The Talk are scenes of black parents openly sharing truths about bias their children will experience. The conversations we have but don’t want to… Continue reading
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Category Archives: Drama
11/6/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: From Dusk Till Dawn – Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek did not have a choreographer for her dance. Director Robert Rodriguez just told her to feel the music and dance to it. Rodriguez would later use the same tactic with Jessica Alba in Sin City (2005). Continue reading
(REPOST) 1/17/21 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY EXTRA: Cotton Comes To Harlem- Iris, Officer Jerema and the Paper Bag
Cotton Comes to Harlem was the beginning of short period in American film that featured black actors in leading roles and the themes dealt with issues from the African-American microcosm. With a screenplay by Arnold Perl and Ossie Davis, and directed by Davis this action drama represents the black perspective. Much of the film’s humor is urban black comedy, which was groundbreaking in 1970.
9/26/17 O&A NYC TELEVISION: Empire Season- Season 4 (First Look)
Empire season 4 begins tomorrow Wednesday, September 26 here is your first look at the new season with Jussie Smollett, Grace Byers, and Executive Producer, Ilene Chaiken.
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
8/11/17 (Repost) O&A NYC SHORT FILM: Vin Diesel- Multi-Facial (1995)
Multi-Facial is a 1995 short film directed, written, produced, scored by and starring the 22 year old Vin Diesel. Continue reading
2/27/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: In The Heat Of The Night
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 dramatic mystery film directed by Norman Jewison starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates. The movie is based on the 1965 John Ball novel of the same name, which tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier). Tibbs is a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in Mississippi. Continue reading
12/26/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sex and the City: The Movie – Auld Lang Syne
Miranda reaches out to Carrie on New Years Eve. Continue reading
5/11/16 O&A NYC WITH Walestylez TELEVISION: Orange Is the New Black Returns With First Season 4
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
The much anticipated Season 4 of Orange Is the New Black will launch on Netflix June 17. On Season 4 Litchfield Prison will welcome 100 new inmates as well as new house rules. Here is a preview of Orange Is the New Black Season 4 . Continue reading
3/7/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Hollywood Monday: Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?- Bette Davis and Joan Crawford
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a 1962 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. The story revolves around a former child star, Baby Jane Hudson (Davis) who torments her crippled sister, Blanche (Crawford) in a decaying Hollywood mansion. Continue reading
