I'm looking for a reprint of 20x29 Japanese movie poster for Carmen Jones. It came out in 1954 I think, and started Dorothy Dandridge. The original is $900 and not a possibility. There are several versions, but this is the one I really want. The German
They have a repro of the German version here for $13:
http://www.moviepostershop.com/product_i nfo.php?products_id=242238&osCsid=ba 1511c24c4016b08da259fa3ada157f
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Movie posters and gold albums are on display alongside history books and busts of Abraham Lincoln and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was Belafonte's close friend. Awards reinforce the breadth of Belafonte's achievements and interests; one identifies him as a "Singer/Actor/Producer/Activist."
And heartthrob, it might have added: There's also a framed copy of a New York Times article from 1972, bearing the headline, "Be thankful you're not as handsome as Harry."
PHOTOS: See shots from throughout Belafonte's lifeAt 84, Belafonte is still handsome, with the same chiseled features, mocha skin and piercing eyes that made white women swoon at a time when Southern Jim Crow laws forbade him from using the same public restrooms as their boyfriends. True, the skin is lined now, and Belafonte's slow, tentative movements betray his age.
But when this octogenarian sits down to discuss
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Carmen on screen, an annotated filmography and bibliography CARMEN JONES (1954, USA) col. Igth: 105 mins awd: Golden Globe (USA), Best Motion Picture - Musical / Comedy (1955); Locarno International Film Festival ... |
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ST. LOUIS BLACK FILM FESTIVAL Continues This Week with CARMEN JONES and CAR WASH This offerings for this Thursday, February 9th are CARMEN JONES at 5pm and CAR WASH at 7pm. CARMEN JONES (1954) was produced and directed by Otto Preminger from Oscar Hammerstein's update of the Bizet opera. It stars Dorothy Dandridge as the title |
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Valentine's Day: theGrio's favorite black romantic movies (SLIDESHOW) Carmen Jones (1954): Dorothy Dandridge (in her iconic, Oscar-nominated role) and Harry Belafonte star as doomed lovers in this adaptation of the Bizet Opera. Black Orpheus (1959): The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice -- one of the most tragic love stories |
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The Oscars Are Racist Did the Academy sleep through the stellar performances of Dorothy Dandridge as Carmen Jones in Carmen Jones in 1954; Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues in 1972; and Cicely Tyson as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder in 1972? |
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Will Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer of 'The Help' make Oscars history? Davis is the ninth African American Best Actress nominee, following Dorothy Dandridge ("Carmen Jones," 1954), Diana Ross ("Lady Sings the Blues," 1972), Cicely Tyson ("Sounder," 1972), Diahann Carroll ("Claudine," 1974), Goldberg, Angela Bassett |
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Oscars 2012: 8 interesting details about the nominations The first black performer to earn a lead actress nomination was Dorothy Dandridge, for 1954's "Carmen Jones." 5. “Moneyball” earned six nominations Tuesday including best film, actor, supporting actor and screenplay, but it failed to receive a |
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