Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.Apr 25, 2025

🎤 “I ain't playing second to nobody!” — Bessie Smith

For Day 23 of #InternationalBlackWomensHistoryMonth, today’s #TonysTimelessThursdays honors Bessie—a fierce portrait of the Empress of the Blues starring Queen Latifah.

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Tony's Timeless Thursdays: Bessie — The Empress of the Blues and the Fight to Be Heard

For the 24th day of International Black Women’s History Month, I’m spotlighting a film that roars with creative fire and historical truth: Bessie (2015). This powerful HBO biopic, directed by Dee Rees and starring the incomparable Queen Latifah, tells the story of one of the most iconic voices in American music—Bessie Smith, the “Empress of the Blues.”

Tyrone Tony Reed Jr
VarietyNov 29, 2023

‘Pariah’ Director Dee Rees to Tackle ‘Experimental’ Dark Comedy: ‘Film Should Be a Gamble’
#Variety #Festivals #Global #News #DeeRees #MarrakechFilmFestival #MastersoftheAir

https://variety.com/2023/film/festivals/dee-rees-next-film-marrakech-masters-of-the-air-1235812270/

Dee Rees to Tackle 'Experimental' Dark Comedy in Next Feature

How Tilda Swinton, Björk and Beyoncé inspired Dee Rees' next film, a dark comedy meant to visualize a character’s frantic stream of consciousness.

Variety
kavbojkaNov 12, 2018
I watched all of I Love Dick like "Damn, white people can be so basic." They had all the ingredients to tell a really stirring tale of female desire, but instead they just turned it into a Farrelly Brothers movie. Maybe someone can do a black remake? I nominate Dee Rees. #jillsolloway #deerees #ilovedick