Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl. Nat king cole was among the greatest performers of jazz, which peer tony bennett calls americas classical music. The film provides poignant insights into the musicians personal and public life, including how he dealt with racial tension in the u. Directed by filmmaker jon brewer, the movie is available now. Afraid of the dark, directed by jon brewer, reframes not only cole as an africanamerican artist coming to fame precivil rights movement, but does an excellent job presenting the whole genre in a fascinating new light. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Nat king cole forever remains one of the greatest jazz. Afraid of the dark imagine what it would feel like to be the only black television star in hollywood at a time when the klu klux klan acted out violently against black people, when america groaned under the weight of segregation and prejudice. See the menu, featuring dishes inspired by nat king cole. Nathaniel adams coles march 17, 1919 february 15, 1965, known professionally as nat king cole, was an american singer and jazz pianist. I gave a little high and low pass with equalizer to the sound and then i normalised it to. Afraid of the dark is a documentary about the great singer that was apparently the work of his second wife, maria. The story of nat king cole and his racist neighbours. Afraid of the dark nat king cole jon brewer jon brewer 2014 director jon brewer profiles the life of the musician using private journals, letters and film footage provided by maria cole prior to her death. Take an indepth look at the life and talent of the trailblazing musician who conquered racial barriers to leave an indelible mark on the jazz. The bluray has some worthy extras such as clips from the nat king cole show,nearly half an hour of natalie cole talking about her father, home movies, a video, stills, etc. The film premiered in london on may 2014, and has continued to be broadcast worldwide, winning the 2015 screen nation diversity in factual programming award sponsored by bbc and itv. Afraid of the dark 2014 director jon brewer profiles the life of the musician using private journals, letters and film footage provided by maria cole prior to her death. This is the definitive film about nat king cole and i would recommend it wholeheartedly. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Please enjoy this trailer for the new documentary film nat king cole. The first one in the world of nat king cole, an understated but compelling american masters documentary on pbs tonight, is a newspaper headline about cole. The film features cole s private journals and an exclusive interview with his widow, maria cole, as well as. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its a biography and documentary movie with a better than average imdb audience.
Here it is the complete wold famous bbc tv special from 1963 september by nat king cole in hd resolution. Come dressed for the swing era, and enjoy good music, good wine, good food and good company in celebration of legendary jazz musician nat king cole. Afraid of the dark is broadcast on bbc four at 9pm on friday. Nat king cole afraid of the dark is certainly watchable, but it is something of a disappointment contentwise. Afraid of the dark is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 4. Bbc radio 3 jazz library, nat king cole bbc four nat king cole. Afraid of the dark was broadcast in december, 2019. One of the worlds most talented and respected singing stars, nat king cole, was the victim of a vicious attack by a gang of four. Directed by filmmaker jon brewer, the movie is available now in the uk and will hit us shores in the fall.
Afraid of the dark director jon brewer is given exclusive access to archive held by nat king coles state, which will be revealed for the first time in this inspirational look at the man behind the legend. Afraid of the dark is the final testimony on the tremulous life of a musical legend and beacon of hope to black people across 1950s america, as told by jon brewer, the exmusic manager and director of b. Because of this, i think some of the focus of the film seemed more like a family documentary than a documentary. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nat king cole. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Documentary about crooner nat king cole, the only black tv star in hollywood at a time when america groaned under the weight of racial segregation and prejudice. Directed by filmmaker jon brewer, the movie is available now in. For example, there is a portion that talks about natalie cole and her album she created. Nat king cole, 19191965 i will confess to knowing precious little about nat king cole, except for. Looking good, feeling gorgeous as natalie maria cole loose women tv series 2009 performer 1 episode bride wars. The world of nat king cole on pbss american masters. Nat was the only african american television star in hollywood at a time when the. The story of nat king cole and his racist neighbours the. The afraid of the dark was cole s reference to the fact that the american tv network canned his hugely popular tv show, after the sponsor withdrew their support as they believed their sales of beer in the southern states would be affected. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed.
Director jon brewer has gathered together a diverse array of contributors from coles life, and aside from his large family a big portion of the film. The film provides poignant insights into the musicians. Thankfully for me, this weeks documentary is nat king cole. This documentary takes us into the life of the great nat king cole.
I was glad to see that his superb ability of jazz pianist wasnt overshadowed. It was also in 1956 that cole experienced racial discrimination in its most savage form. Afraid of the dark 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nat king cole an evening with nat king cole hd youtube. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. At a time when black americans were still suffering segregation and prejudice, nat king cole broke through the race barrier, becoming the only. Film about singer nat king cole using his journals and interviews with family and friends. Full movie online free hd take an indepth look at the life and talent of the trailblazing musician. Afraid of the dark nat king cole remains one of the great gifts of nature mpr news.
Ive just got round to watching my recording of this. Although the film is ninety minutes long, we do not learn much about coles character. Some kind of dating would have been useful as well. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. This documentary was a beautiful little insight into nat king cole, not only as a performer, but as a human being. Afraid of the dark is the final testimony on the tremulous life of a musical legend and also a beacon of hope to blacks across 1950s america, as told to director jon brewer bb king. He was the first black person to have his own television show, and part of his legacy was showing that the country was ready to change. Nat king cole was the only black television star in hollywood at a time when america groaned under the weight of racial segregation and prejudice. British music paper new musical express reported on april. At the funeral of bb king in 2015, while jon brewer was filming, a. Afraid of the dark herself, nat king cole s wife 2014. Jpg wikimedia commons nat king cole suffered campaign of racist abuse when he moved to. Nat king cole 2014 please enjoy this trailer for the new documentary film nat king cole. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film.
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