The actors broke down how they approached the roles of Mister and Harpo in the film. The latest adaptation of The Color Purple” is here, and theGrio’s Cortney Wills caught up with its two male stars, ...

Something profound happened to me when I saw The Color Purple. I went in very familiar with the material. I've read Alice Walker's book, watched the 1985 film, and seen the Broadway musical multiple ...

While talking with Shadow and Act Managing Editor Trey Mangum, Domingo said that his first goal with Mister was to understand him better as a person. “I was very conscious to understand how hurt ...

Nearly 40 years ago Alice Walker unleashed “The Color Purple” amidst an avalanche of unyielding criticism coupled with lionizing commentary which has accompanied the project into additional ...

In the original 1985 film, Whoopi Goldberg played Celie. More than 30 years later, Fantasia Barrino takes on the dynamic character in a new musical adaptation. In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans ...

Forty years on, Alice Walker’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winner The Color Purple stands as a landmark of American fiction. The novel has been reconceived, with varying success, as a movie (by Steven ...

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From the opening shot of Blitz Bazawule’s retelling of The Color Purple, audiences will know this is not their mother’s version of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel. Distinct from Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film ...

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The latest adaptation of The Color Purple” is here, and theGrio’s Cortney Wills caught up with its two male stars, Colman Domingo and Corey Hawkins, who broke down their approaches to taking on the ...