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1. zora.medium.com › the-hidden-history-of-lena-horneThe Hidden History of Lena Horne and ‘Stormy Weather’

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   Jul 20, 2020 · Stormy Weather is set in the aftermath of World War I and somewhat based on Robinson’s rise to fame. It strayed away from some of the racist stereotypes that engulfed previous Black-cast films like Hallelujah and Cabin in the Sky. Stormy Weather does not use the fictionalized “idyllic South” for its backdrop, a la Disney’s Song of the ...

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3. stacker.com › movies › 20-best-extreme-weather-movies20 of the Best Extreme-weather Movies - Stacker

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   • All Is Lost (2013) - Director: J.C. Chandor. - IMDb user rating: 6.9. - Metascore: 87. - Runtime: 106 minutes. After a collision with another ship, a veteran mariner finds himself stranded out at sea in a vessel that's quickly sinking.
   • Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) - Director: Benh Zeitlin. - IMDb user rating: 7.3. - Metascore: 86. - Runtime: 93 minutes. In a rural Delta community, tough father Wink (Dwight Henry) and his young daughter Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) prepare for the end of the world.
   • Crawl (2019) - Director: Alexandre Aja. - IMDb user rating: 6.1. - Metascore: 60. - Runtime: 87 minutes. As an impending hurricane threatens her father's home in Florida, obstinate Haley Keller (Kaya Scodelario) braves dangerously rising floodwaters to retrieve him.
   • The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - Director: Roland Emmerich. - IMDb user rating: 6.4. - Metascore: 47. - Runtime: 124 minutes. As a direct result of global warming, a catastrophic "superstorm" is kicked off, despite grave warnings from climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid).

4. wikimili.com › en › Stormy_Weather_(1943_film)Stormy Weather (1943 film) - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader

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   Jan 25, 2024 · United States. Stormy Weather is a 1943 American musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox, adapted by Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler and H.S. Kraft from the story by Jerry Horwin and Seymour B. Robinson, directed by Andrew L. Stone, produced by William LeBaron and starring Lena Horne, Bill Bojangl.

5. www.thespinningimage.co.uk › cultfilms › displaycultStormy Weather Review (1943) - The Spinning Image

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   1943 was a good year for early African American cinema, if only thanks to two films in Hollywood, Stormy Weather and Cabin in the Sky. They both featured all-black casts, but the former was more akin to a revue of the talent 20th Century Fox had at their disposal as the plot itself was merely an excuse to string together the musical numbers, not something exclusive to this movie, it had to be ...

   • Director: Andrew L. Stone
   • Rating: 8 (from 1 vote)

   • Genre: Musical, Comedy
   • Year: 1943

6. nmaahc.si.edu › object › nmaahc_2017Stormy Weather | National Museum of African American History ...

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   Stormy Weather is a 1943 musical starring, and loosly based on the life and career of, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Lena Horne and Cab Calloway also appear in the film, contributing to its popularity amongst music lovers both at the time of its release, as well as today. Stylized to showcase the life and talent of Robinson as Bill 'Corky' Williamson, the plot focuses on his rise to fame and the ...

7. newsroom.ucla.edu › stories › stormy-weather-qaThe landmark film that let Black entertainers ‘steal the show ...

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   Feb 16, 2022 · The opportunity that “Stormy Weather” provided, industrially and culturally, is echoed in contemporary films that center Black people, communities and multiverses. “Stormy Weather” provided an opportunity for Black entertainers to work and perform at a center of American culture, and likewise provided an opportunity for these performers ...

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   Is stormy weather based on a true story?

   • Stormy Weather is set in the aftermath of World War I and somewhat based on Robinson’s rise to fame. It strayed away from some of the racist stereotypes that engulfed previous Black-cast films like Hallelujah and Cabin in the Sk y. Stormy Weather does not use the fictionalized “idyllic South” for its backdrop, a la Disney’s Song of the South.

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   What kind of film is stormy weather?

   • A musical film with the title Stormy Weather. It consists of two (2) reels of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The film, which has an all-black cast, chronicles the relationship between a dancer, Bill Robinson (as himself), and a singer Selina Rogers (Lena Horne) through a series of flashbacks.

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   Is the Perfect Storm based on a true story?

   • Based on Sebastian Junger's nonfiction book of the same name, "The Perfect Storm" details the story of the fishing vessel Andrea Gail, which was caught in between three major weather fronts that collided on Halloween in 1991. In this film, a crew of brave men and women must fight to survive nature out in the North Atlantic.

   20 of the Best Extreme-weather Movies - Stacker

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   Was stormy weather a black movie?

   • Stormy Weather was fantastic in that it had an entirely Black cast with megastars like the Nicholas Brothers, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and Katherine Dunham joining Robinson and Horne. However, the actors were forced to work out of segregated dressing rooms, far away from the White actors in the Fox Studio lot.

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   What is the plot of 'stormy weather'?

   • The plot of “Stormy Weather” also provides glimpses of an American history that was typically suppressed or denied — one in which Black people were patriots who fought and died to protect the country of their birth, and agents and active subjects who made networks of community and support among themselves.

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   Why was 'stormy weather' important?

   • “Stormy Weather” provided an opportunity for Black entertainers to work and perform at a center of American culture, and likewise provided an opportunity for these performers’ talent and creativity to be seen by a wider variety of audiences than had ever witnessed them before.

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9. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › stormy_weatherStormy Weather - Rotten Tomatoes

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   Rated 5/5 Stars • 02/13/23. 77 years ago "Stormy Weather" was filmed starring an all-black cast with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Lena Horne and an array of talented black musicians, singers and ...

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