The film provides poignant insights into the musicians personal and public life, including how he dealt with racial tension in the u. I was glad to see that his superb ability of jazz pianist wasnt overshadowed. See the menu, featuring dishes inspired by nat king cole. Full movie online free hd take an indepth look at the life and talent of the trailblazing musician. Nat king cole was among the greatest performers of jazz, which peer tony bennett calls americas classical music. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Nat king cole 2014 please enjoy this trailer for the new documentary film nat king cole. 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. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. It was also in 1956 that cole experienced racial discrimination in its most savage form. 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. Some kind of dating would have been useful as well. 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.
Directed by filmmaker jon brewer, the movie is available now. 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. The film features cole s private journals and an exclusive interview with his widow, maria cole, as well as. 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. Nat king cole an evening with nat king cole hd youtube. Bbc radio 3 jazz library, nat king cole bbc four nat king cole. 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.
Nathaniel adams coles march 17, 1919 february 15, 1965, known professionally as nat king cole, was an american singer and jazz pianist. Ive just got round to watching my recording of this. Afraid of the dark is broadcast on bbc four at 9pm on friday. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. 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.
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. This documentary was a beautiful little insight into nat king cole, not only as a performer, but as a human being. For example, there is a portion that talks about natalie cole and her album she created. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl. 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 a documentary about the great singer that was apparently the work of his second wife, maria. I gave a little high and low pass with equalizer to the sound and then i normalised it to. 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. 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.
Nat king cole afraid of the dark is certainly watchable, but it is something of a disappointment contentwise. British music paper new musical express reported on april. Nat king cole, 19191965 i will confess to knowing precious little about nat king cole, except for. 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. The film provides poignant insights into the musicians.
Because of this, i think some of the focus of the film seemed more like a family documentary than a documentary. Afraid of the dark nat king cole remains one of the great gifts of nature mpr news. 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. Nat was the only african american television star in hollywood at a time when the. Directed by filmmaker jon brewer, the movie is available now in. The world of nat king cole on pbss american masters. Its a biography and documentary movie with a better than average imdb audience. 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 herself, nat king cole s wife 2014. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. 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.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nat king cole. At the funeral of bb king in 2015, while jon brewer was filming, a. Thankfully for me, this weeks documentary is nat king cole. Nat king cole forever remains one of the greatest jazz. Although the film is ninety minutes long, we do not learn much about coles character. At a time when black americans were still suffering segregation and prejudice, nat king cole broke through the race barrier, becoming the only. The story of nat king cole and his racist neighbours.
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. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. This documentary takes us into the life of the great nat king cole. 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. 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The story of nat king cole and his racist neighbours the. Jpg wikimedia commons nat king cole suffered campaign of racist abuse when he moved to. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Afraid of the dark was broadcast in december, 2019. Directed by filmmaker jon brewer, the movie is available now in the uk and will hit us shores in the fall. Looking good, feeling gorgeous as natalie maria cole loose women tv series 2009 performer 1 episode bride wars. Afraid of the dark 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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