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Brooke Obie Speaks With Colman Domingo On The Beautiful Blackness of ‘Beale Street’

December 22, 2018 by Brooke Obie Leave a comment

From Shadow and Act: There is no other movie like Barry Jenkins’ genius If Beale Street Could Talk. This faithful film adaptation of James Baldwin’s iconic novel of the same name portrays the beauty of Blackness in all of its glory. In Barry’s Beale Street, Blackness means more than just oppression; Blackness is

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Brooke Obie Speaks to Kiki Layne On Why ‘Beale Street’ Is For The #MeToo Era

December 22, 2018 by Brooke Obie Leave a comment

From Shadow and Act: “It’s difficult to pinpoint the most beautiful aspect of Barry Jenkins’ film adaptation of James Baldwin’s classic novel If Beale Street Could Talk. It is easily the most beautiful film of 2018, and with a director like Jenkins, the mastermind behind the Oscar’s Best Picture winner Moonlight, at

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