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The Apollo
Directed by
Roger Ross Williams
PG
2019
1h 38m
Documentary
6.8
96%
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The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.
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Cast of The Apollo
Pharrell Williams
Self
Jamie Foxx
Self
Patti LaBelle
Self
Smokey Robinson
Self
Angela Bassett
Self
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald
Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin
Self (archive footage)
Lauryn Hill
Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage)
Eartha Kitt
Self (archive footage)
Gladys Knight
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Charles B. Rangel
Self
Leslie Uggams
Self
The Apollo Ratings & Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
Leah Greenblatt
The Apollo feels like both a necessary lesson and a gift.
indieWire
Eric Kohn
Anyone unfamiliar with this weekly talent show - which could sustain its own documentary - will want to scope it out based on the endearing moments shared here.
The Film Experience
Glenn Dunks
It makes for a film that is both entertaining and poignant...
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Dwight Brown
Rarely has a history lesson been so damn entertaining.
Out Magazine
Tre'vell Anderson
The Apollo is a necessary chronicling of the history of Black folk and the enduring sociopolitical spirit of our talent, from music to dance to comedy.
TheWrap
Monica Castillo
There's probably a multi-part documentary series that could be built out of all that footage that zips by, from Ella Fitzgerald regally singing at the mic to a young Lauryn Hill bombing on amateur night.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
[E]ssential history and quintessential performance expertly woven together to remind us what lasting, vibrant artistry and community looks like.
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
While "The Apollo" itself might have taken a more inventive approach, it derives its power from the artistry it captures.
Flavorwire
Jason Bailey
Williams eventually pulls his strands together, with an effective and moving juxtaposition of words, images, and history in the closing moments.
TheWrap
Steve Pond
A meditation of African-American identity as manifested in a 1,600-seat theater on 125th Street in Harlem, and a sometimes lyrical, often angry portrait of what happened inside those walls and what it meant.
New York Post
Chuck Arnold
While it was a safe place for black artists, "The Apollo" shows just how intimidating that stage could be.
The Hollywood Reporter
Keith Uhlich
The Apollo goes a long way to ensuring that the memories created in this one-of-a-kind space will be neither fleeting nor forgotten.
Variety
Owen Gleiberman
The movie, through its addictive and exhaustively researched film and video clips, salutes a shocking range of genius...
Culture Mix
Carla Hay
The Apollo is an expertly told story that does justice to the Apollo and the people who made the venue great.
The Spool
Matt Cipolla
The trajectory . . . goes for chronology from its foundation to today, but it's uneven in how it examines shifts in the culture that informed the arts that came out of it.
Decider
Joel Keller
The Apollo is an engaging history of one of New York City's most famous music venues.
Reason Online
Glenn Garvin
Everybody who was anybody in black show business played the Apollo. And now Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams has captured the excitement in an HBO documentary, The Apollo.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Lael Loewenstein
This is one of the best docs I've seen this year.
Film Inquiry
Lana Stanczak
This documentary is an absolute must see for history and music buffs alike.
New York Amsterdam News
Lapacazo Magrira Sandoval
The creation of this vibrant multi-media stage show frames the way in which "The Apollo" explores the current struggle of Black lives in America.
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