Bessie

Review: Bessie

Leave a Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / July 14, 2020 / Bessie, Bessie Smith, Dee Rees, Khandi Alexander, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique, Queen Latifah, Tika Sumpter, Tory Kittles, Women Directors

Bessie stars Queen Latifah as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith. Think of it as a series of vignettes – events and scenes that aren’t necessarily tied into a smooth narrative.

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Glaad Media Award Nominees for Drama Series

Women Led Media Dominate the GLAAD Awards Nominations

2 Comments / News / By Virginia DeBolt / January 28, 2016 / 2016, 52 Tuesdays, Appropriate Behavior, Banana, Bessie, Boy Meets Girl, Carol, Cucumber, Dope, Drunktown's Finest, Faking It, Freeheld, GLAAD Media Awards, Grace and Frankie, Grandma, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, LGBT, Nashville, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Sense8, Tangerine, The Danish Girl, The Fosters, Tig, Transparent

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. This year the major nominations feature many women led films

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Bessie Release Announced by HBO

1 Comment / Movies, News / By Virginia DeBolt / January 15, 2015 / Bessie, Bessie Smith, Bettina Gilois, Bryan Greenber, Charles S. Dutton, Christopher Cleveland, Dee Rees, Khandi Alexander, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mike Epps, Mo'Nique, Oliver Platt, Queen Latifah, Tika Sumpter, Tory Kittles, Women Directors

HBO’s biopic about Bessie Smith, Bessie is scheduled for release in the spring. The film stars Queen Latifah as the legendary blues singer. The HBO synopsis of the film: Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this

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