Tag: Ruby Dee

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Meagan Good Birthday Celebration | Video Girl (2011) 0 (0)

BLACKTREE MEDIA LEO BIRTHDAY WEEKEND: VIDEO GIRL (2011) 🎂♌ Our Meagan Good Birthday Celebration continues with Video Girl, a dramatic look inside the seductive—and dangerous—world of hip-hop video fame. Meagan Good stars as Lorie Walker, an aspiring ballerina whose dreams are shattered by a serious knee injury. When a new opportunity pulls her into the world of music videos, Lorie quickly discovers that fame, money and attention can come with a devastating price. ⭐ Starring: Meagan Good, Ruby Dee, LisaRaye McCoy, Adam Senn & Paul Ben-Victor 📽️ Rating: R for drug use, some sexual content and language 🎞️ Genre: Drama [See More…]

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Take a Giant Step | Ruby Dee’s Quiet Strength 0 (0)

🎬 BlackTree TV Presents: Sunday Night at the Movies – Mother’s Day Special This Mother’s Day, we honor the women whose wisdom and quiet strength guide us through life’s most difficult transitions. Tonight’s Sunday Night at the Movies presentation is Take a Giant Step (1959), a trailblazing film about race, identity, and growing up Black in white America — anchored by a powerful performance from the legendary Ruby Dee. 📽️ Feature Presentation: Take a Giant Step (1959) Spencer “Spence” Scott is a smart, middle-class Black teenager raised in an all-white neighborhood. After an emotional outburst in class about racism and [See More…]

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Max Julien & Ruby Dee Star in Uptight (1968) | BlackTree TV Saturday Cinema 0 (0)

🎥 BlackTree TV Saturday Showcase: Uptight (1968) 🎥 Join us for this special Saturday Showcase of classic films featuring Uptight, a powerful 1968 drama starring the incomparable Max Julien and written by the legendary Ruby Dee. Directed by Jules Dassin, this groundbreaking film explores betrayal within the Black revolutionary movement, reimagining the themes of John Ford’s 1935 classic, The Informer. Through this collaboration of activism and artistry, Ruby Dee and Jules Dassin crafted a timeless story that resonates as deeply today as it did over 50 years ago. We selected Uptight to honor the enduring legacy of talents like Max [See More…]