Men, including star Chadwick Boseman and Coogler, wore Afrocentric patterns and clothing, dashikis and boubous. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o wore her natural hair tightly wrapped above a resplendent bejeweled purple gown. On display instead were crowns of a different sort-ascending head wraps made of various African fabrics. 29 looking like an extra from a British costume drama. The invitation to the Black Panther premiere read “Royal attire requested.” Yet no one showed up to the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on Jan. And, more important, that making movies about black lives is part of showing that they matter. Black Panther is poised to prove to Hollywood that African-American narratives have the power to generate profits from all audiences. ![]() This rapidly expanding reckoning-one that reflects the importance of representation in our culture-is long overdue. 16, comes as the entertainment industry is wrestling with its toxic treatment of women and persons of color. Hollywood has never produced a blockbuster this splendidly black. (Marvel is owned by Disney.) It may be the first megabudget movie-not just about superheroes, but about anyone-to have an African-American director and a predominantly black cast. “I looked at him like, ‘Just watch the movie!’”īlack Panther is the 18th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a franchise that has made $13.5 billion at the global box office over the past 10 years. Marvel Black Panther features tense action sequences: “There was a point during the movie when my brother turned to me and said, ‘What’s gonna happen?’” Boseman says. When it doesn’t happen, we are all the poorer for it. Relating to characters onscreen is necessary not merely for us to feel seen and understood, but also for others who need to see and understand us. Those of us who are not white have considerably more trouble not only finding representation of ourselves in mass media and other arenas of public life, but also finding representation that indicates that our humanity is multifaceted. Now, after a brief respite, you again have a President. The world shows you that your possibilities are boundless. Every day, the culture reflects not only you but nearly infinite versions of you-executives, poets, garbage collectors, soldiers, nurses and so on. If you are reading this and you are white, seeing people who look like you in mass media probably isn’t something you think about often. That’s one reason I grew up knowing I could be the same. That movie, the 1980 Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, introduced Calrissian as a complicated human being who still did the right thing. ![]() Lando Calrissian, played by Billy Dee Williams, didn’t have any superpowers, but he ran his own city. The first movie I remember seeing in a theater had a black hero. climbing fences, hoppin' trains like vagabonds, dancing on roof-tops, and generally just acting like your average baritone-voiced teenager.Marvel’s new movie marks a major milestone It's grainy Focus Creeps-directed music video features Marshall sporting a suit and tie, just dicking around South-East London with a buddy. King Krule's voice and the overall feel of "Easy, Easy" almost immediately remind me of The Clash's Cockney-soaked, Dub-inspired 80's Punk Rock sound that's starkly accented by a grizly rapper-like swagger, honestly not a whole lot unlike Tone-Lōc. ![]() True Panther/XL Recordings unveiled 2 teaser singles earlier this month, "Easy, Easy" and "Neptune Estate" as well as a non-album track over the weekend, "La Luna." Out of the 3 aforementioned tracks, "Easy, Easy" is with a doubt the most single-worthy and it now has a properly-constructed music video (in contrast to "Neptune Estate"'s largely still clip). Zoo Kid, Edgar The Beatmaker, and DJ JD Sports. " 19-year-old King Krule's just-released album definitely seems to have Tyler, The Creator's approval Archy Marshall's debut album under the "King Krule" moniker was quietly unleashed on his birthday, August 24th, although he's released various projects under a few different now-retired monikers. It's also worth noting that Odd Future's semi-mysterious feliciathegoat Instagram handle posted a candid shot of Tyler, Earl & King Krule along with the caption, "OUT GETTING RIBS. Whether or not it's actually factual, Tyler, The Creator Tweeted: "LISTENING TO LIL B WITH KING KRULE.
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