Claude bukowski leaves the family ranch in oklahoma for new york where he is rapidly embraced into the hippie group of youngsters led by berger, yet hes already been drafted. This documentary was inspired by chris daughter when she approached her father and asked him, daddy, how come i dont have good hair. Good hair explores a millennial longterm relationship and the split ends along the way. Good hair 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Epatha merkerson at an event for good hair 2009 adrian grenier at an event for good hair. Movies 9th grade fiction 10th grade english american literature election season 2012 movies good hair with chris rock good hair with chris rock the danger of a single story tedtalk day good hair documentary pre movie prep, viewing guide, post movie discussion questions, and film. An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good hair visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and selfesteem of the black community. Oct 23, 2009 documentary filmmaker regina kimbell launched an injunction against chris rock and hbo, claiming that their film infringed on her own similarly themed documentary my nappy roots. Good hair is a documentary film created and produced by chris rock and released in 2009. Full of sweetly sardonic observations, the docucomedy is one of the funniest movies of the year. Mar 07, 2010 what does chris rock, celebrities, random folks from salons, dermatologist and chemist say about relaxers in the documentary movie good hair. I have heard people criticize the movies lack of depth in the analysis of topics like economic exploitation with regard to hair. This question peaked chris interest and wonders why she would ask such a question.
Chris rock provides a good snapshot of the hair culture of africanamerican women. It also delves into the big business of the hair industry, as well as the global trade of hair to feed the african american market. Chris rock interview with moving pictures about the documentray good hair duration. So chris set out to do something hes never done beforea documentary.
Funny, informative, and occasionally sad, good hair is a provocative look at the. Good hair is an insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about africanamerican hair culture. Director jeff stilsons camera followed the funnyman, and the result is good hair, a wonderfully insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary. Chris rocks good hair doesnt genuinely explore complex. Jul 31, 2009 director jeff stilsons camera followed the funnyman, and the result is good hair, a wonderfully insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about african american hair culture. Good hair movie chris rock sells black hair youtube. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own. What do you do when your daughter asks you for the good hair. He brings life to the musical form in the same way that west side story did, the last. Oct 20, 20 a raucous adventure prompted by rocks daughter approaching him and asking, daddy, how come i dont have good hair. Instead of truly exploring the history and complex relationship that black people, and especially women, have with their hair, it came off mainly as a defense of straightened hair notwithstanding that one bit about the destructive damage that hair straightening products can do to an ordinary tin can. But though good hair embraces the pain, digging gingerly into wounds both political and personal, the film.
He soon falls in love with sheila franklin, a rich girl but still a rebel inside. Some girls have their hair cut off and stolen while they were sleeping or at the movie theatre. Good hair is a documentary about black women and their hair. Thirtysomething george roundy is a beverly hills hairdresser, who spends as much time sleeping with his female clients as he does doing their hair. Chris rock is a highly entertaining anchor man for this engaging documentary about africanamericans and the hair industry jason solomons sat 26. Watch good hair 2009 full movie free online streaming tubi. Maybe im the only one, but i thought chris rocks documentary good hair was a major letdown. A federal judge ruled that good hair 2009 should be allowed to be released. Prompted by a question from his young daughter, comic chris rock sets out to explore the importance of hair in black culture. The end of the documentary does not make a decision about whats good or bad, but as the film closes, rocks very young daughter is still sporting her original hair. As fast it all seemed then, one must slow down a bit to sync up to it. Good hair sees rock engaging in frank, funny conversations with haircare professionals, beautyshop and barbershop patrons, and celebrities including icet, nia long, raven symone. I have heard people criticize the movies lack of depth in the analysis of topics like economic exploitation with regard to hair products, and sociological issues around the use of these products.
Check out the most memorable, gorgeous, jawdropping. Theres a fair amount of strong language a couple of fks, as well as st, bitch, and the like, conversations about how hair affects sexual relationships, and consumerism mostly hair product brands. Hair extensions film complet entier vf en francais streaming hd. Its a detour he took after an innocent carpool ride left chris with an idea he just couldnt shake. A documentary hosted and narrated by comedian chris rock. A documentary look, mostly through the eyes of tammy faye bakker messner, at her rise and fall as a. Good hair premiered at the 2009 sundance film festival and won the special jury prize. Fourtime emmy award winning actor and comedian chris rock takes you on a hilariously hairraising journey through the extreme lengths africanamerican women will go to for good hair.
With warren beatty, julie christie, goldie hawn, lee grant. Chris rock is an emmywinning comedian, devoted husband and loving fatherbut its time to get to know a new side of this funnyman. Funny, informative, and occasionally sad, good hair is a provocative look at the complex relationship between african americans and their hair. Chris rock visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the.
Im going to take the painful stance of suggesting thats because there arent a lot of black. Rent good hair 2009 starring chris rock and ravensymone on dvd and bluray. Maybe its just as well that this version had to wait a decade to be filmed so forman could be hired to do it. What does chris rock, celebrities, random folks from salons, dermatologist and chemist say about relaxers in the documentary movie good hair. The highways are clogged with cars, and the gigantic dilapidated tenement buildings loom high, surrounded by the vast space of basketball. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Rock interviews celebrities such as icet and raven symone, and visits. With john savage, treat williams, beverly dangelo, annie golden.
In 1989 an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the imageobsessed world of music television. Good hair is a 2009 american documentary film directed by jeff stilson and produced by chris rock productions and hbo films, starring and narrated by. Today in film history, october 9, 2009, chris rocks documentary good hair, opened in us theaters. Various aspects of the movie are entertaining, amusing, or saddening, depending on how one views them. He conveys a lot of information, but also some unfortunate opinions and misleading facts. Hair is brilliant and spectacular if at times a bit watereddown and will please the public, especially those who love its music. Premiering at the sundance film festival on january 18, 2009, good hair had a limited release to theaters in the united states by roadside attractions on october 9, 2009, and opened across the country on october 23. Chris rock was coming out with a documentary on black womens hair, i couldnt wait. This documentary had a sense of humor, as one would expect from chris rock, but it sprang from a place of real love. Hair is a 1979 musical antiwar drama film based on the 1968 broadway musical hair. Something as seemingly simple and innocuous as hairstyle actually has deep historical roots in the africanamerican community. The hippies introduce him to marijuana and lsd, and their environment of unorthodox relationships and draft evasion the film was directed by milos forman who. An american tribal loverock musical about a vietnam war draftee who meets and befriends a tribe of hippies on his way to the army induction center.
With shelli delgado, erik dillard, brian emond, dedrick flynn. A journey through black hairitage makes a much stronger sociopolitical statement about how africanamericans perceive their hair as an extension of their selfesteem and cultural expression. Where the wild things aregood haircouples retreatparanormal. Chris rock, the host and narrator, is a likable man, quick, truly curious, with the gift of encouraging people to speak openly about a subject they usually keep private. Its such a fascinating, complex tale that you hope one day some probing filmmaker will make a conclusive documentary on the subject. Instead, it presents the tragic story of a boys lost future in a gritty, almost documentary style. But to the original music, the film version adds a story that works well with it, airy and open photography. Yet the stark difference between the two movies is that my nappy roots. The best movie hair of all time sometimes the hair in a movie is so damn good, it distracts you from the plotor inspires your new haircut. Clever and funny, rocks film about the hairstyles of africanamerican women makes the cut.
Released october 9th, 2009, good hair stars chris rock, maya angelou, nia long, icet the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of 72 out of 100 on metacritic. The musical performances in this movie have the orchestration of and style that transports one back to that time. Apr 11, 2010 guess the judge was busy that day in court, right. Chris rocks 2009 comedy documentary, good hair might seem like a simple straightforward comedy documentary about a womens hair salon. An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good. Comedian chris rock takes you on a hairraising journey through the extreme lengths africanamerican women will go to for good hair. Chris rocks documentary, good hair, opened friday to mixed, but. That doesnt mean the movie isnt warm, funny and entertaining.
Milos formans film adaptation of the popular, controversial broadway musical hair has dated somewhat, yet it remains an effective evocation of the hippie movement of the late 60s. Jun 26, 2010 perhaps the most pleasant surprise of the week is this wildly entertaining documentary fronted by comedian chris rock, an exploration of africanamerican identity through the medium of hair. Bad hair pelo malo doesnt attempt to provide answers. The glory of hair and let the sun shine in and age of aquarius and the sly, silly warmth of black boyswhite boys.
Hair 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Chris rocks daughter inspired new documentary good hair. In good hair, chris travels from beauty shops in brooklyn to sacred indian temples to get to the root of why africanamerican women place so much importance on their hair. Movies chris rocks daughter inspired new documentary good hair comedian interviews black celebrities to get behind the obsession with hair. Good hair chris rock documentary critical media project. Good hair full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Stylists then delicately attach tracks of hairwhich can be simple extensions or full wigsto the braids. Shot by micaela cajahuaringa with an intensely realistic style, bad hair presents a world that is overcrowded, loud, and chaotic. A journey through black hairitage 2010 which she screened for rock in 2007. It doesnt offer any solutions, but it shows that the africanamerican communitys obsession with good hair in other words, straighter, looser curls rather than coarser, nappy hair is a mixed blessing. Whether they want to admit it, all the women in his life are on the most part aware that they are are not the only one with whom he is sleeping.
Nearly everyone in chris rocks movie seems to agree on a few critical. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. After chris released his documentary, the tyra banks show discussed this same topic, that is good hair what is it, does it exist, is it just a bad label, etc. The film travels the planet in search of stories about african hair, the amount people will do to change their hair, the dangers involved in chemically processing. Good hair stands as an informative and entertaining documentary, and one thats pulled off with no small measure of style. Back when good hair was first announced, i was elated to see that fellowaquarian chris rock was making a documentary that attempted to do for black womens hair what bill maher did for religion. Premiering at the sundance film festival on january 18, 2009, good hair had a limited release to theaters in the united states by roadside attractions on october 9, 2009, and. Hair love, a story about a black father who struggles and eventually succeeds in styling his young daughters hair, won the academy award for best animated short film on sunday. In the course of the film, which was directed by jeff stilson and cowritten by rock and several others, rock first travels to atlanta, home of the bronner brothers hair show, where thousands of folks buy and learn how to use new products the show is also the site of.
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