Tag: Barry Jenkins

Movie Review: MUFASA: THE LION KING

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 17, 2024

MUFASA: THE LION KING Director: Barry JenkinsStarring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Mads Mikkelsen, Blue Ivy Carter, Jon Kani, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Beyoncé Barry Jenkins is the Oscar-winning director behind Moonlight, The Underground Railroad, and If Beale Street Could Talk. Now he’s working with Disney on Mufasa: The Lion King. Disney has…
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CELEBRATING BLACK FILMMAKERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 22, 2021

CELEBRATING BLACK FILMMAKERS February marks Black History Month, which is something that should be celebrated more than one month out of every year. That being said, now is the perfect time to invest in Black filmmakers who strive to create art, not only as entertainment but as a lens on Black culture and Black history.…
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Movie Review: IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 22, 2018

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK Director: Barry JenkinsStarring: Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Ed Skrein, Finn Wittrock, Diego Luna Oscar winning director Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) is back with another powerful film with If Beale Street Could Talk based on the book by James Baldwin. It stars KiKi Layne and Stephan James as Tish…
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THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 24, 2017

THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Here we go! This year’s Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and no one was surprised to hear La La Land lead the pack. The Academy loves movies about actors and Hollywood, and Damien Chazelle’s film is a tribute to the old MGM musicals. I posted my predictions…
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Movie Review: MOONLIGHT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 1, 2016

MOONLIGHT Writer/Director: Barry Jenkins Starring: Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris, André Holland In the 2014 film Boyhood, we watched a young boy grow up over a twelve year period. You can say that Moonlight shares a similar trajectory as we watch a young black man grow up…
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THE 22nd CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 1, 2016

THE 22nd CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS Drum roll please…. BEST PICTURE Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water La La Land Lion Loving Manchester by the Sea Moonlight Sully BEST ACTOR Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton – Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge Ryan Gosling – La La Land Tom…
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