Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction took home top honors at the 24th Annual Black Reel Awards.
Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, based on novelist Percival Ellison’s Erasure, took home six Black Reel Awards including Outstanding Picture. Jefferson was the biggest single winner of the night. Jefferson nabbed awards on five nominations, marking the most wins in a single night in Black Reel Award history. Jefferson also became the first person to sweep all the directing and writing awards in the same year. To round out the total victories for Jefferson’s film, Jeffrey Wright secured the award for Outstanding Lead Performance bringing Fiction’s total to six on the night. Wright became the thirteenth actor to win awards for Lead and Supporting Performances in their career.
Oprah Winfrey’s production of the musical version of The Color Purple was awarded the most Black Reel Awards with a grand total...
Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, based on novelist Percival Ellison’s Erasure, took home six Black Reel Awards including Outstanding Picture. Jefferson was the biggest single winner of the night. Jefferson nabbed awards on five nominations, marking the most wins in a single night in Black Reel Award history. Jefferson also became the first person to sweep all the directing and writing awards in the same year. To round out the total victories for Jefferson’s film, Jeffrey Wright secured the award for Outstanding Lead Performance bringing Fiction’s total to six on the night. Wright became the thirteenth actor to win awards for Lead and Supporting Performances in their career.
Oprah Winfrey’s production of the musical version of The Color Purple was awarded the most Black Reel Awards with a grand total...
- 1/17/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The official poster for American Fiction featuring Jeffrey Wright as Monk has just been released. The film, from writer/director Cord Jefferson, is based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett and stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, with Issa Rae and Sterling K. Brown.
American Fiction is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
About The Film
Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz,...
American Fiction is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
About The Film
Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Jeffrey Wright is a frustrated author bent on making the publishing industry see its own racist hypocrisy in the first trailer for American Fiction.
In Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, Jeffrey Wright plays Monk, a frustrated author who decides to take on the culture’s obsession with reducing people to stereotypes, particularly entertainment that profits and peddles in tired — and offensive — tropes about Black Americans.
“What really struck me was that too few books were about my people. Where’s our stories? Where’s our representation?” Issa Rae’s Sintara Golden, a rising Black author, is seen telling a crowd in the trailer, before she begins to read from her new book. “Yo, Sharonda! Girl, you be pregnant again?!’ ‘If I is, Ray Ray’s goin’ be a real father this time around.'”
The excerpt garners a standing ovation from the room and a deep pain for Monk, who...
In Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, Jeffrey Wright plays Monk, a frustrated author who decides to take on the culture’s obsession with reducing people to stereotypes, particularly entertainment that profits and peddles in tired — and offensive — tropes about Black Americans.
“What really struck me was that too few books were about my people. Where’s our stories? Where’s our representation?” Issa Rae’s Sintara Golden, a rising Black author, is seen telling a crowd in the trailer, before she begins to read from her new book. “Yo, Sharonda! Girl, you be pregnant again?!’ ‘If I is, Ray Ray’s goin’ be a real father this time around.'”
The excerpt garners a standing ovation from the room and a deep pain for Monk, who...
- 10/16/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The official trailer for writer/director Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction has just been released, and you can check it out right here on CinemaNerdz! The film is based upon the novel Erasure by Percival Everett and stars Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, with Issa Rae and Sterling K. Brown.
American Fiction is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction.” © Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC.
American Fiction is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction.” © Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC.
- 10/16/2023
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Emmy winner Jeffrey Wright stars as a writer who’s frustrated to discover that the dumber he behaves, the richer he gets in Orion Pictures’ American Fiction. The full trailer confirms the film deserved its People’s Choice Award at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival as well as its 94% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
In addition to Jeffrey Wright, the comedy/drama stars Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown. First-time feature film director Cord Jefferson adapted Percival Everett’s novel for the screen and serves as a producer.
Addition producers include Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, and Jermaine Johnson. Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, author Percival Everett, and Michael Bowes executive produce.
Erika Alexander stars as Coraline and Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison in ‘American Fiction’ (Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC)
“American Fiction is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut,...
In addition to Jeffrey Wright, the comedy/drama stars Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, and Sterling K. Brown. First-time feature film director Cord Jefferson adapted Percival Everett’s novel for the screen and serves as a producer.
Addition producers include Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, and Jermaine Johnson. Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, author Percival Everett, and Michael Bowes executive produce.
Erika Alexander stars as Coraline and Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison in ‘American Fiction’ (Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC)
“American Fiction is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Jeffery Wright is rewriting what it means to be a serious academic author in dark comedy “American Fiction,” winner of the TIFF People’s Choice Award this year.
Wright stars as Monk, a novelist whose high-brow books haven’t hit the bestseller list in years. Frustrated, a drunken Monk parodies himself for a mock memoir under a pseudonym, incorporating Black stereotypes…and becomes a hit author in anonymity.
Cord Jefferson wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film, which premiered at TIFF. Jefferson’s directorial debut is an adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel “Erasure”; Everett served as an executive producer on the film, along with Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman.
The official description for “American Fiction” reads: Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen...
Wright stars as Monk, a novelist whose high-brow books haven’t hit the bestseller list in years. Frustrated, a drunken Monk parodies himself for a mock memoir under a pseudonym, incorporating Black stereotypes…and becomes a hit author in anonymity.
Cord Jefferson wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film, which premiered at TIFF. Jefferson’s directorial debut is an adaptation of Percival Everett’s novel “Erasure”; Everett served as an executive producer on the film, along with Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman.
The official description for “American Fiction” reads: Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen...
- 10/16/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
On Friday night, the Toronto International Film Festival had one of its buzziest premieres of its lineup this year with “American Fiction,” an adaptation of Percival Everett’s 2001 novel “Erasure” that serves as Emmy-winning writer Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut.
Given the filmmaker’s pedigree, having worked on acclaimed series like “Watchmen,” “Succession,” “The Good Place,” and “Master of None,” plus the inclusion of Tony and Emmy winner Jeffrey Wright as the lead, the Orion Pictures release had been pegged as an under-the-radar awards contender.
However, the TIFF audience would soon find out that in the story of a Black American author fed up with the lack of recognition his cerebral work has gotten, writing a soulless, stereotypical book that becomes an accidental bestseller, Jefferson already had built-in commentary on what Black American stories, including his, are considered awardsworthy.
“It’s this revolving door of misery and tragedy,” said the...
Given the filmmaker’s pedigree, having worked on acclaimed series like “Watchmen,” “Succession,” “The Good Place,” and “Master of None,” plus the inclusion of Tony and Emmy winner Jeffrey Wright as the lead, the Orion Pictures release had been pegged as an under-the-radar awards contender.
However, the TIFF audience would soon find out that in the story of a Black American author fed up with the lack of recognition his cerebral work has gotten, writing a soulless, stereotypical book that becomes an accidental bestseller, Jefferson already had built-in commentary on what Black American stories, including his, are considered awardsworthy.
“It’s this revolving door of misery and tragedy,” said the...
- 9/9/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Orion Pictures has released first-look images from writer/director Cord Jefferson’s new film American Fiction.
American Fiction is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
About The Film Genre: Comedy, Drama Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown Director: Cord Jefferson Screenplay: Cord Jefferson Producer: Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson
American Fiction is in Select Theaters
November 3 and Expanding November 17!
The post...
American Fiction is Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, Monk uses a pen name to write an outlandish “Black” book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
About The Film Genre: Comedy, Drama Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown Director: Cord Jefferson Screenplay: Cord Jefferson Producer: Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson
American Fiction is in Select Theaters
November 3 and Expanding November 17!
The post...
- 9/2/2023
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
HBO’s “Hard Knocks” wanted to feature the New York Jets because of the star power of future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback who was added to the team in the off-season.
But it’s getting a little bonus from fiesty Jets players who can’t keep tempers under control during camp drills.
Three days into training camp for the Jets saw multiple fights break out between players at Saturday’s practice, which marked the first session that was open to the fans. A sold-out crowd got to see several competitive skirmishes.
The Jets are one of just four NFL squads to have all players on hand. They open the preseason on Aug. 3.
Reports say there were as many as three different fights, and at least one of them was caught on camera.
The first fight came at around 11:15 a.m., according to The Athletic. It ended quickly.
But it’s getting a little bonus from fiesty Jets players who can’t keep tempers under control during camp drills.
Three days into training camp for the Jets saw multiple fights break out between players at Saturday’s practice, which marked the first session that was open to the fans. A sold-out crowd got to see several competitive skirmishes.
The Jets are one of just four NFL squads to have all players on hand. They open the preseason on Aug. 3.
Reports say there were as many as three different fights, and at least one of them was caught on camera.
The first fight came at around 11:15 a.m., according to The Athletic. It ended quickly.
- 7/22/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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