Jeffrey Wright Jokes He Will Never Again Mock Critics While Honored at...
On Wednesday night, the African American Film Critics Association honored the top actors, directors and films of the year at the 15th annual AAFCA Awards, in a Los Angeles ceremony hosted by Roy Wood...
View Article‘American Fiction’ Producer Ben LeClair Thanked Star Jeffrey Wright for...
Before American Fiction producer Ben LeClair ends his interview, he wants to apologize for overusing the word “crazy.” But, in this case, the adjective does not feel like filler in describing Cord...
View ArticleSAG Awards: Pedro Pascal and Elizabeth Debicki Surprise With Wins Over...
Oscar prognosticators may have been keeping a close eye on the 2024 SAG Awards to see what this year’s film wins could mean for the 2024 Academy Awards, but it was in the TV categories where arguably...
View Article‘American Fiction’ Composer Laura Karpman on Why Jazz Music Was Always Going...
It’s hard to believe that Laura Karpman, a five-time Emmy-winning composer and Juilliard graduate who has scored narrative features (The Marvels) as well as documentaries (Pray Away) in a career...
View ArticleSpirit Awards: Jeffrey Wright Says “Nobody Wanted to Finance”‘American...
Jeffrey Wright took home the award for best lead performance at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards for his role in American Fiction. When Wright made his way to the stage to accept the award from...
View ArticleWhy an Oscar Nomination Was On Sterling K. Brown’s Vision Board
An Academy Award nomination wasn’t on Sterling K. Brown’s bingo card for 2024. In fact, when he heard the news, albeit a bit delayed, on Jan. 23, his response, he tells THR, was, “Well, I’ll be...
View ArticleUSC Scripter Awards: ‘American Fiction’ and ‘Slow Horses’ Take Top Honors
The writers behind the feature American Fiction and the TV adaptation Slow Horses took home the top honors at the USC Scripter Awards, which honors the best adapted projects of the year. Both the...
View ArticleJeffrey Wright Joins Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s ‘High and Low’
Fresh off his Oscar nomination for best actor, Jeffrey Wright has set his next film. Apple Original Films and A24 announced Tuesday that Wright is joining Denzel Washington in director Spike Lee’s next...
View ArticleWGA Awards: Cord Jefferson to Receive Paul Selvin Award
The Writers Guild of America West announced on Tuesday that American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson has been named recipient of the 2024 Paul Selvin Award for the Amazon MGM Studios film, for...
View ArticleCritic’s Notebook: Has the Racial Satire Lost Its Bite?
The release of 'The American Society of Magical Negroes,' the success of 'American Fiction' and recent shows like 'I'm a Virgo' offer a fresh chance to appraise the state of an evolving sub-genre.
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