In the 1972 song “Take a Walk on the Wild Side” Lou Reed evokes the now iconic image of “colored girls” cooing in the background to a hipster tale of New York debauchery. Using Reed’s homage as its introduction, white director Morgan Neville’s bittersweet documentary “20 Feet from Stardom” attempts to bring black female back-up … Continue reading Walking on the "Wild Side": "20 Feet From Stardom" and the Black Female Gaze