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David Oyelowo

  • Oprah Winfrey: Leaders Need to Step Up Following Ferguson, Eric Garner Unrest

    “I think it’s wonderful to march and protest … but what I really am looking for is some type of leadership to come out of this,” says the media mogul and “Selma” actress-producer

    By

    Travis Reilly
    January 3, 2015 @ 6:41 PM
    6:41 PM
    Oprah Winfrey: Leaders Need to Step Up Following Ferguson, Eric Garner Unrest
  • ‘Selma’ Controversy Grows Over LBJ Clash With Martin Luther King on Civil Rights

    Historians take issue with director Ava DuVernay’s focus on former president Lyndon B. Johnson

    By

    Alicia Banks
    January 2, 2015 @ 8:56 AM
    8:56 AM
    ‘Selma’ Controversy Grows Over LBJ Clash With Martin Luther King on Civil Rights
  • ‘Selma’ to Screen in Selma, Alabama for Free

    Paramount will show the film for free at the Selma Walton Theater starting January 9

    By

    Sharon Waxman
    January 1, 2015 @ 8:14 AM
    8:14 AM
    ‘Selma’ to Screen in Selma, Alabama for Free
  • Oprah Winfrey Explains Why She Agreed to ‘Selma’ After Turning Down Role

    “The reason I said yes to this role is because of the magnificence of Annie Lee Cooper,” TV titan says about the real-life Civil Rights activist she portrays

    By

    Alicia Banks
    December 30, 2014 @ 3:30 PM
    3:30 PM
    Oprah Winfrey Explains Why She Agreed to ‘Selma’ After Turning Down Role
  • ‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay on the One Star Who Turned the Film Down: ‘She Did Not Want to Do It’

    Wrap Magazine 2014: DuVernay also opens up about why she had to rewrite Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speeches

    By

    Anita Bennett
    December 28, 2014 @ 8:34 PM
    8:34 PM
    ‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay on the One Star Who Turned the Film Down: ‘She Did Not Want to Do It’
  • TheWrap Screening: ‘Selma’ Tackles ‘Timely’ Race Issues Say Cast, Director (Video)

    Director Ava DuVernay and stars Common, Carmen Ejogo and Henry G. Sanders reveal why now is the perfect time to tell the story of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr

    By

    Deborah Day
    December 19, 2014 @ 4:09 PM
    4:09 PM
    TheWrap Screening: ‘Selma’ Tackles ‘Timely’ Race Issues Say Cast, Director (Video)
  • ‘Selma’ and ‘Boychoir’ to Bookend Palm Springs Film Festival

    Festival will also showcase Eastern and Central European cinema

    By

    Steve Pond
    December 16, 2014 @ 6:00 AM
    6:00 AM
    ‘Selma’ and ‘Boychoir’ to Bookend Palm Springs Film Festival
  • ‘Selma’ Team Reacts to Historic Golden Globe Nomination: ‘This Movie Has Something to Say’

    Ava DuVernay credits David Oyelowo’s commitment, while producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner single out Brad Pitt for sticking with the project

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    December 11, 2014 @ 12:54 PM
    12:54 PM
    ‘Selma’ Team Reacts to Historic Golden Globe Nomination: ‘This Movie Has Something to Say’
  • ‘Selma’ Screenplay Controversy: Why Director Ava DuVernay Was Denied Credit

    Original writer Paul Webb’s contract allowed him to keep sole credit despite DuVernay’s considerable contributions

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    December 11, 2014 @ 10:13 AM
    10:13 AM
    ‘Selma’ Screenplay Controversy: Why Director Ava DuVernay Was Denied Credit
  • David Oyelowo Named Breakthrough Actor by Palm Springs Film Festival

    “Selma” star joins Rosamund Pike, Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne and others as PSIFF honorees

    By

    Steve Pond
    December 7, 2014 @ 6:00 AM
    6:00 AM
    David Oyelowo Named Breakthrough Actor by Palm Springs Film Festival
  • 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

    By

    Sharon Waxman
    November 26, 2014 @ 1:59 PM
    1:59 PM
    Why ‘Selma’ Director Ava DuVernay Joined #BlackFridayBlackout Over Ferguson
  • Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac Chase the American Dream in ‘A Most Violent Year’ (Exclusive Video)

    The J.C. Chandor film also stars David Oyelowo and Albert Brooks

    By

    Linda Ge
    November 25, 2014 @ 11:47 AM
    11:47 AM
    Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac Chase the American Dream in ‘A Most Violent Year’ (Exclusive Video)
  • ‘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

    By

    James Rocchi
    November 12, 2014 @ 1:18 AM
    1:18 AM
    ‘Selma’ Review: Martin Luther King Gets His Cinematic Due in a Stirring American Saga
  • 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

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    November 11, 2014 @ 9:00 PM
    9:00 PM
    Ava DuVernay’s Martin Luther King Jr. Film ‘Selma’ Earns Standing Ovation at AFI Fest
  • ‘What’s the Deal?’ With ‘A Most Violent Year’: Chemistry Between Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain Works Wonders (Video)

    J.C. Chandor delivers his best movie yet with this ’80s crime drama that recalls the films of Sidney Lumet

    By

    Jeff Sneider
    November 10, 2014 @ 3:43 PM
    3:43 PM
    ‘What’s the Deal?’ With ‘A Most Violent Year’: Chemistry Between Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain Works Wonders (Video)
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