Quincy Jones

The Greatest Night in Pop (12): “Groove with your knees, not with your feet!”

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A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Greatest Night in Pop” (2024). New on Netflix is this documentary that really does chart “The Greatest Night in Pop”. We are a fly on the wall at the recording in January 1985 of the USA for Africa charity single “We Are The World”. Bob the Movie … Read more

The Color Purple (12): Female Subjugation in the Deep South? Hell No.

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Young Celie and Netty sitting on a tree branch in The Color Purple

A One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “The Color Purple” (2024). Originally filmed by Steven Spielberg in 1985 and starring Whoopi Goldberg as Celie (who makes a surprise and uncredited cameo appearance here), this version of “The Color Purple” is based on the hit Broadway musical which ran until 2008. Steven Spielberg is one of … Read more

Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood (18): Glorious to look at, Tarantino’s love letter to 60’s Hollywood.

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One Mann’s Movies Film Review of Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood. A slightly flawed classic. FFFFf.