After disappearing from the spotlight after becoming embroiled in a scandal over rape allegations during his time at college, Birth of a Nation director Nate Parker has now resurfaced, with Deadline reporting that he has signed on to helm the feature film Black & Blue. Based on the life of highly-respected LAPD detective Ralph Waddy, […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – The Birth of a Nation (2016)
The Birth of a Nation, 2016. Directed by Nate Parker. Starring Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Aja Naomi King, Penelope Ann Miller and Jackie Earle Haley. SYNOPSIS: Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an […]
Movie Review – The Birth of a Nation (2016)
The Birth of a Nation, 2016. Written and Directed by Nate Parker. Starring Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Boone Jr., Aja Naomi King, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Gabrielle Union, and Tony Espinosa. SYNOPSIS: Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. Addressing the elephant […]
Art or Artist: Roman Polanski, Nate Parker, Birth of a Nation, and the ugly reality of bad behavior
Anghus Houvouras on art or the artist… “It’s the art, not the artist” I remember hearing that phrase first used in defense of Roman Polanski, who is probably the most famous child rapist ever to receive an Oscar. Sorry… alleged child rapist. I haven’t watched a Polanski film since I first learned the heinous details […]
Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation gets a new trailer
Fox Searchlight has released a new trailer for the hotly anticipated drama The Birth of a Nation, which sees Nate Parker directing and leading a cast that includes Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, Aunjanue Ellis, Aja Naomi King, Colman Domingo and Penelope Ann Miller; watch it below after the official synopsis… Set against the antebellum South, […]
Watch the first trailer for The Birth of a Nation
A first trailer has arrived online for director Nate Parker’s upcoming drama The Birth of a Nation. Based on the true story of Nat Turner, an enslaved African-American who led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia in 1831, the film sees Parker leading a cast that also includes Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union, […]
DVD Review – Beyond the Lights (2014)
Beyond the Lights, 2014. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker and Minnie Driver. SYNOPSIS: A pop star falls in love with a police officer after attempting suicide. It’s hard to judge a film that’s so far out of your demographic. Some movies become crossovers. They go mainstream and appeal to many. Others […]
First trailer for Every Secret Thing starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Banks
The first trailer for director Amy Berg’s (An Open Secret, Prophet’s Prey) feature debut Every Secret Thing has arrived online, which you can check out below. The film stars Dakota Fanning (Night Moves), Diane Lane (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), Nate Parker (About Alex), and Common (Selma). EVERY SECRET […]