Get On Up (2014)

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Get On Up (2014)

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110 minutes

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Jun 15, 2022

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The Tony Awards catch Len's attention which leads to bold admission by the Man of Micheaux. Meanwhile, Vincent has some words on The Man Who Fell to Earth. Top 5 James Browns (Caucasian division) has Elvis coming aboard the Mission. Six Degrees of D'Urville goes to Joaquin Phoenix and Sissy Spacek and (1:00) GET ON UP: THE JAMES BROWN STORY paints a dividing line between our guys.
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Jun 15, 2022

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Two Men. One Podcast. Every Black Film Ever Made. Len Webb and Vince Williams are on the MICHEAUX MISSION - to watch and review every Black feature film ever released.

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Straight Outta Compton (2015): The legend of the hip-hop crew Niggaz With Attitude or N.W.A. is begging for a feature film showcase. Thus we have 2015's Straight Outta Compton, straight from the surviving members of the group. We are entertained. Are we satisfied? MICHEAUX MISS... by Micheaux Mission
73 min listen
Cleopatra Jones (1973): Tamara Dobson strikes an imposing and sexy figure across the screen as the James Bond-ian special agent named CLEOPATRA JONES, whose mission in 1973 was to bring sisters to the movie theaters with a heroine they can call their own. Bernie Casey, Antoni... by Micheaux Mission
83 min listen
Love Jones (1997): The bluesy side of Southside Chicago is bathed in the gorgeous browns of the cast and visuals of 1997's Love Jones, writer-director Theodore Witcher only feature film. Larenz Tate shows the chops and cut of a star rising, Lisa Nicole Carson and Is... by Micheaux Mission
86 min listen
Fresh (1994): Next stop on the Mission is FRESH (1994) featurin… by Micheaux Mission
68 min listen
Uptown Saturday Night (1974): The Mission kicks off with Vince's favorite movie of all-time - Uptown Saturday Night (1974) in time to reflect on the 70s comedy that showed Sidney Poitier's versatility, Harry Belafonte's comedic chops and Bill Cosby at his grimiest (o... by Micheaux Mission
72 min listen
Carmen Jones (1954): The men are all over Dorothy Dandridge's sultry rendition of the classic opera but are decidedly split over the performance of Mr. Belafonte. Thank God for Pearl Bailey! Plus, lots of listener feedback! MICHEAUX MISSION theme - "Nola" by... by Micheaux Mission
78 min listen
Why Did I Get Married (2007): Tyler Perry is a very polarizing figure in black culture with as many people of note congratulating his success and what he's done with it as there are who decry the middling product he creates. No one can dismiss the fact that the man knows is au... by Micheaux Mission
77 min listen
In Search Of GIRL 6: We were supposed to review Spike Lee's GIRL 6 this week but it's not available online anywhere. Hard copies are pretty scarce too. Seems reasonably reasonable to Len but Vince is quite put off by the dilemma and would like to share his put-of... by Micheaux Mission
52 min listen
Definition Of A Black Film: Len Webb (Black Tribbles) and Vincent Williams (It's All Soul) come together to launch a new podcast with an audacious mission statement: to watch and review every Black feature film ever released. But first they have to decide just what is and is... by Micheaux Mission
60 min listen
Putney Swope (1969): Robert Downey Sr's avant-garde satire on advertisement and the African American in the 1960s has bite, surrealism and humor, if you listen to comedians Louie C.K., Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. The men on the Mission have a slightly different rea... by Micheaux Mission
63 min listen
Boomerang (1992) with Autumn Simmons: Eddie Murphy. Halle Berry. Robin Givens. Martin L… by Micheaux Mission
78 min listen
The Visit (2000): A stage play from the late 90s makes its way to t… by Micheaux Mission
70 min listen
CHI - RAQ (2015): Our first stop in Spike Town brings us to CHI-RAQ, the director's re-imagining of a Greek sex farce set to the sights sounds and urgency of a bloodied Chicago, starring Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes and featuring Teyonah Parris. MICHEAUX MISSION them... by Micheaux Mission
75 min listen
Paradise In Harlem (1939): Return with us to the 1930s, when the independent spirit of creativity shown itself in the 'race films' that played theaters in Negro parts of town and in the hoofers, clowns and saucy sirens that populated those cheap celluloid fare. But whi... by Micheaux Mission
73 min listen
The Last Dragon (1985): Well, it had to happen and it took 1985's urban kung-fu schlock to do so. The Last Dragon, featuring Vanity, Julius J Carry, directed by Mike Schultz (Cooley High) and starring Taimak in his acting debut, is the first film on the Mission that Vinc... by Micheaux Mission
74 min listen
Under The Cherry Moon (1986): The French Riviera may have never looked so good as it does in Prince's directorial debut but the stunning black and white cinematography can't save all involved from growing Under The Cherry Moon. Yet West Coast writer/filmmaker MAURICE POPL... by Micheaux Mission
73 min listen
Big Words (2013): Writer-director Neil Drumming's examination at gr… by Micheaux Mission
61 min listen
Girl 6 (1996): Spike Lee takes the first screenplay from a then little known Suzan-Lori Parks, casts the sultry Theresa Randle in the lead role, cobbles together a soundtrack from Prince odds and ends and presents...the jury's still out on just what Girl 6 is, r... by Micheaux Mission
81 min listen
Brown Sugar (2002) with Charmel Sippio: The Men welcome CHARMEL SIPPIO of the Reluctantly Adult podcast (http://www.ireluctantlyadult.com/) aboard the Mission to review 2002's BROWN SUGAR starring Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Queen Latifah and Mos Def. A Rick Famuyiwa (DOPE) film that does... by Micheaux Mission
90 min listen
Eve's Bayou (1997): The Men welcome Dr. Michele Prettyman Beverly by way of Mercer University in Georgia to take a trip further south...to Louisiana and 1997's EVE'S BAYOU. Starring Lynn Whitfield, Samuel Jackson, Debbie Morgan and Diahann Carroll, this essentia... by Micheaux Mission
78 min listen
The Black Klansman (1966): From 1966 comes the story of black man portrayed … by Micheaux Mission
75 min listen
Medicine For Melancholy (2009): The city of San Francisco is the playing field for two people making the most of a one-night stand in this exceptional slice of romance and life and exploration. MICHEAUX MISSION theme - "Nola" by Bill Lee/Ronnie Dyson by Micheaux Mission
85 min listen
Top Five (2014): Comedian Chris Rock casts himself as a comic slash actor who has lost his way in the Hollywood machine through no fault but his own struggling to swim in self redemptive waters as reporter Rosario Dawson paddles nearby with a life preserver. The romant... by Micheaux Mission
103 min listen
Claudine (1974): The welfare system of 1974 plays protagonist to t… by Micheaux Mission
76 min listen
Beyond The Lights (2014): Writer-Director Gina Prince Bythewood has pulled exceptional star-making performances from two young leads - Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Nate Parker - whose careers shine as brilliant as the sunsets chased by the cinematographer. But is this all sheen and no f... by Micheaux Mission
109 min listen
WILD STYLE (1983): Don't call it a documentary though it certainly feels like one. The loose narrative and stilted acting doesn't detract (that much) from this time capsule find from 1983, the birth of hip-hop as told in the subway sprayed hues of NYC in Charli... by Micheaux Mission
69 min listen
Middle Of Nowhere (2012): Emayatzy Corinealdi gives a riveting performance as a woman struggling aginast the self-inflicted bars she's planted around her life while her husband sits behind them literally. Ava Duvernay directs the hell out of this 2012 drama, if the Men are... by Micheaux Mission
72 min listen
DOPE (2015): The refreshing but quirky coming of age comedy by… by Micheaux Mission
73 min listen
The Monkey Hustle (1976): Yaphet Kotto in a comedy. Talented young actors speaking a jive dialect unlike any spoken before. Rudy Ray Moore exists. The Monkey Hustle. What is The Monkey Hustle? The movie doesn't know. Do you? by Micheaux Mission
70 min listen
Graffiti Bridge (1990): Warner Brothers wanted a sequel to Purple Rain. Prince wanted to make a movie. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis wanted a check. Graffiti Bridge happened. If that sounds like a recipe for disaster, you're only half right. by Micheaux Mission
71 min listen

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Get On Up (2014)

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