How RaMell Ross’ ‘Nickel Boys’ Embraces and Expands the Legacy of Stanley Kramer (Guest Column)
I’m reminded of Spencer Tracy’s soaring words from Stanley’s 1961 film “Judgement at Nuremberg.” In reading his war crimes ...
Nickel Boys Is an Audacious Experiment
No one believed them until someone else said it.” Readers encounter this sentiment early in The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead ...
The Real-Life School — And Horrors — Behind ‘Nickel Boys’
Dozier School for Boys, also known as the Dozier School, first opened in Marianna, Florida in January 1900. What was meant as ...
‘I Think Vision Is Emotion’: RaMell Ross’ First ‘Nickel Boys’ Script Was Photographs
Inspired by George Miller, and building off his documentary “Hale County,” Ross details why his orthodox process of adapting ...
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How “Nickel Boys” Critiques the Camera
RaMell Ross’s drama—a remarkable one, about institutions, Black male friendship, social mimicry, and the Black political ...
‘Nickel Boys’ & ‘The Last Showgirl’ Land As Awards Season Hopefuls Rev Up Indie Market – Specialty Preview
The Last Showgirl' starring Pamela Anderson and RaMell Ross' 'Nickel Boys' open the indie film box office with Jeremy Piven ...
In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
The story of RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys,” laced with the cruelties of the Jim Crow-era South, has commonalities with films ...
'Nickel Boys' is a beautiful, troubling film about the reality of racism
RaMell Ross' 'Nickel Boys' is a masterpiece of adaptation about the harsh realities of racism. Based on Colson Whitehead's ...
Review: 'Nickel Boys' is a moving story that will challenge audiences
In a world where success is often measured by "likes" on social media platforms, the refreshingly demanding "Nickel Boys" ...
Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year
And yet, with “Nickel Boys,” filmmaker RaMell Ross not only commits to the idea but delivers one of the most powerful films ...