Tag: Native Son
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‘Native Son’ Star Ashton Sanders Was the Most Unpredictable Actor of Matthew Libatique’s Career
Matthew Libatique’s camera has captured kinetic performances ranging from Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” to Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born.” He’s even followed the unpredictable movements of Kobe Bryant and Mike Tyson. However, he said he’s never encountered a performer quite as unique and raw as Ashton Sanders, the star of HBO’s “Native…
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‘Native Son’ Trailer: The Sundance Film Debuts On HBO This April
After a well-received premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Native Son heads to HBO in April. Director Rashid Johnson and writer Suzan-Lori Parks adapt Richard Wright’s acclaimed novel into modern times, with Moonlight‘s Ashton Sanders as a young man coming of age in the south side of Chicago. Ahead of the April premiere on HBO,…
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‘Never Look Away’ Box Office Gets Oscar Bump; Godard’s ‘The Image Book’ Finds Its Fans
“Never Look Away,”, the three-hour post-World War II drama from the director of “The Lives of Others,” opened an exclusive New York run after its Oscar Foreign Language nomination. It had a very respectable start as the last of the five nominees to open. If it portends further interest, it is a welcome sign in…
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Sundance: HBO Films Acquires ‘Share’ From A24
HBO Films is buying “Share,” a cautionary tale about internet culture that debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The movie came into the festival with theatrical distribution, but it will instead debut on the cable channel at some point in 2019.It’s the second time this week that A24, the indie studio that backed the…
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‘Native Son’ Sadly Proves Its Still Relevant 80 Years After Publication [Sundance Review]
Park City – There is a moment in Rashid Johnson’s “Native Son” where unbeknownst to him, a woman admires Big (Ashton Sanders) and says when they made him, “they broke the mold.” It’s a pointed moment, but also odd considering how it feels completely disingenuous to the character Sanders, Johnson and screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks have…
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Sundance Film Review: ‘Native Son’
Big (Ashton Sanders), the central character of Rashid Johnson’s “Native Son,” is a twitchy existential brooder in his early 20s who styles himself like a thrift-shop literary gangsta. Tall and glowering, with a rail-thin frame, he wears high-water pants and white socks, black nail polish and an array of skull rings, a shiny leather jacket…
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Lamar Johnson & Jerod Haynes Join A24’s ‘Native Son’
Exclusive: Lamar Johnson and Jerod Haynes have joined the cast of Native Son, A24’s adaptation of the Richard Wright novel. The duo joins Ashton Sanders, Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Bill Camp and Sanaa Lathan who already have been cast. Suzan-Lori Parks adapted the script and Rashid Johnson is directing the pic set in contemporary Chicago.…
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A24 Developing ‘Native Son’ Film With ‘Moonlight’ Actor
A24 is on a roll, recently. The film company had an impressive Awards Season last year with “Lady Bird,” “The Florida Project,” and “The Disaster Artist” all factoring heavily in awards discussions. “Lady Bird” actually landed multiple Oscar noms, including Best Picture. It looks like A24 isn’t slowing down anytime soon.The company just announced that…
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‘Moonlight’ Star Ashton Sanders in Talks for ‘Native Son’ Movie
“Moonlight” star Ashton Sanders in final negotiations to take on the lead role of Bigger Thomas in a movie version of Richard Wright’s novel “Native Son.”Nick Robinson, the lead actor in gay teen romance-drama “Love, Simon,” is also in talks to join the cast along with Margaret Qualley, KiKi Layne and Bill Camp.A24, which released…