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1968 Africa afro-punk art Arts & Culture Ayana Contreras Black Business Black Literature Blues books Bridgeport bronzeville Cadet Records Charles Stepney Chess Records Chicago Chicago Arts Chicago Blues Chicago Cultural History chicago events Chicago History Chicago Jazz Chicago Music Chicago Soul Class community building Cult Movie of the Week cult movies curtis mayfield Curtom dance david boykin DJ Ayana Donny Hathaway Dorchester Projects Ebony Education Englewood Events fashion film hip hop hyde park inner city John H. Sparkle: Three sisters (Sister and the Sisters) from Harlem become singers.NOTE: Curtis Mayfield (who composed the music for the movie) came up in the Cabrini Green housing projects here in Chicago and had a rags-to-riches story of his own to tell, although the projects were a far different place in those days. Who doesn’t love a righteous dream, bigger than the span of your arms? What I like most about this movie is the locomotive power of their dreams, and the entrepreneurial spirit that runs through the tale. A Star is Born, and Phillip Michael Thomas (as Stix) is willing to gamble everything to see their dreams come true. Sparkle (Irene Cara) is forced to take over the Lead Vocalist’s role, rising from the ashes. Ultimately, a slippery force named Satin cracks the glossy veneer of Sister (the sophisticated lead vocalist played by McKee), and it seems all their dreams are derailed. Enter stage left the young well-meaning Svengali producer character (played by Phillip Michael Thomas) whose dreams ride heavily on their success. Notably, in the movie, the somewhat unpolished vocals work well (after all, the singers were supposed to be kids coming up from the streets).īack to the rags-to-riches story. thought not well enough to sell REAL LIFE records. In 1950s Harlem, Sparkle (Irene Cara), Sister (Lonette McKee) and Dolores (Dwan Smith) are three musically gifted sisters whose mother, Effie (Mary Alice), supports them by working as a maid. Link your DIRECTV account to Movies Anywhere to enjoy your digital collection in one place. Each of the main actresses ( Lonette McKee, Irene Cara, and Dwan Smith) could all sing well enough to not be dubbed out of the movie but apparently Warner Bros. 1976 100 min PG Drama, Musical Feature Film. What’s controversial?įirst, the film is a pre-Dreamgirls rags-to-riches story of three girls with dreams of stardom. A Curtis Mayfield-produced gem sung by Aretha Franklin, the soundtrack to the movie is glorious… but laden with its share of controversy. Not unlike many movies that are labeled as “Blaxploitation”, the soundtrack to Sparkle (1976) is often regarded more highly than the film itself.
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