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Anthony Mackie and the Definition of Stardom
I was struck by this exchange between actor Anthony Mackie and Jai Tiggett over at Shadow and Act. JT: There’s been some talk on our site lately about your career and whether you’ll go on to play the leading man … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Mackie, black actors, black films, Black Hollywood, film, Hollywood, leading man, movie star, movies, Shadow and Act, Will Smith
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Burden of Representation or a Structural Problem in Hollywood?
Adam Thompson of the great Shadow and Act asks: So here’s the $64,000 question: Isn’t performance, rather than race, the true representation? When a talented actor delivers a masterful performance and creates an indelible character, does it matter if the … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Aibeline, Alonzo Harris, black actor, Black actress, black characters, black film, black humanity, Bleek Gilliam, Boys on the Side, burden of representation, Collateral, Denzel Washington, Flight, Ghost, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Malcolm X, mammy, Monster's Ball, Oscar winner, Oscars, Shadow and Act, Taraji P. Henson, The Help, The Wire, Training Day, Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg
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