Reflecting on 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.
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“16 days ago, i was on stage at a sold out Chinateatern, recording this special. Today, you get to see the result. Amazing! To make this happen, I have turned down deals from television networks and invested SEK 500.000 of my own money. I want this to be available to my fans as cheap and as fast as possible. Please don’t pirate this film. I really want this to work and i do want to make more films available this way. Btw, 49kr equals approx. USD 7,3 or EUR 5,5″
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“16 days ago, i was on stage at a sold out Chinateatern, recording this special. Today, you get to see the result. Amazing! To make this happen, I have turned down deals from television networks and invested SEK 500.000 of my own money. I want this to be available to my fans as cheap and as fast as possible. Please don’t pirate this film. I really want this to work and i do want to make more films available this way. Btw, 49kr equals approx. USD 7,3 or EUR 5,5″
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