Oct 19, 2009 chris rock was driving his daughter and her friend home, when his child began to comment on how nice the little white girls hair was. On september 30, 2009, chris rock stopped by the oprah show to talk about his documentary good hair. He looks at weaves, and he travels to india where tonsure ceremonies produce much of the hair sold in america. Chris rock s good hair is on youtube movies for free. Join tj holmes and betty nguyen weekend mornings in the cnn newsroom, 6am et 3am pt. When chris rocks daughter, lola, came up to him crying and asked, daddy, how come i dont have good hair. Hair styling both personal and professional for women of. Chris has made some pretty bad movies so this could only be good. Rock takes us on a fascinating journey through hair weaves, relaxers and the amount of money black women spend on hair. The documentary blog chris rocks good hair trailer. May 25, 2011 good hair is not hardhitting like a 2020 or 60 minutestype of piece.
Find out what prompted comedian chris rock s own daughter to ask daddy why dont i have good hair. Chris rocks good hair gets tangled in suit one lawyer. Director jeff stilson follows chris rock on this raucous adventure prompted by rocks daughter approaching him and asking, daddy, how. One thing that sort of floored me though was the discussions about weaves. Oct 08, 2009 hair styling both personal and professional for women of color comedian chris rock s new documentary good hair explores the complicated social and political implications of hair for people of. Good hair 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Now the trend is to return to your roots pun intended and treat your hair correctly. In this eyeopening documentary, chris rock takes us around the world, to shine a light on the importance of hair in our culture. Find out why chris rocks daughters inspired him to get to the root of why africanamerican women are obsessed with their. Good hair full movie watch online, stream or download chili.
A raucous adventure prompted by rock s daughter approaching him and asking, daddy, how come i dont have good hair. To prepare for our episode, we watched chris rocks good hair which educates the uninitiated and provides an outsiders view for those in the know. In chris rocks documentary on the culture of black womens hair, good hair, sandra denton right, known as pepa from saltnpepa, says that her lopsided style happened because of an accident with relaxer. Watch good hair 2009 full movie free online streaming tubi. Chris rock, the host and narrator, is a likable man, quick, truly curious, with the gift of encouraging people to speak openly about a subject they usually keep private. Chris rock was driving his daughter and her friend home, when his child began to comment on how nice the little white girls hair was. Its called good hair while the flick is loaded with rock s wisecracking humor. Oct 23, 2009 chris rock, a man with two daughters, asks about good hair, as defined by black americans, mostly black women. Premiering at the sundance film festival on january 18, 2009, good hair had a limited release to theaters in the united states by roadside attractions on october 9, 2009, and opened across the country on october 23. Chris rock on the billion dollar black good hair industry.
Feb 05, 2009 chris rock gets to the root of good hair. Oct, 2009 i find it interesting that chris rock made the movie and that other people besides black women want to view it. I wasnt a good husband a lot of the times in life after divorce, the 52yearold actor and comedian is. Chris rocks good hair is having a bad day global comment. A sociological perspective of the documentary good hair within the african american community, there exists a notion of good hair and bad hair. As chris rocks good hair makes its nationwide release, we take a look at the most memorable moments from the directors hilarious promotional tour. Chris rocks good hair gets tangled in suit one lawyers. Mar 20, 2020 chris rock, american comedian whose popular standup routine, which often addressed racial matters, led to a successful film career. In the new film good hair, chris rock explores the wonders of africanamerican hairstyles as he chats with people to find out what is good hair. An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good hair visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and indian.
Nov 04, 2009 chris rock is an emmywinning comedian, devoted husband and loving father but it s time to get to know a new side of this funnyman. Prompted by a question from his young daughter, comic chris rock sets out to explore the importance of hair in black culture. Even the very words good hair inject divisiveness to the africanamerican community that dates back to slavery. Chris rock feels oprahs hair the oprah winfrey show oprah winfrey network duration. Comedian chris rock takes you on a hair raising journey through the extreme lengths africanamerican women will go to for good hair. Good hair is a 2009 american documentary film directed by jeff stilson and produced by chris rock productions and hbo films, starring and narrated by comedian chris rock.
At the sundance film festival, which ended yesterday, chris rock had a documentary film in competition. Carla beaumont, creator of root essentials, insists that healthy hair is good hair, regardless of the type. Chris rocks good hair is on youtube movies for free. In good hair, chris travels from beauty shops in brooklyn to sacred indian temples to get to the root of why africanamerican women place so much importance on their hair. Chirs rock comedy movies full length english good hair 2009. It doesnt offer any solutions, but it shows that the africanamerican communitys obsession with good hair in other words, straighter, looser curls rather than coarser, nappy hair is a mixed blessing. You and these others should keep in mind that the hair of black women is only the business of black women and no one else. May 28, 2010 chris rock in a still from his documentary good hair but beyond the psychic pain is a world of economic injustice. He visits bronner brothers annual hair convention in atlanta. In fact hair was not a big factor except it needed to be neat clean, conditioned and. However, every developing moment of discomfort, difficulty and revelation in the film is quickly dethorned with chris rock s trademark humor. Chris was able to weave between all of the topics he covered while maintaining my interest the entire duration of the film. After chris released his documentary, the tyra banks show discussed this same topic, that is good hair what is it, does it exist, is it just a bad label, etc.
Through communication from adults, peers, and males, black females learn about good and bad hair valuations. The term nappy used to refer to unaltered natural hair with a negative connotation. He tells us about sodium hydroxide, a toxin used to relax hair. Harlem barbershop featured in chris rocks good hair documentary best quality by andantetv. His response was to make the hbo films documentary good hair. With rock s name on it, youre bound to have comedy. Chris rock in a still from his documentary good hair but beyond the psychic pain is a world of economic injustice. Natural vs nappy chris rocks good hair common room. May 25, 2011 chris rock s good hair gets tangled in suit one lawyer s thoughts 03182010 05. Apparently, chris rock s daughter was having hair issues of her own. The film, which aims to get to the root of why africanamerican women place so much importance on their hair, has sparked conversationand some controversyaround the country. He goes to town on weaves and the use of indian hair. What people are exposed to as children and adolescents tends to stick with them. I still havent seen chris rock s good hair, but ive certainly blogged about it.
Its called good hair, and its about the culture and economics of black hair. Good hair movie chris rock sells black hair youtube. Chris rocks good hair on oprah partie 1 video dailymotion. I love how he did what was essentially a documentary and a tough topic to approach, and made it humorous. Good hair is an insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about africanamerican hair culture. Chris rock opens up about marriage to ex, malaak compton rock. This topic has historically ignited a great debate within the culture that has entrenched the community drawing no lines between gender, socioeconomic status, or age. Rock s documentary is a fascinating chronicle of how so many africanamerican women have a lovehate relationship with their hair. Root essentials by beau colour, a new, allnatural, dryapplication root touchup and rejuvenation product for all hair types, offers several healthy alternatives to chemicals like those exposed in chris rocks good hair. The documentary blog chris rock s good hair trailer. In this day and age, few have the insight and wit to match chris rock.
Yet the film is at its best when it touches on those more serious issues which are then hilariously deflected by rock. The following is the filmography of american comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director chris rock. This is one of the many questions asked by comic chris rock in this funny, incisive, eyeopener of a. Im going to take the painful stance of suggesting thats because there arent a lot of black.
Maybe he should examine he and his wife s values and what messages they are relaying to their children. Follow rock on a raucous adventure as he sets to work answering his daughter s question. Expensive weave hair comes from russia and the cheapest stuff is picked off the garbage piles of india. Two years later rock investigated the hairstyles of african american women in the documentary good hair. Either somebody whose dad or mom owns the place, or someone whos put up with a lot of adversity and overcome it. While the flick is loaded with rock s wisecracking humor, he reportedly takes a grave and honest look at the cultural pressures and identity issues that come with having black hair. With chris rock, maya angelou, al sharpton, tanya crumel. Jul 31, 2009 director jeff stilsons camera followed the funnyman, and the result is good hair, a wonderfully insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about african american hair culture. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. One of the british channels did an interesting show on where weave hair comes from, hosted by black singer whose name i cant remember. Roadside attractions and liddell entertainment have acquired worldwide rights to chris rocks documentary good hair. Chris rock on his new films death at a funeral and good hair.
Chris rocks daughter inspired new documentary good hair. Funnyman chris rock tackles a serious subject in his documentary film debuting at the sundance film festival. Maybe chris rock would finally set the records straight for black people, especially black women, as well as all of the worlds ethnicities out. Where can i watch chris rocks good hair online for free. Chris rock s documentary good hair opens nationwide this weekend a good time to bring back tj holmes interview with him. Apr 20, 2017 good hair does occasionally attempt to delve into some of the weightier aspects of the subject, with attempt being the operative word in that sentence. On the view, rock stated that he has made a conscious to tell his children that they are beautiful and he was therefore troubled to hear his childs fascination with white hair. Chris rock explores the wonders of africanamerican hairstyles. That is why comedian chris rocks documentary good hair about black womens issues with their hair is sure to spark discussion and debate, no matter what color or race the viewer may be. I was glad to see such a comprehensive approach to covering the topic of black hair. So chris set out to do something hes never done beforea documentary. He conveys a lot of information, but also some unfortunate opinions and misleading facts. A raucous adventure prompted by rocks daughter approaching him and asking, daddy, how come i dont have good hair.
Rockside and liddell acquire chris rock s good hair. But chris is the first to say all that bad has to be tempered with the good, or no good can come out of it. Oct 18, 2017 chirs rock comedy movies full length english good hair 2009. As chris rock s good hair 2009 illustrates, the connection of hair to beauty intersect with race and gender, placing a particular burden on black females whose naturally kinky hair textures are low on beauty continuums. Judge clears chris rocks good hair for wide release wolb. Aug 03, 2009 i think the good hair debate is not about hair but is really deeper. A judge has stomped another filmmaker s bid to prevent the wide release of the actor s docufilm. Good hair the plot when chris rock s daughter, lola, came up to him crying and asked, daddy, how come i dont have good hair. Chris rocks good hair not exactly what black folks. Chris rock examines world of black hair in new documentary. Invitation to 2009 dc screening of chris rocks good hair chris rocks comedy doc, good hair and my 40 second hollywood debutare back on hbo for a summer run from july 12 through august 19 check out the trailer and the schedule for hbo west, east and. Oct 15, 2009 michael ochs archivesgetty images whatta mane. Chris rock interview with moving pictures about the documentray good hair duration. Good hair is inspired by chris rocks 3year old daughter who asked, daddy, how come i dont have good hair.
All their female family members had relaxers, their mothers stayed with the pressing comb on the stove, they heard the comments about nappy hair and peas in the kitchen. Rock interviews celebrities such as icet and raven symone, and visits. An expose of comic proportions that only chris rock could pull off, good. Director jeff stilsons camera followed the funnyman, and the result is good hair, a wonderfully insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about african american hair culture. Chris rock is actually a very good presenter and didnt hog all the limelight as might be expected, and the whole film was absolutely fascinating following religious ritual in india where they shave their heads, right through processing of hair pieces. Jan 10, 2019 chris rock had a chance to finally answer those mystical questions about black women s hair in a format that wouldnt make anyone too uncomfortable. Hilarious, informative and at times alarming, the sundance special jury prize winner provides audiences with an entertaining education about the contemporary world of black hair. Good hair is a documentary about black women and their hair. Rockside and liddell acquire chris rocks good hair news. Intiation, liberia painted by louis mailou jones, 1983. His movies included im gonna git you sucka, lethal weapon 4, the longest yard, i think i love my wife, and grown ups. To me, using those words came with high expectations.
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