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Alicia Keys has dropped the video for new single ‘Lifeline’, the first song released from the soundtrack for ‘The Color Purple’. Keys wrote the song inspired by the film’s rich storytelling and co-produced it with partners Tricky Stewart (Beyoncé and Rihanna), Marshmello (Selena Gomez, Juice Wrld) and TMS (Dua Lipa, Lewis Capaldi). The video was directed by Diane Martel (Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey), who is Keys’ creative director. Keys recently included the song during an impromptu performance at London’s St. …

Warning: The following contains spoilers for “The Color Purple.”Over the years, retellings of “The Color Purple” onscreen and onstage have explored many facets of Celie’s journey: horrific traumas at the hands of her father and husband; an unbreakable bond with her sister, Nettie; heroic triumphs over hardship.But not every adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has been so frank about Celie’s sexual orientation. And a new movie musical version of the story, in theaters Dec. 25, has reignited a…

For the past 20 or so years, Fantasia Barrino, who mostly goes by Fantasia, has gone from one of the youngest American Idol winners to a decorated R&B artist to an actress preparing for the release of The Color Purple. With multiple awards, accolades, and other honors to her name, Fantasia has had an amazing career in the entertainment industry, one that doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon.As part of our partnership with AMC Theatres, where you can now purchase tickets for The Color Purple, we’ve gone…

Alicia Keys has shared a new music video for “Lifeline,” her contribution to The Color Purple (Music From and Inspired By) soundtrack album. “Lifeline” is quintessential Keys, an infectious offering of upbeat, heartfelt, piano-driven pop R&B (Keys co-produced the song with Tricky Stewart, Marshmello, and TMS). The video, directed by Diane Martel, pairs an array of clips from the upcoming movie with footage of Keys performing the song on a soundstage in a variety of costumes and settings.  “I can be your…

This heartfelt movie-musical of The Color Purple sugars the pill and softens the blow, planing down the original’s barbed and knotty surfaces, taking away some of the shock of violence and tragedy and tilting the experience more towards female solidarity and triumph over adversity. But that’s perhaps part of a creatively emollient process that began in 1985 with Steven Spielberg’s powerful if bowdlerised screen version of the Alice Walker novel; the film was then transformed into a hit Broadway musical in 2005, which is…

Early-birds have already screened The Color Purple, the upcoming musical adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1982 novel of the same name, the subsequent 1985 film by Steven Spielberg (which featured one of Whoopi Goldberg’s best performances as well as Oprah Winfrey in a career-defining role) and the 2005 Broadway production. And among those lucky first-watch moviegoers are some household names like Gwyneth Paltrow and Laura Dern.Most movie lovers won't be able to see Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and…

As 2023 draws to a close, Halle Bailey was back on the red carpet this week for the Los Angeles premiere of the new musical adaptation of The Color Purple, and her latest look was breathtaking. The actress/singer is coming off a highlight year that had her leading the live-action The Little Mermaid cast and inspiring tons of Ariel-esque gowns. But, this week’s premiere shows that when it comes to her style once a Disney princess, always a Disney princess. Before Halle Bailey stepped out on the purple carpet of The Color…

A highly anticipated film adaptation of The Color Purple musical releases widely on Dec. 25, 2023. Reports have said pop singer Ciara has a role in the film. We can confirm if that’s the case, and if so, which part she plays. The Color Purple casting news is particularly pertinent because none other than Oprah Winfrey herself made her big screen debut in the 1985 Steven Spielberg movie, scoring Winfrey an Oscar nom. Both the 1985 film and the 2023 musical remake are based on the 1982 book by Alice Walker. Furthermore,…

Timothee Chalamet stars as a young Willy Wonka in Warner Bros.' "Wonka."Warner Bros. DiscoveryLOS ANGELES — There are just a few weeks left at the 2023 box office, and they'll be dominated by movies from Warner Bros.The studio is capping off the year with three big features — "Wonka," "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" and "The Color Purple" — although it's unclear whether any or all of them will be hits.December is a crucial time for the domestic box office. In the five years before the pandemic, the month accounted for more…

POCO C65 image spotted ahead of India launchThe POCO C65 back design is visible from the render image.We see two large circular modules to house two camera sensors. These are placed flat on the back panel and there is an LED flash as well. We also see POCO branding on the back panel. The POCO C65 has a boxy chassis, with rounded edges.Sources say the Indian variant could also be powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC.The handset can be seen in Purple colour but there could be other options at launch.POCO C65…