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“The Color Purple” Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Says Movie Musical Sanitized 'Story About Black Lesbians'
"You're sanitizing me and my friends, and other people who I love and adore. Why?" the actress said The Color Purple cast member Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor wanted the film to go further in its ...
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A new ‘Color Purple’ adaptation hits theaters, returning author Alice Walker’s history of antisemitism to spotlight
(JTA) – The bright, colorful movie musical “The Color Purple,” which opens in theaters on Christmas, tells a story that has by now become a familiar part of the American canon — of a young ...
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40 years of 'The Color Purple' backlash
The latest film adaptation of "The Color Purple" came out on Dec. 25. And in a kind of cultural déjà vu, a new breed of detractors have been up in arms, just as critics of "The Color Purple ...