The first trailer for If Beale Street Could Talk has been released in honor of James Baldwin’s birthday today, August 2nd. Adapted from Baldwin’s 1974 novel of the same name, the film is the next in line from the Academy Award-winning Moonlight director, Barry Jenkins. If Beale Street Could Talk tells the story of […]
Critics are raving about Barry Jenkins’ latest film If Beale Street Could Talk. It’s the first English adaptation of a James Baldwin novel to hit the big screen, and the film is already receiving Oscar buzz. Last week, it premiered at Rome Film Fest where The Hollywood Reporter spoke with Jenkins about Beale Street and […]
While Regina King’s monumental win of both the Golden Globe and Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk is a testament of her performance and the film itself, the only way of truly understanding the gravity of her as an actor and the prophetic and timelessness of James Baldwin is to watch it. I finally found […]
Truthfully, I’ve only recently begun delving into the brilliant mind of the 20th century essayist James Baldwin, but I feel that it is in perfect timing. Not because it is Black History Month (what does that really mean, anyway, to a magazine dedicated to celebrating Black culture every single day?), but because I have reached […]
James Baldwin: The Magpie Years, 1940-1942 is a newly released podcast that takes listeners through James Baldwin’s early days as a teenage prodigy at NYC’s renowned DeWitt Clinton High School. The Magpie was a journal created by students, including Baldwin, at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. It offered a portrait of New York […]
To celebrate James Baldwin’s 100th birthday, Penguin Classics has unveiled a series of new releases and partnered with the Hay Festival. The year-long tribute to Baldwin’s legacy began with the launch of Penguin Classics’ “On the Road” podcast episode, which is hosted by Henry Eliot and centers on Baldwin’s novel Giovanni’s Room. The commemoration reaches […]