Danielle Brooks is unpacking one of the most powerful scenes in “The Color Purple,” set at a Thanksgiving dinner table — and what helped her to get to that moment of “rebirth and renewal.” In the ...

Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, and Taraji P Henson as Sophia, Celie, and Shug Avery on the poster for The Color Purple Image via Warner Bros. Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Color Purple drove ...

Over the years, retellings of "The Color Purple" onscreen and onstage have explored many facets of Celie's journey: horrific traumas at the hands of her father and husband; an unbreakable bond with ...

They were seeing the color red. Actresses Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks have credited Oprah Winfrey for coming to their aid as the actresses described subpar conditions on the new “The Color ...

"The memory of her, the feeling of her ... comes through, even when you're only hearing her voice from her letters," Oprah Winfrey praised Halle Bailey Halle Bailey has her next movie musical lined up ...

Spoiler Alert: Audiences were delighted to see a certain familiar face in the musical remake that’s now in theaters. Winfrey, a producer of the film, explains why it made sense and why there aren’t ...

The Color Purple is an American masterpiece. “This story lives forever,” says Taraji P. Henson, quite emphatically. “It’s like Shakespeare. It’s never going to go away.” Henson, who plays Shug Avery ...

“I had never done a film, been in a film, knew anything about filming but wanted to be in 'The Color Purple' more than anything in my life,” Winfrey said on 'The Drew Barrymore Show' Escher Walcott is ...

These are just a few of the oft-quoted lines from film version of The Color Purple. In fact, it’s not at all that uncommon to find black people who can literally recite the entire film line by line.

“The Color Purple” is not a remake, producer Scott Sanders insists. It’s a fresh reimagining of Alice Walker’s novel and the celebrated 1985 film — and the star-studded cast wants the new movie, now a ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

The color of the year for 2018 is a vivid purple, according to Pantone, which gives the title to a new hue every December. Specifically, "PANTONE 18-3838 Ultra Violet" is the chosen hue. ("Ultra ...