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Tuesday 10 sepTember 2019
In ‘Dolemite Is My Name,’ a return to form for Eddie Murphy

By JAKE COYLE in Toronto. It had been a “I came up in my career as
Associated Press while. Murphy’s last two a guerrilla filmmaker. You
TORONTO (AP) — It took leading performances — show up and you shoot.
Eddie Murphy more than 2016’s “Mr. Church” and You don’t have permits.
a decade to get a movie 2012’s “A Thousand Words” You don’t have profes-
made about Rudy Ray — were little seen and little sionals help you. You just
Moore. Judging by the re- loved. have a bunch of other
sponse to the film at the To- But “Dolemite Is My Name” people like you who have
ronto International Film Fes- was a passion project for a blind passion,” Brewer
tival, the wait was worth it. the 58-year-old comedi- said. “Sometimes those
“Dolemite Is My Name” an. He long ago met with passion projects turn into
drew some of the best re- Moore, who died in 2008 something wonderful even
views of Murphy’s career, at the age of 81, to discuss though they’re terrible.”
following the film’s pre- making a movie about the For “My Name Is Dolemite,”
miere over the weekend comedian. Moore’s famous the reception in Toronto
This image released by Netflix shows Eddie Murphy in a scene was electric — especially
from “Dolemite Is My Name,” which will be shown at the Toronto for a performance that
Film Festival. for many recalled Mur-
Associated Press phy’s performances of the
character — the straight- on Oct. 25. It’s penned by ‘80s. During the stand-
talking, kung fu-fighting Scott Alexander and Larry ing ovation that followed
pimp Dolemite — was his Karaszewski, who memo- the film’s premiere, cast
stand-up persona and star rably wrote another tale member Keegan-Michael
of the 1975 Blaxploitation about an inexpert filmmak- Key suggested the lengthy
classic “Dolemite.” “I never er: “Ed Wood.” applause shouldn’t stop
let go of the idea. It was al- “Dolemite Is My Name” for Murphy. “ The film has
ways something I thought chronicles the ramshack- helped kick off a come-
could be a great movie. le, threadbare making of back for Murphy. After
I had been sitting on the “Dolemite” with Wesley years of working seldom if
couch. I took some time to Snipes playing director at all, Murphy is currently
do nothing,” Murphy said in D’Urville Martin. It’s a pae- shooting a sequel to “Com-
an interview. “It goes back an to low-budget movie- ing to America,” also with
to when Rudy was alive. I making and a celebration Brewer directing and Snipes
literally went to see him at of creating something out co-starring. Later this year,
a club. It just didn’t come of nothing, outside a movie the former “Saturday Night
together. And there was no system that made scant Live” castmember will host
Netflix back then.” room for African-American the show for the first time
“Dolemite Is My Name,” stories. since 1984. And after years
directed by Craig Brewer For Brewer, a Memphis, away from the stage, he’s
(“Hustle & Flow”), will be re- Tennessee, native, it’s a tes- plotting a return to stand-
leased by Netflix in theaters tament to the independent up, with a tour planned for
Oct. 4 and begin streaming filmmaking of his youth. next summer. q

Review: Tinariwen embodies

the desert blues on ‘Amadjar’

By PABLO GORONDI lenges humanity is facing
Associated Press around the world. “Taqkal
Tinariwen, “Amadjar” Tarha” says “Nothing has
(ANTI-) any meaning / Days fol-
Tinariwen don’t need to low each other and look
create a mythology for the same,” while “Wartilla”
or about themselves. The claims that “The hardest
story of this Western African thing is to see love and This cover image released
band of nomadic Tuaregs friendship disappear.” by ANTI- shows “Amadjar,” a
from Mali includes exile, Most, however, make di- release by ANTI- via AP.
violent conflicts and an at- rect and unmistakable allu- Associated Press
tachment to ancient tradi- sions to their personal fates Abdallah Ag Alhoussey-
tions informed by current and political struggles. ni, the resonance of their
affairs. “Amalouna” is practically deep voices magnificently
Their latest release, “Amad- a manifesto — “Today, our matched and tempered
jar,” is the epitome of desert future and our hope is an by Lala and Aicha’s back-
blues. Recorded under a armed return to our home- ing vocals.
tent in the sandy outskirts of land” and “Kel Tinawen” The instrumentation, if
Nouakchott, the capital of warns that “Evil tongues, needed, can be carried on
Mauritania, the setting pro- you can keep talking / The their backs: percussion and
vides a more informal and uprising will be impossible a legion of electric and,
natural, though far from to suppress.” featuring probably more
laid-back, atmosphere. The dominant singing and prominently than on their
Some songs reflect the songwriting is by founder latest albums, acoustic
seemingly similar chal- Ibrahim Ag Alhabib and guitars.q