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AAFCA & TCM present 'The Black Experience on Film'

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AAFCA & TCM's Black Experience on Film

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have partnered this September to bring viewers The Black Experience on Film, a comprehensive month-long programming initiative showcasing portrayals of African Americans throughout cinematic history. Hosted by 13 different members of AAFCA from print, online and broadcast outlets throughout the country, The Black Experience on Film provides a wide-ranging retrospective from the 1920s through the 1990s. 

 

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9/18: African-American Musicals were a rarity in Hollywood when Vincente Minnelli directed Cabin in the Sky (1943), a movie version of the Broadway hit about a black gambler's efforts to get into heaven. The film stars Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and Lena Horne. "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe," performed by Waters, was nominated for Best Original Song. Carmen Jones (1954), adapted from a stage musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II and based on the Georges Bizet opera Carmen, was directed by Otto Preminger and features Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte in leading roles. 

 

Ray Cornelius is one of Atlanta’s newest entertainment writers and media personalities. His arts and entertainment website, www.raycornelius.com spotlights the latest in “positive” African-American celebrity news and was established in 2012. Since that time Cornelius has covered a myriad of red carpet premieres, award shows and Atlanta-based films including Tyler Perry’s Temptation, The BronzeLens Film Festival, The Trumpet Awards, and The Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards just to name a few. He has also interviewed a who’s who list of today’s top singers, actors and reality stars. With nearly 20 years of media experience, Cornelius has also worked as an associate producer for the Emmy-winning public affairs program, ATL Insider and with such award shows as The Soul Train Awards, The Trumpet Awards and BET Hip-Hop Awards.