EJ Moreno looks at films heading for the 2024 Oscars… As we enter the New Year and the 2024 award season begins, the contenders for Best Picture are starting to take shape. While anything can happen from now to the Oscars in March, we have over ten films that most likely play a part in […]
Movie Review – The Color Purple (2023)
The Color Purple, 2023. Directed by Blitz Bazawule. Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ciara, Louis Gossett Jr., David Alan Grier, Deon Cole, Stephen Hill, Jon Batiste, Tiffany Elle Burgess, Aba Arthur, Terrence J. Smith, Tamela Mann, Adetinpo Thomas, Charles Green, […]
The Color Purple unveils a final trailer
Ahead of its US release this Christmas Day, Warner Bros. has released a third trailer for the musical drama The Color Purple, director Blitz Bazawule’s upcoming adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Marsha Norman’s stage play; watch it below… A story of love and resilience, THE COLOR PURPLE is a decades-spanning tale of […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple, 1985. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi Goldberg, and Oprah Winfrey. SYNOPSIS: The Color Purple, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the award-winning novel by Alice Walker, makes its 4K Ultra HD debut. There isn’t a Blu-ray platter in the package too, […]
The Color Purple gets a new trailer
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for The Color Purple, the upcoming musical drama based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and Marsha Norman’s stage play. Directed by Blitz Bazawule, the film features a cast that includes Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Fantasia Barrino. […]
The Color Purple featurette outlines a bold new take on the classic Deep South drama
Warner Bros. has released a featurette for Blitz Bazawule’s new take on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning The Color Purple, which promises to put the story “back out into the world” in order to “connect with the younger generation”. The screenplay is by acclaimed playwright Marcus Gardley (Maid), which combines Walker’s novel with the musical […]
As studios refuse negotiations, WB eyes new dates for Dune and Aquaman sequels
We are heading into months of the WGA Strike and weeks of the SAG-AFTRA strike, and Hollywood is beginning to shake in their boots, so much so that one major studio is debating sitting out the rest of 2023. In a new report from Variety, Warner Bros. Film Group is looking to move some of […]
Reimagined version of The Color Purple gets a first trailer
The Color Purple is back to touch a new generation with its gripping tale. Taking its cue from the hit Broadway version, Blitz Bazawule’s new take will introduce songs to the story once brought to life by the iconic Steven Spielberg. In The Color Purple 2023, we see a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel […]
Warner Bros. sets Mad Max: Furiosa, Coyote vs. Acme and The Color Purple for 2023
While many decried Warner Bros. decision to release its 2021 slate of movies directly to HBO Max as a potential death blow to the theater industry, the studio seems confident that cinemas are here to stay as it has officially set theatrical release dates for three of its big 2023 releases. On June 23rd 2023, […]
The Color Purple musical film in development from Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones
Director Steven Spielberg, star Oprah Winfrey and producer Quincy Jones are set to revisit The Color Purple, with Deadline reporting that the trio are developing a big screen musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s acclaimed 1982 novel. Spielberg previously adapted the book as a feature in 1985, producing alongside Jones, with Winfrey making her acting debut […]
