“Dreaming Whilst B\@*k”
Masterful satire that shines a light on the struggles of Black creatives.

A roundtable conversation was recorded for television in 2007 at the Stockholm International Film Festival.
Masterful satire that shines a light on the struggles of Black creatives.
Perhaps the most amazing and groundbreaking quality about The Birdcage is how removed it is from both illness and insensitivity. Whereas films preceding it were often somber stories about the tribulations of being gay in a conservatively straight world, Nichols and screenwriter Elaine May expose the fallacies of conservatism as traditional values are thrown into a more open-minded space. They don’t care how far the community has fallen so much as how high they can rebuild themselves.
When the retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale and a holiday spirit come together, viewers learn about class issues as well as perseverance despite setbacks.
Hutch just wanted a family vacation, but chaos follows him everywhere. Nobody 2 is violent, stylish, and over-the-top in the best way possible.
Falling in love with 'Rocketman" all over again.