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1 day ago · 12 Years a Slave opened to wide acclaim, with many critics citing Ejiofor's performance and declaring him an almost-certain Academy Award nominee for Best Actor. [23] [25] [27] [28] From Owen Gleiberman at Entertainment Weekly : "It is Chiwetel Ejiofor's extraordinary performance that holds the movie together, and that allows us to watch it ...
May 3, 2024 · Dr. Sue Eakin was just 12 years old when Solomon Northup’s memoir, “12 Years a Slave,” was handed to her to read. The year was 1931, and Eakin had gone with her father to the plantation of Dr. Haas near present-day Bunkie, Louisiana. Knowing she would be bored while the men talked, Dr. Haas took her to his library and pulled his own’s ...
May 14, 2024 · by PAUL WILLISTEIN pwillistein@tnonline.com. "12 Years A Slave" is a profound film depicting an era of unspeakable horror in the history of the United States, as well as a marker in the evolution of the depiction of slavery and race in American cinema. From the minstrelsy of silent films and early talkies ("The Jazz Singer," 1927) to cinema ...
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May 17, 2024 · Black History. Celebrating and going deep in black culture, people, and experiences in the US and beyond. Over 5K filmgoers have voted on the 50+ films on Most Well-Made Movies About Slavery, Ranked. Current Top 3: 12 Years a Slave, Amistad, Django Unchained ...
May 9, 2024 · Lupita Nyong’o (born March 1, 1983, Mexico City, Mexico) is a Kenyan actress who won an Academy Award for her film debut in 12 Years a Slave (2013). Nyong’o, who was born in Mexico, grew up in Kenya, where her father served as a government minister and a senator. She attended Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, and, while still a ...
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May 13, 2024 · 12 Years a Slave and other films of the 2010s In 2013 Ejiofor gained widespread recognition for his portrayal of Solomon Northup , the real-life subject of Steve McQueen ’s film 12 Years a Slave , which was based on Northup’s 1853 memoir about being a free Black man abducted and sold into slavery.
May 5, 2024 · We’re revisiting this stunning work with the director-producer in person to reflect on his win 10 years ago. DIRECTED BY: Steve McQueen. WRITTEN BY: John Ridley. WITH: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong'o. 2013. 134 min. USA/UK. Color. English.
