Oscars Not So White This Year
In addition to “Birth of a Nation” and “Fences” there is now buzz about Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight.” It is based on Tarell McCraney‘s play “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,†a coming-of-age film set in ’80s Miami, about a black dude named Chiron (played by Jharrel Jerome, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes) amid the temptations of the drug trade. “I’ve seen it and it’s spectacular,†a LemonWade spy says. “It’s Boyz in the Hood meets Boyhood meets Brokeback Mountain. Or…you know, it’s Boyz in the Hood but nobody gets shot.†It’s all supporting parts but a major stand-out performance is from Mahershala Ali (pictured), from “House of Cards.”
