The Color Purple (Movie)

For Best Picture, Here are 13 Most Likely Contenders

It’s a very competitive year for the top Oscar. With precursor awards like the Golden Globes coming soon, here’s what may make the cut.

AMC Theatres Apologizes to Civil Rights Leader

The Rev. William J. Barber II was trying to watch “The Color Purple” with his mother when theater staff told him he could not use a chair he needs to help manage a painful condition.

Fantasia Barrino-Taylor on ‘The Color Purple’ and a Painful Role

Offered the chance to revisit her Broadway performance as the much-abused Celie, the star faced a difficult path.

The World Has Finally Caught Up to Colman Domingo

Nine years ago, the actor was ready to quit Hollywood. Now, he’s starring in “Rustin” and “The Color Purple” in a breakthrough moment on the big screen.