5/26/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez ENTERTAINMENT: The Get Down Is Cancelled After Only One Season

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

The Get Down has been cancelled by Netflix after only one season. The show was reportedly marred by production troubles and low ratings.  Continue reading

1/11/16 O&A NYC With WaleStylez: Baz Luhrmann’s New Netflix Series Explores the South Bronx in the 1970s

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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The Get Down, Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Netflix musical series, have many drawing comparisons to HBO’s Vinyl, FOX’s Empire and of course West Side Story. Insiders are saying that its saving grace is that it doesn’t look like is a Baz Luhrmann production! The director has always had a keen eye and a sharp ear for musical numbers, but, recently, his taste for spectacle has tended to overshadow the Luhrmann touch that made a small film like Strictly Ballroom so charming. Continue reading