Cotton Club
Cotton Club
#0Cotton Club
Posted: 9/1/04 at 12:52amI saw this at movie at Blockbuster today and it said it was in tradition of Ganster movies and musicals. I almost grabbed it but didn't. Has anyone seen it? If so, how is it.......should I rent it?
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#1re: Cotton Club
Posted: 9/1/04 at 12:55amThe lead performances by Gere and Lane have been debated since the movie was released. The supporting cast is SUPERB - and the soundtrack is one of the best I've ever heard. Trivia - Gere plays his own horn in the set pieces his character plays in. Lonette McKee's version of Ill Wind is one of the greatest things ever. You also get the Hines Brothers dancing together.
#2re: Cotton Club
Posted: 9/1/04 at 10:32amsounds like I should rent this - joeyjoe was playing the soundtrack last week and Lonette's version of ILL WIND is one of the best I've ever heard - just the right tempo and phrasing - very sultry...I loved it.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#3re: Cotton Club
Posted: 9/1/04 at 10:34amAs I said, the lead performances you're either going to respond to or you're not. However, the film as a whole is gorgeously produced, and the story is well told. Lane was only 19 when it was filmed.
Marquise
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/1/04
#4re: Cotton Club
Posted: 9/1/04 at 11:16am
seven words why you should rent this movie:
FRANCIS FORD COPOLLA GREGORY HINES LONETTE McKEE... 'nuff said... ENJOY!
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