Yesterday marked what would be the 80th birthday of legendary singer Nina Simone. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Nina Simone’s music was a soundtrack of civil rights. She was a student at Julliard until she ran out of money. She was later rejected by Curtis Institute of Music because she was black. Despite the odds, Nina […]
Zoe Saldana won’t get enough criticism about taking the role of Nina Simone. Now songstress India.Arie went in on the controversial situation, which is being slapped all over the blogosphere. When asked what she thought about the casting choice, she said it wasn’t her place to judge. However, when she saw the images, she went […]
People are really upset Zoe Saldana is set to play Nina Simone. Aaron Overfield, website content manager for ninasimone.com composed a scathing open letter to the actress and the film’s director, Cynthia Mort, for the yet to be seen “disrespectful portrayal of Nina Simone.” Yikes, he’s not playing either. First of all, he writes that […]
Zoe Saldana has been cast to play the leading role in Nina Simone’s biopic. The casting wasn’t met without some disdain and a bit of protest, some saying that she just can’t be Nina and that she is too light-skinned for the role. Writer and director Cynthia Mort notes that the film will simply be […]
