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Gauging Post-Sundance Success Ain't Easy
(The Root) — There is nothing like basking in the glow of the Sundance Film Festival, especially if you are a first-time filmmaker. Ryan Coogler found this out when he got a standing ovation after the premiere of his film Fruitvale, which he wrote and directed. Coogler’s experience at Sundance only got better, when the…
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Revisiting the Central Park Jogger Case
(The Root) — In one of New York City’s highest-profile criminal cases, a group of five black and Latino teenagers (all 16 or younger) — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Kharey Wise and Yusef Salaam — were arrested and convicted for the brutal rape of a white jogger that occurred in Central Park on…
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4 Questions With 'Red Tails' Breakout Star at Sundance
You may not immediately recognize David Oyelowo’s name as you might Terrence Howard’s or Cuba Gooding Jr.’s, but he plays the lead in the hit Red Tails, which opened at No. 2 at the box office this past weekend. Oyelowo also stars in Ava DuVernay‘s upcoming Middle of Nowhere, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance…
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