Cicely Tyson Articles
Box Office: THE HELP Passes $100m, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Passes $150m
Cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt, writer-director Tate Taylor, Cicely Tyson, Emma Stone, The Help On Tuesday, August 30, Tate Taylor’s comedy-drama The Help passed the $100 million milestone while Rupert Wyatt’s sci-fier Rise of the Planet of the Apes passed the $150 million milestone at the domestic box office according to figures found at Box Office Mojo. Overall, Tuesday was an "up" day at North American movie [...]
THE HELP: Solid Box Office to Help Best Picture Oscar Nomination Chances
Cicely Tyson, Lila Rogers, The Help After twelve days out, Tate Taylor’s female-driven drama The Help is now all but assured a Best Picture Oscar nomination. In addition to its socially conscious theme and the generally good positive reviews — 68% approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes‘ top critics — The Help has been doing remarkably well at the domestic box office. After topping the North [...]
SOUNDER Review – Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson Martin Ritt
SOUNDER (1972) Direction: Martin Ritt Cast: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews, Taj Mahal, James Best Screenplay: Lonne Elder III; from William H. Armstrong’s book Oscar Movies Highly Recommended Paul Winfield, Sounder, Kevin Hooks, Sounder Sounder probably features more extremely wide shots than any movie besides Lawrence of Arabia — and Martin Ritt’s movie is only half as long. Time and again, humans [...]