'The Sun Is Also a Star' Composer Talks Scoring While Pregnant
"I really felt [my daughter] with me the whole process of writing the score. It was kind of like a purer and more beautiful process of writing music," Herdís Stefánsdóttir told The Hollywood Reporter about working on the film about two teens who fall in love over the course of a day while expecting a baby.
NAACP Image Awards: 'Black Panther' Tops Film Nominations
Other top projects nominated across film and TV include 'If Beale Street Could Talk' and 'Black-ish' with nine nominations each, 'Insecure' and 'Seven Seconds' with eight each and 'BlacKkKlansman' with seven.
George Tillman Jr., Fox 2000 Reteam for 'Hate U Give' Author's Follow-Up Novel
'On the Come Up' follows a 16-year-old would-be rapper.
'The Hate U Give': How Music Producers Created a Song to Amplify the Battle Against Racial Injustice
Mike Woods and Kevin White found the words, and notes, to capture the anguish, determination and hope for characters fighting police brutality for their anthem "We Won't Move," which closed the film adaptation: "This was a message that was easy for us to get behind."
'Black Panther' Named Best Film by African-American Film Critics Association
Other major honorees of the world's largest group of black film critics included 'The Hate U Give,' 'If Beale Street Could Talk' and 'BlacKkKlansman.'
Critic's Notebook: 'If Beale Street Could Talk' Is an Important Invitation to Feel Black Pain
In 2018, African-American filmmakers like Spike Lee, George Tillman Jr. and especially Barry Jenkins brought viewers deep inside the dehumanization of black and brown bodies.
Hollywood Style Clinic: 'The Hate U Give' Breakout Upgrades His Look for a "Big Future"
Algee Smith, who plays Khalil in the film and is also Zendaya's co-star in Drake's upcoming HBO high school series, gets tips from The Hollywood Reporter contributing editor Andrew Weitz for making the right first impression in meetings with executives and creatives: "When you have a goal in mind, it kind of changes things."
20th Century Fox Offering More Free Screenings of 'The Hate U Give' to Underserved Youth
The film company, along with AMC Theatres, will host up to 50 additional screenings in communities across the country for schools, community groups and nonprofit organizations.
'The Hate U Give' Trailer
Starring K.J. Apa, Amandla Stenberg and Regina Hall. Directed by George Tillman Jr.
Hamptons Film Fest: 'Hate U Give,' Roger Ailes Doc Among Award Winners
The 26th edition of the Long Island event, which has screened the eventual best picture winner at the Oscars for the past eight years, took place over Columbus Day weekend.
