a Frank critical pick: John Sayles' "Honeydripper"
This coming Wednesday, December 19, 2007, legendary
independent filmmaker John Sayles will join actor Danny Glover in a
conversation about Glover’s remarkable career and about their recent
collaboration on Sayles’s new film, Honeydripper. The event will take
place at The Times Center at 242 West 41st Street and will include a set of
live music by the astonishing Texas blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr.
Honeydripper tells
the tale of down-trodden juke joint in 1950s Alabama saved from extinction by
the new sounds of black rock and roll. The film features an all-star black cast
including Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, the brilliant Lisa Gay Hamilton and the
gorgeous and surprisingly-excellent Yaya DaCosta (of America’s Next Top Model fame).
The film will be released in New York City on Friday,
December 28 at the east village’s Cinema
Village (East 12th Street). The film will also have a limited distribution
in cities across the U.S. For more information about where it’s playing, visit
the film’s website at http://honeydripper-movie.com/new-york-theatrical-release/.
I caught this at the St. Louis Intern'l Film Fest and agree that Yaya stepped up with her acting chops, but Lisa Gay Hamilton **completely** stole the show. Definitely a film that deserves support.
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jbyrd130 |
12/19/2007