Tag: Judas and the Black Messiah
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Golden Globe Awards Kick Off As Daniel Kaluuya Wins Supporting Actor Prize
Hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey kicked off the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in the shadow of a global pandemic and a controversy that is roiling the cliquish organization behind the annual broadcast. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands out the prizes, is under fire after for having no Black members in…
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‘The Croods 2’ Leads Depleted U.S. Box Office
Need a reminder of just how imperiled moviegoing, at least in the U.S., remains due to the pandemic? Look no further than domestic box office charts. “The Croods: A New Age,” which debuted theatrically in November, was the No. 1 movie in North America.The Universal Pictures animated sequel nabbed $1.7 million from 1,913 venues between…
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/Filmcast Ep. 606 – Ep. 606 – Judas and the Black Messiah (Guest: Valerie Complex)
In the “What We’ve Been Watching” segment, David, Devindra, and Jeff go in-depth on Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. For the feature review, the cast reviews Judas and the Black Messiah with Valerie Complex. Directed by Shaka King, the film stars Daniel Kaluuya as the activist Fred Hampton. Following up last week’s…
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ ‘Palm Springs,’ ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,’ and More Land 2021 WGA Nominations
The 2021 WGA nominations for TV were announced earlier this month, and now it’s time for movies. Original screenplays that garnered attention include Judas and the Black Messiah, Palm Springs, Promising Young Woman, and more. On the adapted screenplay front, titles such as Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and more landed nods. See…
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Box Office: ‘The Croods 2’ Tops ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods: A New Age” topped an anemic domestic box office, grossing just over $2 million in its twelfth week of release. The family film has earned roughly $49 million since it opened last fall. It is eyeing a Presidents’ Day weekend gross of $2.7 million and is playing in 1,890 theaters.That modest…
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New Movies to Watch This Week: ‘Barb and Star,’ ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ ‘Minari’ and ‘The Mauritanian’
With the Super Bowl behind us and the Oscars looming (and a pandemic-dampened Valentine’s Day as a marketing peg), American distributors are releasing their most robust slate of new releases in months this weekend.Awards contenders “Judas and the Black Messiah” (about the FBI-sanctioned murder of Fred Hampton) and “Land” (starring and directed by Robin Wright)…
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How to Watch ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ on HBO Max
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Check out one of the buzziest titles of Oscar season from the comfort of your own home: “Judas and…
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‘Judas And The Black Messiah’: Daniel Kaluuya Is Electric In Flawed Hampton Biopic [Sundance Review]
Martyrs demark the African-American experience. The documented lineage began with Emmett Till’s murder, his ravaged visage strewn across Jet Magazine’s issues, and continued through Medgar Evers’ assassinations, the four girls in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and a cruel, etc. Fred Hampton, the gifted Chairman of Chicago’s Black…
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Review: Not-Too-Distant History, Writ Large by Two Meticulous Performances
Fred Hampton is looking for revolutionaries. William O’Neal is trying to stay out of prison. In Shaka King’s vivid “Judas and the Black Messiah,” these seemingly very different men will be set on a terrible collision course for each other. One part Hampton biopic, one part unnerving portion of American (and all-too-recent) history, King’s drama…
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Review: Lakeith Stanfield Plays a Rat Among the Panthers
A century ago, Winston Churchill made the case that “history is written by the victors,” but here in the year 2021, even — and sometimes especially — those crushed beneath the boot of authority have found ways to make their side heard. Every so often, with time, the underdog version of events wins out, putting…