Dee Dee Bridgewater Movies
- 2006
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Take a voyage through the history of European jazz in this musical meditation on the origins, growth, and exciting shifts in direction that came to define the endless search for that ever-elusive "voice of one's own." As musicians from both sides of the Atlantic began working in unison, jazz lovers around the world would bear witness to a fascinating form of evolution in their favorite freeform musical style. Rare footage of Ben Webster, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, and en entire host of jazz legends make this a musical journey that is sure to fascinate and educate. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jan Garbarek, Django Bates, (more)
- 2002
- Add Dee Dee Bridgewater Sings Kurt Weill: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival to QueueAdd Dee Dee Bridgewater Sings Kurt Weill: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival to top of Queue
This program features a live concert performance by jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater including such songs as This Is New and Lost in the Stars. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
- R
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Filmmaker John Sayles' first bonafide box-office success, Brother from Another Planet centers on a black escaped slave from a faraway planet (Joe Morton) who finds himself on the mean streets Harlem. Though the locals are put off by the slave's inability to speak, they are won over by his technical wizardry. He is adopted as a "brother" by his new friends, who protect him from pursuing white aliens played by director Sayles and David Strathairn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joe Morton, Darryl Edwards, (more)
- 1979
- PG
The "fish" in the title of this picture refers to the astrological sign Pisces. Not all of Pittsburgh is due to be saved, but the members of a third-rate NBA basketball team could sure use some salvation. When all the team members except for Moses Guthrie (Julius Erving) quit, astrologer Mona Mondieu (Stockard Channing) and streetwise Tyrone Millman (James Bond III) come to the rescue. The supporting cast includes Jonathan Winters in a dual role, as well as real-life basketball champs Meadowlark Lemon and Kareem Abdul Jabbar. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Jonathan Winters, (more)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame meets the Phantom of the Opera in this lively episode, set beneath the streets of Paris. Duncan (Adrian Paul) discovers that Ursa (Christian Van Acker), a deformed and simple-minded Immortal whose life Duncan has saved in the past, is living a toad's existence in the Parisian sewers. At the same time, over-the-hill opera singer Carolyn (Dee Dee Bridgewater) hopes to dupe poor Ursa into helping her dispose of one of her rivals. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Adrian Paul, Alexandra Van Der Noot, (more)
