Is ‘Selma‘ facing an unprecedented backlash? Over the weekend, there was a barrage of criticism directed at the Ava DuVernay film, Selma. Every publication from Entertainment Weekly…
Citizens of Selma, Ala. will get to see the Martin Luther King Jr. film that was shot in their city for free. Paramount is making Selma available at the Selma Walton Theater beginning Jan. 9, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “With deep gratitude to the people of Selma, Alabama, we are proud to share this […]
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — The first star-studded film-award ceremony of the new year was literally something to sing about. While not an honoree himself, actor-producer Brad Pitt stole the spotlight with a sing-along for a few moments Saturday night at the annual black-tie gala for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Pitt traveled some […]
Moviegoers in Chicago and Baltimore will get a New Year’s Day present from Paramount as it extends the limited release of “Selma” into the two cities on Thursday (Jan. 1). Media sources report the studio announced the extended run Tuesday as it revealed that “Selma will play exclusively in one theater, in both cities, before […]
It’s that time of year. With every award season comes inevitable questions about the accuracy of factual-based contenders. This season, the target is shaping up to be Paramount’s Selma. The Golden Globe nominee for Best Film and Best Director follows the 1964 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The widely acclaimed movie “Selma” about the 1965 Civil Rights movement has disappointed at least one moviegoer: a leading historian of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The director of the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, which hosted a major civil rights summit this year that was headlined by four U.S. presidents, said […]
Oprah Winfrey has made public her feelings on the recent wave of protests following the Michael Brown and Eric Garner police shootings. At the New York premiere of Selma starring David Oyewolo (The Butler) and directed by Ava DuVernay which Winfrey makes a cameo in and producers, Winfrey talked about the timing of the movie […]
Jacque Reid talks to Ava DuVernay, the Director of the critically acclaimed ‘Selma’. DuVernay recently made headlines becoming the first African American to be nominated as a Director at the 2015 Golden Globes. On sharing the news to Oprah: “She asked me ‘how did we do’. I told her very well. You could hear the […]
While “Birdman” and “Boyhood” continued their dominance this awards season with Golden Globe nominations Thursday morning in top categories, it was “Selma” that made history at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards nominations. Ava DuVernay became the first African American female filmmaker in the history of the Golden Globes to be nominated in the best director […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Unable to find her second directing project, Angelina Jolie took to sifting through “generals.” Looking for a diamond in the rough, the actress-turned-directed searched the movies that studios owned but weren’t making. “So I scanned through these generals and landed on ‘Unbroken,’ a story of resilience and strength and the human […]
Ava DuVernay, an award-winning writer, producer, director and distributor of independent films, was recently inducted into Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., as an honorary member. Presiding over the formal induction was Alpha Kappa Alpha’s International President Attorney Carolyn House Stewart. In making the announcement, Stewart explained that an honorary membership is the highest membership category […]
Common is near a deal to play prominent civil rights activist James Bevel and Andre Holland is set to play Andrew Young in “Selma,” the Ava DuVernay-directed drama that has Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt’s Plan B producing at Paramount, reports Deadline.com. David Oyelowo will star as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bevel, leader of […]
