Following its world premiere last month at the Sundance Film Festival, HBO has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming drama Native Son. Based on Richard Wright’s 1940 novel of the same name, the film marks the feature directorial debut for Rashid Johnson and stars Ashton Sanders, Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, KiKi Layne, Bill Camp, and […]
Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne cast in Netflix’s comic book adaptation The Old Guard
After gaining director Gina Prince-Bythewood last summer, Netflix has announced that Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk) have joined the comic book adaptation The Old Guard in the film’s lead roles. An adaptation of Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez’s Image Comics series, The Old Guard revolves around “a small group of soldiers, […]
Movie Review – If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018. Written and directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis, Ebony Obsidian, Dominique Thorne, Diego Luna, Finn Wittrock, Ed Skrein, Emily Rios, Pedro Pascal, Brian Tyree Henry, and Dave Franco. SYNOPSIS: A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to […]
Sci-fi thriller Captive State gets a new trailer and poster
Focus Features has released a new poster and trailer for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Captive State. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, the film stars John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Colson Baker, Vera Farmiga, Kiki Layne, Madeline Brewer, and James Ransone; take a look here… Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation […]
If Beale Street Could Talk gets a final trailer and poster
With a little over two weeks to go until its US limited theatrical release, Annapurna Pictures has revealed the final trailer and a poster for Barry Jenkins’ (Moonlight) upcoming adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel If Beale Street Could Talk which stars Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, […]
Movie Review – If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Michael Beach, Teyonah Parris, Finn Wittrock, Diego Luna, Emily Rios, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: With the father (Stephan James) of her unborn child wrongly incarcerated, Trish (Kiki Layne) must find strength in the face of the […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Regina King, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: Childhood sweethearts Tish and Fonny live in Harlem in the 1970s and are planning a life together, despite difficulties […]
Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk gets a new trailer and poster
A new poster and trailer have debuted for director Barry Jenkins’ (Moonlight) upcoming drama If Beale Street Could Talk. Based on James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, the film stars Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, Brian Tyree Henry, and Regina King; take a look here… […]
Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk gets a first teaser trailer
In celebration of James Baldwin’s birthday, Annapurna Pictures has released the first trailer for Barry Jenkins’ (Moonlight) upcoming adaptation of the author’s 1974 novel If Beale Street Could Talk. The upcoming drama features a cast that includes Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, Brian […]