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Beyond the Bodyguard
Leslie - wrote on 11/19/2014
The world of Pop music gets an unlikely makeover in the Amar'e Stoudemire produced, and Gina Prince-Bythewood directed film "Beyond the Lights." It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw as singer/glam girl Noni Jean and Minnie Driver as her “momager” Macy Jean. We’re introduced to Noni first as a little girl in London, being made ready for a talent show by her mom. Her mom is frantically trying to convince a hairdresser to style her hair minutes before she closes up shop. At first the hairdresser is dismissive, not wanting to take on the pint-sized client for fear that she will miss her date with her man. “What song are you going to sing?” she asks little Noni. When Noni proudly states that she plans to sing Blackbird by Nina Simone, the hairdresser is impressed, and decides to give her …
