2017 Oscars: A Tale of Two Oscar Stories and One Very Big Gaffe
A final shocker wasn’t the only surprise at this year’s Academy Awards.
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Denzel Washington Interview: The Director Reveals How He Opened Up ‘Fences’
Denzel Washington talks about the cinematic challenges of adapting August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Golden Globes Nominations vs. Critics’ Choice Awards: Examining Impact on the Oscar Race
No question, momentum is building for escapist musical “La La Land.”
Fences
A former professional baseball player creates tension in his family when he denies his teenage son’s dream of playing college football and comes home with the baby he had through an affair.
‘Fences’ Review: Viola Davis and Denzel Washington Are Sensational In a Solid August Wilson Adaptation Without Any Curveballs
Washington doesn’t try to improve upon August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, but he brings it to the screen with integrity (and a handful of incredible performances).
R.I.P. #OscarsSoWhite: Why 2017 Will Be The Most Diverse Awards Season In Decades
Eight movies with diverse casts and crews are vying for Oscar inclusion this year, and they’re sure to upset the status quo.
‘Suicide Squad’ Review: These Heroes May Be Bad, But Their Movie Is Even Worse
“Suicide Squad” promises to flip the script on superhero movies by forcing the audience to root for the bad guys. But that isn’t enough.
Suicide Squad
A secret government agency led by Amanda Waller recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency and saving the world from an unknown but powerful threat.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Based off the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, a 9-11-themed book that centers on Oskar Schell, an ambitious young nine-year-old who scours New York City in search of a lock that a key his father left him will open. The boy’s father died in the 9-11 attacks and Oskar was also said to be an amateur inventor, jewelry designer, astrophysicist, tambourine player and pacifist at such a young age. [Synopsis courtesy of AceShowbiz]
Beautiful Creatures
Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena’s 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.
The Help
Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer) is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family’s struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan (Emma Stone) is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around “the help”; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
Won’t Back Down
Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children’s failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children
