Directed by Liz Garbus
https://youtu.be/moOQXZxriKY
Theatrical release & on Netflix Streaming - Starting June 26, 2015
Directed by Liz Garbus
https://youtu.be/moOQXZxriKY
Theatrical release & on Netflix Streaming - Starting June 26, 2015
Wow - looking forward. Thanks
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.....
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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