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'The Color Purple' director Blitz Bazawule shares freestyle behind-the-scenes videos of the film's extensive dance ensemble

One clip showed the cast singing the gospel hit "Melodies from Heaven." Bazawule thanked the choreographers and dance ensemble who worked on the film. 'The Color Purple' director Blitz Bazawule ...
The Root

The Woman Behind ‘The Color Purple’ Dance Scenes also Created These Iconic Dance Moves

The Color Purple has been declared the second-biggest Christmas Day film release of all time. Along with dynamic acting and singing, there are also fantastic dance sequences. Fatima Robinson, a widely ...
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'The Color Purple's' Thanksgiving dinner table scene is its most powerful. How it got made

Warning: This post contains spoilers for "The Color Purple." Danielle Brooks is unpacking one of the most powerful scenes in “The Color Purple,” set at a Thanksgiving dinner table — and what helped ...
The Root

Is the Behind-the-Scenes Drama Hurting ‘The Color Purple’ During Movie Award Season?

What’s getting lost in all this messy gossip is that “The Color Purple” is a triumphant story of sisterhood and female empowerment. We should be talking about the tour de force performances of Henson, ...
IndieWire

‘The Color Purple’ Musical Required Close Collaboration Between Costumes and Choreography

Costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck and choreographer Fatima Robinson talk about their love for the 1985 film and making the story their own for a new musical version. When director Blitz ...
The New York Times

‘The Color Purple’ | Anatomy of a Scene

new video loaded: ‘The Color Purple’ | Anatomy of a Scene transcript “My name is Blitz Bazawule. And I’m the director of ‘The Color Purple.’” [SNAPPING] “So, this scene is where Shug Avery, played by ...
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Grab the Tissues — The Most Heartbreaking Scene Steven Spielberg Ever Directed Is on Max

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...
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'The Color Purple': Biggest changes from the Broadway musical and Steven Spielberg movie

The decades-spanning story follows a Black woman named Celie who overcomes trauma, finds love and learns to forgive. Steven Spielberg directed the 1985 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, which was adapted ...
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4-Year-Old Jordan Sunshine Reenacts 'The Color Purple' Scene

Jordan Sunshine, a 4-year-old aspiring child actor on Instagram and TikTok, has netizens blown away by his reenactment of a scene from the 1985 classic film The Color Purple. On April 1, a ...
Nashville Scene

Nashville Rep Brings ‘The Color Purple’ to Brilliant Life

There’s a gorgeous scene late in the second act of The Color Purple, currently onstage at Nashville Repertory Theatre. Here, the set’s towering back wall slowly opens to reveal a warm, shimmering glow ...
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How 'The Color Purple' Evolved Past Black Trauma

Alice Walker’s award-winning novel, The Color Purple, has been at the forefront of conversations about Black trauma since its initial release in 1982. The story, about a young Black girl living in ...