The Premiere of ‘Us’
A few nights ago, the who’s who of Black Hollywood gathered in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York through the #UsFirst screening program to experience the premiere of the awaited Us. Everyone had such a great time, the event, with SXSW (South by Southwest, an annual event for music festivals and interactive film/media) ended up trending on Twitter (so you know it’s official)!
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Many influential stars were in attendance such as
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Tracee Ellis Ross, Janelle Monae, Ryan Coogler, Lance Gross, Kandi Burruss Tucker, BJ The Chicago Kid, Angela Rye, Angela Yee, Dapper Dan, Franchesca Ramsey, Big Krit, Cynthia Bailey, and of course many more came to enjoy the night!
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We thanked Jordan Peele for blessing us with the horror (comedy?) Get Out film that shook up racial social discussions, back in 2017. Up until this film in particular, Black people’s presence in a plot-for-plot horror film was so rare, it was confusing whenever the token Negro did end up on the horror screen (hence Get Out‘s Oscar nomination for comedy). In fact, it had become a such running joke that the punchline would be such that the only Black person in the movie would get the ax early on.
“Get Out movie” surpasses expectations!
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Fortunately, Jordan Peele is back with a new film, Us, that will give us horrific thrills, starring fan favorite Lupita Nyong’o, along side Winston Duke. This movie’s main cast is an all Black, all American family. What is supposed to be a relaxing vacation turns into the family fighting off demonic beings that seem to mirror their own appearances – and thinking. The all Black cast for a horror movie, the symbolism and irony of not knowing what and why you’re fighting something that looks so familiar will leave us all with rich discourse in the coming months.
Watch Us in theatres March 22 to see who wins, us or them…