Buzz is the grandson of the honorable willis ward portrayed in the documentary black and blue. Mens glee club in 1934, georgia tech refused to play football against michigan unless the team benched willis ward, an african american player. Lincoln theodore monroe andrew perry may 30, 1902 november 19, 1985, better known by the stage name stepin fetchit, was an american vaudevillian, comedian, and film actor of jamaican and bahamian descent, considered to be the first black actor to have a successful film career. Remembering willis ward university of michigan athletics. They had one demand uofm must bench its only black player, willis ward. A free, public panel discussion and film screening of black and blue. This is the first time the acclaimed film has aired on tv in southeast. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Conflict and arguments flared between joel silver, bruce willis and tony scott. It was one of the most disgraceful incidents in michigan football history and ultimately, one of the most inspiring. Bruce willis, 63, looks worse for wear as he leaves london. The incident infuriated ward s best friend on the team, a future president by the name of jerry ford, who threatened to quit the team in response. Georgia tech was visiting ann arbor for a game against the wolverines, but would only play on the condition that michigans lone africanamerican player, willis ward, not be.
Black and blue is a fastpaced action thriller about a rookie cop naomie harris who inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. Gerald ford, willis ward um football documentary black. Black is a firstperson shooter video game developed by criterion games and published by electronic arts for playstation 2 and xbox. Oct 25, 2011 the second movie is about a family on a road trip and theyre getting harasses by this black car, at the end she wakes up in the hospital and found out it was all a dream and her family got into a a car accident and died but the name of the doctor is the name her kept seeing in her dream. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game brian kruger on allmovie. Richard norton smith, brian kruger, buddy moorehouse. The relationship between ward and ford has been well publicized of late, brought to light by a documentary, black and blue.
Black and blue is the fifth documentary by emmy nominated filmmakers, brian kruger and buddy moorehouse. Despite being a native texan, he is a huge fan of the washington redskins nfl team. Willis franklin ward december 28, 1912 december 30, 1983 was a track and field athlete and american football player who was inducted into the university of michigan athletic hall of honor in 1981 ward was the michigan high school athlete of the year, after setting a national prep record in the high jump. Enjoy an afternoon showing of black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game. Aug 06, 2009 one of the best recordings to come out of the british invasion of 1964 was cilla black s youre my world. Black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech game. Moorehouse does the writing while kruger does the directing and production.
He also shares rumer, 30, scout, 27, and tallulah, 24, with demi moore, 55, who he was with from 1987 until 2000. Blackout is the third book in connie willis oxford time travel series. The documentary black and blue, which chronicles gerald r. Although they play buddies in the film, willis and damon wayans hated working with each other. Bruce willis once upon a time in venice gets release date. The panel will feature actor steven ford, son of the late president and chair of the gerald r. They are currently working on a companion film to black and blue called a race in time.
This film tells the longforgotten story of the 1934 game between michigan and georgia tech a story thats never been told on film before. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech game on dvd 825452510163 from team marketing. Black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game 2012 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Oct 20, 2014 the history and culture of michigan football. Here is the latest trailer for the newly released film by brian kruger and buddy moorehouse, black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward, and. In 1934, georgia tech came up to ann arbor to play the university of michigan football team. Impact of stunt3 mulitmedias black and blue documentary. When the yellow jackets agreed that season to come to ann arbor, michigan for a game, they insisted on one condition michigan had to sit out the lone africanamerican player on the team, a talented end from detroit named willis ward. Hacketts quote confirms to me that we can credit willis ward as much as jim harbaugh in landing rashan.
About the film black and blue when georgia tech came to michigan in 1934, the wolverines were forced to bench their best player, willis ward, because he was an africanamerican. Black and bluegerald ford, willis ward and the 1934. About the film black and blue when georgia tech came to michigan in 1934, the wolverines were forced to bench their best play, willis ward, because he was an africanamerican. At the university of michigan, he was a collegiate champion in the high jump, the. This film tells the longforgotten story of watch black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game online vimeo on demand on vimeo join.
Black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football ga this framed photograph of the most disgraceful incident in university of michigan football history, and ultimately, one of the most inspiring is placed on the wall in front of my desk. Willis ward, the trailblazer university of michigan athletics. Black and blue 2019 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Dec 14, 20 rumer willis looked ready for some greasy action on friday, wearing a blue jumpsuit not all to dissimilar from the overalls worn by mechanics at a garage. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game was produced last year.
President gerald ford, was benched in a game against georgia tech because of his race. The movie details a 1934 incident where ford and university of michigan football teammate ward staged a protest when georgia tech refused to. On october 20, 1934, ward, who roomed and teamed with future u. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech game, a new movie being released by local production company stunt3 media. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech game, to highlight the integration of black players in the michigan football program. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game. Black and blue asserts that not only did the incident wreck the michigan football program until the arrival of fritz crisler in 1938, it also had an obviously negative impact on willis ward to the point that he lost his love of athletics. About the film black and blue when georgia tech came to michigan in 1934, the wolverines were forced to bench their best player, willis ward, because he. These are two pieces that are epilogues to emmy nominated film, black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football. Black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and the. Its quite true that for much of the year, michigans hatred for all things ohio state never goes away. Documentary tells tale of willis ward, gerald ford, georgia tech and michigan footballs darkest day james david dickson published 12. The story of willis ward, gerald ford, and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech game. Find similar and related movies for black and blue.
New movie black and blue focuses on willis ward, gerald. Rumer willis is mechanic chic in a blue jumpsuit and black. Black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game will air at 1 p. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The last boy scout was filmed in 90 days between march 11 and june 9, 1991. Black and blue new trailer for gerald ford willis ward documentary august 16, 2011 check out the updated trailer for the willis ward gerald ford documentary looks. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game 2012 on imdb. The story of gerald ford, willis ward, gerald ford, and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech game free film screening when georgia tech came to michigan in 1934, the wolverines were forced to bench their best player, willis ward, because he was an africanamerican. Thats just one of the lessons learned from black and blue. There is an excellent article over at the detroit news by john u. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Willis ward and gerald ford also remained close friends for the rest of their days. By buddy moorehouse and brian kruger, producers of the emmynominated documentary black and blue.
Oct 24, 2019 black and blue stars naomie harris as a rookie cop in new orleans who witnesses her fellow officers committing a murder. The story of gerald ford, willis ward, and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game in conjunction with martin luther king day events. A friend recently asked me which story from michigan history was the most interesting to me, and the first thing that came to mind was the willis ward incident of 1934. Jesse owens set track world on its ear 80 years ago. Ward was the star of the football team but was a much better track athlete. Nov 17, 2011 thats just one of the lessons learned from black and blue. It is about president ford, willis ward, and yosts racism. May 31, 2016 the last boy scouts infamous if you touch me again ill kill you sequence, in which willis casually kills kim coates by punching his nose up into his brain, does come straight from black. The early 1930s are a fascinating stretch in michigan football history. Black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward, and the 1934 michigan v georgia tech football game is the latest documentary by filmmakers brian kruger and buddy moorehouse. Black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game. Production began production during black history month of 2011, and was completed in november of the same year. The game is notable for its heavily stylized cinemainspired action as well as its sound quality and focus on destructive effects during gameplay.
The story of the 1934 game between michigan and georgia tech, the benching of michigans africanamerican player, willis ward, and the impact it had on fellow player and future president of the united states, gerald ford. This film tells the longforgotten story of the 1934 game between michigan. But emma willis, 43, swapped the showbiz life for scrubs as she threw herself head first into working on a busy maternity ward for her 2018 tv show, delivering babies. Black and blue the story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934. Bacon highlights some of the best and the worst of michigan football. Black and blue film screening and discussion at ford school of public policy remarks begin at 19. The story of willis ward, gerald ford and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game. Unique 4 in new um uniforms a nod to ward, diversity. Excellent article on president ford, willis ward, and yosts. Aug 02, 2016 rashan garys mom came to me and asked me about diversity at michigan, and i told her about black and blue, the movie about willis ward, hackett said. Brian kruger and buddy moorehouse of stunt3 multimedia are the producers of the emmynominated documentary black and blue. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football game 2011 brian kruger on allmovie. This film tells the longforgotten story of the 1934 game between the university of michigan and georgia tech. After realizing that the murder was committed by corrupt cops, she teams up with the one person from her community who is willing to help her tyrese gibson as she tries to escape both the criminals out for.
Willis towers watson is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. Black and blue, which is a documentary film that was released last year, explores an incident from 1934, when ford was a football player at the university of michigan. Description in 1934, georgia tech came to ann arbor to play the university of michigan football team in their new stadium. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. And now its time for the university of michigan to love him back. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934. Rashan garys mom came to me and asked me about diversity at michigan, and i told her about black and blue, the movie about willis ward, hackett said. Ford and willis ward s fight against discrimination, will screen at 7 p. Willis ward, gerald ford and michigan footballs darkest. In 1934, georgia tech came to ann arbor to play the university of michigan football team in their new stadium. I became intimately aware of willis ward s story last year, when i wrote the script for a documentary called black and blue. The film is done in the ken burnsstylethey tell the.
Black and blue is a fastpaced action thriller about a rookie cop academy award nominee naomie harris who inadvertently captures the murder of a young drug dealer on her body cam. Originally written in italian, english lyrics were created by the noted american. The stand of a young gerald ford on civil rights your. Black and blue is the fifth documentary by the directingwriting team of brian kruger and buddy moorehouse. Paul kersey is an experienced trauma surgeon, a man who has spent his life saving lives. Another feather in the cap of buddy and brian at the emmynominated stunt3 multimedia. Black and blue new trailer for gerald fordwillis ward. May 10, 2019 shes known for being the glamorous, at times toughtalking, presenter of big brother and the voice uk.
Gerald ford, willis ward um football documentary black and blue to air. After an attack on his family, paul embarks on his own mission for justice. And the couple share two daughter evelyn penn willis, four, and mabel ray willis, six. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. By brad rudner, athletic communications coordinator 2011 black history month a multisport star in the early 1930s at the university of michigan, willis ward 193335 made his mark on the schools football and mens track and field programs, a mark that still remains to this day. It tells a separate story from the first two, but unlike the previous books it ends in a cliffhanger because its only the first half of a story thats completed in the final book, all clear. Production began production during black history month of 2011. His highest profile was during the 1930s in films and on stage. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech game, released this spring by filmmakers brian kruger and buddy moorehouse. Professor needs a raise, tyran steward, who now works in the football program, wrote his masters thesis on willis ward and is featured prominently in the excellent documentary black and blue. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech game at. The story of gerald ford, willis ward and the 1934 michigangeorgia tech football. Silver was described as insane, with long, horrible. The film will have a premiere free screening at the gerald r.
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