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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.
Jetsons: The Movie: distribution only; produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions: July 27, 1990: Problem Child: co-production with Imagine Entertainment: August 3, 1990: Mo' Better Blues: co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks: August 24, 1990: Darkman: co-production with Renaissance Pictures October 5, 1990: Henry & June: co-production ...
Malcolm X is a 1992 American independent [3] epic biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X.Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, alongside Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., and Delroy Lindo.
Also that year Washington starred as Bleek Gilliam in the Spike Lee film Mo' Better Blues. Charles Murray of Empire praised Washington's performance as a "taut portrayal of the driven musician" and "like all Lee’s film, Mo’ Better Blues is a real ensemble piece, and the standard of the performances is uniformly excellent: but Washington ...
Music From "Mo' Better Blues" is a collaborative album by Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard. It was released in 1990 through Columbia/CBS Records as a soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1990 film Mo' Better Blues. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studios and Sound On Sound in New York.
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
Spike Lee in 2007. Spike Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor, known for films that deal with controversial social and political issues.Each of Lee's films is typically referred to as "A Spike Lee Joint" and the closing credits always end with the phrases "By Any Means Necessary," "Ya Dig," and "Sho Nuff."
Mo' Better Blues: Shadow Henderson 1991 New Jack City: Nino Brown Jungle Fever: Flipper Purify 1992 The Waterdance: Raymond Hill White Men Can't Jump: Sidney "Syd" Deane Passenger 57: Chief John Cutter 1993 Boiling Point: Agent Jimmy Mercer Rising Sun: Lieutenant Webster "Web" Smith Demolition Man: Simon Phoenix Sugar Hill: Romello "Rome ...