Lady Sings the Blues
by Sidney J. Furie
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Actor: Billy Dee Williams, Diana Ross, James T. Callahan, Paul Hampton, Richard PryorDirector: Sidney J. Furie
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Berry Gordy
Producer: Brad Dexter
Writer: Billie Holiday
Writer: Chris Clark
Writer: Suzanne De Passe
Writer: Terence McCloy
Writer: William Dufty
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 144 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Reviews of Lady Sings the Blues
DVD Review: Lady Sings the blues starring Diana Ross
Summary: 4 Stars
My family enjoyed this movie and I consider it a classic tale regarding the singer, Billie Holiday. The DVD arrived promptly and in excellent condition.DVD Review: movie review
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember watching this movie back in the 70s. I enjoyed it very much and am happy to add it to my cult classic collection. If you like a good musician biography to add to your collection like Ray, The Dreamgirls, or even Walk Hard---this is the movie.DVD Review: This Movie Needs to Be Recreated
Summary: 1 Stars
I have always adored Billie Holiday since I was a kid. She is, to me, the greatest female jazz singer in history. I was about 11 when I first saw this movie and I was naturally excited when I learned that there was a movie about Billie holiday's life I was completely horrified and disappointed with this movie, Diana's acting, and the singing. I wanted to hear Billie's actual voice with the music, or at least someone who had a similar vocal quality to Billie. Nothing personal to Diana, I also like Diana's singing and some of the other movies that she had played in. I just don't think this was a good choice for her to star in. I felt that they could have chosen someone who looked and sang at least a little similar to Billie. But, I see the director didn't care about that either, instead choosing someone who was famous and popular, though no similarities to the actual character.
I conclusion, I truly hope that someone will remake the movie with a stronger need of quality. Personally, I think that Jill Scott could be one of the few singers/actresses to possibly play the role of Billie Holiday due to her similarity in looks and jazz vocal qualities.
DVD Review: Diana Ross is incredible
Summary: 5 Stars
In my opinion, (surely due to strong bias because I have been listening to this album since I was a little girl) this album/DVD contains some of the absolute best versions of Billie Holiday songs ever recorded. Diana Ross exquisitely captured the perfect tempo(i), inflection, phrasing, and dynamics for every song (not to mention her incredible acting performance as well.) The movie is one that I can watch over and over and over again and always be captivated. DVD Review: Lady Sings the Blues
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely stunning! I first saw this movie in 1976 and it is even better than I remembered it. Ross's performance, and that of Billy Dee Williams are both excellent. It's such a pity that this movie seems to have disappeared off the screens of most shops today. I have been searching for it for years.
Description of Lady Sings the Blues
The essence of Billie Holiday, one of America's most loved and memorable blues singers, is captured brilliantly in a tour-de-force debut performance by singer Diana Ross. Filled with the greatest songs of the incomparable "Lady Day," this stunning film biography received five Academy Award. nominations, including Diana Ross for "Best Actress." Costarring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor.Diana Ross stars as legendary blues singer Billie Holiday in this biopic that chronicles her rise and fall. It begins with her late childhood, a stint as a prostitute, those early days as a blues singer, her marriages, and her drug addiction. Overly glossy and lacking depth, this is worth seeing only for the performances. Diana Ross was nominated for an Oscar for her acting debut. A dynamo with sparkling screen presence, she realistically conveys the confusion and unhappiness that caused Holiday so much grief. Her performance is almost matched by romantic interest Billy Dee Williams. Watch for Richard Pryor, who is most powerful in a dramatic supporting role as the piano player in a brothel. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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