*NSYNC and Jack Black songs also missed the cut, while "Flora and Son" has two numbers on the songs shortlist. Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its ...

Nestled amid a tale of hardship and torment, “Keep It Movin'” is a bright spot in the newly released adaptation of “The Color Purple.” Just as sisters Nettie and Celie (Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl ...

The latest version of The Color Purple finds a way to both do the original story justice, while also adding to the beloved and important narrative. This time around, the film is a musical—based on the ...

When “The Color Purple” hit theaters in 1985 — as the beloved film adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel — it was before a certain cast member, Oprah Winfrey, was even the Queen of ...

Apparently, three songs were Kenough for the Academy’s song branch, as the Greta Gerwig-directed juggernaut continues its hot streak in awards season. It became the first film since the shortlists ...

LaChanze, the actress who played the central character Celie Harris Johnson in the 2005 Broadway musical adaptation of The Color Purple, posted yesterday about the new movie musical produced by Oprah ...

The upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple adds song and dance into Alice Walker's classic story. Following two successful runs on Broadway, director Blitz Bazawule has teamed up with Oprah ...

With any musical, there’s also a challenge in how to blend music within dramatic, dialogue-heavy scenes. For “The Color Purple,” a reimagined take on the Alice Walker novel and quasi-adaptation of the ...