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Colson Whitehead’s 2016 novel “The Underground Railroad” — inspired by the real-life network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African-Americans to escape…
Read More ‘Underground Railroad’: Barry Jenkins on the Ethereal New Teaser for His Upcoming Amazon Series
Disney is returning to Pride Rock again. The House of Mouse is developing a sequel to Jon Favreau’s 2019 CG-animated remake of The Lion King and has…
Read More 'The Lion King' Sequel is Coming from 'Moonlight' Director Barry Jenkins
Mention the Dominican Republic, and most people will conjure visions of baseball players or luxury resorts on a tropical island. Fashionistas will flash to the…
Read More Dominican Republic Feels Surge in Production as Tax Is Reduced
When Brian Tyree Henry, a Harlem resident, was working with his Miami-native director Barry Jenkins on the set of “If Beale Street Could Talk,” the…
Read More Barry Jenkins Explains How He Found James Baldwin’s ‘Beale Street’ in a Rapidly Changing Harlem
Paul Thomas Anderson’s close-ups are widely regarded as the best in the business and second only to the director’s own filmmaking hero Jonathan Demme (there…
Read More Paul Thomas Anderson, Master of the Close-Up, Is Jealous of Barry Jenkins’ Shots
On the news that FilmStruck has been struck down, fans — including Hollywood directors Barry Jenkins, Guillermo del Toro and Rian Johnson — vented their…
Read More FilmStruck Shutdown: Directors, Fans React to End of Cinephile Streaming Service
It was already an emotional night at the Apollo as the iconic Harlem venue was filled by over 1,000 people for the U.S. premiere of…
Read More James Baldwin’s Family Explains Why They Gave Barry Jenkins Permission to Adapt ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins is back with If Beale Street Could Talk, adapted from the James Baldwin novel of the same name. Jenkins’ film follows a…
Read More 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Trailer: Barry Jenkins Brings James Baldwin's Words to Life
The melancholy jazz underscoring this trailer for Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk goes a way to answering the hypothetical of the title, smooth, powerful…
Read More ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Trailer: Barry Jenkins Follows ‘Moonlight’ With James Baldwin Adaptation
“I hope that nobody has ever had to look at anybody they love through glass,” 19-year-old Tish shares in the opening scene of James Baldwin’s…
Read More Toronto Film Review: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’