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Storytelling ain’t always love, peace, and kumbaya. Sometimes our favorite storytellers beef with each other in public. And we, the audience, eat it up.

In this episode, Katie and Yves take a walk down a beef-laden memory lane, reexamining feuds between Zora Neale Hurston and other Harlem Renaissance writers.

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Celebrities we lost in December of 2023 www.Dead-Celebs.com  @Dead-Celebs  0:00 Intro 0:17 Ellen Holly the pioneering One Life to Live actress who became the first Black performer in a starring role on U.S. daytime television, died on Dec. 6. Holly appeared on the series from 1968 to 1980, then again from 1983 to 1985. Her other screen credits included Spike Lee's School Daze, the soap opera Guiding Light. She was 92. #onelifetolive #spikelee #guidinglight 1:19 Denny Laine, a co-founder of The Moody Blues and Wings, died Dec. 5. He founded The Moody Blues in 1964 with Mike Pinder and Ray Thomas. In 1971, he joined Paul and Linda McCartney to form McCartney's post-Beatles group, Wings. He was 79. #dennylaine #wings #paulmccartney #moodyblues 2:06 Andrea Fay Friedman, who broke ground with her portrayal of Amanda Swanson in the ‘90s TV drama Life Goes On, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease on Dec. 3. Her additional TV credits include episodes of Family Guy, Baywatch, Touched by an Angel, Chicago Hope, 7th Heaven, and ER. Friedman — who was also the subject of the 2009 documentary A Possible Dream: The Andrea Friedman Story. She was 53. #lifegoeson #familyguy #7thheaven 3:02 Shecky Greene, the legendary stand-up comic who headlined in Las Vegas and opened for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, died on Dec. 31. Greene was also a regular TV presence, making dozens of appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and even serving as an occasional guest host. Greene also racked up guest credits in TV series including ​​The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Laverne & Shirley, The A-Team, Roseanne, and Mad About You. He was inducted into the National Comedy Hall of Fame in March of 2020. He was 97. #johnnycarson #loveboat #fantasyisland #ateam #roseanne #madaboutyou 4:10 Norman Lear, the legendary television producer and philanthropist behind All in the Family, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time, and other sitcoms, died on Dec. 5. The official cause of death was cardiac arrest. Born in New Haven, Conn., the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated pop culture icon is best known for revolutionizing sitcoms in the 1970s with series that made strides in onscreen representation and didn’t shy away from hot button topics. He was 101. #jeffersonsantostv #onedayatatime #allinthefamily 5:08 Andre Braugher, the Emmy award-winning actor best known for playing Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Detective Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street, died Dec. 11. His publicist later revealed that Braugher had been battling lung cancer. His other film and television credits include Primal Fear, Spike Lee’s Get on the Bus, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mist, Bojack Horseman, and She Said. He was 61. #brooklyn99 #lungcancer #primalfear #fantasticfour #bojackhorseman 6:03 Laura Lynch, a founding member of the beloved country band the Chicks, died in a car accident in West Texas on Dec. 22. Lynch co-founded the Chicks in 1989 with Robin Lynn Macy, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer. She played the upright bass and provided lead vocals on the first three Chicks records — 1990’s Thank Heavens for Dale Evans, 1992’s Little Ol’ Cowgirl, and 1993’s Shouldn’t a Told You That. She was 65. #dixiechicks #georgebush #countrymusic 7:29 Tom Smothers, the comedian who rose to fame as half of the musical duo the Smothers Brothers, died Dec. 26 after a brief battle with cancer. Smothers and his younger brother Dick built their careers in the 1960s, winning over fans with catchy folk songs and biting political commentary on their CBS variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The brothers famously clashed with CBS over the content of their show, and Smothers was an outspoken advocate for civil rights and free speech. He was 86. #cbs_broadcasting #varietyshow 7:56 Ryan O'Neal, the Oscar-nominated actor whose tumultuous personal life always threatened to overshadow his work in films like the early-’70s hits Love Story and Paper Moon, died on Dec. 8. The late actor had been diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 2001 and with prostate cancer in 2012, the latter of which came three years after the death of his longtime love Farrah Fawcett from anal cancer at 62. O’Neal landed his first major acting role on NBC’s Western Empire, but his breakthrough came as Rodney Harrington on ABC’s Peyton Place. His other notable film credits include What's Up, Doc?, Barry Lyndon, A Bridge Too Far, The Main Event, and The Driver. He was 82. #ryanoneal #farrahfawcett #mainevent #papermoon #lovestory  @TalkMurderToMe   @actorfactorpodcast 

Dead Celebs Podcast  "The Final Curtain Call" | Tragic Celebrity Deaths 

On the fifty-third episode of the Cinematic Odyssey, Tristen and Max walk through both ends of the spectrum of their 2023 in film. A number of past episodes are referenced and some shock and awe is included while both lists are blind-revealed live on the podcast. Your hosts share their bottom 5 and top 15 films that they saw for the first time in the calendar year 2023 and reveal a few more honorable mentions that didn't get the light to make the list. 

Writer, editor and podcaster Edward Ongweso Jr. returns to the show to kick off Denzember, a monthlong celebration of our greatest living actor, with a conversation about Spike Lee's seminal 1992 biopic 'Malcolm X'. It stands as one of Lee's most triumphant achievements and one of Denzel Washington's very best performances as one of the most significant figures of 20th century America.

We discuss the film's trouble gestation period, taking nearly 30 years to get to the big screen then courting controversy throughout its production. We also discuss the film's portrait of Malcolm X and offer our readings of Spike's ultimate intention - presenting a fractured portrait that embraces the many sides of the man and the many ideologies and sects that claim him. Finally, we talk about the film's noteworthy detractors, including social critic and theorist bell hooks, who makes a compelling case that the film ultimately fails to bring a meaningful portrait of Malcolm to the big screen.

Read bell hooks's review of Spike Lee's 'Malcolm X' at Artforum.

Edward's Top 5 Denzel Performances:
1. Malcolm X (1992)
2. Fences (2016)
3. Training Day (2001)
4. The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
5. Philadelphia (1993)/The Hurricane (1999)

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Actor/Writer/Producer, and "Cornish College of the Arts - Favorite Son," Charles Norris brings us "Bamboozled” (2000) Starring: Damon Wayans,  Jada Pinkett, Michael Rappaport, Savion Glover, and Tommy Davidson. We unpack this (very well packed) 'Spike Lee Joint,'  about the gives and takes / wills and wonts / dos and donts of making it in the industry. This rarely seen gem has now reached cult status, even being named to several "Top 10" lists for the first ten years of the millennium. How much performance is TOO much performance? How many DV cameras are TOO much? How much offensive imagery is TOO much? We may answer those questions, but you may just be getting BAMBOOZLED!!

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A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.

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Movie Challenge 5 is quickly nearing it's conclusion as we review movie number 22, Inside Man. Starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster, this Spike Lee joint tells the tale of a perfect bank robbery in New York City.

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Dead-Celebs Podcast "The Final Curtain Call"

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00:00 Intro

0:42 "Are They Alive, or Are They Dead"

3:39  Promo - "Talk Murder to Me"

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4:03 - Celebrities that died May 2023

8:14 - Promo "Are They (or were they ever) A Star"

8:38 - Robin Williams - Childhood

11:42  - Early Career / Schooling

13:04 - 1st Wife / Mork and Mindy

16:38  - Party Scene /John Belushi death / 1st Son

19:44 - End of First Marriage / Beginning of second / Two children

21:43 - Movie Career

25:45 - Return to drinking / End of Second Marriage

26:30- Third Marriage / Heart Surgery / Rehab / Happy Times

28:24 - Fall of Health / Parkinson / Lewy Body Dementia

29:59 - Death of Robin Williams

33:00 - Ending Quotes

34:44 - Actor Factor Podcast Promo

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Play the game! "Are They Alive, or are they dead"

We'll discuss 6 celebrities and my co-host Tana will try and guess if they are alive or dead.

Celebrities that died in May of 2023

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Dead Celebs Podcast  "The Final Curtain Call" | Tragic Celebrity Deaths 

Hello and welcome to another harmonious episode of Bad Dads Film Review! Dads, grab your air guitars, don your freshest 90s threads, and let’s explore the collision of music, movies, and some serious sitcom nostalgia.

Top 5: Musician Cameos in Movies: Have you ever been watching a movie and suddenly thought, "Wait, isn't that...?" Musicians popping up in our favorite films can be a delightful surprise. From David Bowie in "Zoolander" to Keith Richards in "Pirates of the Caribbean," we’ll rank and rave about the most memorable, unexpected, and downright hilarious musician cameos on the big screen. Plus, as Dads, we'll have a few personal stories up our sleeves about explaining to our kids who that “old guy” is playing Jack Sparrow's dad.

Movie of the Week: American Utopia: Directed by Spike Lee and featuring the eclectic David Byrne (yes, him again), "American Utopia" is a live Broadway adaptation of Byrne’s album and tour of the same name. We’ll dive into the visuals, the music, the raw energy, and the impactful themes interwoven throughout this stage-to-screen experience. From sociopolitical messages to heart-pounding choreography, we’ll dissect how "American Utopia" creates, well, its own version of Utopia for its audience.

Kids TV: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Now, this is a story all about how... we get nostalgic about one of the most iconic sitcoms of the 90s. We Dads will not only reminisce about our favorite Fresh Prince moments but also discuss the cultural impact the show had and the lessons it brought to the living rooms around the world. And as we recount the comedic genius of Will Smith and the charm of the Banks family, we’ll also touch upon the show’s deeper themes of identity, class, and familial bonds.

Whether you're in for the musical musings, stage spectacles, or just eager to do the Carlton dance, we've got you covered. Tune into Bad Dads Film Review, where every episode is a mixtape of cinematic insights and Dad-level humor. Time to drop the beat!

We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. If it hasn't been completely destroyed yet you can usually find us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review, on email at baddadsjsy@gmail.com or on our website baddadsfilm.com.

Until next time, we remain...

Bad Dads

*Tosses pizza dough* Switch to this station for unpunctual pizzas, heated households, and timely tragedy. The person most confused by the movie this week was: that jackass whose convertible got filled with water.

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Steve is a Spike Lee favorite and he put him in more than 5 films (S.L. Joint)
Romas spends 3 hours reading off Steve's resume. (Hyperbole license)
Ducharme is recovering from his 4th of July extravaganza.

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Meg goes down into the subway to tell tales of horror and hope on the tracks. Jessica takes note of the events that led to the election of David Dinkins, New York's first black mayor.

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This week, we're talking to Jimmy Fallon about 'That's My Jam,' hosting 'The Tonight Show,' Jimmy's SNL days, and the glory of having his very own marquee outside 30 Rock. Meanwhile, I don't have a single piece of merch in the NBC Store. A shot glass? Anything? Please??

Plus, John Hill and I talk about that Vanderpump Reunion tea and Variety's star studded Power of Women luncheon. 

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A.V. Rockwell's feature debut won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance earlier this year. Now it's in theaters, and anyone who goes to see it won't be able to miss the love and honesty in her depiction of New York City. So perhaps it's not surprising that she brought us a character from another New York City coming-of-age movie (albeit about a different borough than her native Queens). It's Troy, the young girl who sits at the center of Spike Lee's 1994 movie, CROOKLYN. 

Then Jordan has one quick thing about her beloved YELLOWJACKETS (season 1 spoiler alert!).

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With Jordan Crucchiola and A.V. Rockwell

In this week's episode of SIDEBOOB CINEMA the gang review the Spike Lee film "Chi-Raq" [2015] as part of their annual Black History Month exploration.

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Chi-Raq: Spike Lee Interview on American Gun Culture with John Cusack:
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A film where a Black man infiltrates the KKK. Kyle just wants to avoid watching Birth of a Nation. Dave speaks truth to power. The Machine wants to bang on the pulpit.

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Actor Ethan Embry joins us to discuss 'Boyz N The Hood', John Singleton's sharply observed coming-of-age story that explores Black life in South Central Los Angeles with all its rich contours intact.

We have a wide-ranging conversation in which we discuss the film as one of the earliest mainstream successes of Black stories in Hollywood, the media controversies surrounding its theatrical release, and Singleton's masterful diessection of the many faces of capitalism's systemic oppression of people along racial and class lines.

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In this week's episode of SIDEBOOB CINEMA the gang review the Spike Lee film "Girl 6" [1996] as part of their annual Black History Month exploration.

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Girl 6 [1996] Trailer:
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