David Oyelowo Named Breakthrough Actor by Palm Springs Film Festival
“Selma” star joins Rosamund Pike, Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne and others as PSIFF honorees
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‘Selma,’ ‘Theory of Everything’ Ineligible for Writers Guild Awards
“Mr. Turner,” “How to Train Your Dragon” among other films that don’t qualify under WGA rules
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How #BlackoutBlackFriday Boycott Fared on Social Media During Black Friday
The campaign protesting shopping on Black Friday inspired by “Fruitvale Station” Director Ryan Coogler draws close to 80,000 mentions on Twitter
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Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Resigns From Police Department Following Grand Jury Decision
“I have been told that my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the City of Ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance that I cannot allow,” Wilson says
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Hollywood-Backed #BlackOutBlackFriday Boycott Floods Social Media, Takes to the Streets
The Ferguson protest is felt both online and on the streets nationwide
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NFL Star Benjamin Watson’s Emotional Ferguson Response Goes Viral
“I’m angry because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes,” the New Orleans Saints tight end writes on Facebook
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Why ‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay Joined #BlackFridayBlackout Over Ferguson
“We are in a sad, distorted continuum. It’s time to really look in that mirror,” DuVernay tells TheWrap
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Hollywood Fights Ferguson Decision: Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler, Kat Graham, Ava DuVernay Launch #BlackoutBlackFriday Boycott
“Fruitvale Station” director Coogler is leading a movement to boycott retailers in protest of decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson
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‘Selma’ Review: Martin Luther King Gets His Cinematic Due in a Stirring American Saga
One of the year’s best American films explores the accomplishments of Dr. King without wrapping it in a grade-school civics lesson
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Ava DuVernay’s Martin Luther King Jr. Film ‘Selma’ Earns Standing Ovation at AFI Fest
Oprah Winfrey praises star David Oyelowo’s growth into the role, while he says a “higher power” told him he would portray MLK
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David Oyelowo Channels Martin Luther King Jr. in First ‘Selma’ Trailer (Video)
The Ava DuVernay film also features a supporting turn from Oprah Winfrey
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It’s Angelina Jolie vs. Ben Affleck vs. Michael Keaton as Awards Season Kicks Off
But is it right to narrow the field before we’ve seen most of the movies?
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Fall Movie Forecast: Can ‘Interstellar,’ ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ and ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Save the Box Office?
If the would-be blockbusters deliver and a couple of awards hopefuls break out, 2014 could rally and match last year’s record haul
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22 Fall Movies We’re Dying to See – From ‘Interstellar’ to ‘The Interview’
With so many options this fall, leave it to TheWrap to tell you which films you should actually see
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‘Life Itself’ Review: Roger Ebert Doc Rates a Thumbs-Up (Video)
“Hoop Dreams” director Steve James takes us on a rollercoaster ride of the legendary film critic’s personal and professional highs and lows
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‘Power’ Star Omari Hardwick, Larenz Tate New BET Films to Debut in July (Exclusive)
BET Premiere Cinema presents original film “Gun Hill,” starring Tate, and television premiere of 2012 Sundance Film Festival winner for Best Director, “Middle of Nowhere,” starring Hardwick
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Paramount to Release MLK Biopic ‘Selma’ on Christmas Day
David Oyelowo stars as Dr. King in a cast that also includes Tom Wilkinson and Oprah Winfrey
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‘Star Wars’ Hero John Boyega to Be Replaced by ‘Selma’ Actor in Jesse Owens Biopic (Exclusive)
Stephan James is in talks to play the legendary Olympian in Stephen Hopkins’ drama “Race”
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Ava DuVernay Signs on to Direct MLK Biopic ‘Selma’
The writer-director won Best Director at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature, "Middle of Nowhere"
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‘Venus Vs.’ Director: The Ripple Effect of Venus Williams’ Fight Against Wimbledon Sexism
Sundance Best Director Ava Duvernay's "Venus Vs." kicks off ESPN's "Nine for IX" series Tuesday night
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IOTG at Sundance 2012: Ava Duvernay Chats ‘Middle of Nowhere’
ItsonthGrid.com’s final Sundance fireside chat is with “Middle of Nowhere” writer/director Ava Duvernay
