‘Green Book’ Producer Says Film Was Aimed at Older White Audiences
“Occasionally you need to make a movie that is directed at older white people,” Participant Media’s Jonathan King says
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Why Will Smith Is Black Enough to Play Richard Williams (Guest Column)
Smith’s casting probably has more to do with his bankability and box office potential than fear of a too-black actor, Jeremy Helligar writes
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Mahershala Ali to Star in Sci-Fi Film ‘Sovereign’ From ‘A Quiet Place’ Writers
Marc Munden will direct
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Twitter Meme Turns ‘Green Book’ Into Well-Meaning But Racist White Person
“Some of Green Book’s best friends are black movies” jokes NBC reporter Alex Seitz-Wald
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Oscars Make History With Record 7 Black Winners
With big wins for Regina King, Mahershala Ali, Spike Lee and more, the Academy shatters its record for awarding black artists
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Oscar Eve Party Report: Rami Malek, Spike Lee, Melissa McCarthy and Glenn Close With Her 4-Legged Date (Photos)
The Party Report: Decisions, decisions — with so many celebrations of all things film happening on Oscar weekend, where to go first?
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Oscar Predictions 2019: Look for ‘Roma’ and Rami to Triumph in a Close, Close Race
One of the most wide-open Oscar races ever has only gotten harder to predict as it gets closer to showtime — but here are our picks in all 24 (on-the-air!) categories
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‘True Detective’ Season 3 Just Revealed Its Villain – Here’s What It Means
The conspiracy at the heart of HBO’s third season of “True Detective” is finally coming to light
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Bradley Cooper, Regina King and More Portraits From Palm Springs Film Festival (Exclusive Photos)
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Glenn Close, Rami Malek, Melissa McCarthy and more also posed for TheWrap at the desert festival
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NAACP President Says ‘Green Book’ Is a ‘Missed Opportunity’ With a ‘False Storyline’
TCA 2019: “It fell on a very myopic, negative stereotype that should no longer exist,” president Derrick Johnson says
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‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Film Review: James Cameron’s Long-Gestating Anime Adaptation Winds Up a Glossy Muddle
Robert Rodriguez gives us a heroine who doesn’t care about her past — so why should we? — in the cleanest post-apocalypse ever
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BAFTA Awards 2019: ‘The Favourite’ Dominates, But ‘Roma’ Wins the Big One
Acting awards go to Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Rami Malek and Mahershala Ali; Alfonso Cuarón wins best director
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SAG Awards 2019: 6 Things You Didn’t See on TV
From Mahershala Ali’s request for “Green Book” critics, to the “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” cast letting the press hold their trophies
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SAG Awards’ Surprise ‘Black Panther’ Victory Adds More Confusion to the Oscar Race
Screen Actors Guild voters reinforced that Glenn Close and Mahershala Ali are Oscar front runners, but the guild’s ensemble award made a messy race even messier
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‘True Detective’ Season 3: The Main Suspects So Far (Through Episode Three)
After two episodes of the new season of HBO’s whodunit, it’s tough to make any firm guesses about who the bad guy is, but we’re gonna try anyway
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Does ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Does “Spider-Verse” follow the standard practice for Marvel movies by adding in a bonus scene after the credits?
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Muslims in Hollywood: Making the Moment a Movement (Guest Blog)
A recent “Green Book” apology, in an odd way, represents progress
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Critics’ Choice Awards 2019 Winners List: ‘Roma’ Takes Best Picture
“Roma, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “The Americans” win top honors
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Golden Globes: Alfonso Cuarón Defends Netflix, Glenn Close Discusses Her Mom and 9 More Things You Didn’t See On TV
Michael Douglas, Ben Whishaw, Chuck Lorre and Octavia Spencer also had strong words after the awards show
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Sorry, ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Black Panther’! Netflix’s ‘Roma’ Is Dominating 2018 Critics’ Awards So Far
With more than 30 groups declaring their favorites, Alfonso Cuarón’s drama has won as many best-picture awards as the next five rivals combined
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‘Green Book’ Star Mahershala Ali Apologizes to His Character’s Family After They Call Film ‘Symphony of Lies’
Family of jazz legend Dr. Don Shirley has a lot of problems with how he is portrayed in Peter Farrelly’s film
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Inside ‘Green Book': Read Tony Lip’s Real Letters From the Road Tour With Donald Shirley
TheWrap Oscar magazine: Nick Vallelonga, son of the man played by Viggo Mortensen, says his father’s reaction to the movie would be, “Why the hell weren’t you making movies about me a long time ago?”
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‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Director Barry Jenkins on Why Showing Vulnerability Is ‘a Sign of Strength’
OscarWrap magazine: “I had to get past some of my own hang-ups about what it means to be vulnerable,” star KiKi Layne says
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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Film Review: Clever Superhero Saga With Animated Arachnids
Audacious and funny, this thrilling cartoon version lets various versions of Spider-Man out to play
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SAG Awards Nominations Are Great News for ‘A Star Is Born,’ But Not for ‘The Favourite’
For “The Favourite,” “Vice,” “Roma” and “Green Book,” the lack of a SAG ensemble nomination hurts in an exceptionally competitive awards year
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‘Roxanne Roxanne’ Star on Working With Mahershala Ali: ‘I Got Paid to Take a Master Class’
The story of ’80s Queens rapper Roxanne Shanté deals with themes of domestic violence and the unforgiving world of the New York rap game.
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Golden Globes Nominations Analysis: ‘Vice’ and ‘Green Book’ Emerge as Curious Front Runners
Those movies are the only two to land nominations for picture, directing, writing and acting — but do the results really say anything about what Oscar voters will do?
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Golden Globes Nomination Predictions 2019: All the Contenders in Top Categories (Photos)
It’s a curious year with musicals competing as dramas and dramas competing as comedies
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Golden Globes Nomination Predictions: What Stars Will Be Born This Year?
In a curious year with musicals competing as dramas and dramas competing as comedies, here’s what we think will come out on top in all major film and television categories
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Viggo Mortensen to Receive American Riviera Award From Santa Barbara Film Festival
Mortensen currently stars in the Oscar contending film “Green Book” with Mahershala Ali
