![]() Alas, though it too is Oscar-worthy, it would have to be awarded posthumously since Boseman died last August of colon cancer- which deepens the darkness of his story.Įven trickier than the physical transformation Viola Davis had to go through for her mesmerizing performance was the challenge faced by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and George C. But Boseman turned the volatile, charismatic trumpeter who wants to give Ma Rainey's blues a more modern, jazzy beat into a co-star role. If Netflix becomes a winning contender at the Oscars next year, it will most likely be thanks to a best actress award for Davis.Ĭhadwick Boseman's Levee is an unknown fictional musician, unlike the characters he played in his previous films (Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall). Dressed by in period and diva perfect costumes by Ann Roth, she has now topped herself to capture the look as well as the persona of the real blues legend who inspired Wilson (the one of his play cycles with a main character based on a real historical person). ![]() Though not as famous as Whoopie Goldberg, who played Ma during its 1984 Broadway premiere, Davis is a magnificent actress who allows herself to completely disappear into a character. King Hedley II and both the stage and filmed version of Fences which won her an Oscar. beginning with Lynne Nottage's Intimate Apparel, and including August Wilson's I've had the pleasure of seeing Davis delivering some unforgettable performances. For starters, there are the two stars of the film's top-to-bottom outstanding cast- Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman. Ten-play cycle about the 20th -Century African-American experience. It's also "a one, a two, you know what to do" for everyone who plays a part in this film adaptation of the second of August Wilson's When their leader starts them on one of these riffs with "it's a one, a two, you know what to do" it's clear that they know what to do to make their instruments hum. Diva that she is, Ma is late, leaving the waiting musicians to chatter and play an occasional song. It's 1927 and the imperious Ma Raiiney, aka Mother of the Blues, and her 4-piece band are set to cut a record at their agent's Chicago recording studio. ![]() Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) and her backup band-Trumpet player Levee (Chadwick Boseman), trombonist Cutler (Colman Domingo), pianist Toledo (Glynn Turman), and bassist Slow Drag (Michael Potts)
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