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‘Oppenheimer’ Leads Oscar Nominations 2024!! Check Out the Full List!!

Oppenheimer leads the 2024 Oscar nominations, were revealed Tuesday morning. The film nabbed a total of 13 noms, followed by Poor Things with 11, Killers of the Flower Moon with 10 and Barbie with eight. All four films will compete for best picture of the year, along with American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Maestro, Past Lives and The Zone of Interest. Zazie … Continue reading ‘Oppenheimer’ Leads Oscar Nominations 2024!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘Wonka’ Drowns ‘Night Swim’ for Top Spot at the BO!!

While the supply of movies was able to keep the two-week holiday box office up over 2022’s by 13%, the lack of a mega tentpole carrying over into the New Year — ala Avatar: The Way of Water — is being felt. The first weekend’s box office of 2024 looks to be down -18% from the same period in 2023, with an estimated $87M. If … Continue reading ‘Wonka’ Drowns ‘Night Swim’ for Top Spot at the BO!!

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‘The Covenant of Water’: Oprah Winfrey to Adapt 2023 Novel!!

Oprah Winfrey is looking to adapt Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water as her next movie. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Winfrey has purchased the rights to adapt The Covenant of Water as her next film project following 2023’s The Color Purple. Published in May 2023, the novel’s story revolves around an Indian family who “loses at least one person each generation due to a drowning.” … Continue reading ‘The Covenant of Water’: Oprah Winfrey to Adapt 2023 Novel!!

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‘Wonka’ Tops New Year Weekend With $31M+ at the BO!!

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he’s delivering the motion picture industry a $9 billion-plus year at the domestic box office, a feat many thought was unimaginable with the lack of a mega-tentpole over the holiday, coupled by a Q4 impacted by the double strikes. These numbers were compiled from Comscore data and Deadline calculations. It was a diversified crop of family and … Continue reading ‘Wonka’ Tops New Year Weekend With $31M+ at the BO!!

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‘The Color Purple’ Marks Record-Breaking Debut at the BO!!

Warner Bros –as mostly expected– wound up owning Christmas with its trifecta of Aquaman 2, Wonka and The Color Purple respectively in the top three spots. Speaking of The Color Purple, it came up big — much bigger than expected on its first day with an estimated $18.15M, A CinemaScore, 5 stars and 92% positive. Not only was that haul enough for Color Purple to … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’ Marks Record-Breaking Debut at the BO!!

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‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

The full list of nominations for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards has been released. Per Deadline, the nominations for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards were officially announced on December 10, 2023. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie led the pack with a total of nine nominations, followed by Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer with eight. Trailing only slightly behind were Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and … Continue reading ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘The Color Purple’: New Trailer Highlights Celie’s Journey!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. Directed – Blitz Bazawule Starring – Halle Bailey, Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: New Trailer Highlights Celie’s Journey!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Color Purple’: New Featurette Breaks Down the Upcoming Musical!! Check It Out!!

Warner Bros. Pictures has just released a new featurette for its upcoming film The Color Purple. The new film, which is set to release on Christmas day, is a new take on the 1985 classic film, which was itself based on the iconic Alice Walker novel of the same name. Featuring input from the film’s stars along with the film’s producer, Oprah Winfrey, the new … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: New Featurette Breaks Down the Upcoming Musical!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Color Purple’ Trailer Teases the Re-imagining of the Classic Story!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s. Directed – Blitz Bazawule Starring – Halle Bailey, Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’ Trailer Teases the Re-imagining of the Classic Story!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Color Purple’: New Musical Film Adaptation Adds Jon Batiste!!

Jon Batiste has joined the cast of the upcoming musical film version of The Color Purple. According to Variety, Batiste will play Grady in the film. Grady is a pianist, who is described as sweet-talking and charming. He is married to Shug Avery (played by Taraji P. Henson). Grady was previously played by Ben Guillory in director Steven Spielberg‘s 1985 film version. As a musician, … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: New Musical Film Adaptation Adds Jon Batiste!!

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‘The Color Purple’: New Musical Film Adaptation Begins Filming!!

Yesterday, it was revealed that the latest adaptation of The Color Purple has begun shooting! The news came in the form of a post on the Instagram page of Dan Laustsen, the film’s cinematographer. The new adaptation was first announced back in 2018, but now we are one step closer to that December 20, 2023 release date. The Color Purple is based on the 1982 … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: New Musical Film Adaptation Begins Filming!!

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‘The Color Purple’: New Musical Film Adaptation Adds Ciara!!

Ciara‘s next film role will be in The Color Purple. According to Entertainment Weekly, she has been cast in the upcoming musical film adaptation. Ciara will play an adult version of Nettie in the film. A younger version of the character will also be played by Halle Bailey. Ciara is a well-known R&B artist, having made a name for herself with her debut album Goodies … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: New Musical Film Adaptation Adds Ciara!!

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‘The Color Purple’: Full Cast of Musical Film Adaptation Revealed!!

The pendulum has swung all the way back. Oprah Winfrey, who earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in 1985’s The Color Purple, has unveiled the cast of the upcoming film based on the Tony-winning Broadway musical, which itself was based on Alice Walker‘s seminal novel. Both the movie and the musical, which debuted in 2005, were based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: Full Cast of Musical Film Adaptation Revealed!!

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‘The Color Purple’: Taraji P. Henson to Star in Blitz Bazawule’s Musical Adaptation!!

Taraji P. Henson has joined the cast of director Blitz Bazawule‘s adaptation of The Color Purple. According to Variety, Henson will play Shug Avery in the film, which is an adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, itself an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alice Walker, and is the second version of the novel to be brought to film, after Steven Spielberg‘s … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: Taraji P. Henson to Star in Blitz Bazawule’s Musical Adaptation!!

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HBO Max Announces Black History Month!!

HBO Max has announced a special Black History Month line-up of movies and TV shows you can start streaming right now. This curated library arrives just in time for the start of Black History Month, which begins on February 1 and runs through February 28. Accompanying this special Black History Month line-up is the premiere of Judas and the Black Messiah, also on HBO Max. Directed by Shaka … Continue reading HBO Max Announces Black History Month!!

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Warner Bros. Sets 2023 Release Dates for ‘The Color Purple’ Musical and ‘Coyote vs. Acme’!!

Warner Bros. has set release dates for the upcoming musical adaptation of The Color Purple and the live action / animation hybrid Coyote vs. Acme, and if we’re being quite honest the dates shouldn’t surprise anyone. Both films are scheduled for 2023, which reflects the reality of an industry that has spent the last year largely shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Color … Continue reading Warner Bros. Sets 2023 Release Dates for ‘The Color Purple’ Musical and ‘Coyote vs. Acme’!!

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‘The Color Purple’: ‘Black Is King’ Co-Director Blitz Bazawule to Helm Musical Movie!!

I found Black Is King to be a gobsmacking visual sensation. The Beyoncé Disney+ visual album reimagining of The Lion King (far superior to the actual live-action Lion King remake) was stuffed with inventive visuals, lensed and constructed with immaculate opulence and intention. That’s why I’m quite excited to hear that the upcoming musical film version of Broadway’s The Color Purple for Warner Bros. will be directed by Black Is King co-director Blitz Bazawule (as reported by Deadline). … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: ‘Black Is King’ Co-Director Blitz Bazawule to Helm Musical Movie!!

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‘The Color Purple’: Steven Spielberg, Oprah Producing An Adaption for WB!!

Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones and Broadway veteran Scott Sanders are set to produce a new film version of The Color Purple that Warner Bros. will develop as a feature adaptation of the acclaimed musical, Collider has exclusively learned. Spielberg famously directed the 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker‘s 1982 novel, which won a Pulitzer Prize, making its author the first black woman to win the Pulitzer for fiction. The original … Continue reading ‘The Color Purple’: Steven Spielberg, Oprah Producing An Adaption for WB!!

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