Nate Parker

African-American Film Critics name 'Zero Dark Thirty' best film

2012-12-16 20:00:00

"Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's chronicle of the search for terrorist Osama bin-Laden, continued its winning ways Sunday evening when it was named best film of 2012 by the African-American Film Critics Association. The film, which opens Wednesday,...

Hollywood on black culture: Should it be looking forward not back?

2012-01-23 16:37:34

Sundance 2012: Spike Lee's co-writer joins the race conversation

2012-01-26 16:38:19

Hollywood turns out for Pan African Film Festival

2011-02-17 16:32:11

WRESTLING: Sports, politics intersect at international meet featuring Iran and Russia

2013-05-18 07:24:02

Grapple with this scenario: The sport of wrestling has become such an anachronistic, under-funded and stagnant exercise that the International Olympic Committee has put it on notice -- be relevant or else you'll be voted out as soon as the 2020 Summer...

Sundance unveils 2013 competition lineup: Sexuality a major theme in dramatic slate; documentaries, NEXT also announced

2012-11-28 16:30:12

Films devoted to exploring the myriad forms of human sexuality have an unusually prominent place in the 2013 Sundance program, festival director John Cooper noted as he unveiled the fest's competition slates on Wednesday. Citing titles slotted into the U....

'Red Hook Summer': Spike Lee summers in Brooklyn, again ★★ 1/2

2012-08-23 00:00:00

Spike Lee's movies generally attempt too much, try too many things, canvass a larger array of characters and situations than even a loosely structured story line can easily accommodate. And that's one of the gratifying traits in his work. "Red Hook...

Young thesps wow Hamptons Fest: Fest hosts Variety's 10 Actors to Watch: Breakthrough Performers of 2012 fete

2012-10-10 10:01:58

The Hamptons International Film Festival hosted Variety's 10 Actors to Watch: Breakthrough Performers of 2012 fete, where exec editor Steven Gaydos took a moment to caution the honorees. "I auditioned for the role of Luke Skywalker years ago, so you can...

Nate Parker books 'Non-Stop': 'Arbitrage' thesp joins Liam Neeson airplane thriller

2012-10-06 01:05:09

With his feature career taking off as one of Variety's 10 Actors to Watch in 2012, "Arbitrage" star Nate Parker is boarding a flight to "Non-Stop," Jaume Collet-Serra's airplane thriller starring Liam Neeson that will mark Silver Pictures' first film...

Abu Dhabi fest get global flavor: Abu Dhabi Film Festival / Middle East Filmmaker of the Year 2012

2012-10-02 01:05:11

Clear signals that the Middle East is fostering a truly international film industry pervade all sections of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival's sixth edition, starting with its opener, hot Wall Street thriller "Arbitrage," backed by Saudi producer Mohammed Al...

Film review: Richard Gere plays one of the 1% in 'Arbitrage'

2012-09-13 15:45:00

“Arbitrage” is not about Jack Abramoff, or Bernie Madoff or even Mitt Romney. But resemblances between any one of them and the film's protagonist, Robert Miller (Richard Gere), are hardly coincidental. Miller is a stand-in for a whole class of...

Abu Dhabi Film Festival reveals lineup: World preems include Nouri Bouzid's 'Hidden Beauties'

2012-09-26 01:05:12

ROME The Abu Dhabi Film Festival will feature a rich roster of entries from emerging and established Arab filmmakers, comprising seven world preems from the Middle East, unspooling alongside hot international pics. Abu Dhabi's sixth edition -- the first...

Nate Parker currently can be seen in the film "Red Tails" and is at Sundance to support his film "Arbitrage." RELATED: - The latest from Sundance

2012-01-21 00:00:00

Cuba Gooding Jr. (from left), George Lucas, Nate Parker and Terrence Howard at the Chicago Film Critics Awards on Saturday, Jan. 07, 2011, in Chicago. Gooding Jr., Parker and Howard all appear in the upcoming film "Red Tails," based on a story by George Lucas.

2012-01-07 00:00:00

Pan African Film Festival co-founder Ayuko Babu, left, attends opening night. Standing with him is actor Nate Parker.

2011-02-18 17:42:22