Ava DuVernay

To kick things off in March, it’s the 90th Academy Awards. But in a business that’s always looking for that ‘New Thing’, the past twelve months’ worth of awards hype will be rendered meaningless within a week. Instead, it’s onto the next batch of hopefuls. After all, let’s not...

These past few months have seen the resurgence of the biopic; from Imitation Game to Mr. Turner, from American Sniper to Foxcatcher – but Selma stands out as the best of a solid bunch. This is the long awaited Martin Luther King movie, but it’s not all about him....

We wait with baited breath on hearing that an actor has taken on the task of representing one of the most significant historical figures in recent history, and none more so than David Oyelowo’s performance as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights biopic Selma. The drama follows...