WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Borstalboy
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#1WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 4/29/15 at 8:42pm
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Borstalboy
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#2WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 4/29/15 at 8:47pm
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
#2WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 4/29/15 at 9:27pm
Looks good.
Have you seen the documentary "Nina Simone : The Legend"? It's well worth a look, with lots of intimate personal stuff and live footage, not so much with the retrospective talking heads like this new one. Up on YouTube for those interested.
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#3WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 4/30/15 at 11:10am
I’ve got tickets to see "What Happened, Miss Simone?" at the Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival in Toronto this weekend – can’t wait! I love Nina!
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Updated On: 4/30/15 at 11:10 AM
Huss417
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#4WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 7/1/15 at 11:19am
It looks like the documentary has started airing on Netflix this week.
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/nina-simone-netflix-what-happened-miss-simone-122501047095.html
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#5WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 7/1/15 at 11:30amI watched it the other night. It's pretty affecting.
#6WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 7/1/15 at 3:26pm
" It looks like the documentary has started airing on Netflix this week.
https://www.yahoo.com/tv/nina-simone-netflix-what-happened-miss-simone-122501047095.html"
Thanks!
#7WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 7/3/15 at 6:45amAffecting is the proper descriptor. I can't say that I enjoyed it, but it was absolutely moving.
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#8WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 7/7/15 at 4:18pm
Affecting is the proper descriptor. I can't say that I enjoyed it, but it was absolutely moving.
this is exactly how I felt.
- pab
Updated On: 7/7/15 at 04:18 PM
#9WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 7/7/15 at 5:37pm
A magnificent documentary-- told a difficult story with depth and nuance. I barely new any of Nina Simone's bio and this film painted a rich picture of her as a deeply gifted artist and as a deeply flawed human being. Those clips from her personal diary really showed an insider's look at her life that was shocking and naked, so rare to find. Just a great work.
We just saw the doc on Amy Winehouse a couple of days before-- both films are in a class by themselves.
#10WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? Documentary
Posted: 7/8/15 at 10:50am
"A magnificent documentary-- told a difficult story with depth and nuance. I barely new any of Nina Simone's bio and this film painted a rich picture of her as a deeply gifted artist and as a deeply flawed human being. Those clips from her personal diary really showed an insider's look at her life that was shocking and naked, so rare to find. Just a great work.
We just saw the doc on Amy Winehouse a couple of days before-- both films are in a class by themselves."
Saw "Amy" while I was in NYC this past weekend. Difficult to watch. Very very difficult. I had been a huge fan since the release of her debut album "Frank" and was not sure what to expect from this documentary, but I think the director did a superb job in respectfully honoring her memory while still showing us what ultimately led to her demise. Her death is still hard to think about - what a talent.
- pab
