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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

#BealeStreet If Beale Street Could Talk Trailer & Poster

Academy Award-winning writer/director Barry Jenkins ' first film since the Best Picture Oscar-winning Moonlight is If Beale Street Could Talk , his adaptation of James Baldwin's novel - the first English-language feature film based on the work of the author, to whom the movie is dedicated. Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple's unbreakable bond and the African-American family's empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne ). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny ( Stephan James ). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Through the unique intimacy and power of cinema, If Beale Street Could Talk honor

2017 Oscar Nominations Have Been Announced

Better get your tux to a dry cleaners, pronto – it’s Oscar time again. The nominees for the 89th annual Academy Awards have been announced, and as expected, razzle-dazzle old-school musical La La Land has come out on top with a record-equaling 14 nominations. Hot on its toe-tapping heels are cerebral alien sci-fi Arrival and generational urban drama Moonlight , which both earned six nominations apiece. There were nine Best Picture nominations this year – a category that can be anywhere from five to ten – with a diverse list that included a Western ( Hell Or High Water ), a war movie ( Hacksaw Ridge ), a sci-fi ( Arrival ). See the list after the Jump... Perhaps in response to last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, there was plenty of recognition for films with non-white casts or stories, most notably Moonlight, Hidden Figures and Fences. During a characteristically chin-scratching pre-recorded announcement video (never let it be said the Academy doesn’t know how to string s

EXPERIENCE THE UNFORGETTABLE "MUSIC OF MOONLIGHT" IN POWERFUL NEW MONTAGE

There's magic to be found in the music of MOONLIGHT . Along with Nicholas Britell's groundbreaking original score is a bold, eclectic, and unforgettable selection of tracks that cross genre and style—from soul to hip-hop, tropicália to gospel. Check out the exclusive new montage below featuring the most iconic moments of the MUSIC OF MOONLIGHT. INCLUDING... Boris Gardiner, "Every N****r is a Star" Goodie Mob, "Cell Therapy" Caetano Veloso, "Cucurrucucú Paloma" Barbara Lewis, "Hello Stranger" Jidenna (feat. Roman GianArthur), "Classic Man" MOONLIGHT expands to more theaters nationwide this Friday. Opens everywhere November 18. Please Leave A Comment-