The Color Purple topped the Christmas Day box office with an $18,000,000 debut, which was much bigger than expected. It’s tied with the Christmas day grosses Les Misérables achieved in 2012. The debut ...

After Steven Spielberg brought Alice Walker's acclaimed novel "The Color Purple" – the poignant coming-of-age story of young African-American woman Celie Harris — to life in 1985 with his film ...

It’s hard to believe it’s been 40 years since “The Color Purple” hit theaters on Dec. 18, 1985. The film, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey, was a screen adaptation of Alice ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Fantasia’s biggest hurdle to win will be that this is her first film. My favorite character from the original is Shug Avery but I just don’t know about Taraji P. Henson. I hope she knocks it out of ...