[ Near the end of the miniseries Lawmen: Bass Reeves, David Oyelowo’s titular character is told something all too familiar to many unsung real-life heroes: “No one’s gonna ever know, but you made history today.” “You can just imagine how many people from marginalized communities that is the truth for,” he says. “People who very much … Read more
[ The Actor’s Side is back, just in time for a whole new season with lots of contenders in the race for Emmys. Starting off this week is none other than David Oyelowo, who is coming off a Golden Globe nomination and is Emmy-buzzed for his starring role in Lawmen: Bass Reeves, a limited series … Read more
[ There exist three Oscar categories where it’s possible to watch all nominated films in one shot – that’s shorts, Animated, Live Action and Documentary. Packaged into three feature length films presented by ShortsTV, the Oscar Nominated Short Films open in theaters today for a four-week run on about 650 screens in the U.S. and … Read more
[ David Oyelowo said Brad Pitt, an executive producer of Selma, gave him a valuable piece of advice about not rushing to determine any film’s ultimate place in the culture. Upon its initial release in December 2014, Oyelowo recalled in an appearance Tuesday at the NATPE Global conference in Miami, “there was this controversy about … Read more
[ You could spend your Martin Luther King, Jr. Day off sleeping in and hitting up massive sales at the mall, or you could take a few hours to reflect on the life and legacy of the man himself. The Director Ava DuVernay‘s 2015 movie Selma offers an awe-inspiring depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King, … Read more
[ This week on Relentlessly Recycled Plots Theatre is Role Play (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video), starring Kaley Cuoco as a suburban mom who’s secretly a cold-blooded damn killer. Yes, you may sigh, and if at first you don’t succeed, sigh, sigh again. But! Before you touch that dial, let it be known that … Read more
