This week I'm catching up with 2011 Spirit Award nominees that I missed last year in preparation for the live webchat I'm hosting during the show on IFC.com. Last night I watched "Night Catches Us" by Tanya Hamilton, a moving period drama about two former Black Panthers linked by death, love, and guilt years after their revolutionary days have ended. The Panthers are played beautifully by Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington. The film's nominated in the Best First Feature category against some very stiff competition, including presumptive favorite "Tiny Furniture," but it is a very good debut feature worthy of recognition.
Especially worthy of recognition is the movie's phenomenal soundtrack, an amazing collection of funk, soul, gospel, and blues tunes (plus a score composed and performed by The Roots) that form the sonic landscape of film's Philadelphia circa 1976. The only problem is, as is often the case with small indie films like "Night Catches Us,...
Especially worthy of recognition is the movie's phenomenal soundtrack, an amazing collection of funk, soul, gospel, and blues tunes (plus a score composed and performed by The Roots) that form the sonic landscape of film's Philadelphia circa 1976. The only problem is, as is often the case with small indie films like "Night Catches Us,...
- 2/23/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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