Sundance: It’s as though the film is saying that we’re still not ready to have a full conversation about a Black queer star. Lisa Cortés’ effervescent yet incomplete documentary “Little Richard: I Am ...
Editor’s Note: The CNN Film “Little Richard: I Am Everything” tells the story of rock ‘n’ roll’s Black, queer origins. It illustrates clearly just how the revolutionary pop icon’s career laid the ...
Lisa Cortés on her film exploring Little Richard’s legendary rock’n’roll legacy A new documentary, “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” tells the story of one of rock and roll’s founding stars. It ...
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In 1956, Elvis Presley exploded onto the music scene, changing music history. One of the songs on Presley's introductory album was his rendition of "Tutti Frutti," a song released the previous year by ...
Lisa Cortés's film, in perceiving Little Richard as a wild genius of Black and queer culture, sees him more clearly than ever. But Little Richard was always another story. If Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis ...
The first thing film director Lisa Cortés did when she found out Magnolia Pictures had picked up her documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything, was send a cosmic shout-out to the rock ‘n’ roll icon.
We spoke to director Lisa Cortés about her riveting new documentary, Little Richard: I Am Everything, and the complexity of the rock star. For a masterclass on the founding father of rock ‘n’ roll, ...
He had been tapped to co-present the award for Best New Artist at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in New York City. That evening, he took the stage with Buster Poindexter, the alter-ego of New York ...
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