Danielle Brooks knows The Color Purple’s Sofia inside out. She spent a year as the boisterous wife in the Broadway revival in 2015, and boasts that she knows everything from the character’s Zodiac sign to the color socks she wore. A decade before her fiery onstage performance, a 15-year-old Brooks …
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Blitz Bazawule could care less about The Color Purple’s recent award nominations. The film’s director isn’t worried about the movie-musical’s Best Picture snub at the Golden Globe or wowed by the musical’s five Critics Choice nominations and three mentions on the Oscars’ shortlist for its music. He understands the significance …
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Taraji P. Henson, who launched her acting career in the late Nineties, landed an Oscar nomination in 2009 for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and earned legions of fans by playing Cookie Lyon on Empire, spoke out about how demoralizing the pay structure in Hollywood can be in a …
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Tributes have begun to pour in for Richard Roundtree following the revered actor’s death at 81. Roundtree, who starred as the memorable detective in 1971’sShaft,died at his Los Angeles home of pancreatic cancer. Roundtree’s manager Patrick McMinn confirmed his death. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for …
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