Kasi Lemmons
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The best Black Christmas movies to stream for the holidays
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Clive Barker adaptations, ranked
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Meet Your Maker: Eve's Bayou director Kasi Lemmons reveals her biggest influences
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Lance Henriksen's 10 best performances
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With I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Whitney Houston's bisexuality becomes canon
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Kasi Lemmons on how directing I Wanna Dance With Somebody changed her relationship to Whitney Houston
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Do we need a Whitney Houston biopic? With I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the answer is complicated
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One Perfect Shot review: I have seen hell, and it is Aaron Sorkin's episode
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Harriet director Kasi Lemmons to adapt Maaza Mengiste's Shadow King
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Octavia Spencer mounts black haircare revolution as Madam C.J. Walker in Self Made trailer
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Harriet returning to theaters for free Black History Month screenings
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Number of female directors behind top-grossing films reached record high in 2019
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Female directors snubbed (yet again) by Golden Globes directing category
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Nov. 8-10 Weekend Movie Preview: From Doctor Sleep to Last Christmas, the best new releases to see now
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See Cynthia Erivo leap to freedom as Harriet Tubman in exclusive Harriet clip
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Watch Harriet star Cynthia Erivo belt her riveting Best Original Song contender
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See Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, more in first-look photos from Toronto International Film Festival lineup
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Natalie Portman, Aeronauts, American Son, more join 2019 Toronto Film Festival lineup
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Cynthia Erivo stuns in riveting Harriet Tubman biopic trailer