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Jacqueline Crooks: ‘Toni Morrison’s voice made me want to find my own’

The novelist on learning empathy from Charles Dickens, the playfulness of Irenosen Okojie and avoiding Jane Austen

The Guardian - UK

The Man in My Basement review – Willem Dafoe is an unsettling guest in eerie psychodrama

Adapted for the screen from his own novel Walter Mosley examines power dynamics and racial tension with a deftly disquieting hand in this deeply strange parable

The Guardian - UK

The Man in My Basement director reveals the challenges behind turning the haunting novel into a feature-length horror thriller: "Take what you need, leave everything else behind"

Exclusive: Nadia Latif talks working with author Walter Mosley to adapt The Man in My Basement for the big screen

Total Film

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After 45 years of acting, Willem Dafoe says he's "looking to be disturbed" by new roles as The Man in My Basement approaches: "I'm looking to tap into a sense of wonder"

Exclusive: Willem Dafoe talks taking on the titular role in the new Walter Mosley adaptation

Total Film

Denzel Washington's Underrated Noir Thriller Should Have Launched a Franchise — Watch It Now on Hulu

Washington plays private detective Easy Rawlins in the brilliant hard-boiled mystery 'Devil in a Blue Dress.'

Tom’s Guide

The Walking Dead star rents his basement out to Willem Dafoe and comes to seriously regret it in intense trailer for new horror movie

Total Film

Anna Diop to star in psychological thriller The Man in My Basement alongside Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe, directed by Nadia Latif

Anna Diop joins Corey Hawkins and Willem Dafoe in The Man in My Basement, based on Walter Mosley's novel. The film explores race and family history in a ps...

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Fall books: Britney and Barbra's memoirs are among major releases, but political books are fewer

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the most likely nominees for the 2024 presidential election, but you won't see many new books about either this fall

The Independent UK

Former ‘Bachelorette’ star DeMario Jackson says ‘I am innocent’ amid rape allegations

LOS ANGELES — A week after he was accused of raping two women, DeMario Jackson has broken his silence.

Los Angeles Times

Black Lives Matter leader accused of stealing $10 million from organization, using it as 'personal piggy bank'

LOS ANGELES — The leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been accused by former colleagues of stealing more than $10 million in donations from the organization for his own personal use, according to a lawsuit filed in court this week.

Los Angeles Times

Review: Anchored by a superb Samuel L. Jackson, Apple TV spins an uplifting Alzheimer's tale

In "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey," adapted by Walter Mosley from his 2010 novel, Samuel L. Jackson plays the title character, a man in his 90s experiencing recently worsening dementia. The series, which premiered Friday on Apple TV+, is a not-always-easy mix of sentimental relationship story, detective story and…

Los Angeles Times

Samuel L. Jackson long has wanted to see an adaptation of ‘The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’

Samuel L. Jackson has been dealt pretty good cards when it comes to aging.

Tribune News Service

‘The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey’ review: Samuel L. Jackson stars in a tale of secrets and buried treasure

For a conspicuously busy superstar such as Samuel L. Jackson, the six-part Apple TV+ adaptation of Walter Mosley’s “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” demanded his largest, deepest commitment to a role in a long time. At some point, you either glide or you ask yourself “What’s in my wallet?”…

Chicago Tribune

Feeling a post-holiday slump? Get back on track with these 6 brand-new paperbacks

Still January? Check. Still pandemic? Check. Need a new book? Check, check, check. Visit a local indie bookstore — they're probably having a post-holiday slump too — and pick up a new paperback; maybe one of these brand-new ones.

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