Born to Be Blue (2016)
When thugs smash West Coast jazzman Chet Baker’s mouth & teeth, he makes a comeback with the help of his wife, though he still is addicted to heroin.
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Autobiographical story about a Black boy largely raised by the owner of his rooming house & its residents, based on a play.
Blue Bayou (2021)
A Korean American. happy with his wife & stepdaughter, is faced with deportation following an assault & false arrest by a racist cop.
Blue Like Jazz
Rated PG-13. Running time: 1 hour 46 min. Those who are ashamed of me and of my words* in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.’ Mark 8:38 For I am not ashamed of …
Blue Like Jazz (2012)
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V -1; L -5; S/N -2 . Running time: 1 hour 46 min. Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the g lory of his Father with the …
May 2016 Journal
In this issue: Barbershop: The Next Cut, Eye in the Sky, Captain America: Civil War, Batman Vs. Superman, The Jungle Book, and A Hologram for the King.
Film Capsules June (+ May) 2016
Sorry, May was such a busy month that I completely forgot about Film Capsules! Some further down the list have left the art house theaters they were released in, but should soon be available on disk or streaming video. The titles are embedded with hyperlinks that will take you to the full review at visualparables.org. …
Miles Ahead (2015)
Director/writer/star Don Cheadle dwells upon the chaotic period when Miles Davis was seeking to gain control of his tapes and make a comeback in jazz.
I Saw the Light (2016)
Two new fictionalized biographies of musicians are showing and I like them both. Click the photo to read my review of I Saw the Light.
Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
An ordinary white man and a mixed blood woman’s marriage leads to the Supreme Court case that struck down Virginia’s miscegenation law.