Rae Dawn Chong

*If you’re like me then you remember every single line from the film “The Color Purple.” Who could forget such lines as “Whatcha doin’ up there? It’s gonna rain on yo’ head” and Mister’s response to whether or not Celie had gotten any mail: “Could be, could be not. Who’s to say?” Every generation has a signature black film that helps shape the psyche of those that were lucky enough to view it. For many of us “The Color Purple” was such a film. For those that don’t know, it is based upon the...Read Full Story

Making History.   Democrats have opened up a huge "history gap" with the Republicans, lately rubbing their history-making noses in Republican's static faces. Democrats chose the theme "making history" for their California convention and may do the same for Denver. The candidates themselves have mentioned their historicity in debates. By "history," they don't mean their economic policies as they first made history in Bismarkian Germany in the late 19th century, then in Italy a few years later...Read Full Story

I was wondering why, for such a cheap-ish movie, The Squeeze looks so good. Its budget almost doubled, allowing for some really expensive looking sequences on an aircraft carrier, a decent amount of New York photography and… I don’t know, something else. It also almost starred Jenny Wright in the Rae Dawn Chong part, which would have been an improvement of sorts (Mrs. Potato Head would have given a more animate performance than Chong) but not enough of one to make the movie work. Some of...Read Full Story

Join us for a special overtime edition of the BIG show as actress Rae Dawn Chong stops by to talk about her career and the upcoming Blu-ray release of The Color Purple with Keeping It Reel host Tim Gordon. Rae Dawn Chong | The Color Purple | Interview | Conversation with | MoviesRead Full Story

Rae Dawn Chong embodies the role of a hospital psychiatrist drawn into the world of mystical phenomena by anthropology professor Declan Dunn (Adrian Pasdar) in PAX TV's ...Read Full Story