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All the Controversies Green Book Faced on Its Way to Oscars Win

Green Book took home the 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture — and some viewers are not happy about it.The film, which tells the story of the late Dr.Don Shirley — the real-life African-American pianist, who recruited Italian-American Tony Lip to be his driver as he embarked on a concert tour in the Deep South […]

‘Green Book’ Win Gives Spike Lee ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Deja Vu: ‘Ref Made a Bad Call’

Spike Lee’s beloved New York Knicks won Sunday night, but his “BlackKklansman” was among the films that lost Best Picture to “Green Book” at the Oscars.The director likened the decision to a referee making a bad call.Asked about his reaction to the “Green Book” win, Lee, holding champagne, declared, “let me take another sip.” After […]

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Controversies Surrounding Green Book

Image Source: Everett CollectionWhen Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, one of the more controversial films of the year was heavily represented.Green Book, the feel-good drama about a black pianist and his white driver in the 1960s deep South, received several major nominations, including nods for stars Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, as well […]

Green Book: Before You Start Wondering If Mahershala Ali Is a Piano Prodigy, Read This

In the segregation-era film Green Book, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali stars as Dr.Don Shirley, a real-life world-class black pianist.In several scenes, with the grace that Ali always seems to exude no matter who he’s portraying, his fingers fly across his piano keys in a way that look so masterful you can’t help but wonder, […]

Exclusive: Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen Form an Unlikely Friendship in Green Book Clip

If you’re wondering what film you should see this month, let us help you out real quick by recommending Green Book.The Peter Farrelly-directed drama, which premieres on Nov.21, is currently raking in accolades like the People’s Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it’s not hard to see why.Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali […]

Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen Form an Unexpected Friendship in the Green Book Trailer

Are you ready to get emotional? Because the trailer for Green Book, which is based on a true story about two men in the 1960s, is probably going to have you all the way up in your feelings.The film stars Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali as Dr.Don Shirley, a world-class black pianist, who hires Tony […]