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Selma

  1. protests
    David Oyelowo Says the Academy Punished Selma for the Cast’s Eric Garner ProtestThe Oscars responded with “Unacceptable.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  2. david oyelowo
    David Oyelowo Loves Female Directors, and You Should TooLike all of us, he bows before the queenliness of Ava DuVernay.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  3. cyberbullying
    Justin Bieber Is the Latest Casualty of Celebrity CyberbullyingPour one out for all of his philosophical captions.
    By Dee Lockett
  4. i don’t know her
    Breaking Down the Shade Ava DuVernay Threw at Quentin TarantinoSavage.
    By Ira Madison III
  5. Quentin Tarantino Never Saw Selma‘‘She did a really good job on Selma but Selma deserved an Emmy.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  6. sexual assault
    Cosby: Focus on My Message, Not the Allegations“Reality is the situation. And I can’t speak.”
    By Nate Jones
  7. oscars 2015
    Chris Pine Cries Through ‘Glory’ on Behalf of Us AllTears.
    By Lindsey Weber and Dan McQuade
  8. oscars 2015
    See Common & John Legend’s Speech & PerformanceNot even Chris Pine could hold back his tears.
    By Dee Lockett
  9. primer
    Everything We’ve Written About the 2015 Best Picture Oscar Nominees [Updated]Fun facts and reviews galore.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  10. infographics
    The Oscar Best Picture Nominees As Pie ChartsHow much of Boyhood is mansplaining? How much of Theory of Everything is Lost? And more.
    By Jesse David Fox
  11. party chat
    Patton Oswalt on Selma’s Oscar Snub and More“Is just logic. It goes beyond race.”
    By Diane Gordon
  12. awards season
    Ava DuVernay Knew She Wasn’t Going to Be Nominated for an Oscar“It’s math.”
    By Nate Jones
  13. diversity
    Django Producer Has Tips for Hollywood on Race“It would be great if the phrase ‘black film’ wasn’t just used when a movie makes less than $100 million.”
    By Nate Jones
  14. ‘SNL’ Review: A New Year with Kevin HartA month ago, Chris Rock wrote an essay for the Hollywood Reporter about race in Hollywood, specifically mentioning a sketch he appeared in with […]
    By Erik Voss
  15. history
    Oprah Winfrey and Selma Cast Mates Marched in Alabama for MLK DayShe opened by shouting “Selma!”
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  16. weekend box office
    Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper Breaks Box-Office RecordsAmerica loves America.
    By E. Alex Jung
  17. diversity issues
    Academy President Calls for More Diversity After Selma Snubs“We hope the film industry will also make strides toward becoming more diverse and inclusive.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  18. The Oscars Got Selma Actress Tessa Thompson’s Name Wrong on Instagram#OscarsSoWhite?
    By E. Alex Jung
  19. awards season
    Spike Lee on Selma Oscar Snubs: ‘F*ck ’Em’“Nobody’s talking about motherfuckin’ Driving Miss Daisy.”
    By Nate Jones
  20. party chat
    Wendell Pierce on Selma Snub: ‘The People’s Reaction Speaks for Itself’“We are missing out on so many great stories.”
    By Kara Warner
  21. oscars 2015
    Selma: Where Did Its Oscar Campaign Go Wrong?A few theories.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  22. oscars 2015
    Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs on Selma Snubs, Lack of DiversityWhat did she have to say about the Academy’s so-called diversity problem?
    By Kara Warner
  23. oscars
    Selma Was Robbed, and Other Unforgivable Oscar CrimesDavid Oyelowo gave the best male performance of the year.
    By David Edelstein
  24. golden globes 2015
    See Common’s Wonderful Solidarity-Themed Golden Globes Acceptance SpeechHe says Selma “awakened my humanity.”
    By Nate Jones
  25. weekend box office
    Liam Neeson Takes the Weekend Box OfficeSelma also went wide this weekend.
    By E. Alex Jung
  26. movie review
    MLK Drama Selma Shows the Grunt Work That Went Into Making HistoryWith additional notes on historical accuracy.
    By David Edelstein
  27. movies
    Oscar Films and the Prison of Historical AccuracyYou know it’s Oscar season when the historical-accuracy hit squads show up.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  28. oscars 2015
    Selma Director: Don’t Reduce This Movie“This is what I see, this is what we see. And that should be valid.”
    By Jada Yuan
  29. weekend box office
    The Hobbit Is on Top of the Box Office for the Third Consecutive WeekendHobbits rule!
    By E. Alex Jung
  30. pronunciation guide
    Brad Pitt Teaches You How to Pronounce David Oyelowo’s NameWith a song.
    By E. Alex Jung
  31. video
    See How the Film Selma Portrays Lyndon B. JohnsonIn this exclusive scene from the movie.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  32. weekend box office
    Hobbit Leads a Strong Holiday-Weekend Box OfficeAnd The Interview has a modest showing.
    By E. Alex Jung
  33. sony hack
    Selma Director Ava DuVernay Calls Sony Emails ‘Sickening and Sad’“That’s really all I have to say.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  34. The 11 Best Movies of 2014David Edelstein’s picks.
    By David Edelstein
  35. film
    American Film Institute’s Best Films of the Year Goes to 11The Institute honored Selma, Into the Woods, and Boyhood, among others.
    By Nate Jones
  36. oscars 2015
    Here’s How These 5 Films Could Win Best PictureFrom Boyhood to The Imitation Game to Selma.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  37. profile
    With Her MLK Drama Selma, Ava DuVernay Is Directing HistoryThe filmmaker is primed to break Oscar ground.
    By Jada Yuan
  38. movies
    Birdman, Selma Lead Independent Spirit NominationsOnly films made for less than $20 million were eligible.
    By Nate Jones
  39. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Selma Wants Your Best Picture VoteCan the Martin Luther King movie win Best Picture?
    By Kyle Buchanan
  40. oscars 2015
    Can Bradley Cooper, Mark Wahlberg, or David Oyelowo Crack Best Actor?Here are our first reactions to American Sniper, The Gambler, and Selma.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  41. trailers
    Here’s the Very Oscar-y First Trailer for SelmaOscar-baiters gonna bait, bait, bait.
    By Nate Jones
  42. oscars
    Will This Be the Whitest Oscars in Almost 2 Decades?If current predictions stand, all 20 acting slots will go to white performers.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  43. biopics
    Tim Roth Cast As George Wallace in SelmaA film about Martin Luther King and the voting rights movement.
    By Anna Silman
  44. the industry
    Sigourney Weaver Will Vamp It UpPlus: Chris Evans gets ‘Punctured.’
    By Josh Duboff
  45. jackman
    Hugh Jackman on His Oscar Party, His Role in Lee Daniels’s Selma, and Getting Naked in Acting Class“And I just dropped my pants and took off my shirt.”
    By Bennett Marcus
  46. jackman
    Jackman: The Next Mo’Nique?Director Lee Daniels has “nailed him” for his ‘Precious’ follow-up.
    By Lane Brown