EJ Moreno looks at ten controversial movies and the drama around them… What makes a movie controversial? Is it the buzz around the film, or what actually happens during its runtime? For this list, I’ll look at some of the most infamous movies ever and figure out what was the root of the conversations. Don’t […]
Featurette introduces the ensemble cast of The Birth of a Nation
With a little over two weeks to go until its UK release, a new featurette has arrived online for Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation entitled ‘Ensemble’ which gives us an inside look at the cast charged with bringing the true story of Nat Turner’s slave rebellion to the big screen; take a look below […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Birth of a Nation gets Oscar-prime October release date
Fox Searchlight clearly sees a great deal of potential in The Birth of a Nation. Not only did they acquire the Sundance critical darling for a whopping $17.5 million (the largest purchase in the festival’s history), but they are now priming the film’s release date for early October, which basically means the studio thanks they […]
The Oscar ‘Race’: Hollywood’s ongoing diversity drama
Anghus Houvouras on Hollywood’s ongoing diversity drama… I’m white. Take a minute, let that settle in. I know it’s shocking. I’m like the Rick Astley of film columnists because you probably first thought I was black and like Rick Astley you’re always a little bummed when you click on a link and it turns out […]