#george c. wolfe

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Nights In Rodanthe, George C. Wolfe, 2008

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Rustin / 2023

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020, George C. Wolfe)

15/04/2024

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RUSTIN | Official Teaser Trailer

The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. He challenged authority, never apologized for who he was, what he believed, or who he desired. And he did not back down. He made history, and in turn, he was forgotten. Directed by DGA award and five-time Tony award winner George C. Wolfe and starring Emmy award winner Colman Domingo, Rustin shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Ella Baker, dared to imagine a different world, and inspired a movement in a march toward freedom.

Produced by Academy award winner Bruce Cohen, Higher Ground's Tonia Davis and George C. Wolfe.

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Gypsy

GYPSY by Arthur Laurents Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, directed by George C. Wolfe, choreographed by Camille A. Brown: I have never seen GYPSY on stage, though I’ve seen the film with Rosalind Russell and the TV version with Bette Midler. This is also the first Broadway production in which the late Arthur Laurents was not involved. I cannot say if he would have approved the changes made to the show or the casting of a black family as Rose, Louise and June Hovick. He was notoriously proprietary about the piece. I can say most of the changes played fine with me. Casting a black family adds additional layers of meaning to what has come to be seen as a tale of oppression, and Audra McDonald’s performance of “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” is one of the greatest pieces of acting I have ever seen.

What makes it so special is the approach she and George C. Wolfe have taken to it. This isn’t Roz Rossell steamrolling her way through Lisa Kirk’s vocals with no regard for anybody else in the scene. This is Rose cajoling and even seducing Louise (Joy Woods) until it isn’t. Except for a few key moments at the end, McDonald focuses almost entirely on Louise. And when she finally pulls off into her own world, it’s like a rehearsal for ��Rose’s Turn.” You can see the foundation of her later near breakdown. At the end of “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” she returns to Louise, a break from the standard staging that has Rose singing to the balcony while Louise runs to Herbie for comfort. It’s a devastating moment that seems to speak to the perpetuation of oppression. It’s also a shocking transition McDonald’s performance. For most of the first act she’s been the most charming of all Roses. At the first-act curtain, you get to see the desperate need underlying that charm.

In recent years, GYPSY has been seen as the story of a woman turned into a monster because it’s the only way she can attain power in a world run by men. Wolfe’s production adds a racial layer. As Baby June becomes Dainty June and her act grows more successful, the black newsboys who had started with the act are replaced by white chorus boys as Rose shoves the act’s original members off stage. The “Garden of Eden” number at Minsky’s after Louise has become a star is a take on Josephine Baker, an exploitation of black female sexuality. And, as McDonald has pointed out, Rose’s line “I was born too soon and started too late” has added resonance spoken by a woman of color. It’s a call out to generations of outstanding black performers — Fredi Washington, Nina Mae McKinney, even early Lena Horne — whose careers were limited by racism.

Three’s a lot of good work in the show from Danny Burstein as Herbie, Kevin Csolak as Tula, and Lesli Margherita, Lili Thomas and Mylinda Hull as the three strippers. Woods has some beautiful moments. During “You Gotta Have a Gimmick” you can see her trying on the stripper identity. Her character progression is mostly well-played. But her final confrontation with her mother is awfully loud. She steamrolls a bit too much, and though I can see the logic of that choice, obviously something she’s learned from her mother, she doesn’t seem to give herself the chance to let her words sink in. It’s maybe too one note. That’s the overall problem I had with Sasha Hutchings, who stood in for Jordan Tyson as June. In the scene leading into “If Mama Was Married,” she’s one dimensional in her shrillness. You’re almost happy to see June run away and leave us with the more nuanced Louise.

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283 - Garden State

We're finally diving into the time capsule that is 2004's Garden State. The writing and directing debut of Zach Braff, the film stars Braff as a depressed actor who returns to his Jersey home to attend his mother's funeral. Once there, he reunites with former friends and maybe meets the love of his life (played by Natalie Portman in an urtext manic pixie dream girl mode) who helps him reevaluate his life. The film was a Sundance sensation and unleashed a gangbusters trailer package, igniting the love of young cinephiles, if not the Academy.

This episode, we discuss what about the film has aged poorly and its place in Fox Searchlight's very busy 2004. We also talk about the film's incredibly popular and definitive soundtrack, Portman's performance and career up to her first Oscar nomination, and Jackie Hoffman's brief performance in the film hilariously singing Lionel Ritchie.

Topics also include the personal stages of life we were in when we first saw the film, how gross it is to share headphones, and Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling winning Best Kiss.

The 2004 Academy Awards

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Jeffrey Wright, George C. Wolfe, and Liev Schreiber photographed by Bruce Glikas (top) and Evan Agostini (bottom two) at the opening night after party for This Is How It Goes, 2005

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Rustin

directed by George C. Wolfe, 2023

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Jack O’Brien and George C. Wolfe should’ve gotten a chance to give their speeches in the main awards show

Criminal that these 2 men are relegated to the pre-show on some crummy no-name app for their lifetime achievement awards

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2024 Oscar nominees challenge

Rustin (2023)

Dir.: George C. Wolfe

Nominations: Actor in a leading role

My rate: ⭐⭐⭐

Colman Domingo is so sexy, isn't he?

I didn't know about the Great March on Washington 🤭 Watching movies is a good way to learn about USA history

Prediction: not winner

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Audra McDonald Returning to Broadway in Gypsy

#frontmezzjunkies reports: #Gypsy is heading back to #Broadway with the iconic role of Madame Rose being played by six-time #TonyAward winner, #AudraMcDonald. directed by #GeorgeCWolfe choreographed by #CamilleABrown #GypsyBway @GypsyBway

Audra McDonald. Photo by Allison Michael Orenstein. The New York Theatre Report: Audra McDonald is the next Madame Rose on Broadway in “Gypsy“ By Ross Here she is, boys! Another new revival of the famous musical, Gypsy is heading back to Broadway. And the crowds will be cheering with the iconic role of Madame Rose being played by six-time Tony Award winner, Audra McDonald. McDonald (Broadway’s…

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The Colored Museum (1991) | Loretta Devine Danitra Vance EDITED #Danitra...

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#30: Rustin (2023, dir. by George C. Wolfe)

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Rustin

Rustin (2023) #GeorgeCWolfe #ColmanDomingo #ChrisRock #GlynnTurman #AmlAmeen #GusHalper Mehr auf:

Jahr: 2023 (November) Genre: Biografie / Drama / History Regie: George C. Wolfe Hauptrollen: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Johnny Ramey, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright, Audra McDonald … Filmbeschreibung: Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo) ist enger Berater von Martin Luther King Jr. (Aml Ameen) und widmet all sein Leben dem…

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Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in ‘RUSTIN’.

The film releases on November 17 on Netflix.

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