
The Birth of a Nation
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15 Movies You Only Want to Watch Once, From ‘A Clockwork Orange’ to ‘The Revenant’ (Photos)
By Meriah Doty | August 16, 2021 @ 7:20 AMSome truly great films are too tough to see twice
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‘Gone With the Wind’ vs ‘Song of the South': Why Hollywood Should Confront, Not Erase, a Problematic Past
By Brian Welk | July 3, 2020 @ 6:00 AM”It’s a history we have to understand. You can’t just throw it away,“ UCLA’s Darnell Hunt says
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‘The Business': How Hollywood Became the Center of the Entertainment Industry (Video)
By Brian Welk | April 5, 2018 @ 1:23 PMIn this first episode of ”The Business,“ a new video series produced by TheWrap, find out how Hollywood ended up in… Hollywood
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‘Birth of a Nation’ Flops as ‘Girl on the Train’ Wins Weekend Box Office
By Meriah Doty | October 9, 2016 @ 7:44 AMModestly budgeted ”Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life“ has satisfactory start
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Historian Calls Nate Parker’s ‘Birth of a Nation’ an ‘Epic Fail’
By Rasha Ali | October 7, 2016 @ 4:21 PMAn Ohio State University professor says that the film contains multiple historical inaccuracies
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‘Birth of a Nation’ Scandal: Timeline of Nate Parker’s Case
By Jeremy Fuster | October 6, 2016 @ 1:03 PMTheWrap looks back at the details surrounding ”Birth of a Nation“ director Nate Parker’s rape accusation at Penn State 17 years ago
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Why Black Audiences Are Conflicted Over Nate Parker’s ‘Birth of a Nation’
By Rasha Ali | October 6, 2016 @ 11:01 AMBlack audiences questioning whether they should support the breakout black director and his film in spite of his controversy
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‘The Birth of a Nation’ Review: Nate Parker’s Slave Uprising Drama Has Passion to Spare
By Robert Abele | October 5, 2016 @ 10:16 AMThough controversy swirls around its director-star, this flawed, fiery depiction of Nat Turner-led slave insurrection remains a notable achievement
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‘The Girl on the Train’ on Track to Top Weekend Box Office With $30 Million
By Meriah Doty | October 4, 2016 @ 12:54 PM”The Birth of a Nation“ won’t live up to initial expectations
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The Rebirth of This Nation Will Be a Bloody Enterprise (Guest Blog)
By Roger Guenveur Smith | September 20, 2016 @ 4:27 PMA star of Nate Parker’s acclaimed film ”The Birth of a Nation“ reflects on Nat Turner and the ongoing search of the American soul
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Toronto Film Festival: 10 Films That Got a Boost, 5 That Didn’t
By Steve Pond | September 18, 2016 @ 3:48 PMToronto 2016: ”La La Land,“ ”Snowden,“ ”Jackie“ and ”The Birth of a Nation“ were among the films that headed north in search of Oscar buzz — but how did they fare?
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Nate Parker Was Acquitted – Stop Trying to Convict Him (Guest Blog)
By Ross Johnson | September 15, 2016 @ 3:54 PMA jury found the ”Birth of a Nation“ director not guilty of rape, so he shouldn’t be tried again
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‘Birth of a Nation’ Star Gabrielle Union Confronts Race, Rape and Then Some
By Matt Donnelly | September 11, 2016 @ 5:47 PMActress spoke about #BlackLivesMatter, Colin Kaepernick and claims that she ”threw Nate [Parker] under the bus“ on Sunday
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Toronto Film Festival: Awards, Politics and, Oh Yeah, ‘Birth of a Nation’
By Steve Pond | September 7, 2016 @ 6:17 PMEleven days will have plenty of on- and off-screen drama, but right now Nate Parker is overshadowing it all
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The Nate Parker Effect: Will Indie Buyers Start Vetting Filmmakers?
By Matt Donnelly | September 1, 2016 @ 5:27 PMToronto Film Festival Preview: ”From now on, any legal division could make a vet a standard decision,“ one top sales agent tells TheWrap