DISQUS

newcritics: Imitation of Life

  • Dan Leo · 1 year ago
    And what about that great title sequence and song?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGZ7NJ2rgyM
  • kathleenmaher · 1 year ago
    That was good, too, though I might have missed it if a friend hadn't suggested I pay attention. Manny had thought it was Nat King Cole but learned otherwise. I forget who. Mahalia's, though, haunts me.
  • Dan Leo · 1 year ago
    The singer was the Nat Cole soundalike Earl Grant.
  • kathleenmaher · 1 year ago
    I knew it was Earl someone: Earl Grant. Thanks for the YouTube clip.
  • Jason · 1 year ago
    You were mistaken when you wrote "This perplexes Lora so much that, while pouting, she tells Annie this is a “real problem”—nothing like Sarah Jane running away from her heritage. (A line that earned the black and white audience’s biggest laugh.)"

    She said Sarah Jane's problem was real, she couldn't figure out what problem Susie had. After she said that, it was revealed that Susie loves Steve.

    Also, while I thought the movie was good, I do not see how it convinces anyone to vote for Obama. Is that just because Obama is a mulatto, similar to Sarah Jane, except that he accepts his black heritage? While I respect him as a person, I will never vote on someone just because of their skin color. Issues matter, not biology.
  • Cheap American Girl Dolls · 5 months ago
    I like it, actually.
  • Resumes · 1 month ago
    Our wishes came true, and Obama won. So far, the number of unemployed have gotten lower, but not low enough for us to be celebrating. Yet, it's way better than McCain winning for all hell might have broken loose.