‘The Color Purple’ Review: Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson are Electric but the Film Can’t Break Free from the Stage
Adapting a stage musical for the screen has tripped up a fair share of filmmakers in the past. Hew too closely to the stage version,... Read More
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2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)
As mentioned in Supporting Actor, the Gothams and BIFA nominations were announced since October’s predictions and only one name popped up at both: Claire Foy... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (October)
Is Juliette Binoche about to make a huge Oscar comeback? After breaking in big time with her upset over Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall for 1996’s... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (September)
With Lily Gladstone (Apple’s Killers of the Flower Moon) officially over in Best Actress, Supporting Actress becomes one of the most wildly competitive categories of... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)
Was I wrong to take Emily Blunt out of my predictions last month? Yes. Is she back and all the way up to #2 now?... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)
With the WGA strike ongoing and the SAG-AFTRA strike now in place since last month’s predictions, from an awards standpoint it’s going to be difficult... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)
Julianne Moore rises on the news of Netflix grabbing the Todd Haynes-directed May December out of Cannes and new entries in the Top 10 this... Read More
Trailer: The film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical ‘The Color Purple’ with Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo and Halle Bailey
Today, Warner Bros released the first trailer for the upcoming movie musical adaptation of the Tony Award-winning production The Color Purple, produced by Oprah Winfrey... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (May)
As mentioned in this month’s Supporting Actor piece yesterday, the awards history for The Color Purple, the 1985 film, 2005 Broadway musical and its subsequent... Read More
2021 BET Awards: Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, H.E.R. are top winners
Megan Thee Stallion was the big winner of the 21st BET Awards tonight, winning four of her field-best seven nominations including Video of the Year... Read More
2024 Camerimage Film Festival: Danish Oscar Entry ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Wins Golden Frog 
Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)