Nate Parker’s “Birth of a Nation” unveils new posterJuly 16, 2016 - 10:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fox Searchlight has debuted a powerful poster for Nate Parker’s “Birth of a Nation” with the actor’s Nat Turner character wearing an American flag noose, Variety said. The image was first posted by Jay Z’s Tidal streaming service. Parker produced and directed “Birth of a Nation” from his own script, which centers on the 1831 slave rebellion led by Turner. The previous poster also used an American flag with images of members of the revolt. “Birth of a Nation” debuted at Sundance in January and sold for $17.5 million to Searchlight. It’s expected to be an awards-season contender with an Oct. 7 opening. Justin Chang gave the film a rave in his review for Variety: “‘The Birth of a Nation’ exists to provoke a serious debate about the necessity and limitations of empathy, the morality of retaliatory violence, and the ongoing black struggle for justice and equality in this country. It earns that debate and then some.” The cast includes Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley and Mark Boone Junior. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |