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‘Shirley’ : An Inspirational Maverick Is Revived Through Film

Filmmaker John Ridley, back in 2013, won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with the film 12 Years a Slave. Whilst making more feature films after that, eleven years later the writer-director returns to the big screen with another compelling story about the African-American plight in the United States. Shirley retraces the inspiring journey…

The Harder They Fall : Q&A with Actor Jonathan Majors

Synopsis : When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) is being released from prison he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge. Those riding with him in this assured, righteously new school Western include his former love Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz), his right and…

Flag Day : Q&A with Actor/Director Sean Penn and Actress Dylan Penn

Flag Day is an American drama film directed by and starring Sean Penn. His daughter Dylan Penn co-stars. It premiered in competition at the 2021 the Cannes Film Festival. It was released on August 20, 2021, by United Artist Releasing. Q&A with Actor/Director Sean Penn and Actress Dylan Penn Q: My understanding is that you gave Dylan the…

Leslie Odom Jr. Talks about How He Finds Sam Cooke’s Voice in “One Night in Miami.”

To get to play soul singing legend Sam Cooke would be an achievement enough but to do so in a film as prestigious as One Night In Miami adds the sweet topping to the prize cake. Such a triumph is not the only feather in the cap of 39-year old Leslie Odom Jr. —- he…

The Ten Biggest Oscar Nominations Snubs

Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with David Fincher’s Mank leading the pack at ten mentions. For the first time in Oscar history, two women, Chloé Zhao and Emerald Fennell, were honored in the Best Director category. There’s plenty to celebrate about the list, which can be found here, but at the same time, there…

Interview with actor Kingsley Ben-Adir for the film, “One Night in Miami”

British Actor Kingsley Ben-Adir Makes Quite A Trip In One Night in Miami And Wrestles With Issues of Race Supposedly, in a back room at the Hampton House in February 1964, a meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke took place celebrating Ali’s surprise title win over Sonny Liston. Based on…