“Doing this job has strengthened my purpose to make my own stuff,” reveals actress Naomi Ackie about “Master of None.” For our recent webchat, she continues, “Being a part of a project where my voice was really heard gave me a really sense of empowerment. I’m not just an actor; what I am is a storyteller. That can have many different forms.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.
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The third “Master of None” season carries the title “Moments in Love” and is a departure from its previous iterations. Rather than focusing on the character of Dev (Aziz Ansari), the newly-available episodes on Netflix focus on Denise (Lena Waithe) and her relationship with partner Alicia (Ackie).
SEEAlan Yang interview: ‘Master of None’ showrunner
Ackie explains that a picture in her house of Goldie Williams was put into the show. This inspired her performance of Alicia, who declares herself a “bad bitch.
- 6/1/2021
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
A near-capacity crowd at downtown Los Angeles' Variety Arts Center Thursday night roared its approval over the short film "Murder Was the Case", directed by Dr. Dre and starring controversial rap artist Snoop Doggy Dogg. The Death Row Records soundtrack for the film is No. 1 on the charts, but it will be a while before everyone who wants to can see the accomplished film that goes with the hot Interscope-distributed album.
With brief scenes of nudity, plenty of bloodletting and down-and-dirty dialogue, the "Thriller"-like narrative music short is Dre and Dogg's response to the limitations of TV-acceptable standards. A pay-per-view screening is scheduled for Super Bowl Sunday, with a home video release to follow. Theatrical prospects for the unrated work are case-by-case.
The live-performance sound system and concertlike crowd response made the screening more than a typical movie experience. Indeed, Death Row Records singer Jewel performed live her song "Woman to Woman", which is on the soundtrack album, as a warm-up to the short itself. While such songs as Dre and Ice Cube's excellent "Natural Born Killaz" and Tha Dog Pound's "What Would U Do?" benefited from the sound system, the dialogue was frequently indecipherable.
Attending the premiere and after-screening party were Dogg, Dre, executive producer Suge Knight, comedian Martin Lawrence, filmmaker Bill Duke and many other music and movie industry names.
From the film and album's key art -- showing a picture of Dogg with the words "In Beloved Memory" above the artist's real name Calvin Broadus and the dates 1972-1994 -- to the film's story line, the theme of the consequences of street violence are daringly evocative of Dogg's own, serious troubles. (The rapper is accused of murder in an August 1993 shooting but has pleaded innocent, with the trial set to begin Jan. 13.)
In "Murder Was the Case", Dogg is gunned down by a jealous gangster and makes a deal with the devil (Gregory Cummins) as he nears death. The brutal street attack is replayed with Dogg and friends prevailing, but they are sent to prison and cut down again. While in real life his justification is self-defense, in the film Dogg shows everyone as victims when gunplay is an everyday way of life.
Director Dre, using special effects and disorientating camera angles, packs atmosphere, humor and terror into the film.
MURDER WAS THE CASE
Death Row/Interscope Records
A Crucial Films & Geronimo production
A film by Dr. Dre
Director Dr. Dre
Executive producer Suge Knight
Story based on lyrics by Snoop Doggy Dogg
Writers Dr. Dre, Phillip G. Atwell
Additional material provided by Ricky Harris
Director of photography Bill Dill
Editor Dan Lebental
Cast: Snoop Doggy Dogg, Charlie Murphy, C Style, Freeze Luv, Goldie Williams, Bango Outlaw, Cylk Cozart, Bruce Williams, Gregory S. Cummins
Color/stereo
Running time -- 18 minutes
No MPAA rating
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
With brief scenes of nudity, plenty of bloodletting and down-and-dirty dialogue, the "Thriller"-like narrative music short is Dre and Dogg's response to the limitations of TV-acceptable standards. A pay-per-view screening is scheduled for Super Bowl Sunday, with a home video release to follow. Theatrical prospects for the unrated work are case-by-case.
The live-performance sound system and concertlike crowd response made the screening more than a typical movie experience. Indeed, Death Row Records singer Jewel performed live her song "Woman to Woman", which is on the soundtrack album, as a warm-up to the short itself. While such songs as Dre and Ice Cube's excellent "Natural Born Killaz" and Tha Dog Pound's "What Would U Do?" benefited from the sound system, the dialogue was frequently indecipherable.
Attending the premiere and after-screening party were Dogg, Dre, executive producer Suge Knight, comedian Martin Lawrence, filmmaker Bill Duke and many other music and movie industry names.
From the film and album's key art -- showing a picture of Dogg with the words "In Beloved Memory" above the artist's real name Calvin Broadus and the dates 1972-1994 -- to the film's story line, the theme of the consequences of street violence are daringly evocative of Dogg's own, serious troubles. (The rapper is accused of murder in an August 1993 shooting but has pleaded innocent, with the trial set to begin Jan. 13.)
In "Murder Was the Case", Dogg is gunned down by a jealous gangster and makes a deal with the devil (Gregory Cummins) as he nears death. The brutal street attack is replayed with Dogg and friends prevailing, but they are sent to prison and cut down again. While in real life his justification is self-defense, in the film Dogg shows everyone as victims when gunplay is an everyday way of life.
Director Dre, using special effects and disorientating camera angles, packs atmosphere, humor and terror into the film.
MURDER WAS THE CASE
Death Row/Interscope Records
A Crucial Films & Geronimo production
A film by Dr. Dre
Director Dr. Dre
Executive producer Suge Knight
Story based on lyrics by Snoop Doggy Dogg
Writers Dr. Dre, Phillip G. Atwell
Additional material provided by Ricky Harris
Director of photography Bill Dill
Editor Dan Lebental
Cast: Snoop Doggy Dogg, Charlie Murphy, C Style, Freeze Luv, Goldie Williams, Bango Outlaw, Cylk Cozart, Bruce Williams, Gregory S. Cummins
Color/stereo
Running time -- 18 minutes
No MPAA rating
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 11/7/1994
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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