soul power

documentary of the 1974 mega-concert in kinshasa. ridiculously funny, insightful, and touching moments from great afro-american talents of the day, including muhammad ali, don king, james brown, b.b. king, celia cruz. but i think the film is worht seeing just to see, and i stress see, the great bill withers sing this song -

the express

caught the express in previews last night. very good movie about a very good man and a great football player. whether you are a sports fan or not, this is a must-see. setting off basically every human emotion, the express draws you into the life of ernest davis, the first african-american recipient of the heisman trophy. people in the theater were literally crying, cheering, and clapping (the 3 C's of audience response) along with every second of the movie. so go see it.