Tag: Amistad
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‘Dune’ Star Stellan Skarsgård to Be Honored by Locarno Film Festival
Veteran Swedish star Stellan Skarsgård, who plays villain Baron Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” – part two of which will be released in November – will be honoured by the Locarno Film Festival with its Leopard Club Award.Skarsgård, who started his Hollywood career working with top directors such as StevenSpielberg in “Amistad” (1997) and Gus…
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Djimon Hounsou: ‘I Definitely Would Have Gotten an Oscar’ If Spielberg’s ‘Amistad’ Came Out Today
Djimon Hounsou is calling out Hollywood over its (many) double standards.The “Blood Diamond” star and two-time Oscar nominee reflected on his acting career following his breakout role in Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film “Amistad.” Hounsou played a slave and conducted his audition in the West African language Gun.“I was taken aback, because I had spent so…
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Ruth E. Carter Is the First Black Woman to Repeat Oscar Victory
Ruth E. Carter has again made Academy Award history with her victory Sunday night in Best Costume Design for Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter became the first Black woman to ever repeat in an Oscar category, winning her first in 2019 for “Black Panther” and the first Black woman to win two Oscars,…
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Amistad Review: Steven Spielberg’s Historical Drama Remains Flawed Yet Fascinating
When you think of the works of director Steven Spielberg, the films that will likely first come to mind are probably those like Jurassic Park or Jaws for how they hold up as thrilling blockbusters. However, it was the 1997 historical drama Amistad that, while it remains one of his most under-discussed, is also one…
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‘You can’t dismiss us any more’: the rise of black female costume designers
Ruth E Carter hopes her Oscar win for Black Panther will open the door for more diversity in a field that’s been lackingRegally draped in an embellished silk ball gown and a glittering jeweled necklace, costume designer Ruth E Carter ascended the stairs to the stage of the Dolby Theatre last week to claim her…
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‘Black Panther’: How Costume Designer Ruth Carter Created a Colorful Pageantry of Afrofuturism
It’s not too early to talk about a potential Oscar nomination next year for Ruth Carter. Her colorful costume designs for “Black Panther” represent a diverse celebration of African cultures — past and present — and take the Marvel superhero genre to a whole new aesthetic realm. Indeed, the way Carter mixes a panoply of…