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dallasvoice.comViola Davis shines in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Gregg Shapiro | Contributing Writergreggshapiro@aol.com Going to the theater to see a play is on hold for the near future, even as talk of a COVID-19 vaccine is getting mixed reviews.
Fortunately, there are enough movie adaptations on the way — including The Prom, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, In The Heights and West Side Story — to quench a theater queen’s thirst.
Sadly, the late, prolific playwright August Wilson, who died in 2005, never got a chance to see the movie versions of two of his plays: Fences from 2016 and 2020’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix).
He probably would have been particularly pleased with the performances of Viola Davis, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for
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Everyone’s super pissed at Dave Chappelle again, for a whole new reason
Roughly four months after he sparked outrage over a number of queer-themed jokes in his Netflix special The Closer, comedian Dave Chappelle is once again on the receiving end of intense, online criticism. His comedy has nothing to do with it this time.On Tuesday, the town council of Yellow Springs, Ohio — where Chappelle resides — voted down its own plan to construct affordable housing on a 53-acre lot.
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