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Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues
Drama | 1990 | R. 2hr 9min
CAST: Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Joie Lee DIRECTOR: Spike Lee SPECIAL EVENT | BLACK FILM SERIES | FEB 24, 2023

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Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 musical drama film starring Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee, who also directed. It follows a period in the life of fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (played by Washington) as a series of bad decisions result in his jeopardizing both his relationships and his playing career. The film focuses on themes of friendship, loyalty, honesty, cause-and-effect, and ultimately salvation. It features the music of the Branford Marsalis quartet and Terence Blanchard on trumpet. The film was released five months after the death of Robin Harris and is dedicated to his memory.


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"It's tight, suspenseful, funny and packed with great music."
Charles Shaar Murray, Empire Magazine
"The music becomes an aspect of [Denzel] Washington's performance - as does, in a satisfying way, everything else in the film."
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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