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each extraordinary. More extraordinary still is how he gave each up for the next. For the first third of Boyd’s life, he was an A-list producer in Hollywood’s golden age,…
WASHINGTON — It’s been almost 50 years since the historic civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, and Congress is ready to celebrate the people who made it possible. Lawmakers have…
WASHINGTON — It took the Senate Banking Committee about two minutes on Tuesday to unanimously pass a bill honoring those who walked in the historic 1965 civil rights marches in…
Amelia Boynton Robinson was nearly beaten to death in 1965 during the first march in Selma, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr. She was 53 years old at the…
Common and John Legend’s song “Glory,” written for the film “Selma,” had the Oscar crowd visibly moved with its rousing message, accompanied by a full gospel chorus. David Oyelowo, who…
All of which makes it hard to remember this former child star was a closeted actor afraid of being found out, not too long ago. In so many ways, Harris’…
All of which makes it hard to remember this former child star was a closeted actor afraid of being found out, not too long ago. In so many ways, Harris’…
Common and John Legend’s song “Glory,” written for the film “Selma,” had the Oscar crowd visibly moved with its rousing message, accompanied by a full gospel chorus. David Oyelowo, who…
Common and John Legend’s song “Glory,” written for the film “Selma,” had the Oscar crowd visibly moved with its rousing message, accompanied by a full gospel chorus. David Oyelowo, who…
Common and John Legend’s song “Glory,” written for the film “Selma,” had the Oscar crowd visibly moved with its rousing message, accompanied by a full gospel chorus. David Oyelowo, who…
Our Oscars drinking game involved taking a sip of wine every time a woman or person of color won in a gender neutral award category. Unfortunately, we ended the night…
“Glory” from “Selma” won Best Original Song at the 2015 Oscars on Sunday night, beating out “Everything is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie,” “Grateful” from “Beyond The Lights,” “I’m Not…
Common and John Legend provided Sunday’s Oscars with its most powerful moment: a performance of “Glory” that brought the entire Dolby Theatre to its feet. To celebrate “Selma” and their…
The 30th Independent Spirit Awards are here! Hosted by Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen, the ceremony recognizes the year’s greatest achievements in indie filmmaking. Oscar faves “Birdman” and “Boyhood” are…
The 30th Independent Spirit Awards are here! Hosted by Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen, the ceremony recognizes the year’s greatest achievements in indie filmmaking. Oscar faves “Birdman” and “Boyhood” are…
The 30th Independent Spirit Awards are here! Hosted by Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen, the ceremony recognizes the year’s greatest achievements in indie filmmaking. Oscar faves “Birdman” and “Boyhood” are…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyonce gave a resplendent rendition of “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” at the Grammys but it was Ledisi who gave the song revived attention with her…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The civil rights drama “Selma” won top honors at the NAACP Image Awards in a ceremony that took sharp notice of snubs of African-American artists and…
Following his first Golden Globe win, for the track “Glory” from the film “Selma,” John Legend, along with his fellow songwriter Common, are favored to win their very first Oscar….
As soon as the movie opened, it provoked an intense controversy about its portrayal of President Lyndon Johnson. Although most of the movie centers on civil rights activists who organized…
“Selma” star David Oyelowo has voiced his support for fellow British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who came under criticism for using the term “colored” in an interview. Oyelowo, who plays Martin…
“It’s such an extraordinary year,” he began before reeling off the other nominees in the categoryas well as some, like Bradley Cooper (“American Sniper”) and David Oyelowo (“Selma”), who didn’t…
Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” was one of 2014’s best-reviewed films, but when nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards were announced last week, “Selma” was only called twice: Best Picture and…
Best Picture nominee “Selma” screened at the White House on Friday for Barack and Michelle Obama. In an Instagram photo posted on Tuesday, director Ava DuVernay explained what it was…
Stephen Somerstein is a retired physicist who spent many years working at the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. But long before he devoted his days to researching the interactions of atomic nuclei,…
Channeling the iconic image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. linking arms with fellow civil rights activists during the march from Selma, Alabama to the state’s capital in Montgomery, The…
Google is celebrating the world’s 30th Martin Luther King Jr. day with one very powerful image. The doodle features a group of great Civil Rights activists, all banding together as…
Oprah Winfrey and fellow actors from the movie “Selma” marched with hundreds Sunday ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, recalling one of the bloodiest chapters of the civil rights…
“Selma” did pick up two nominations, including one for best picture. But when the Hollywood gods consider a film to be truly great, its actors and/or actresses, screenplay and particularly…
But not all esteemed films did so well at the Oscar nominations Thursday morning. Complete list of Oscar nominations Here are 5 things we learned: 1. Fifty years after the…