‘Origin’ and ‘The Color Purple’ Composer Kris Bowers Shares Gratitude for Kobe Bryant Mentorship, Ava DuVernay Collaborations and Scoring Empowering Stories
Growing up, Kris Bowers felt like he was an outsider trying to fit in. These days, he is anything but that in Hollywood. The Oscar-nominated composer has scored a wide array of projects in the past five years, ranging from “Green Book” to “When They See Us,” and...
Māori Artist Stan Walker Releases Video for ‘I Am’ From Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’
With a few weeks to go until the original song for Oscars shortlist is released, Aotearoa, New Zealand-based Māori Artist Stan Walker (Tūhoe, Ngāi TeRangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Whakaue and Ngai Tahu) has released...
Why Ava DuVernay is a ‘different person’ after directing Origin
The filmmaker previews her new movie, starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson. Read More
From Golden Globes To Oscars, Hollywood Awards Season Looks Uncertain
The actors and writers strikes hobbled Hollywood studios for half of 2023 and left disarray in many corners of the business, none more so than that always odd annual gathering of self-congratulation known as awards season. Read More
Virginia Film Festival Announces its 2023 Award Winners
The Virginia Film festival opened with Maestro, Bradley Cooper’s lush biopic of the famous conductor Leonard Bernstein and then closed five days later with another music-based entry, the remarkable Jon Batiste documentary American Symphony. Read More