But there’s a valedictory glossiness to the film that sometimes underserves the warts-and-all power of the work in question - as a fan-centric retrospective, it hits plenty of the right notes but as a chance to more thoroughly explore a complicated, still-influential landmark, it never digs quite deeply enough.īlige’s place in early ’90s pop culture was unique at the time, and only seems more so in retrospect. Blige’s My Life” has no shortage of cooperation from the subject herself (also an executive producer).
Tracing that album’s dark genesis, exploring its legacy with fans and featuring brief (perhaps too brief) performance clips from a pair of 2019 concerts Blige staged to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Vanessa Roth’s “Mary J. But it wasn’t until her second album, 1994’s “My Life,” that the Blige most of us are familiar with - the heart-on-a-sleeve singer-songwriter unafraid to mine her own considerable trauma through music - truly began to take shape. Blige’s 1992 debut, “What’s the 411?,” was an instant smash that established the young Yonkers singer as a multiplatinum hitmaker, a fashion icon and the prototype for what an R&B star could look and sound like in the hip-hop era. The track was certified gold that same year and became her first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Blige released her song “Real Love” in 1992. The film version of Real Love is described as “coming-of-age romantic drama.” Sony Pictures Television will be the movie’s distributor.
Lifetime’s EVP of scripted content Tanya Lopez added, “Mary is one of those phenomenal talents that can do it all, and we are so thrilled to be able to partner with her again on this new opportunity to bring her music to life in the form of a movie that we know audiences will love.”
I am grateful to Lifetime for their partnership in the story of Real Love.” My passions for acting and music now include developing diverse stories with music as the backdrop. “It’s exciting to now use this song and my music to create a new story by way of film, continuing to build on a pillar of the foundation of my production company, Blue Butterfly. “I wrote ‘Real Love’ based on my real life experiences and my fans connected to it in a deeply personal way.” Mary J. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul will be one of the movie’s executive producers. Lifetime plans to release a made-for-TV film titled Real Love, which is inspired by Mary J. Blige has partnered with Lifetime to turn her hit single “Real Love” into a movie.
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