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blackinperiodfilms · 2 years

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Till Official Poster

The true story of Mamie Till-Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till.

#Till #Till movie #movie poster #Danielle Deadwyler #Jalyn Hall #Mamie Till Mobley #Emmett Till #Whoopi Goldberg #Sean Patrick Thomas #Frankie Faison #Jayme Lawson #roger guenveur smith

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soupy-sez · 7 months

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Deep Cover (1992)

#deep cover #deep cover 1992 #90s #1990s #movies #jeff goldblum #laurence fishburne #roger guenveur smith #my screenshots #screenshots #soupy's

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badmovieihave · 1 month

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Bad movie I have 4 Film Favorites Final Destination Collection It has Final Destination 2000, Final Destination 2 (2003), Final Destination 3 (2006) and The Final Destination 4 (2009)

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tani-b-art · 2 years

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In celebration of the 25th anniversary for Eve's Bayou

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rookie-critic · 1 year

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Till (2022, dir. Chinonye Chukwu) - review by Rookie-Critic

Till was the rare biopic that manages to rise above the genre trappings and give its audience something a little more than just a rehashing of historical events. By putting Mamie Till-Mobley at the film's center and focusing on the grief of a mother who needlessly lost her son to racist brutality, Chukwu has allowed the film to breathe, and has allowed the audience to come in and be outraged and distraught with her. The film never feels emotionally manipulative, which would have been very easy to do here. Instead, the film starkly shows the nature of what happened that day, and how Till-Mobley handled the aftermath, the history speaks for itself here, and Danielle Deadwyler is merely performing as a conduit for her grief, her anger, and her determination. Other civil rights figures of the time, such as Medgar Evers and T. R. M. Howard make appearances, and instead of pulling major focus towards these very famous figures, the film instead allows them to take a backseat. This is not their story, it's Till-Mobley's, and Chukwu respects the real life people this movie is based on enough to allow them to take center stage and never falters from that. There's really not a lot else to say, it's just an incredibly well-made historical drama with an oft overlooked, wildly sympathetic and empowering woman at its core. Till is well worth the watch.

Score: 9/10

Currently available to rent or purchase on digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, etc.) and to pre-order on DVD & Blu-ray through Orion/Universal Studios/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

#Till #Emmett Till #Mamie Till-Mobley #Chinonye Chukwu #Danielle Deadwyler #Jalyn Hall #Whoopi Goldberg #Haley Bennett #Sean Patrick Thomas #Frankie Faison #Jayme Lawson #Tosin Cole #Kevin Carroll #John Douglas Thompson #Roger Guenveur Smith #film review #movie review #2022 films

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olivierdemangeon · 2 years

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MERCENARY FOR JUSTICE (2006) ★★★☆☆

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#Adrian Galley #Bruce Young #Faye Peters #Ivaylo Geraskov #Jacqueline Lord #Jeannie de Gouveia #Langley Kirkwood #Luke Goss #Michael Kenneth Williams #Peter Butler #Roger Guenveur Smith #Rudiger Eberle #Shirly Brener #Steven Seagal #Tumi Mogoje #Verity Price #Vivien Bieldt #Zaa Nkweta

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mannytoodope · 2 years

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Julian Big Brother Almighty: Be crisp, be clean!Roll call!

Gammite Yoda: Gammites!

Gammites: Greetings...Dean Big Brother Almighty...most eloquent leader of Gamma Phi Gamma.

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Gammites: Hello, Big Brother General George Patton, sir!

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wawamouse · 5 months

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Oz Rewatch 3: S1E07: Plan B

Another short recap today, I think [Edit: It was not, in fact, going to be a short recap]. A lot happened in this episode as we geared up for the season finale.

Bouncing back from his heart attack, Said exiled Mershah from the Muslims, leading to a desperate spiral that eventually ends in Mershah apparently dying by suicide. What I always find strange about this plotline is the way that Said is later willing to use Mershah's death, counting it as a death that is the fault of Oz when it might actually be the one death that is not the direct result of staff negligence or corruption.

I mean, I guess you could argue that no one being able to catch Mershah in time to prevent his death is an act of negligence, but... Eh. I don't this Said, when he's not blinded by his own emotional investments, would actually consider that to be the case. It's hard to tell if he really is just too close to the situation or if he's intentionally obfuscating the matter to use it further his agenda. It feels a little uncharacteristic of the Said we've come to know, but then again, Said in season 1 carries a lot of pride as well as anger with him from the get go. It's sort of interesting to rewatch these early episodes and remember that the angry Said we get post-s4 was there all along.

Fic Rec: Cmk418 on Dreamwidth has a great fic set in this episode that offers a pretty credible explanation for Said's words in this scene.

Final thoughts here: I did really enjoy the actor (Roger Guenveur Smith) who played Mershah, though. The nervous, sometimes childish way he expresses himself, plus the soft, high pitch of his voice make him a great weasel of a character. I think Smith did a great job of portraying a guy who, at his core, is something of a wimp just trying to fit in (but failing, because he's too willing to kick others down on his scramble to higher ground).

Next in the episode is Groves' arc.

Timeline tidbit: According to "Oz: Behind These Walls: The Journal of Augustus Hill", the fictional journal of Augustus that was published in 2003, 1x01 takes place around April of 1997. That means everything in these 7 episodes so far occurred in the span of 4 months.

I have mixed feelings about Groves's plotline in this episode. Even if I ignore the way time/legal shit gets rushed in this show, there are parts about Groves's storyline here which make it feel sloppy, or at least unfocused. I think my main gripe is that this execution storyline isn't even really about Groves. It's about how "the other side" deals with an execution. Whereas Keane's death felt personal to his story and character arc, this feels random. Groves isn't really a character—never was—he's just a means to an end. Here, it's so the show can investigate the anger and grief of the victim's family and friends.

The other hacks take out their anger on the inmates. This, we know, is adding fuel to the fire that will lead to the riot next episode. But there's this subplot with a hack named Eddie, too, who wants to be on the firing squad for Groves's execution.

Sister: He should be first on the list of guys NOT allowed on the firing squad.

Eddie and Smith's (the officer killed by Groves in his attempt on Glynn's life) mom are made two central parts of the events surrounding Groves's execution. The scene between Groves and Smith's mom was nice, but... why? Her speech to Groves is personal and speaks a lot to her personal beliefs/faith, but we don't know her and we didn't know Smith. We don't even know Groves, really. Was it meant to be impactful for a mother to talk to Groves and forgive him for what he did because he landed in prison for killing his own?

(chasing Tom Fontana down a street) Hey! What does it mean? HEY YO!! WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!

I do like the sequences leading up to Grove's execution though—him leaning out of the window to feel the sun on his face one last time is one of my favorite moments in the show, for real. I don't know, it just really resonates with me personally. And then the whole bit with Mukada not managing to get Groves's last words in time is also a nice touch. Like, so long, Groves! We never really knew you...

After Grove's execution is another bit that I sort of feel mixed about. I think the main thing is that I find all the hacks in the show repugnant, which I think is what you're supposed to feel, by design. Gearing up to the riot, maybe the point during this arc was to get the viewers to feel less on the "side" of the hacks by driving home once more what pieces of shit they all are. So, Eddie sadly drinking his (probably supposed to be) celebratory wine after the execution didn't earn any sympathy from me. But, it was kind of funny to see him realise whoops! Maybe he wasn't as down for murder as he thought!

(Flash forward to Howell getting away with murder but ultimately receiving woman's greatest punishment of all for being a hoe... Unwanted Pregnancy™) (Season 1: When COs had more of a conscience...?)

Then again, I think Eddie is pretty much how most people IRL who talk a big talk about vengeance and "an eye for an eye" would react if they actually had to directly participate in the capital punishment they are so in favor of. So maybe that's that.

Next Up: Cello Boy! Don't care.

Me and Sister spent a lot of this storyline roasting the audio editing. The guy who plays Dobbins, Zuill Bailey, is an actual fucking Grammy-award winning cellist. So WHYYYYYYY did they barely even show him playing the cello in real time, HMM??? Why was there always music that didn't match up being played over his shots?

Quick Thoughts on the rest:

Sister can't get over the fact that the walls of Em City are all clear and yet people keep barging in on each other or trying to have secret meetings anyway. She has a point.

I can't tell if Schillinger is self-aware or not but it'd be interesting if he was. I feel like maybe there's a level of self-awareness to it but he also thinks that his way is the right way (*Augustus Hill voice* the White way) so that sort of plows over everything else.

IRL I feel like Beecher would definitely have gotten moved to another prison lol.

Stray/Final Thoughts:

Sister is finally starting to remember names. She remembered "Tobias Beecher". She did not remember "Kareem Said" (she thought his name was something else but also couldn't remember what it would've been). We had a classmate named Said growing up so I think she keeps forgetting that Said is his last name and the other name she is remembering is just "Kareem".

Sister: "This episode was like a Choose Your Own Adventure where everyone chose the worst option."

What were Schibetta and Said talking about? I can't even remember. The riot? Said's new gun? Hmm... wouldn't it have been interesting if Schibetta was still around during the riot? Wouldn't it have been... Schibetter?

Things I miss from early seasons: Poet's slam poetry

"Narrator acknowledging that he is Augustus Hill in some shape or form" count: 2

Sister was not as sad about Nino dying as I thought she'd be. Perhaps she hasn't realised that he basically dies off screen yet. I don't think she realised Ricardo Alvarez also died off screen. She remembered his storyline when we were discussing last week during opening credits, so I think she still expects that to go somewhere. On a related note, she appears to be warming up to Miguel. She said "That guy with the anti-depressants seems like he'll be a solid side character".

Rebadow got referred to by Sister as "the science teacher" this episode

I told Sister the Italians were called "Wiseguys" and she, with a perfect Bugs Bunny impression, replied, "A wiseguy, eh?"

#oz hbo #oz rewatch #text

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trapangeles · 2 years

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TILL | Official Trailer | MGM Studios

Witness the power of a mother’s love. Watch the official trailer for #TillMovie now, and see the never-before-told story of Mamie Till Mobley’s quest for justice for her son, Emmett. In theaters this October. DIRECTED BY: Chinonye Chukwu WRITTEN BY: Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp, and Chinonye Chukwu CAST: Danielle Deadwyler, Whoopi Goldberg, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Jayme Lawson, Tosin Cole, Kevin Carroll, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Haley Bennett.

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ephyz-universe · 22 days

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The Available Wife Movie 2020

About The Available Wife Movie 2020 "In 'The Available Wife' Nicole Wright, a successful music CEO, finds her life unraveling as a web of lies, affairs, and power struggles threaten to destroy everything she's built. Despite her outward success, Nicole's personal life is in turmoil as she grapples with the consequences of her actions. Her affair with Kingston, a rising artist, exposes her to a world of deceit and danger, where promises are broken and trust is shattered. As Nicole confronts the dark truths behind her empire, she must navigate treacherous waters to protect her family and salvage her reputation before it's too late."

Details: - Type: Movie - Release Date: December 17, 2020 - Country: United States of America - Language: English - Genre: Drama Cast: - Terayle Hill as Kingston - Roger Guenveur Smith as Walter - Clifton Powell as Mitchell - KJ Smith as Nicole - Anwan Glover as Soshi - Brave Williams as Maxine - Angel Love as Alecia - Mark McKinnon as Drew - Thaddeus Street as Michael - Sharrie McCain as Parent Experience the gripping tale of betrayal, redemption, and the high price of ambition in 'The Available Wife.'"

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blackinperiodfilms · 2 years

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TILL | Official Trailer | MGM Studios

Witness the power of a mother’s love. The powerful story of Mamie Till-Mobley’s quest for justice for her son, Emmett.

CAST: Danielle Deadwyler, Whoopi Goldberg, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Jayme Lawson, Tosin Cole, Kevin Carroll, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Haley Bennett.

DIRECTED BY: Chinonye Chukwu

WRITTEN BY: Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp, and Chinonye Chukwu

In theaters this October.

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Hello! 😊

Could you please help me locate some people who could play the parents and a younger sister for Aisha Dee? Thank you.

Done a whole ass family template including brother, sister, mother and father here.

Some additions as that is five years old now:

Due to Aisha being biracial please make one parent white and one black (or biracial). Thank you. Those older adults who are biracial will have (br) next to them.

Younger sister

Maisie Richardson-Sellers

Kadiatou Holm Keita

Brittany O'Grady

Laura Harrier

Mercedes Morris

Ruby Barker

Taylor Russell

Alisha Boe

Mother

Laverne Cox - Trans woman

Candis Cayne - Trans woman

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Melissa McCarthy

Nina Sosanya (br)

Adjoa Andoh (br)

Andie MacDowell

Carmen Ejogo (br)

Suranne Jones

Rutina Wesley

Sanaa Lathan

Danai Gurira

Adina Porter

Regina King

Lillias White

Father

Roger Guenveur Smith

Sean Patrick Thomas

Richard Ayoade (br)

Laurence Fishburne

Daniel Sunjata (br)

Viggo Mortensen

Harold Perrineau

Omari Hardwick

Craig Robinson

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Zachary Quinto

David Tennant

John Krasinski

DB Woodside

Willem Dafoe

Michael Ealy

Skeet Ulrich

Rhys Darby

Andy Serkis

#fc help #rph #rp help #black fc #Aisha Dee #family template

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tranquildr3ams · 7 months

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Final Destination (2000)

Final Destination (2000) #FinalDestination #Horror #Thriller #Movie #Film #Review

Final Destination (2000) Director (and co-writer): James Wong Cast: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke, Daniel Roebuck, Roger Guenveur Smith, Chad Donella, Seann William Scott, Tony Todd, Amanda Detmer Alex Browning is among a group of high school students on a trip to Europe. He suddenly has a premonition their airplane will crash, he screams to warn the others but is thrown…

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#Film #Final Destination #Horror #movie #Movie Reviews #Movies #postaday #Review #thriller

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hiphopnewsonline · 7 months

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Roger Guenveur Smith Net Worth 2023: What Is The Actor Worth?

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lboogie1906 · 2 years

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Roger Guenveur Smith (born July 27, 1955) is an actor, director, and writer known for his collaborations with Spike Lee. He attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles and graduated from Occidental College (American Studies). He then studied at Yale University, where he successfully auditioned for the Drama School and switched his pursuit of a graduate degree in History. He studied at the Keskidee Arts Centre in London. He has appeared in films such as School Daze, Do the Right Thing, King of New York, Panther, Malcolm X, Poetic Justice, Get On The Bus, Eve's Bayou, He Got Game, and Summer of Sam. He had a recurring role in A Different World. He starred in the self-written and produced A Huey P. Newton Story in 1991. He received an Obie Award, and his performance was filmed by Spike Lee and released in 2001. He continues to work in and support independent film projects. He had a starring role in K-Street. He read in Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives. He was the voice of Bao-Dur in the video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords. He portrayed a corrupt detective in Fist of the Warrior. He starred in Deep Cover. He played a villain in All About the Benjamins. He portrayed Agent Schreck in the first installment of the Final Destination. He played the main villain in Mercenary for Justice. He was in American Gangster, in which he played the role of "Nate", Frank Lucas's army connection in Vietnam. Most recently he played the role of "Isaiah" in The Birth of a Nation, a film about the life of Nat Turner. He had a recurring role in Oz. Juan and John, written and performed by him, is based on baseball's most famous fight--San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clubbing Johnny Roseboro of the Los Angeles Dodgers with his bat during a 1965 battle for the pennant at Candlestick Park—which traumatized the playwright as a child. He portrayed Booker T. Washington in Self Made, based on the life of Madame C. J. Walker. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CggqeEdOOCeiPsM2ORiKlJ7VlT-YXwPvgBWoDI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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2othcentury · 3 years

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Roger Guenveur Smith and Bob Marley at Tuff Gong studios, Jamaica, 1979

#1979 #1970s #70s #Roger Guenveur Smith #Bob Marley #Jamaica #~

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