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Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also wrote, produced, and directed. [1] It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career.
Bamboozled is a 2000 American satirical black comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the resulting violent fallout from the show's success.
Films dealing with blues history or prominently featuring blues music as a theme include: St. Louis Blues (1929): the only short movie with Bessie Smith; Blues in the Night (1941) Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) A Face in the Crowd (1957) Sounder (1972) Lady Sings The Blues (1972): about Billie Holiday
“Mo” has revealed a new set of guest stars along with its Season 2 trailer. Comedians Hannibal Burress, Matt Rife, Liza Koshy and Ralph Barbosa plus rapper Slim Thug are all a part of the ...
Nicholas Turturro Jr. (born January 29, 1962) [1] [2] is an American actor. Turturro is best known for his roles in New York City based films and on the television series Blue Bloods and NYPD Blue.
Crooklyn is a 1994 American semi-autobiographical film produced and directed by Spike Lee, who wrote it with his siblings Joie and Cinqué.Taking place in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, during the summer of 1973, [2] the film primarily centers on a young girl named Troy Carmichael (played by Zelda Harris), and her family.
Jackson at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con. Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor and film producer. A highly-prolific actor who starred in over 150 film roles to date, Jackson's films have collectively grossed over $27 billion, making him the highest-grossing live-action actor of all time as of 2021.
Robin Hughes Harris Sr. (August 30, 1953 – March 18, 1990) was an American comedian and actor, best known for his recurring comic sketch about "Bé-bé's Kids". [1] He was posthumously nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film House Party.