Showing posts with label Lena Waithe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lena Waithe. Show all posts

Saturday, January 30, 2021

BAD HAIR (2020)




 Written & Directed by: Justin Simien  Cinematography: Topher Osborn  Editor: Philip J. Bartell & Kelly Matsumoto


Cast: Elle Lorraine, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Vanessa Williams, Blair Underwood, Laverne Cox, James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond IV, Kelly Rowland, Robin Thede, Judith Scott, Michelle Hurd, MC Lyte, Chante Adams, Nicole Byer, Steve Zissis, Yaani King Mondschlien, Ashley Blane featherstone, Daheli Hall, Courtney Sauls 

In 1989 an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.

Sunday, February 2, 2020

QUEEN & SLIM (2019)



Directed By: Melina Matsoukas 
Written By: Lena Waithe 
Story By: Lena Waithe & James Frey  
Cinematography By: Tat Radcliffe 
Editor: Pete Beaudreau 


Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeen Woodbine, Sturgill Simpson, Indya Moore, Flea, Chloe Sevingy, Benito Martinez, Jahai Di’allo Winston 


Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When the situation escalates, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defence. Now labelled cop killers in the media, Slim and Queen feel that they have no choice but to go on the run and evade the law. When a video of the incident goes viral, the unwitting outlaws soon become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people all across the country.

Saturday, April 28, 2018

READY PLAYER ONE (2018)



Directed By: Steven Spielberg 
Written By: Zak Penn & Ernest Cline 
Based On The Novel By: Ernest Cline 
Cinematography By: Janusz Kaminski 
Editor: Sarah Broshar & Michael Kahn 

Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Lena Waithe, Mark Rylance, Simon Pegg, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller, Philip Zhao, Claire Higgins, Susan Lynch, Pedrita Weeks, Ralph Ineson, Win Morasaki, Latetia Wright 


In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place. The only time Wade Watts truly feels alive is when he escapes to the OASIS, an immersive virtual universe where most of humanity spends their days. In the OASIS, you can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone-the only limits are your own imagination. The OASIS was created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday, who left his immense fortune and total control of the Oasis to the winner of a three-part contest he designed to find a worthy heir. When Wade conquers the first challenge of the reality-bending treasure hunt, he and his friends-aka the High Five-are hurled into a fantastical universe of discovery and danger to save the OASIS.