Who is Lupita Nyong’o? Lupita Nyong’o is a Kenyan actress whose performance in “12 Years a Slave” has earned her tons of buzz, and who…
*Alfre Woodard’s character in “12 Years a Slave” is brief (one scene), but unforgettable. The veteran actress plays Mistress Harriet Shaw, a formerly enslaved woman who rises through the Southern caste system to become the wife of a wealthy plantation owner. “She is a woman who, like all women during this period, whether they […]
D.L. Hughley went to go see “12 Years A Slave” and said it was worse than “Roots”! Now anyone who has seen “Roots” knows that it had to be bad if it topped that. Listen to the audio to hear D.L. talk about why it’s worse and why white people aren’t allowed in “The […]
D.L. Hughley went to go see “12 Years A Slave” and said it was worse than “Roots”! Now anyone who has seen “Roots” knows that…
*Actors who play villains on screen often talk about finding the character’s motivation, or a personal justification for the character’s malevolent actions in order to add dimension to the role. Sarah Paulson wanted to take that approach with her character Mary Epps in Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave.” She plays the insanely ratchet wife of […]
“12 Years a Slave” writer John Ridley is returning to television with another project that takes on racial issues.
Two days after seeing “12 Years a Slave,” scenes from the movie still play over and over in my mind. I’m not entirely sure that…
“12 Years a Slave” leads the pack as nominations for the 23rd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were announced this morning. The Fox Searchlight release, which offers a searing look at slavery in the American South, claimed three nominations — best feature, best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor and breakthrough actor for Lupita Nyong’o. With the Independent Filmmaker […]
Although the film received an R rating, Ejiofor believes it should be added to the list for field trips nationwide.
In 1841, 33-year-old Solomon Northup was a free black man living comfortably in Saratoga, NY with his wife, Anne, and three children – Margaret, Elizabeth…
The Steve McQueen-directed “Twelve Years A Slave” is set for a limited platform release beginning December 27, FoxSearchlight announced today.