if beale street could talk
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Oscars 2025: Rank of Colman Domingo Roles By Box Office Performance
The longtime actor just tied with Denzel Washington for an amazing feat thanks to his recent 2025 Oscar nomination.
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KiKi Layne on Her Role in ‘Dandelion’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Kiki Layne talks about her role in the film called ‘Dandelion’ and playing alongside Regina King in ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’.
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‘The Lion King’ Prequel Director Goes Off on Critics’ and Their ‘Soulless’ ‘Mufasa’ Hot Takes
The Oscar-winning writer/director has a scathing response to trolls who aren’t happy about ‘The Lion King’ prequel.
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Must Read Books That Inspired Oscar-Worthy Films
From Hidden Figures to The Color Purple, as Oscar night approaches, we look at books by Black authors hat inspired great (sometimes) films
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15 of Our Favorite Books on Black Romance [UPDATED]
With Valentine’s Day approaching, we’ve added even more titles to our list of books all about Black love
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9 Movies Embodying the Diversity of Black Love Across Decades
‘Twas the Friday before Valentine’s Day And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Because we cannot go out. *Sigh* It’s Valentine’s Day again. I am a total romantic and have Valentine’s Day traditions dating back five years that I can’t do because my favorite restaurant is closed—for safety reasons—and I refuse to…
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Can You Feel the Love in the Moonlight? Barry Jenkins Is Directing The Lion King Reboot Sequel
You know that shadowy place Mufasa was telling Simba about in The Lion King? That’s where 2020 dwells. This year has provided non-stop surprises and most of them have been bad (and downright devastating), but miracles happen every day. With this latest news, I was pleasantly surprised. What is the news? According to Deadline, Barry…
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‘A Magnificent Life’: Barry Jenkins Pays Tribute to If Beale Street Could Talk Hairstylist Kenneth Walker
One of the visionaries who helped bring James Baldwin’s work to luminous life on the big screen has died. Earlier this month, the film industry lost veteran hairstylist Kenneth Walker, and on Wednesday, If Beale Street Could Talk director Barry Jenkins paid tribute to Walker’s “gorgeous soul” on Twitter. As Jenkins pointed out, Beale Street…
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2019 BET Awards: Cardi B! She Bad, She Bad, She Bad—Leads With 7 Nominations
The blackest night in entertainment is returning for another round this summer! You hear that? It’s the sound of Bardi Gang rolling their tongues to scream a rousing, “Okurrt!” That’s right, 2019 is the year of Cardi B, who leads the pack of 2019 BET Awards nominations. The Invasion of Privacy artist racked in a…