4 posts tagged ‘alice walker’
Taraji P. Henson has no beef with Oprah: "What you’re not gonna do is pit two Black women together"
AV Club,
Fans of The Color Purple can rest assured that Taraji P. Henson and Oprah are not seeing red. “What you’re not gonna do is pit two Black women together—not on my watch,” Henson said of her rumored feud with the legendary daytime host and Color Purple producer in a recent interview with NBC’s Today. Read more...
A Sense of Mystery and Wonder in a New “Color Purple”
The New Yorker,
Blitz Bazawule’s second feature catches the novel and musical’s extremes of sorrow and joy, love and memory.
Everything you need to know about The Color Purple
The Color Purple has had a fascinating journey through popular culture over the past four decades. Ever since Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was published in 1982, the story of a young Black woman struggling to find her voice in the Deep South during the early 20th century has been like a magnet for… Read more...
December's most anticipated films: Ferrari, The Color Purple, Wonka, and more
December has always been one of the most important moviegoing months of the year; you’ve got all the prestige pics competing for Oscar nominations, plus plenty of family-friendly crowd-pleasers for the holiday season. This year, Ferrari and The Color Purple are the big awards-season blockbusters to watch out for,… Read more...