Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. The outrage over zoe saldana playing nina simone, explained. Top worldwide leading stars for thrillersuspense movies rank 200 287. The outrage over zoe saldana playing nina simone, explained by alex abadsantos, victoria m. If i had one complaint, i do feel like the extended periods of her songs felt like the film was being padded out to not feel too. Nov 09, 20 it is also featured in the 2008 movie seven pounds starring will smith and in one episode of the tv series queer as folk as well as during the end credits of an episode of tv series luther. Nina simones daughter defends zoe saldana, slams biopic. Hairdresser reacts to naomi jon coloring her hair 5 different colors, 5 different days duration. Lieberman, who directed 2015s the amazing nina simone, responds to nina distributor robert l. This is the next entry in a series from early 2012 that looks at the use of needle dropped songs, many of them popular tunes, in movies. Nina simone biopic casting controversy gets real cnn. I cant imagine many people really wanting to hear this album a second time.
Scott fitzgerald, eleanor roosevelt, george gershwin and lady nancy astor, at one. She renounced eurocentric beauty standards, centered black freedom over white feelings, and provoked thought through a sexpositive gendered lens. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range read more. Aug 20, 2002 simone soundtrack from 2002, composed by carter burwell. This oscarnominated portrait of a controversial icon won an emmy for outstanding documentary or nonfiction special. This is one of those movies you knew will be a flop after seeing the movie trailer. Financial analysis of nina 2016 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
The creators of nina had the option to say, zoe saldana is the best actor for the role and we believe in colorblind casting, and even though nina simone fought her whole life against being too. Apr 22, 2016 one night, nina simone, the great jazz singer, composer and pianist, now semiretired on the french riviera, calls up her old friend richard pryor. Nina simone and piano 2 12 out of 5 stars the idea of nina simone singing and playing piano without accompaniment is a terrific one, but this album really doesnt do anything for me. Serena abrami concerto donna 17 marzo 2010 aula magna universita ancona four woman, nina simone by daniele graziani. Mar 04, 2016 this week saw the release of the trailer for nina, a controversial nina simone biopic starring zoe saldana. This graph shows zoe saldanas score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. She is versatile in her craft, vocal in her womanist radicalism, and authoritative in her selfdetermined identity. With bridget fonda, gabriel byrne, dermot mulroney, miguel ferrer. Nina simone golden hour of nina simone 1973, vinyl discogs. Zoe saldana portraying nina simone is a gross whitewashing. In september 2010 new musical express readers voted the muse version of the song the greatest cover song of all time, beating the beatles version of twist. Knowing her mother would not approve of playing the devils music, she used her new stage name to remain undetected. Nina is an american biographical film written and directed by cynthia mort.
The film was released on april 22, 2016, in a limited release and through video on demand by rlj entertainment. With zoe saldana, david oyelowo, kevin mambo, ronald guttman. Zoe saldana portraying nina simone is a gross whitewashing of unapologetic blackness. Nina simone biopic criticized over casting and skin color. Nov 20, 2012 the producer of an upcoming nina simone biopic has cast afrolatina actress zoe saldana in the lead role a move thats proved controversial. Mar 02, 2016 the first look at the upcoming nina simone biopic is out, and its reigniting objections to a lightskinned actress playing the darkskinned activist and singer. Nina simone simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yet they are not officially considered part of a films score. Apr 20, 2016 actors defend zoe saldana over nina simone biopic blackface claims read more the movie has to end up, so theres a push to put on a triumphant free concert in new yorks central park. Top worldwide leading stars for comedy movies rank 401500 430. Blige did, however, run afoul of simone kelly when she told rolling stone in 2010 that playing a character like nina simone is playing myself, because nina simone was a manic depressive, drug. Box office data for this person is now available exclusively on imdbpro. Mar 25, 2016 nina simone biopic criticized over casting and skin color afrolatino actor zoe saldana plays nina simone in upcoming film nina.
A few months ago, i wrote that i did not support the casting of zoe saldana as songstress nina simone. And now, with a release date set, and a promotional poster and trailer revealed, i stand even more ardently in my assertion that saldanas casting is both inappropriate and violent to simones radical problack legacy. Simones dark skin color and distinctly africanamerican features, proud badges of honor that were often problematic in society, are unrealistically recreated rather than realistically cast. Simones daughter also criticises personal vilification of the actor for donning dark makeup and a prosthetic nose to play legendary singer. The outrage over zoe saldana playing nina simone, explained vox. Nina, derived from nina, was a nickname given to her by a boyfriend named chico, and simone was taken from the french actress simone signoret, whom she had seen in the 1952 movie casque dor. And now, with a release date set, and a promotional poster and trailer revealed, i stand even more ardently in my assertion that saldanas casting is both inappropriate and violent to simones radical problack legacy nina simones core problack value system is the.
That casting choice has caused an uproar from fans and family members. Saldanas fans, whom the filmmakers were counting on for box office. What happened, miss simone is a very raw and true documentary. Recorded at a time when nina simone was feeling rejuvenated by her surroundings and by the african musicians she met in her newly adopted france, fodder on my wings is an essential, deeply. Director of nina simone documentary calls zoe saldana film an. Top worldwide leading stars for drama movies rank 501600 586. The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist nina simone including her rise to fame and relationship. Nina is completely clueless about what made nina simone great. The producer of an upcoming nina simone biopic has cast afrolatina actress zoe saldana in the lead role a move thats proved controversial. Zoe in nina drag is painful in the trailer, but even. The film was released on april 22, 2016, in a limited release and through video on demand by rlj. The film also stars david oyelowo, ella thomas, and mike epps.
Casting nina was controversial, but is it a good movie. A government fakes the death of a criminal to turn this young woman into a killer on its service. This cd explores nina simone s full range with some of her best songs in different genres. The film focuses on american musician and civil rights activist nina simone, portrayed by zoe saldana. Nina was her boyfriends nickname for her, and simone was after the french actress simone signoret. Released by varese sarabande in 2002 302 066 387 2 containing music from simone 2002. Lisa simone kelly, the daughter of nina simone, defended actress zoe saldana but slammed the upcoming biopic nina in a new interview. Its a gross understatement to say it was not wellreceived. Mar 09, 2016 get rid of the hype and lets go watch a movie, said queen latifah on the decision to cast zoe saldana, above, as nina simone. A wholly misguided tribute to its subjects searing talent and enduring impact, nina is the cinematic equivalent of a covers project featuring all the wrong artists. February 21, 1933 april 21, 2003 was an american singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist. It would seem that with her husband, she has found an ideal candidate, yet nina falls for the woman who could have given birth to her child. The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist nina simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager clifton henderson. Zoe saldana portraying nina simone is a gross whitewashing of.
Using neverbeforeheard recordings, rare archival footage and her bestknown songs, this is the story of legendary singer and activist nina simone. Feb 21, 2016 nina simone was born eunice waymon in tryon, north carolina, a mountain retreat that attracted the likes of f. Her vocals and piano front a small and sympathetic band on a wellchosen set of standards and several simone originals. The film focuses on american musician and civil rights activist nina simone. The title, the nina simone collection, and the sheer number of tracks assembled here, 43, would lead a buyer to expect that this box set offers a carefully compiled overview of this great singers catalog. Is the song feeling good by nina simone ever used in a movie. The nina simone collection metro nina simone songs. Nina 2016 financial information where data and the movie business meet. Nina simone was born on february 21, 1933 in tryon, north carolina, usa as eunice kathleen waymon.
Nina simone was a legendary africanamerican jazz, blues and folk singermusician who was also a prominent figure of the civil rights movement. Actors defend zoe saldana over nina simone biopic blackface. Zoe saldana addresses nina simone backlash variety. Yes, i know this is the compact jazz series, but there are several blues songs, swing songs, and even a good old fashioned getupandletthespiritmoveyou gospel song. Simone did not like people to classify her music, or say what genre it fell into, but people often call her a jazz musician.
The movie promises to honor the legacy of one of the most iconic and indomitable. The biggest criticism is zoe saldana blackened to resemble nina simone, who was born eunice waymon. The star score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies based on box office in the current year and two preceding years. Mar 03, 2016 nina simone is an exemplary icon for unapologetic black cultural activism. Mar 06, 2016 arie, a musical descendant of nina simone who portrayed her in a musical performance during a 2003 episode of the 1960sset nbc drama american dreams, saw an early version of the movie during a. Simones dark skin color and distinctly africanamerican features, proud badges of honor that were often problematic in society, are unrealistically recreated. Nina, a teacher in her mid30s struggling to have a child, looks for a surrogate mother.
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