The Color Purple

2023 - 12 - 25

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The New 'The Color Purple' Finds Its Own Rhythm (The Atlantic)

The movie musical is a tear-jerking and exultant epic that also works as a companion piece to the 1985 original.

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'The Color Purple,' starring North Carolina native Fantasia Barrino ... (WCNC.com)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — "The Color Purple," starring North Carolina native and Golden Globe nominee Fantasia Barrino, hits the big screen on Christmas Day.

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'The Color Purple': Biggest changes from the Broadway musical and ... (USA TODAY)

'The Color Purple': Biggest changes from the Broadway musical and Steven Spielberg movie · There's no ambiguity about Shug and Celie's romance in the new 'Color ...

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What Makes The Color Purple An Artisan Film (AMC Scene)

THE COLOR PURPLE is an AMC Artisan Film, and here are all the reasons why the new movie is so special!

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Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in 'The Color Purple' (Hartford Courant)

By LINDSEY BAHR (AP Film Writer). It's not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again. The “American Idol” winner hadn't had the best ...

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How <i>The Color Purple</i>'s Climactic “I'm Here” Came to Life on ... (TIME)

Fantasia Barrino, LaChanze, and Cynthia Erivo talk with TIME about "I'm Here" and what 'The Color Purple' song means to them.

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See Fantasia's viral table read for 'The Color Purple' (Business Insider)

A clip of Fantasia Barrino singing "I'm Here" from "The Color Purple" at a cast reading has gone viral. Fans say they love her powerful voice.

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'The Color Purple' review: Does this Broadway musical work on the ... (Mashable)

TARAJI P. HENSON as Shug Avery, FANTASIA BARRINO as Celie and DANIELLE BROOKS as. The cast shines in "The Color Purple." But is that enough? Credit: Warner Bros ...

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Fantasia Barrino Belts Out 'I'm Here' from 'Color Purple' at Table Read (TMZ)

The "American Idol" alum is part of the star-studded cast for "The Color Purple" -- which just got released into theaters today ... and which is stirring up a ...

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Inside Whoopi Goldberg's cameo in the new 'Color Purple' (Los Angeles Times)

Goldberg earned an Oscar nomination for her turn as Celie in the 1985 movie. The new film's director and screenwriter created a way for her to 'pass the ...

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How <i>The Color Purple</i> Has Evolved Throughout Its Many ... (TIME)

From the book to the musical to the movie, here's what to know about the many adaptations of 'The Color Purple.'

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Is 'The Color Purple' Streaming Anywhere? What Viewers Need to ... (GoodHousekeeping.com)

As of now, the Golden Globe-nominated musical will only be available in theaters exclusively on December 25, so make sure to check your local theaters for ...

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"The Color Purple" premieres with sold-out showings in Harlem (CBS News)

At the AMC Magic Johnson Theaters, the nearly sold-out showings for the premiere showered the streets with a parade of purple. Dozens were decked out in the ...

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'The Color Purple' Ending Needs Repainting (Daily Beast)

A guide to the week's best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast's Obsessed critics.

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'The Color Purple' completes its musical journey back to the screen ... (madison365.com)

Spanning decades, the film version of the Broadway stage production improves in key respects on the Oscar-nominated original movie, with a spiritual message ...

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Inside the groove: The surprise music connection between 'The ... (New York Post)

In 1985, "The Color Purple" became a film classic the same year that Stephen Bray — executive music producer of the new movie musical adaptation — scored ...

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Box Office: 'Color Purple' Leads New Releases, 'Aquaman' Tops ... (Variety)

The film has outperformed expectations with $18 million from 3,152 North American theaters. It's the largest Christmas Day opening for a film since 2009, and ...

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'The Color Purple' rakes in $18M, the largest Christmas Day opening ... (NBC News)

The Color Purple,” a vibrant adaptation of the book-turned-beloved-movie-turned-hit-Broadway-musical, dominated at the box office on Christmas Day.

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NC native stars in 'The Color Purple,' now in theaters (WRAL.com)

Fantasia Barrino, 39, who is from High Point, stars as Celie in the musical reboot of the 1980s classic. Barrino played Celie when "The Color Purple ...

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'The Color Purple' Rakes In Biggest Christmas Box Office Debut In ... (Forbes)

A musical rendition of “The Color Purple” was the highest-grossing film at theaters on Christmas Day.

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'The Color Purple' wins the holiday box office with second-highest ... (CNBC)

With $18.15 million at the box office, Warner Bros.' "The Color Purple" had the highest Christmas Day opening since 2009 and second-highest of all time.

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'The Color Purple' has second biggest Christmas Day movie debut ... (Atlanta Journal Constitution)

The musical adaptation of the Alice Walker novel grossed $18 million on its opening day. Fantasia Barrino, left, and Taraji P. Henson in "The ...

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'The Color Purple' is the biggest Christmas Day opening since 2009 (NPR)

The film adaptation of the New York Times bestseller, turned hit movie, turned Broadway musical smash outperformed industry expectations to lead the box office ...

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Color Purple Outshines Box Office Predictions by Earning Second ... (PEOPLE.com)

The new movie musical 'The Color Purple,' co-produced by Oprah Winfrey and starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks, claimed the No.

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The Color Purple writer explains emotional reason for Whoopi ... (EW.com)

'The Color Purple' screenwriter Marcus Gardley explains why Whoopi Goldberg's cameo in the new movie musical 'felt like the perfect part.'

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