{"id":37970,"date":"2024-12-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=37970"},"modified":"2024-12-09T22:08:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T03:08:23","slug":"37970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=37970","title":{"rendered":"“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” (2020)starring Viola Davis & Chadwick Boseman \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom <\/i>(2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director: \u00a0George C. Wolfe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay: Ruben Santiago-Hudson; <\/strong>based on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom<\/em> by August Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne, Taylour Paige, Joshua Harto <\/strong>and Quinn VanAntwerp.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tagline: Everything Comes Out in the Blues.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Plot…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In 1927, Ma Rainey is a radio sensation.\u00a0 Her blues renditions are in demand.\u00a0 Ma Rainey is in demand and is going to make the best of it.\u00a0 Ma suffers no fools.\u00a0 Although black in an age of Jim Crow, Ma Rainey defers to no one.<\/p>\n

Ma Rainey has contracted to make a record for white producers.\u00a0 Her regular band members show up early and begin getting ready.\u00a0 As they warm up, Levee Green, the band’s trumpeter arrives.\u00a0 Mel Sturdyvant, the white record producer is getting nervous since Ma isn’t there.\u00a0 Levee sees an opportunity and talks to Mr. Sturdyvant about recording Leeve’s songs.\u00a0 The rest of the band sees that as in insult to Ma.\u00a0 Ma will not be happy if she learns Leeve is trying to undercut her.\u00a0 She’ll be even more upset if she learns Leeve is putting the moves on Ma’s girl, Dussie Mae.<\/p>\n

Finally Ma arrives.\u00a0 When Ma sees that some of her requests for performing weren’t honored, she becomes irritated.\u00a0 Mr. Sturdyvant and Ma begin to butt heads.\u00a0 Ma says she won’t perform until she is satisfied.\u00a0 Tensions rise.<\/p>\n

Who would have thought that a simple recording session would lead to murder.<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom\u00a0<\/i>was nominated for five Academy Awards and won two…<\/p>\n