As a playwright, screenwriter, director, producer, and actor, Davis has often been associated with works that celebrate and inculcate the lessons of black history in the US. He thrived as an inspirational and iconic presence in contemporary African-American culture. Credits (Film): Do the R...
Wonder Boysavoids the predictable teacher-student liaison in favor of Grady and Sara’s relationship, making it one of the few Hollywood films to center middle-aged romance. ForWonder Boys, Hanson and screenwriter Steve Kloves adhered closely to the source material, lifting dialogue and preserving...
Critics Consensus: From its reunited Broadway stars to its screenplay, the solidly crafted Fences finds its Pulitzer-winning source material fundamentally unchanged -- and still just as powerful. Synopsis: Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh....
The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Jake was exposed to the world of film from a young age. Gyllenhaal's acting journey began at the tender age of 11, when he made his movie debut with a minor role in City Slickers. However, it was his breakthrough ...
Created by gay screenwriter Alan Ball, the hour-long dark comedy takes place in a family-run funeral home, and each episode opens with a death scene. But the heart of the series is the lovably eccentric members of the Fischer family, who are reluctan...
Created by gay screenwriter Alan Ball, the hour-long dark comedy takes place in a family-run funeral home, and each episode opens with a death scene. But the heart of the series are the lovably eccentric members of the Fischer family, who are reluctantly thrust together after the death of...
Before he was one of the more recognizable directors in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino was a screenwriter just trying to make enough money to get the films he wanted to make off the ground. After selling another brilliant script (True Romance), he pushed his way into the movie business, writing...
SEE ALSO: Screenwriter Akela Cooper on how TikTok led to 'M3GAN' Unrated Pope Francis's AI coat Credit: Pablo Xavier An image of Pope Francis in a chic white puffer coat went viral on Twitter in March because, hey, the guy looked pretty good in that kind of drip. The photo, along ...
Though director Darren Lynn Bousman and screenwriter Leigh Whannell knew other entries would follow, they framedSaw IIIaround a brazen conceit: Dying from an incurable disease, Jigsaw clings to life with the same desperation as his many victims. On his orders, his psychotic protégé, Amanda, kid...
Here are 24 of the best movies new to streaming platforms in September 2022. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Image: 20th Century Fox Oscar-nominated screenwriter W.D. Richter (1978’sInvasion of the Body Snatchers,Big Trouble in Little China) has only directed...