The feature adaptation of the play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is coming to Netflix! Viola Davis, most famous for her role in Fences, is set to star alongside Glynn Turnman, Colman Domingo, Chadwick Boseman, and Michael Potts. Denzel Washington has been officially confirmed as the producer. Although the adaptation was initially set for release on HBO, the deal has since moved over to Netflix. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is originally written by August Wilson. The play is set in Chicago in the late 1920s, tackling issues of race and religion, as well as the exploitation of …
There are so many classic movies based on novels that will forever remain in people’s hearts, such as To Kill A Mockingbird, Forrest Gump, Fight Club, Psycho, and many, many more. They will always hold their place as some of the best movies of all time. Yet, people are unaware of countless movies made in the early 20th century. Some of these movies have atmospheres so eerie and genuine that they have the ability take you back to their time. Adaptations don’t always do a book the justice it deserves, but these movies are classics that need more recognition. It’s …
It’s funny how throughout modern day high schools, a great deal of the books that students read from different institutions around the world are actually the same. From classic American literature novels such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, To Kill A Mockingbird, or The Catcher in the Rye, to Shakespeare’s plays, many of these pieces have narrative elements that students can really learn from. Although these stories do take place in a time so far away from ours, there is no doubt the social, moral, and political components they cover are still relevant today. Even though these characters are much older than …
If you didn’t know, Tupac Shakur was not just a rapper. He was a poet too, and a damn good one. He is known for having tackled contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he will remain a cultural icon as a symbol of defiance and activism in opposition to inequality. His poems are not limited to these topics, however, as they explore the complexities of family and love. He was a student of the arts; he studied theater, literature, and music at the Baltimore School for the Arts. At school, he was absorbed in the works of William …
While we are lucky enough to live in a time where we can witness a relentless downpour of the amazing Marvel and DC graphic novels, the world of comics is far more vast than just those two beasts. The graphic novel universe is tremendously diverse, and it produces so many memorable characters that have had lasting effects on readers around the world. If you are only reading what you know, you’re really missing out. Here are some memorable (albeit strange!) comic book characters that you may not have heard of but will be glad that you did. Mickey Rat Image Via Last Gasp …
