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E ven if you haven't seen "Nickel Boys," the film adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel, you've likely heard how it was shot from first-person perspective of its two protagonists.Director ...
‘Nickel Boys’ review: ... Curtis' character, of course, is a racist at the film's beginning, but by its end, the two become bonded in their contempt for authority, racism be damned.
"Nickel Boys" star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, ... Before making the film, Ellis-Taylor, whose character Hattie is Elwood’s grandmother, never felt comfortable working with cameras.
What it was like to edit RaMell Ross’ feature 'Nickel Boys,' in which we literally see the action from the lead characters’ point of view.
Spoiler alert! This story contains major details about the plot and ending of "The Nickel Boys" (now showing in New York theaters, opening in Los Angeles Dec. 20 and releasing wide in January ...
RaMell Ross' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is an ambitious, immersive experience.
The cast and director of Nickel Boys want you to feel like one of the characters in the story. Shadow and Act Managing Editor Trey Mangum spoke with director RaMell Ross and stars Ethan Herisse ...
The making of “Nickel Boys” — a film that follows two young Black boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), as they navigate a brutal reform school — presented a unique set ...
In “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross uses what he calls “sentient perspective” to convey the characters’ view of their world. Critics say the result is stunning.
Nickel Boys is filmmaker RaMell Ross' first narrative feature, and it's a period piece primarily situated in a cinematic landscape depicted in an untold number of films: the 1960s Jim Crow South.
RaMell Ross' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is an ambitious, immersive experience.