Latest News on Dee Rees:
Oscar Nominee Mary J. Blige performs MIGHTY RIVER from the Netflix hit film MUDBOUND. Blige is nominated for co-writing MIGHTY RIVER and for her performance in the Netflix Academy Award nominated film.
From director/co-writer Dee Rees, the singular talent who brought you Pariah and Bessie, comes the ambitious new film MUDBOUND, which premiered to great acclaim at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
Queen Latifah sings the blude in her new film BESSIE. The multi-talented actress and singer, who produced and stars in the new HBO film, stopped by ABC's Good Morning America to talk about the film.
Starring Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah ("Chicago") in the title role, BESSIE focuses on legendary blues singer Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into "The Empress of the Blues," one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and an enduring icon today. Check out the first trailer for the film below!
The HBO film BESSIE is scheduled to debut SATURDAY, MAY 16 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO. This marks a return to the network for Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah following her Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning performance in HBO Films' “Life Support.”
