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There are few actors who have commanded as much attention both on screen and off as Brad Pitt. While the ups and downs of his ...
At the halfway mark of the year, Simon Morris gives his take on the six best flicks of 2025.
RaMell Ross on the Oscar-nominated “Nickel Boys” and why the film's impact matters more to him than trophies. ... the Dozier School boys’ story will reach 200 million more people.
Throughout, director RaMell Ross’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 Pulitzer winner destabilizes perspective, lending the filmic eye fluidity and literal subjectivity by seeping you into ...
There’s no logic to racial structures’ - RISING STARS: The rising star of the Oscar-nominated drama speaks to Lydia Spencer-Elliott about the ghosts of America’s past, his exciting future and an unlik ...
To RaMell Ross, this is basketball at its best. Speed, motion and athleticism all on display. ... Ross has the viewer see not only the school’s atrocities but also the boys’ deep friendship.
Rhode Island School of Design graduate RaMell Ross’s movie “Nickel Boys” has been nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars. “Nickel Boys” is a story about two ...
In middle school, I was warned to stay away from Jay, Florida. Located within the panhandle, the legacy of Jay is synonymous with its history of being a “sundown town” known for its mass ...
RaMell Ross had strong words about the state of the independent film industry and what he’s looking to post-“Nickel Boys” while on the Spirit Awards blue carpet, speaking to IndieWire ...
The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, once the largest juvenile reform institution in the country, operated in Florida for 111 years. During that time, it became infamous for its horrific abuses ...
But that’s what happened to RaMell Ross and the movie, “Nickel Boys." Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with Ross about his distinctive style for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Ross walks THR through a protagonist POV scene in which Elwood, the film’s main character, first catches a glimpse of his new home at reform school after being accused of stealing a car.