Sunday, November 18, 2018

OS 340 OUTSTAGN SELECTS THE TOP 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL AFRICAN AMERICAN FILMS OF ALL TIME





They say a picture is worth a thousand words. And in the world of motion pictures, many words have been written by the screenwriter for actors and actresses to perform on camera, creating thousands of stories told  from the beginning credits to THE END. 

Since the 19th century, there have been many  stories transfixed into motion pictures from silent films and "talkies" inside nickelodeons all the way to the IMAX special effect theaters of today.  One genre of stories has been of the African American Experience. From the race-juke joints/jazz-dance halls to the Deep (Segregated/Integrated)South, from gritty blaxploitation backdrops to Black Power struggles, from interracial bonding and relationships to crossover star vehicles and from hood flicks to buppy rom coms, the African American Experience has been fully represented in film. 

Below is OUTSTAGNs choices of the 50 Most Influential African American Films of All Time. What defined these films as an African American film was either it was directed by an African American director, had at least one African American actor/actress in a prominent role in a film,  and/or the content was based on an African American subject matter. The films selected made the list because of their impact in black and pop culture by creating important  cultural shifts, imagery and movements in African American Film.

                                                         

BEFORE GETTING TO THE TOP 50,  WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM DIRECTOR OSCAR MISCHEAUX WHOSE FILM CAREER SPANNED FROM 1919 WITH SILENT FILM "THE HOMESTEADER" TO HIS LAST FILM, "THE BETRAYAL" IN 1948.


HERE ARE THE FILMS FROM 60 to 51:


60.PARIS IS BURNING (1991)

59.LOVE JONES (1997)

58.BLACULA (1972)

57.THE BEST MAN (1999)

56.WATERMELON WOMAN (1997)

55.MANDINGO (1975)

54.COONSKIN (1975)

53. CAR WASH (1976)

52.BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET  (1984)

51.COTTON COMES TO HARLEM (1970)



50. RUFUS JONES FOR PRESIDENT  (1933)

49.AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)

48.HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE  (1987)


47.WATTSTAX (1973)

46.FRIDAY (1995) 

45.ST LOUIS BLUES (1929)


44.COFFY AND CLEOPATRA JONES  (THE BLACK FEMALE HERO--1973)

43.BEAT STREET (1984)

42.PURPLE RAIN (1984)

41.A SOLDIERS STORY (1984)

40.A RAISIN IN THE SUN (1961)

39.THE MACK (1973)


38.BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991)

37.COOLEY HIGH  (1975)

36.WATERMELON MAN (1970)

35.NOTHING BUT A MAN (1964)

34.FIVE HEARTBEATS (1991)

33.JUNGLE FEVER (1991)

32.DOLEMITE (1975)

31.MALCOLM X (1992)

30.LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1972)

29.GET OUT .(2017)

28.SOUNDER(1972)

27.PUTNEY SWOPE (1969)

26.SCHOOL DAZE (1988)

25.COMING TO AMERICA (1988)

24.EMPEROR JONES (1933)

23.GLORY (1989)

22.SHES GOTTA HAVE IT (1986)

21.BRIAN'S SONG (1971)

20.BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984)

19.THE LEARNING TREE (1969)

18.BLAZING SADDLES (1974)

17.THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN (1974)

16.DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)

15.BLACK PANTHER (2018)

14.GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)

13.MOONLIGHT (2017)

12.SUPERFLY (1972)

11.IMITATION OF LIFE (1959)

9.STORMY WEATHER (1943)
8.THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (1973)
7.SHAFT (1971)
6.SWEET SWEETBACK BADASS SONG (1971)
5.THE DEFIANT ONES (1958)

3.CARMEN JONES (1954)

2.CABIN IN THE SKY (1943)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seRYpWkPmms



AND
THE
NUMBER
ONE
MOST
INFLUENTIAL
AFRICAN 
AMERICAN 
FILM
OF ALL TIME 
IS.........................................





1.IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35HI5AQYUwg

Thursday, November 15, 2018

OS 339: MEET 2019 MR COUTURE WINNER DOMINIQUE AYERS!



His name is Dominique Ayers and he is the next in line to wear the sash of the title Mr Couture 2019. He won the title Oct 28 during the podcast of Maatology Productions' 10th Annual Mista Couture Style Showcase and Contest while Skyping in to compete. He also copped Popular Vote Winner, making him only the second person  to win both titles (The first was Rickey Watkins in 2014).

Ayers, whose day job is a corrections officer at North Central Correctional Institution, is definitely on the verge of success. Later this month, this handsome, 27-year old will be attending the red carpet premiere to "Creed II "(where he has  a couple of extra appearances )at Penn Cinema in Wilmington, Delaware. 

OUTSTAGN had the opportunity to interview Ayers soon after his win of the title.

OS: So where do you reside? And are you originally from that area?
DA: I reside in Marion, Ohio and I am from Columbus, Ohio naturally. My mother got married and we moved.


OS:What made you want to enter this year's Mista Couture Style Contest?
DA:I knew it would be a great opportunity and point me in the right direction for the modeling industry and become more known in other fields of the industry as well.


OS:You mentioned in your acceptance speech during the contest that you were once homeless. Do you mind sharing that experience and how you conquered that?

DA:I was 23 years old  when my mother kicked me out of her home. Being homeless wasn't a good experience but it wasn't a bad learning experience neither. I've went from sleeping in a homeless shelter, to sleeping in a Section 8 friends of mines apartment and also slept outside at my old high school football stadium in the back of a gator. 


OS:Your Facebook name is Dominique Speaks Freedom. Why do you call yourself that?

DA:I go by the name Dominique Speaks Freedom for the reason being I speak freedom. I speak righteously. And if someone-- or anybody for that matter-is in the wrong and it effects the good around me or the people I love and they love me,  then I feel like I have to speak freedom because there's too many people that don't speak up at all.



OS:Whats your idea of a romantic evening on a date with a significant other?

DA:The idea of a romantic date/evening to me could be simple but for a relationship and being together for some time I feel there has to be something spiced up. So to me, it'll be going on a road trip or traveling to a different state and enjoying things you've never tried before and getting a good view of where you might want to live someday. 


OS:How do you describe your taste in fashion?
 DA:It's wicked, mainly because I have clothes from when I was homeless which are like souvenir clothing now and can use for films if I'm called for a certain wardrobe. Then I have my formal dress up clothes and blazers and suits and bow ties.  I just got a little bit of everything which is why I say my fashion is wicked.

OS:Whats your motto in life?
DA:"Don't get caught slipping"


OS:What are some of your hobbies?

 DA:Working out, avid Gamer, and getting to be an extra in movies, commercials really all films and traveling.

OS:Whats your definition of couture?
DA:Couture to me means, creating light and darkness to how a person may feel or what they represent. 


OS: What do you see yourself doing or plans of doing in five years?
 DA:I see myself in five years running my own business that I will pass down to my son and being an A+ Celebrity doing well for the charities and kicking butt and taking names. 

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