Zola, 2021. Directed by Janicza Bravo. Starring Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo, Nicholas Braun, Ari’el Stachel, Ts Madison, and Jason Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: Zola, a Detroit waitress, strikes up a new friendship with a customer, Stefani, who seduces her to join a weekend of dancing and partying in Florida. What at first seems like a […]
Movie Review – Zola (2021)
Zola, 2021. Directed by Janicza Bravo. Starring Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo, Nicholas Braun, Ari’el Stachel, Ts Madison, and Jason Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club. Twitter […]
Movie Review – Zola (2020)
Zola, 2020. Directed by Janicza Bravo. Starring Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Colman Domingo, Nicholas Braun, Ari’el Stachel, Jason Mitchell and Ts Madison. SYNOPSIS: Zola (Taylour Paige) is a waitress and pole dancer, who meets Stefani (Riley Keough) one day at the diner where she works. Stefani invites her down to Miami with X (Colman Domingo) […]
Legendary’s Toxic Avenger reboot adds Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star Taylour Paige
Deadline is reporting that Taylour Paige (Zola) has been cast in Legendary Entertainment’s upcoming reboot of the 1984 cult superhero action-comedy The Toxic Avenger. Paige, who is coming off an NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, will star alongside Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage, who will take […]
Movie Review – Boogie (2021)
Boogie, 2021. Written and Directed by Eddie Huang. Starring Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Perry Yung, Bashar Jackson, Dave East, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Eddie Huang. SYNOPSIS: Coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in […]
Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: It is 1927 and tensions are running high between Blues singer Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) and Levee her ambitiously outspoken trumpet player (Chadwick Boseman). […]
Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player, and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother […]
Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman) and the white management determined to […]
Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Jonny Coyne, Taylour Paige, Jeremy Shamos, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother […]