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    Trailer: WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? [[2015) - New Documentary On Nina Simone

    Directed by Liz Garbus

    https://youtu.be/moOQXZxriKY

    Theatrical release & on Netflix Streaming - Starting June 26, 2015

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    Wow - looking forward. Thanks

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    So am I. Have to find out where it'll screen in New york. People have been trying to get me
    to try Netflix for years and I've never saw incentive. Hmm.....

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    So I watched “What Happened, Miss Simone” on Netflix last night. I thought it was excellent,showing all [[?) the sides of this brilliant and inspirational talent. Much was troubling [[Ms. Simone calling for her audience at the Harlem Arts Festival to “…smash white things”, “…kill ifnecessary”; the abuse of her daughter, etc) but the film-maker never lost sightof the music, with frequent and thrilling live clips throughout the film. Personally I would have liked more information about Ms. Simone’s recording career [[material selection, musicians,arrangement choices, etc) but perhaps that would be a different film.

    Ms. Simone seemed to be an unhappy woman, which is her tragedy. I can’t help but wonder what she would have thought [[and said!) about today’s leg-spreadin’bendin’-over “lady” singers who claim Nina Simone as an inspiration!

    In closing, if you can, by all means watch the film. I looked it up on Amazon but there does notyet seem to be a DVD; when one is available put in a request to your local library to buy a copy; it’s history.

    Here’s a troubling item currently for pre-sale on Amazon,which I think is a terrible invasion of privacy of a deceased person:
    http://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-...ed+miss+simone
    Last edited by RobertZ; 06-27-2015 at 11:10 AM. Reason: Spelling!

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