Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead
‘Nickel Boys’: Colson Whitehead’s Harrowing Racism Drama Hits Big Screen
The author’s 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel gets an abstract, overly stylish film adaptation, a disappointing opening to this year’s New York Film Festival.
How ‘Nickel Boys’ Producers Forged a New Visual Aesthetic for RaMell Ross’ Colson Whitehead Adaptation
IndieWire's Anne Thompson talks to 'Nickel Boys' producers Joslyn Barnes and Dede Gardner about making Colson Whitehead's seemingly unadaptable book.
RaMell Ross explains why Nickel Boys refuses to "revel" in trauma
RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys is a staggering work that shines a cold light on a particularly heinous moment in our country’s history. Adapted from Colson Whitehead’s 2019 novel of the same name, Nickel Boys follows two young Black men incarcerated in the ’60s at the fictional Nickel Academy,
‘Nickel Boys' Opens New York Film Festival, Marking RaMell Ross's Fictional Film Debut: ‘Hopefully This Film Can Be a Proxy For the Real Dozier Boys'
"Nickel Boys," RaMell Ross's adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning 2019 novel, opened New York Film Festival's 62nd edition on Friday night. The historical drama, which received rave reviews out of Telluride in September,
‘Nickel Boys' Director RaMell Ross On His "Overly Verbose" Thank You Email To Colson Whitehead And The Response – New York Film Festival
RaMell Ross, who directed Nickel Boys based on the Colson Whitehead novel, believes the prolific writer gave his blessing to the film adaptation. "As far as I know, Colson Whitehead is the writer who,
Why Oscar hopeful 'Nickel Boys' is 'nothing like' any film you've ever seen
Based on a true story, the movie version of Colson Whitehead's "Nickel Boys" gives a first-person point of view on horrific ...
Fred Hechinger Teases ‘Brutal' Fight Scenes Between Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal in ‘Gladiator 2'
Hechinger, RaMell Ross, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Daveed Diggs speak to IndieWire on the New ...
Nickel Boys Is a Cinematic Experience Unlike Any Other
In refusing a conventional, objective (and objectified) approach to suffering, director RaMell Ross resists easy attempts at ...
'Nickel Boys' is a staggering look at racism, trauma in 1960s Florida
Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor ("King Richard") stars in a film adaptation of Colson Whitehead's 2019 novel "The Nickel ...
New York Film Festival Pitches Its Ever-Expanding, Global Tent
Standout selections include “Nickel Boys,” the Mumbai-set “All We Imagine as Light” and the documentary “Dahomey,” about ...
No One Sees the World Like RaMell Ross
Fans of RaMell Ross’s Oscar-nominated 2018 documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening might have felt some ...
‘Nobody Wants This’ — Or Do They? Season 2 Plans and What’s Next for Netflix’s Rom-Com
Spoilers: Will Joanne convert in Season 2? Creator Erin Foster tells IndieWire what's in store for the Netflix hit after that ...
Screen Talk’s Most-Anticipated Movies at the New York Film Festival
On the latest 'Screen Talk,' we share our most-anticipated New York Film Festival premieres, plus an interview with Alex Ross ...