‘Dear White People’ Creator Justin Simien Takes on Biopic for Sugar Hill Records Founder Sylvia Robinson
Robinson was a prominent record producer, writing and producing for artists such as Ike and Tina Turner, Kid Rock, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
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Kristen Bell Says ‘Good Place’ Set Really Is a Good Place – Thanks to ‘No Jerks’ Policy (Video)
“You don’t really ever need to be a dick,” Bell said on TheWrap’s Emmys panel Wednesday
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Charles King’s MACRO Raises Additional $150 Million for Film, TV Projects
Company closed initial funding in 2015 for an undisclosed eight-figure amount
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‘Dear White People’ Renewed by Netflix for Season 2
Creator Justin Simien and the cast announced the pickup at the Essence Festival
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New ‘Dear White People’ Trailer Doesn’t Let Up, Starts With a Trigger Warning (Video)
The preview is simultaneously biting and self-deprecating, but that hasn’t stopped trolls from crying racism
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Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver,’ Noel Wells Debut ‘Mr. Roosevelt’ Win SXSW Audience Awards
Blind magician film “Dealt,” Judd Apatow’s latest and “Dear White People” also among winners
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‘Dear White People’ Creator: Complaints Denying Racism ‘Sat Beside Comments Calling Me a N—er’
Justin Simien lays out lengthy history of his new Netflix show amid accusations from alt-right that he’s calling for “white genocide”
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‘Dear White People’ Netflix Series Gets Premiere Date, First Teaser (Video)
Justin Simien’s adaptation of his own hit film premieres in April
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‘Captain America’ Star Anthony Mackie Talks Weight Gain to Play MLK Jr. in ‘All the Way’
“It got to the point to where my wife was calling me ‘Fat Mackie,'” actor tells TheWrap
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‘Dear White People’ Adaptation Gets Series Order at Netflix
10-episode series based on 2014 movie from Justin Simian will premiere in 2017
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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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Sam Smith, Ansel Elgort and Natalie Dormer Among Logo TV’s ‘New Now Next Awards’ Winners
Darren Criss hosted the ceremony held at Art Basel in Miami
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Edward Snowden Doc ‘Citizenfour’ Impresses at Specialty Box Office
Laura Poitras’ film about domestic spying averages $25K in debut at five theaters for Radius
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‘Dear White People’ Takes Marketing Cue From Itself to Start Fast at Box Office
Roadside and Lionsgate created a social media and viral video stir to drive the provocative racial comedy to $31K average on 11 screens
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‘Dear White People’ Review: Critique of Race and Media Has More Than Satire On Its Mind
Tessa Thompson and Tyler James Williams headline a timely and important look at black identity and how it’s informed by by stereotypes in the media
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‘Dear White People’ Trailer Takes Films Like ‘The Help’ and ‘The Blind Side’ to Task (Video)
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions will release the film October 17
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Race-Relations Comedy ‘Dear White People’ Acquired by Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate
They take North American rights to Justin Simien’s satire, winner of a breakthrough award at Sundance
