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John Ridley and Steve McQueen feuding over '12 Years a Slave'
March 3, 2014
With all the Oscars' excitement over Ellen DeGeneres' record-breaking selfie and Lupita Nyong'o's touching speech, you might have missed the chilly awkwardness between 12 Years a Slave's Oscar-winner screenwriter, John Ridley, and director Steve McQueen.
Michael Fassbender: '12 Years a Slave' had me in tears
February 28, 2014
Michael Fassbender says he and his frequent collaborator, Steve McQueen, were on the promotion trail for their celebrated 2011 sex-addiction drama "Shame" when the British film director first mentioned he wanted Fassbender to appear in his next project, "12 Years a Slave."
Sarah Paulson: '12 Years a Slave' a life-changing experience
February 27, 2014
Sarah Paulson says working alongside Britain's Chiwetel Ejiofor, Irish-German Michael Fassbender and Kenyan-Mexican Lupita Nyong'o on the harrowing historical drama "12 Years a Slave" was an intense, career-changing learning experience she will never forget.
'12 Years a Slave' wins four awards at NAACP Image Awards
February 23, 2014
Kevin Hart was named Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Image Awards held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California, the event organizers said.
Eddie Murphy to reportedly play ex D.C. mayor Marion Barry in film
December 9, 2011
Eddie Murphy has signed on to play former Washington Mayor Marion Barry in an HBO movie, a source close to the project told The Hollywood Reporter.