering why
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom s cast looks so familiar, we re here to help. This is where you ve seen the actors behind Netflix s latest Oscar contender.
Prior to his death, Chadwick Boseman had been working on several movie projects, including the forthcoming
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom alongside Viola Davis.
Based upon the play of the same name, Boseman s final film is headed to Netflix on December 18. The official trailer has already arrived. Here s everything you need to know about
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom.
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom
explores racial tensions in 1920s Chicago.
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom is based upon the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. The story follows the career of the Mother of the Blues, real-life singer Ma Rainey, played by Viola Davis.
Ben Stiller is ready to take on some crooked cops with
The Seven Five, a film based on the documentary of the same name. The doc, which is pretty damn great, tells the story of some very,
very dirty NYPD cops who reigned in the 1980s. At one point,
White Boy Rick director Yann Demange was going to direct a feature adaptation for Sony, with
The Queen’s Gambit scribe Scott Frank tackling the script. Now, the project is over at MGM, and Stiller hopes to direct from a script he worked on with
Tony McNamara (
Released in 2014, Tiller Russell’s
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Ma Rainey s Taylour Paige Acts For The Little Black Girl In Me Sharing the screen with Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final film role, the breakout performer ends 2020 on a high note
By Ural Garrett
Inglewood, California, native Taylour Paige spent years honing her skills as a professional dancer, studying under storied actress and choreographer Debbie Allen in Los Angeles before working a few months as a Laker Girl in 2010. It was a seamless transition when Paigeâs television debut came in 2013 on VH1/BET cheerleading sports drama
Hit the Floor, cinching the role of the lead character Ahsha Hayes, who delivered high-energy dance performances as the fictional Devil Girlsâs newest recruit. But since then, sheâs taken on roles that have stretched her acting chops in new directions, including the title role in director Stella Meghieâs
You know the name. You probably can’t
spell it, but you know it. It’s eleven unpredictable, tongue-twisting letters long stuffed to the consonants with vowels. It’s a word that, when written, squares up at you from the page; daring you to misplace just one of its many wayward syllables. It’s a fightin’ name, an excitin’ name and one worn by a man just as mischievous.
You know the man, too. He’s got just over 50 years under his well-worn belt, stands six handsome feet tall and lives his life by a singular set of fiercely philosophical rules. He’s at once laid-back and quick-witted; whimsical yet deadly serious. He’s a tall drink of water, a sharp shot of bourbon and can be even more bewildering than that hard-to-spell, have-a-go name of his.