From the opening shot of Blitz Bazawule’s retelling of The Color Purple, audiences will know this is not their mother’s version of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel. Distinct from Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film ...

In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans to Celie when she portrayed the character on-screen in the first "The Color Purple" film. Now, nearly 40 years later, Fantasia Barrino is taking on the role of ...

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Brandon is a San Antonio based writer with a Bachelors Degree in English. His favorite series is 'The Wheel of Time,' but loves all things Sci-fi Fantasy and Horror. In his free time, expect to find ...

I wrote a review of The Color Purple movie almost forty years ago in a student newspaper. I was sure not to read it while stealing away time to configure words to describe style, rhythm, content, ...

The team behind “The Color Purple” had a big challenge on its hands: bringing the musical stage adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning 1982 novel (which was previously adapted into a nonmusical ...

A new spin on a classic novel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Since its publication in 1982, Alice Walker’s landmark novel, The ...

Namwene Mukabwa is a Collider author based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age ...