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posted by dinty_moore at 3:24 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by dinty_moore at 3:24 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by SystematicAbuse at 3:29 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by [insert clever name here] at 3:30 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by jameaterblues at 3:31 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by badbobbycase at 3:32 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by pianoblack at 3:33 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by pianoblack at 3:33 PM on September 6, 2021
This is so sad. He was only 54.
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posted by the primroses were over at 3:36 PM on September 6, 2021 [2 favorites]
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posted by the primroses were over at 3:36 PM on September 6, 2021 [2 favorites]
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posted by General Malaise at 3:37 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by General Malaise at 3:37 PM on September 6, 2021
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So many scenes, such as the courtroom ("I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase, s'all in the game"), but my favourites are the ones between Omar and Brother Mouzone.
posted by Wordshore at 3:39 PM on September 6, 2021 [8 favorites]
So many scenes, such as the courtroom ("I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase, s'all in the game"), but my favourites are the ones between Omar and Brother Mouzone.
posted by Wordshore at 3:39 PM on September 6, 2021 [8 favorites]
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posted by whatevernot at 3:39 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by dragstroke at 3:42 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by lalochezia at 3:46 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by Silvery Fish at 3:47 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by Silvery Fish at 3:47 PM on September 6, 2021
That "Typecast" video is astonishing. Thank you, dinty_moore.
"I got myself out."
"You sure about that?"
posted by PhineasGage at 3:48 PM on September 6, 2021 [10 favorites]
"I got myself out."
"You sure about that?"
posted by PhineasGage at 3:48 PM on September 6, 2021 [10 favorites]
@MarlowNYC: has **anyone** been on more great TV series than Michael K. Williams?
--The Wire
--Sopranos
--Alias
--Boardwalk Empire
--Community
--The Night Of
--When They See Us
--Lovecraft Country
--Law & Order
--Hap and Leonard
@TheTweetOfGod: Omar arriving.
posted by Wordshore at 3:54 PM on September 6, 2021 [17 favorites]
--The Wire
--Sopranos
--Alias
--Boardwalk Empire
--Community
--The Night Of
--When They See Us
--Lovecraft Country
--Law & Order
--Hap and Leonard
@TheTweetOfGod: Omar arriving.
posted by Wordshore at 3:54 PM on September 6, 2021 [17 favorites]
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posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 3:59 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 3:59 PM on September 6, 2021
The Typecast video is amazing but really heartbreaking in this context. Far far too young, he will be missed.
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posted by supermedusa at 4:02 PM on September 6, 2021 [5 favorites]
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posted by supermedusa at 4:02 PM on September 6, 2021 [5 favorites]
A couple more videos to show the range he had:
Performing at the tribute to DMX in June (from 2:00).
A powerful scene from Lovecraft Country of Tic discovering his father is gay.
I think it really said something significant to a lot of queer black men that he wasn't afraid of playing these gay roles with as much tenderness and care as he showed everything else. Montrose and Omar were understated with their sexuality but it's meaningful and Michael put a lot of thought into that. The scene in The Wire where Omar's sitting out cuddling with his boyfriend and stroking his hair aired when a lot of shows were still afraid to show gay couples, let alone gay couples having normal everyday moments where their sexuality wasn't a problem to anyone, let alone black gay couples doing that. Michael wasn't afraid of those moments and it meant a lot.
posted by fight or flight at 4:06 PM on September 6, 2021 [57 favorites]
Performing at the tribute to DMX in June (from 2:00).
A powerful scene from Lovecraft Country of Tic discovering his father is gay.
I think it really said something significant to a lot of queer black men that he wasn't afraid of playing these gay roles with as much tenderness and care as he showed everything else. Montrose and Omar were understated with their sexuality but it's meaningful and Michael put a lot of thought into that. The scene in The Wire where Omar's sitting out cuddling with his boyfriend and stroking his hair aired when a lot of shows were still afraid to show gay couples, let alone gay couples having normal everyday moments where their sexuality wasn't a problem to anyone, let alone black gay couples doing that. Michael wasn't afraid of those moments and it meant a lot.
posted by fight or flight at 4:06 PM on September 6, 2021 [57 favorites]
Oh no no no. I saw this and it felt like my heart stopped.
posted by kitten kaboodle at 4:10 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by kitten kaboodle at 4:10 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by stellaluna at 4:12 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by stellaluna at 4:12 PM on September 6, 2021
Of all of the deaths I've woken up to in the last couple of years, this one hits a little harder than most. Goddammit. Looking through his career, I realize there is so much more of his work to see, so much I didn't know he was in. I'll have to work on that, but damn, I'm going to miss him.
I watched this earlier on youtube, Williams going over the roles he played. It's pretty short, and there's a lot I'd like to hear more about, but you can see the thought he put into his characters, and what each one of them meant.
posted by Ghidorah at 4:13 PM on September 6, 2021 [7 favorites]
I watched this earlier on youtube, Williams going over the roles he played. It's pretty short, and there's a lot I'd like to hear more about, but you can see the thought he put into his characters, and what each one of them meant.
posted by Ghidorah at 4:13 PM on September 6, 2021 [7 favorites]
Although he's rightfully known as an actor, Michael K. Williams started off as a back up dancer. Link is to Essence article and a good interview with Queen Latifah - also includes the video to 100% Pure Love, which he choreographed.
100% Pure Love in the afterlife and in my heart tonight.
posted by the primroses were over at 4:21 PM on September 6, 2021 [7 favorites]
100% Pure Love in the afterlife and in my heart tonight.
posted by the primroses were over at 4:21 PM on September 6, 2021 [7 favorites]
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posted by scaryblackdeath at 4:32 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by Laura in Canada at 4:50 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by Halloween Jack at 4:57 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by Joey Michaels at 5:00 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by augustimagination at 5:15 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by augustimagination at 5:15 PM on September 6, 2021
...also includes the video to 100% Pure Love, which he choreographed.
Don't blink or you'll miss it - he's one of the 3 dancers in the video too.
posted by jquinby at 5:16 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
Don't blink or you'll miss it - he's one of the 3 dancers in the video too.
posted by jquinby at 5:16 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by spinifex23 at 5:18 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by Special Agent Dale Cooper at 5:20 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by doctornemo at 5:20 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by They sucked his brains out! at 5:25 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:31 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 5:31 PM on September 6, 2021
I thought his work on Lovecraft Country was particularly magnificent. What a loss.
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posted by rmd1023 at 5:44 PM on September 6, 2021 [2 favorites]
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posted by rmd1023 at 5:44 PM on September 6, 2021 [2 favorites]
I’ve never seen him hold anything back as an actor. Even in those quiet, restrained performances he’s always 100% there. And that voice.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 5:46 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by miles per flower at 5:48 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by miles per flower at 5:48 PM on September 6, 2021
Man, he was so indelible as Omar that I can't remember the last time I felt this bad when a famous person died. What an immense talent.
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posted by Phlegmco(tm) at 5:57 PM on September 6, 2021 [5 favorites]
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posted by lazaruslong at 5:57 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by mstokes650 at 6:05 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by mstokes650 at 6:05 PM on September 6, 2021
Saul Williams wrote on twitter 'For years Wikipedia listed Michael K. Williams as my brother. Neither one of us chose to correct it, instead we took it at its word. “We’re brothers, yo.” He shared poems with me. We broke bread & kicked it whenever we could. A deep & sincere connection. A beautiful spirit....'
posted by Chrysopoeia at 6:18 PM on September 6, 2021 [24 favorites]
posted by Chrysopoeia at 6:18 PM on September 6, 2021 [24 favorites]
This hits on Boseman levels. Damn.
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 6:22 PM on September 6, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 6:22 PM on September 6, 2021 [2 favorites]
Jesus. This is a real loss. He was a truly fine actor, I knew if I saw his name in the credits I was in for a great performance. It took a lot to stand out in The Wire as one of the best actors and most engaging characters, but he did it.
He seems to have also been great to work with. I’m very sorry for his friends and family to lose him so young and so suddenly.
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posted by jzb at 6:27 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
He seems to have also been great to work with. I’m very sorry for his friends and family to lose him so young and so suddenly.
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posted by jzb at 6:27 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
This feels very 27 Club to me (2x27=54 hey). For years I've had a running curiosity about how his career was going to play out and how typecast he was going to be after The Wire. Even though that ended 15 years ago and Boardwalk half that, I feel like for the most part he's gonna land in the preserved-in-amber box. Regardless if he turned out to only be able to play Omar 80x over, I was looking forward to having him around for a long time. He was supposed to be around for when they pull a "Doogie Kamealoha" on The Wire in 20 years.
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posted by rhizome at 6:28 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by rhizome at 6:28 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
He was a phenomenal actor and seemed like a decent human being and he deserved many more years on this earth.
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posted by evidenceofabsence at 6:29 PM on September 6, 2021 [3 favorites]
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posted by not_that_epiphanius at 6:31 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 6:31 PM on September 6, 2021
We out of Honey Nut now, for sure.
posted by valkane at 6:34 PM on September 6, 2021 [5 favorites]
posted by valkane at 6:34 PM on September 6, 2021 [5 favorites]
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posted by jim in austin at 6:45 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by Arctostaphylos at 6:57 PM on September 6, 2021
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Did he ever get an answer about what happened to Legos?
posted by DeepSeaHaggis at 7:06 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
Did he ever get an answer about what happened to Legos?
posted by DeepSeaHaggis at 7:06 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
Omar and Bebel on the same day. So sad.
posted by jwest at 7:12 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by jwest at 7:12 PM on September 6, 2021 [1 favorite]
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posted by Mister Moofoo at 7:43 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by JoeXIII007 at 8:10 PM on September 6, 2021
posted by JoeXIII007 at 8:10 PM on September 6, 2021
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Damn. I really expected him to eventually be like Hugh Laurie where he would be known for two wildly different roles (comedy/Black Adder and House) and what his quintessential character was would depend on how old you are.
posted by Mitheral at 8:41 PM on September 6, 2021 [13 favorites]
Damn. I really expected him to eventually be like Hugh Laurie where he would be known for two wildly different roles (comedy/Black Adder and House) and what his quintessential character was would depend on how old you are.
posted by Mitheral at 8:41 PM on September 6, 2021 [13 favorites]
What choice is left for a man, especially a Black man, in a world that has no room for his softness, his femininity, his frailties, his elegance or his grace; for the myriad of ways in which he might show up in the world that fits inside no one’s boxes, nor the contours of anyone else’s expectations except his own? ... [Yet] you were trying to imagine your way out of the coffin they designed specifically for you from the moment of your conception and before.- A Message to Michael by Robert Jones, Jr. (Son of Baldwin)
posted by mykescipark at 9:16 PM on September 6, 2021 [12 favorites]
This is so damned sad. Ugh, what a punch in the gut to hear this news.
Literally yesterday I put Motherless Brooklyn on our movie to-watch list. “Hey!” I said to my partner. “Omar is in this! It’s gonna be good just from having him in it if nothing else.” We spent a little time talking about how good he was in The Wire.
The thing I remember most about him aside from his enormous talent as an actor is reading about how much he gave back to his community:
Giving back to the community plays an important role in Williams' off-camera life. He is working to launch Making Kids Win, a charitable organization whose primary objective is to build community centers in urban neighborhoods that are in need of safe spaces for children to learn and play. Williams currently serves as the ACLUs ambassador of Smart Justice. Williams also served as the investigative journalist and Executive Producer for Black Market, a documentary program that exposes and comments on illegal markets throughout the world with a focus on the people involved and connecting with them on a human level. Black Market is a flagship show for the newly launched network from Vice. Vice returns this Spring exclusively on HBO. In an extended special season premiere, Williams takes a personal journey to expose the root of the American mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system.
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posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 9:34 PM on September 6, 2021 [6 favorites]
Literally yesterday I put Motherless Brooklyn on our movie to-watch list. “Hey!” I said to my partner. “Omar is in this! It’s gonna be good just from having him in it if nothing else.” We spent a little time talking about how good he was in The Wire.
The thing I remember most about him aside from his enormous talent as an actor is reading about how much he gave back to his community:
Giving back to the community plays an important role in Williams' off-camera life. He is working to launch Making Kids Win, a charitable organization whose primary objective is to build community centers in urban neighborhoods that are in need of safe spaces for children to learn and play. Williams currently serves as the ACLUs ambassador of Smart Justice. Williams also served as the investigative journalist and Executive Producer for Black Market, a documentary program that exposes and comments on illegal markets throughout the world with a focus on the people involved and connecting with them on a human level. Black Market is a flagship show for the newly launched network from Vice. Vice returns this Spring exclusively on HBO. In an extended special season premiere, Williams takes a personal journey to expose the root of the American mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system.
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posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 9:34 PM on September 6, 2021 [6 favorites]
You think I'm being typecast ?
for those who find this region blocked (not available in their part of the world) here's one that may work
posted by mbo at 10:09 PM on September 6, 2021 [3 favorites]
for those who find this region blocked (not available in their part of the world) here's one that may work
posted by mbo at 10:09 PM on September 6, 2021 [3 favorites]
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What a legend. He was always such an amazing actor I was always excited when he showed up as an actor. Regardless of the rest of the production he elevated the end work.
posted by Carillon at 10:50 PM on September 6, 2021
What a legend. He was always such an amazing actor I was always excited when he showed up as an actor. Regardless of the rest of the production he elevated the end work.
posted by Carillon at 10:50 PM on September 6, 2021
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posted by crocomancer at 5:05 AM on September 7, 2021
posted by crocomancer at 5:05 AM on September 7, 2021
Damn. I hope his work in Star Wars' Solo is preserved somewhere by the Russo brothers. What a talent.
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Omar going home now.
posted by jadepearl at 5:09 AM on September 7, 2021
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Omar going home now.
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posted by MorgansAmoebas at 5:13 AM on September 7, 2021
posted by MorgansAmoebas at 5:13 AM on September 7, 2021
Damn. I hadn't watched the "typecast" video previously, but I just watched it. It would have been powerful any time but it feels doubly poignant now. It's getting really dusty in here.
posted by jzb at 5:59 AM on September 7, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by jzb at 5:59 AM on September 7, 2021 [2 favorites]
I need to go back and watch all the scenes with Omar. Damn he was a great actor.
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posted by biggreenplant at 7:00 AM on September 7, 2021
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posted by biggreenplant at 7:00 AM on September 7, 2021
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that Mr. Williams died, not of a heroin overdose, but of fentanyl poisoning. These will only become more numerous as the Taliban crack down on opium production in Afghanistan.
Perhaps if Mr. Williams had lived in Vancouver, he would have availed himself of free heroin of known quantity and purity, handed out by activists for International Overdose Awareness Day last week, and we wouldn't be here talking about this tragedy.
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posted by The genius who rejected Anno's budget proposal. at 8:08 AM on September 7, 2021 [2 favorites]
Perhaps if Mr. Williams had lived in Vancouver, he would have availed himself of free heroin of known quantity and purity, handed out by activists for International Overdose Awareness Day last week, and we wouldn't be here talking about this tragedy.
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posted by The genius who rejected Anno's budget proposal. at 8:08 AM on September 7, 2021 [2 favorites]
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that Mr. Williams died, not of a heroin overdose, but of fentanyl poisoning.
Fentanyl-laced cocaine has been causing a lot of deaths via inadvertent overdoses around New York
and elsewhere. Lives claimed include the comic Fuquan Johnson.
Whatever the cause, this news makes me so sad.
posted by carmicha at 8:26 AM on September 7, 2021 [1 favorite]
Fentanyl-laced cocaine has been causing a lot of deaths via inadvertent overdoses around New York
and elsewhere. Lives claimed include the comic Fuquan Johnson.
Whatever the cause, this news makes me so sad.
posted by carmicha at 8:26 AM on September 7, 2021 [1 favorite]
I also felt this more than I have other celebrity deaths, even ones that came too soon. I've only maybe been hit so hard by Chadwick Bozeman, and that was in part because I am the white mother of a Black son who not only really loved Bozeman, but for whom Black Panther was an igniter of his awareness of and embrace of his Black identity.
My community of people lost a 21-year-old to an accidental dose in April, and that makes every accidental overdose hit me that much harder, I think. It's a particular kind of shock and pain.
Let's legalize some fucking drugs so that when people are using drugs—as they do—they can trust that they're getting what they expect to get.
I missed a lot of Williams' performances since The Wire simply because I don't watch a ton of TV. Seems like it would be a good project to work my way through some of them.
That "Typecast" video was poignant. The moment when he says that Yes, he does think he could play a President.
posted by Orlop at 8:41 AM on September 7, 2021 [4 favorites]
My community of people lost a 21-year-old to an accidental dose in April, and that makes every accidental overdose hit me that much harder, I think. It's a particular kind of shock and pain.
Let's legalize some fucking drugs so that when people are using drugs—as they do—they can trust that they're getting what they expect to get.
I missed a lot of Williams' performances since The Wire simply because I don't watch a ton of TV. Seems like it would be a good project to work my way through some of them.
That "Typecast" video was poignant. The moment when he says that Yes, he does think he could play a President.
posted by Orlop at 8:41 AM on September 7, 2021 [4 favorites]
"I am an actor."
The especially poignant part of this clip is that he mentions being inspired to become an actor by Boyz N the Hood, directed by John Singleton, who himself died in his early 50s of a chronic condition (hypertension leading to a stroke). This is not a coincidence.
posted by praemunire at 9:27 AM on September 7, 2021 [1 favorite]
The especially poignant part of this clip is that he mentions being inspired to become an actor by Boyz N the Hood, directed by John Singleton, who himself died in his early 50s of a chronic condition (hypertension leading to a stroke). This is not a coincidence.
posted by praemunire at 9:27 AM on September 7, 2021 [1 favorite]
What a loss.
Last night, the algorithm happened to suggest this clip of Idris Elba on Graham Norton, talking about meeting the Obamas. There's a photo of him laughing with Barack, and Elba said that he was laughing because Obama told him he was his second favourite character on The Wire. Which is just such a tribute to Michael K Williams in a way; a show with so many fascinating characters, so many great actors, and there's no shade in saying you came in second. Everybody knows that Omar was the best -- you don't even need to say it.
posted by Superilla at 11:50 AM on September 7, 2021 [2 favorites]
Last night, the algorithm happened to suggest this clip of Idris Elba on Graham Norton, talking about meeting the Obamas. There's a photo of him laughing with Barack, and Elba said that he was laughing because Obama told him he was his second favourite character on The Wire. Which is just such a tribute to Michael K Williams in a way; a show with so many fascinating characters, so many great actors, and there's no shade in saying you came in second. Everybody knows that Omar was the best -- you don't even need to say it.
posted by Superilla at 11:50 AM on September 7, 2021 [2 favorites]
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posted by Token Meme at 9:03 PM on September 7, 2021
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posted by of strange foe at 7:31 AM on September 8, 2021
posted by of strange foe at 7:31 AM on September 8, 2021
he doesn't get enough attention for his role as Montrose in Lovecraft Country
the ballroom scene was heartbreaking
(possible spoilers within the scene and it may not make so much sense without seeing his character's progression but i'd like to think it stands alone as a beautiful scene all by itself)
posted by kokaku at 8:36 AM on September 8, 2021 [2 favorites]
the ballroom scene was heartbreaking
(possible spoilers within the scene and it may not make so much sense without seeing his character's progression but i'd like to think it stands alone as a beautiful scene all by itself)
posted by kokaku at 8:36 AM on September 8, 2021 [2 favorites]
I think it’s important to remember not just how groundbreaking his work was on Lovecraft Country, but the legacy of racial trauma that is inhabiting actors who fill these roles. It is the role that appears to have by his words hit him hardest.
posted by corb at 5:48 PM on September 8, 2021
posted by corb at 5:48 PM on September 8, 2021
Here’s an excellent appreciation by Matt Zoller Stizt writing for Vulture. It goes into MKW’s technique and professional choices, which is interesting.
posted by carmicha at 7:28 PM on September 8, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by carmicha at 7:28 PM on September 8, 2021 [1 favorite]
Thanks for that Vulture piece, carmicha. The comparisons to Bogart and Brando are very apt.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:38 AM on September 9, 2021
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:38 AM on September 9, 2021
LZ Granderson in LA Times: Michael K. Williams used Omar on ‘The Wire’ to revive a Black, queer identity
posted by larrybob at 7:51 PM on September 9, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by larrybob at 7:51 PM on September 9, 2021 [3 favorites]
Before running through the balloon arch to take the field against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night, the Baltimore Ravens played Omar whistling A Hunting We Will Go.
posted by carmicha at 8:08 AM on September 21, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by carmicha at 8:08 AM on September 21, 2021 [2 favorites]
And it should probably be the new tradition, since the Ravens beat the Chiefs for the first time in the Lamar Jackson era. Link to Ravens website with a video of pre-game tribute and a bonus David Simon tweet about it.
posted by the primroses were over at 1:12 PM on September 21, 2021
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