Tag Archives: Viola Davis
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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Reacting to the Debate between Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer & Tavis Smiley
My thoughts on the debate between Tavis Smiley, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer on Tavis’ PBS show.
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Tagged Aibileen, black film, debate, mammy, Octavia Spencer, PBS, stereotype, Tavis Smiley, Viola Davis
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Casting Actors of Color, ctd.
My thoughts on The Daily Beast roundtable with Viola Davis and black filmmaking.
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