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Nationtime

DOCUMENTARY FILM

‘Nationtime’ and ‘Jazz On A Summer’s Day’

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Michael Giltz 1 Comment Amiri Baraka, Anita O'Day, Bert Parks, Betty Shabazz, Chuck Berry, Coretta Scott King, Harry Belafonte, Jazz on a Summer's Day, Jesse Jackson, Louis Armstrong, Mahalia Jackson, Nationtime, Newport Jazz Festival, Sidney Poitier, William Greaves

Time for two great reissued documentaries

Muppet Show

Is ‘The Muppet Show’ Racist?

February 24, 2021March 18, 2021 Neal Pollack 11 Comments Debbie Harry, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Jim Henson, Johnny Cash, Julie Andrews, Lena Horne, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Muppet Show, The Swedish Chef

A Disney+ disclaimer creates a cultural uproar

Muppets Now

It’s Time To Play the Music

August 12, 2020August 16, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Bret McKenzie, Danny Trejo, Harry Belafonte, Jason Segel, John Mulaney, Lizzo, Louise Fletcher, Muppets Now, Peter Sellers, RuPaul, Taylor Swift, Zero Mostel

‘Muppets Now’ is missing the best thing about the Muppets–the songs. Here are some classic clips.