Before there was a 1985 movie, a musical, or a 2023 movie reboot, there was Alice Walker’s 1982 book, “The Color Purple ... the main character, a young Black girl named Celie, tries ...

Thomas - Reporter Alice ... of the book and movie—nature. “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it,” fictional character Shug ...

The new musical adaptation of Alice ... Color Purple, the characters of Celie and Shug share a chaste kiss, but not much else hints at the love affair that was integral to author Alice Walker ...

Director Blitz Bazawule’s fresh-eyed remake synthesizes elements from both the Broadway show — where Fantasia Barrino played Celie 15 years earlier — and Steven Spielberg’s iconic 1985 film.

The book weaves together the stories ... If you can’t get enough of Alice Walker and the characters in “The Color Purple,” check out “The Temple of My Familiar.” A sequel to her breakout ...

Forty years ago in 1983, Alice ... Walker was the first Black “woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature.” That year Walker also won the National Book Award, also for The Color Purple.

Musician-turned-filmmaker Blitz Bazawule talks about transforming Alice Walker’s deeply moving book “The Color Purple” into ... humor and grit to a character who undergoes a dramatic ...

Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple” has proved tricky to adapt in a manner that retains the book’s power ... that’s effective because what characters hide is as revelatory ...

we’ll delve into eight essential books by Alice Walker, offering a detailed exploration of their themes, characters, and ...

On June 3, Alice ... Walker said. “I hope they feel connected after seeing these films.” Walker has challenged America’s way of thinking since “The Color Purple” was placed on banned ...

Where do you stand on the 1985 film version of “The Color Purple,” which was nominated ... Looking back, Spielberg did justice to Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning novel, but he also left ...