Barry Jenkins
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Blue Ivy joins mom Beyoncé as Simba and Nala's daughter in Mufasa — watch the first trailer
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See all the stars who swung by EW's CinemaCon 2024 portrait studio
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The 20 best A24 films to date
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Spike Lee calls out 'motherf---ers in the press' who said Do the Right Thing would incite Black people to riot
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The best movies on Hulu right now
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Barry Jenkins says Mufasa prequel will have 'a ton of familiar faces,' 'wonderful musical numbers'
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Jane Campion calls Sam Elliott 'a bit of a bitch' for his anti-Power of the Dog rant at DGA Awards
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Angela Bassett, Will Smith, and Meghan Markle among 2022 NAACP Image Award winners: See full list
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Succession sweeps all 5 slots in a single DGA Awards category
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2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards lift Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Lost Daughter in Oscar race
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Disney's The Lion King prequel finds its young Mufasa and… Scar?
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Stars react to their 2021 Emmy nominations
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Regina King stunned at rumors she's directing new Superman movie
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The Underground Railroad star William Jackson Harper on the pain and pleasure of working on the show
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The Underground Railroad stars Thuso Mbedu and Aaron Pierre on how the series changed them
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Barry Jenkins on The Underground Railroad: 'This show damn near killed me'
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The Underground Railroad review: An ambitious American odyssey, compelling even when it's flawed
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Watch the gripping first trailer for Barry Jenkins' The Underground Railroad series
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What makes a Black movie 'Black'?
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Ma Rainey, Nomadland score big Film Independent Spirit Award nominations
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Barry Jenkins releases teaser for The Underground Railroad TV series
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Disney is making another Lion King movie with Barry Jenkins
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They've Gotta Have Us trailer celebrates 3 generations of black excellence in film
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Celebrate Pride with these essential LGBTQ films
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Samuel L. Jackson, Jordan Peele, Regina King, Tyrese, more stars pay respects to John Singleton
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The Awardist: Black Panther, Roma lead important Oscar breakthroughs
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Lady Gaga, Black Panther cast, more 2019 Oscar nominees on the magic in their movies
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The Awardist podcast talks Oscar nominations, from Black Panther to Barry Jenkins
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Barry Jenkins on keeping James Baldwin's voice in Oscar-nominated If Beale Street Could Talk
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Regina King on the heart behind her Oscar-nominated role
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Black Panther, Eighth Grade score Writers Guild of America nominations
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Barry Jenkins on If Beale Street Could Talk: 'Ultimately the film is hopeful'
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Barry Jenkins on the power of If Beale Street Could Talk and its Golden Globe nominations
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Golden Globes 2019: The biggest snubs and surprises in film
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AFI top 10 lifts Oscar prospects for A Star is Born, Mary Poppins Returns, Black Panther
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Lady Gaga, Green Book, more get Oscars boost as National Board of Review winners announced
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Escapism versus reality — which wins Best Picture at the Oscars?
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Here's every movie playing at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival
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The Favourite, Glenn Close score 2018 Gotham Awards nominations
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Stunning If Beale Street Could Talk trailer teases Barry Jenkins' Oscar-ready Moonlight follow-up
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Barry Jenkins on how If Beale Street Could Talk resonates today
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If Beale Street Could Talk, Ballad of Buster Scruggs join 2018 New York Film Festival lineup
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If Beale Street Could Talk trailer unveils Moonlight director's James Baldwin film
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Oscars 2019: Lady Gaga, Timothée Chalamet, and other contenders on the horizon
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Barry Jenkins' Notting Hill live tweets might be better than Notting Hill
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Moonlight director hails Call Me By Your Name: 'A supremely delicate and humane work'
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Moonlight director Barry Jenkins lines up next film
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Moonlight, La La Land pals reunite after Oscars best picture mix-up
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Moonlight, Transparent among film, TV winners at GLAAD Media Awards
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Moonlight director Barry Jenkins' Underground Railroad series heading to Amazon
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Moonlight expanding to widest release yet after Best Picture win
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Moonlight director Barry Jenkins reflects on the Oscars the morning after its big win
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How Oscar nods boosted 2017's best picture contenders at the box office
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Moonlight wins USC Scripter Award for adapted screenplay
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Moonlight, Beyoncé among early NAACP Image Award winners
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23 Oscar nominees reveal untold stories behind their films
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Where to watch the major 2017 Oscar nominees
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Damien Chazelle, Barry Jenkins lead DGA nominations
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Moonlight named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics
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Where to watch all the 2017 Golden Globe nominees
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Oscars: Moonlight ineligible for Best Original Screenplay
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Ashton Sanders' personal struggle with bullying helped make Moonlight magic
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AFI top 10 films of 2016: La La Land, Moonlight, Zootopia make list