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Barry Jenkins on how new series 'Underground Railroad' challenges concept of 'Make America Great Again'
Writer-director Barry Jenkins and stars Thuso Mbedo, Aaron Pierre, Sheila Atim, William Jackson Harper and Joel Edgerton on the urgency of their new Amazon series "The Underground Railroad."
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A 'Lion King' sequel is coming with Barry Jenkins as the director
As the second-highest grossing movie of 2019, it was only a matter of time until "The Lion King" roared again. And now, Walt Disney has announced that a new Hollywood king will be continuing the story started by Jon Favreau in the photorealistic remake of the 1994 cartoon favorite.
Steven Soderbergh: New ‘The Knick’ Season Is on the Way from Barry Jenkins and André Holland
Soderbergh confirmed to The Playlist that a pilot for Season 3 has been written by the show's creators, with help from Jenkins and star Holland.
How childhood friends from San Francisco became indie film champs with 'Last Black Man,' both a deep love letter to and stinging critique of their hometown
Writer-director Joe Talbot and Jimmie Fails talk about their journey together from a San Francisco park to getting their first film executive produced by Brad Pitt.
Barry Jenkins to direct film about choreographer Alvin Ailey
NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Jenkins will direct a film based on the life of choreographer Alvin Ailey.
EntertainmentYahoo EntertainmentThe It List: Matthew McConaughey is 'The Beach Bum,' Drew Barrymore returns in 'Santa Clarita Diet' and the best in pop culture the week of March 25, 2019
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'Sad': Bette Midler, Rosie O'Donnell and other celebs respond to Mueller report
"Did not imagine a world where they were able to indict Aunt Becky before Donald Trump," joked comedian Billy Eichner.
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Barry Jenkins breaks down Regina King's Oscar-nominated 'Beale Street' performance: 'It can escape you if you're not paying attention'
Barry Jenkins breaks down Regina King's "wonderful and layered performance" in "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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Barry Jenkins, 'Beale Street' cast on what film says about systemic racism and an unfair justice system
Barry Jenkins, KiKi Layne and Colman Domingo talk about the acclaimed new drama "If Beale Street Could Talk."
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Barry Jenkins reflects on infamous Oscars mix-up: 'In the end, it's all just a bit ridiculous'
“Moonlight” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” director Barry Jenkins looks back at Envelopegate two years later.
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'If Beale Street Could Talk' trailer shows why film is already an Oscar favorite
Barry Jenkins's "Moonlight" follow-up gets a beautiful new trailer in the run-up to awards season.
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‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins Says His Limo Driver Once Called Him the N-Word (Video)
At a Q&A for his new film “If Beale Street Could Talk” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jenkins was asked if there was a moment where the social importance of the James Baldwin novel he was adapting hit him personally. The filmmaker explained that the after-party took place at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood, a tightly packed part of town where limo drivers have to keep driving around the block if the celebs they are picking up aren’t ready.
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Barry Jenkins unveils first trailer for his 'Moonlight' follow-up, the Oscar-buzzing 'If Beale Street Could Talk'
Barry Jenkins' follow-up to his Best Picture-winning 'Moonlight,' '‘If Beale Street Could Talk,' premieres its first trailer.
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Barry Jenkins Shares Oscars acceptance speech he would have read after winning Best Picture for 'Moonlight'
Academy Award winner appears at SXSW and shares the acceptance speech he never got to deliver after last year's Envelopegate snafu.
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'Moonlight' Director Barry Jenkins Sets Next Movie
'Moonlight' director to helm an adaptation of “If Beale Street Could Talk” for Annapurna Pictures, his first feature film since this year’s best picture Oscar win
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Politics Take Center Stage at the Oscars
With Trump administration policies continuing to stir up controversy on a global scale, it was no surprise to see Jimmy Kimmel take a few shots at the president while hosting the 89th Academy Awards. Italian makeup artist and immigrant Alessandro Bertolazzi accepted his award on behalf of immigrants. While actor and presenter Gael García Bernal, as a Mexican and as a migrant worker, spoke against any form of a wall that tries to separate people.
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Why Naomie Harris Asked Child Actor to Leave Set During 'Moonlight' Outburst Scene
Naomie Harris had vowed never to play a crack addict, but it was a vow she had to break when she received the script for Barry Jenkins’s coming-of-age drama Moonlight. The decision has worked out well for the amiable 40-year-old English actress best known for 28 Days Later and the Daniel Craig Bond movies. Harris has received the best reviews of her career for the acclaimed film, along with her first Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award nominations, and a probable Oscar nod on the horizon.
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Meet Barry Jenkins, the Maverick Filmmaker Behind the Acclaimed New Indie 'Moonlight'
There’s a lot of talented people behind Moonlight, the riveting new drama about a young man’s coming to terms with his sexuality as he comes of age in inner-city Miami. There’s Tarell Alvin McCraney, the playwright whose work the film is based on.
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The Cast and Director of 'Moonlight' on Rejecting Easy Labels for the Love Story
Barry Jenkins has heard the comparisons. He’s heard his film called “Black Brokeback Boyz N the Hood,” as he put it. But Moonlight, Jenkins and his cast noted at the movie’s recent Los Angeles press day (watch above), should stand on its own merits, even if it faces some of the oversimplified labels as the so-called “gay cowboy” movie Brokeback Mountain 11 years ago.