Rustin
‘Rustin’ Screenwriter on Bayard Rustin’s Legacy: “His Queerness Was Part of His Strategic Gift”
Bayard Rustin is one of the most important figures in modern American history whom many people knew nothing about — until now. Netflix’s Rustin, and its towering central performance from Emmy-winning actor Colman Domingo, serves to add his story back into the history books, particularly Rustin’s mentorship of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. […]
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Lenny Kravitz (‘Rustin’)
Lenny Kravitz, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is one of the great singer-songwriters — and rock stars — of the last 35 years. Described by Billboard as possessing “unwavering cool,” by The Independent as “the last of the great rock stars,” by Men’s Health as “the last mass-cultural rock […]
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Colman Domingo to Receive Actor Spotlight Award at Palm Springs International Film Fest (Exclusive)
Rustin star Colman Domingo will be honored with the Spotlight Award, Actor at the Palm Springs International Film Fest, it was announced on Monday. The film awards will take place Jan. 4, with the festival running through Jan. 15. “In Rustin, Colman Domingo demonstrates his impressive talents bringing to life civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, […]
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Colman Domingo Addresses ‘Euphoria’ Set Turmoil Rumors: “A Lot of Young Actors May Not Be Up for the Task”
Colman Domingo recently opened up about how the rumors that Euphoria is a “toxic production” aren’t true. The Daily Beast in 2022 published an exposé about the set of the hit HBO show, in which a number of anonymous sources made claims about 18-hour days and how the production failed to provide meals or allow […]
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast [LIVE] — George C. Wolfe (‘Rustin’)
George C. Wolfe is one of the great storytellers of the stage and screen, which is why it was only fitting that the writer and director of theatrical and film productions was at last month’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival to collect its Storyteller Award. Following a screening of his latest motion picture, Rustin — which tells […]
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Former President Obama Celebrates the End of Hollywood’s Historic Strikes During Surprise Appearance at ‘Rustin’ Screening
“It’s great to see even more of you since the strikes are over,” former president Barack Obama told a full house during his and former first lady Michelle Obama’s surprise appearance at a special screening of their Netflix biopic Rustin. Held in the Oprah Winfrey Theater at the National Museum of African American History and […]
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SCAD Savannah Film Fest: George C. Wolfe to Appear on Live ‘Awards Chatter’ Episode
George C. Wolfe director of films including 2020’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and this year’s Rustin, will sit down with yours truly at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival to record a live episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. Wolfe is also a theater legend. He is a playwright and director who has won […]
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How ‘Rustin’ and Native Son Teamed to Reclaim the Civil Rights Activist’s History as a Rallying Call
A handful of hours before George C. Wolfe’s Rustin would make its New York premiere as NewFest’s opening night selection on Oct. 12, more than 100 Black queer members of the Native Son collective gathered in The Chelsea Hotel’s Lobby Bar, drinks in hand and under a golden aura of light, dipping in and out […]
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Composer Branford Marsalis on His R&B Approach to Writing ‘Rustin’ Score and Big Band Sound of “Show Me Your Ideas” (Exclusive)
In Rustin, George C. Wolfe and Colman Domingo recount how one man helped make a movement. Set to release on Netflix Nov. 17, the biopic — which features a script from Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black — traces the life and work of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, a gay Black man and a key architect […]
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‘Rustin’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ Set as Opening and Closing Night Films for NewFest’s 35th Anniversary (Exclusive)
NewFest has announced its opening night, closing night and New York Centerpiece selections for its 35th anniversary edition. The New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Film Festival will open with the Colman Domingo-led biopic Rustin, directed by DGA award and five-time Tony winner George C. Wolfe, and close with Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, starring […]
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Telluride Post-Fest Analysis: Feinberg and Keegan on Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
Per annual tradition, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor (awards) Scott Feinberg and senior editor (film) Rebecca Keegan huddled on the last day of the Telluride Film Festival to dissect their Labor Day weekend in the Rockies … REBECCA KEEGAN Scott, we’re writing this from the corner of the bar at the New Sheridan Hotel, located […]
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Telluride Awards Analysis: Colman Domingo Crashes the Best Actor Oscar Race With a Star Turn in ‘Rustin’
Colman Domingo has more than earned the awards season he’s about to have. This great American actor, who is perhaps best known for his Emmy-winning turn on HBO’s Euphoria, has been doing standout work on stage and screen for decades, but not until George C. Wolfe’s Rustin — which had its world premiere at the […]
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