Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Felt ‘Kindred’ to RaMell Ross Even Before Working on ‘Nickel Boys’ Together
The Oscar-nominated actress tells IndieWire what made being directed by Auteur Award recipient RaMell Ross different, even beyond his innovative camera work on "Nickel Boys."
RaMell Ross Set Out to Make ‘Nickel Boys’ an ‘Experience’ — He Did That and More
The Auteur Award recipient warns audiences "to not look too hard" when viewing his Colson Whitehead adaptation.
RaMell Ross interview: ‘Nickel Boys' director-writer
RaMell Ross's feature directorial debut "Nickel Boys" is unlike any mainstream release in recent memory. Rather than adapt the Colson Whitehead Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Nickel Boys" with a traditional approach,
‘Nickel Boys’ Actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Shares Her Ancestral Pain In RaMell Ross’s Dark Story From Florida’s History
Nickel Boys' actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor shares her ancestral pain in RaMell Ross' exploration of a dark chapter in Florida's history.
‘Nickel Boys’ director RaMell Ross on his revolutionary filmmaking choice: ‘I don’t know if I could have told the story any other way’
Nickel Boys’ director RaMell Ross on his revolutionary filmmaking choice: ‘I don’t know if I could have told the story any other way.’ He chose to shoot the project in first-person perspective, meaning actors speak to the camera and interact directly with the audience.
Gotham Awards: Director RaMell Ross, ‘All We Imagine As Light', ‘No Other Land' Among Early Winners (Updating Live)
The Gotham Awards, the traditional kickoff to the annual movie awards season, is underway Monday at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Organized by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, this year’s ...
‘The Brutalist’ tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes
Brady Corbet’s postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its lead, ...
Top 10 movies of 2024: In a time of scoundrels, ‘Brutalist,’ ‘Challengers’ and the movie about the exotic dancer
So is co-writer-director RaMell Ross’ adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel “The Nickel Boys,” in limited theatrical ...
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Director RaMell Ross discusses portrayal of Black experiences in upcoming film ‘Nickel Boys’
Director RaMell Ross and actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor ’92 discussed their upcoming film, “Nickel Boys,” in a Monday Q&A discussion moderated by Prudence Carter ’91, the director of the Center for ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ Filmmaker RaMell Ross Gets Up Close and Personal
RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys” is as vivid as its source material: Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize–winning 2019 novel about two Black boys enduring routine abuse at a 1960s Florida reform ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross Says Making Movies Is Like Jumping on a ‘Weird Carousel’
RaMell Ross’ first film, the Oscar-nominated “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” was an unusual project for a director whose day job was as an artist and a teacher at Brown University ...
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Nicole Avant, Malcolm Washington, RaMell Ross and Ray Fisher Set to Be Honored at AAFCA Awards
Ross will receive the AAFCA’s Spotlight Award in honor for his film Nickel Boys, which he directed and co-wrote the screenplay. The film, an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 novel ...
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Denis Villeneuve, Pamela Anderson, Steve McQueen, and More to Be Celebrated at IndieWire Honors
The 2024 film event will also toast Luca Guadagnino, Justin Kuritzkes, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Pascal, Angela Patton, Natalie Rae, RaMell Ross, Chris Sanders, and Adam Stockhausen. Additional honorees ...
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'Nickel Boys,' a story essential to healing America's painful history
RaMell Ross’s profoundly moving film “Nickel Boys” is a cinematic adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel of the same name.