Dominique Revue

Opinion, mine.

What draws my attention to this production still from RECKLESS (1935)—first photo— is how Nina Mae McKinney is the focal point—no shade against Jean Harlow, whom I *adore*—but Nina Mae captures your attention instantly.

On the downside, what *always* captures my attention in the film, RECKLESS (1935), is how Nina Mae McKinney has little to no screen time during her brief performance—seen in the background and singing during the finale—in the 'Reckless' number.

With her initial scenes being cut to what we do see in the film, McKinney is only seen from a distance, even while singing. No close-up. If you did not know it was her going into the scene, you would miss her. Almost.

Because I also feel even without a close-up, Nina Mae McKinney had 👏🏾 such 👏🏾 a 👏🏾 presence, your eye goes to her when you see the sequin dress—gowns by Adrian—sparkle when she's first seen onscreen, that goes beyond just the dress, but the person carrying the dress.

You want to know who she is. And from my point of view, you want a story surrounding her as the character, a lead in a similar type of film, if not THIS film. RECKLESS ... Starring Nina Mae McKinney. Wouldn't that have been CAPTIVATING. No. That wasn't a question.

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Dominique Revue

"Sweet Lorraine. That's the way I always felt about her, and so I won't apologize for calling her that now. She understood it[...]I loved her, she was my sister and my comrade. Her going did not so much make me lonely as make me realize how lonely we were..."

—James Baldwin

📷: Lorraine Hansberry in her NYC apartment

📸: David Attie
1959

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“Beneatha is me, eight years ago.”

—Lorraine Hansberry, to Mike Wallace in 1960

📷: Writer/playwright, Lorraine Hansberry, in her 337 Bleecker Street New York City apartment where she wrote the first Broadway play by a Black American woman, A RAISIN IN THE SUN.

📸: David Attie
April 1959

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Dominique Revue

I've created a video for #BlackHistoryMonth annually, highlighting classic Black artists.

Another year. Another #BHM. Another annual video.

It's February . . . BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2026 Edition 👊🏾 . . . *cue music*

Song: "Little Bitty Pretty One"
Sung by: Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers

For more of my creative work, visit me at: www.dominiquerevue.weebly.com

(For my other #BHM videos, visit my YouTube Channel #BLACKHISTORYMONTH playlist: youtube.com/@dominiquerevue?si=PAAmMB0C6ZXVbGrP)

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A heartfelt thank you to anyone who has liked any of my videos on my YouTube Channel or has subscribed! Each and every like and subscription is appreciated. It brightens my heart. Truly. Thank you.

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ICYMI: TODAY @ 12pmCT

LITTLE AFRICA REMEMBERED BY HOWARD BRECKENRIDGE (2025) . . . The Black history of a once-prominent all-Black community in Louisville, Kentucky:

Remembered by Howard Breckenridge
Filmed and directed by Dominique Breckenridge

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No matter where you stand on the controversy of the television show, THE AMOS 'N' ANDY SHOW is history.

While we cannot ignore its racial origins, to take away AMOS 'N' ANDY's place in history is to take away these Black actors' work. And that . . . I cannot do.

Read my deep dive into the Black actors who brought the characters to the television screen in my ✨NEW✨ piece, GIVING B(L)ACK OUR VOICE: A Moment with AMOS 'N' ANDY by Dominique Breckenridge:


https://dominiquerevue.weebly.com/giving-black-our-voice-a-moment-with-amos-andy----and-the-kingfish.html

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*NEW* video edit on the Channel!

KATHERINE DUNHAM: She Is the Moment: https://youtu.be/xb2Gflrjlug

It's 2025, and I still feel people are not fully digesting what a movement, what a moment Katherine Dunham was in her craft—dancing, choreographing, inventing—in every move she made.
And my *NEW* brief CINEMA COFFEE write-up about the impact of Dunham to go along with my KATHERINE DUNHAM: She Is the Moment video: https://dominiquerevue.weebly.com/katherine-dunham-she-is-the-moment.html

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THIS MONDAY (Tomorrow)!!

I created a new video and write-up highlighting a favorite artist of mine in the arts I am so excited about. . .I am sharing the subject now: Ms. #KatherineDunham!

Hit "Notify Me" and SUBSCRIBE to watch and read my "KATHERINE DUNHAM: She Is the Moment" on Monday: https://youtu.be/xb2Gflrjlug

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NEW on the Channel: youtube.com/shorts/HJ-viRe7aJ...

THE FIVE HOT SHOTS performing their "One Man Dance" along with Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra in the musical short film BLACK AND TAN (1929), written and directed by Dudley Murphy, starring Duke Ellington in his film debut, and Fredi Washington.

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