GROWING PAINS: With #Stormzy venturing into film acting with the 20 minute short #BigMan, what does Pomona make of his latest venture? And what do we also make of Ra'mell Ross's #film adaptation of the #Pulitzer winning novel #NickelBoys?.. https://loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/2025/06/growing-pains-big-man-nickel-boys.html #ramellross #florida #brighton

RaMell Ross Wants $10 Million for Two Projects After ‘Nickel Boys’: ‘It Has to Be Philanthropic Because It’s Not Really a Return’
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RaMell Ross Wants $10 Million for His Next Two Movies

RaMell Ross explained why he is asking for $10 million for two projects after directing 'Nickel Boys.'

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RaMell Ross: You ‘Don’t Need a Lot of Money to Make a Film That’s Cinematic and Deserves to Be in Theaters’
#IndieWire #GeneralNews #News #Awards #Film #NickelBoys #RaMellRoss #SpiritAwards

https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/ramell-ross-nickel-boys-indie-movies-1235098180/

RaMell Ross on 'Nickel Boys' and Indie Movies

'Nickel Boys' director RaMell Ross told IndieWire at the 2025 Film Indendent Spirit Awards that 'audiences have no idea what they want.'

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Colman Domingo, Ray Fisher and Angela Patton Call For Inclusivity & Champion Resilience In Hollywood During The African American Film Critics Association Awards
#News #AAFCAAwards #ColmanDomingo #DanielleDeadwyler #Daughters #NickelBoys #NicoleAvant #RaMellRoss #RayFisher #SingSing #TheSixTripleEight #TheWildRobot

https://deadline.com/2025/02/colman-domingo-ray-fisher-aafca-awards-2025-1236297990/

Colman Domingo, Ray Fisher and Angela Patton Call For Inclusivity & Champion Resilience In Hollywood During The African American Film Critics Association Awards

The 16th annual AAFCA awards honors the best of Black cinema, TV and industry with Wicked, Sing Sing, The Wild Robot, The Piano Lesson and more.

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Amber Ruffin Takes Jabs at DEI Rollback and Elon Musk During African American Film Critics Association Awards

"Do you all remember the good old days when you were proud to say, ‘My President is Black?’" mused Ruffin at the Wednesday ceremony. "Now, it’s ‘My President is a South African Nazi oligarch.'"

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‘Nickel Boys’ Director/Co-Writer RaMell Ross & Stars On “Experimental Monument” Of Oscar-Nominated Civil Rights-Era Drama & Power Of Trust

Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross, actors Brandon Wilson & Ethan Herisse on the trust & intent of the Jim Crow-era set drama based on the award winning novel

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Where to Stream Oscar-Nominated Drama ‘Nickel Boys’ Online

Watch the film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by author Colson Whitehead.

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Dede Gardner And Jeremy Kleiner On Taking A Risk With ‘Nickel Boys’, Creating An Artistic & Political Identity At Plan B & Brad Pitt’s “Mighty” Racing Movie ‘F1’
#News #Awards #BradPitt #DedeGardner #JeremyKleiner #NickelBoys #Oscars #PlanB #RaMellRoss

https://deadline.com/2025/02/dede-gardner-jeremy-kleiner-plan-b-nickel-boys-brad-pitt-ramell-ross-1236285841/

Dede Gardner And Jeremy Kleiner On Taking A Risk With ‘Nickel Boys’, Creating An Artistic & Political Identity At Plan B & Brad Pitt’s “Mighty” Racing Movie ‘F1’

'Nickel Boys' is nominated for two Oscars, including Best Picture.

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‘Nickel Boys’ Writer-Director RaMell Ross Talks Reinventing a Point of View

Ross walks THR through a protagonist POV scene in which Elwood, the film’s main character, first catches a glimpse of his new home at reform school after being accused of stealing a car.

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‘Nickel Boys’ Filmmakers Say The Ideas Behind Their Film Are Growing More Relevant By The Day – Contenders Film: The Nominees
#News #AmazonMGMStudios #ContendersFilmTheNominees #JoslynBarnes #NickelBoys #OrionPictures #RaMellRoss

https://deadline.com/2025/02/nickel-boys-movie-relevance-interview-1236278548/

‘Nickel Boys’ Filmmakers Say The Ideas Behind Their Film Are Growing More Relevant By The Day – Contenders Film: The Nominees

RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes discuss the cultural relevance of Nickel Boys, which they adapted from Colson's Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning novel.

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