Category: ava duvernay

HBO Max is making a series based on the One Perfect Shot Twitter account

[ad_1] Cinema buffs have something to look forward to from HBO Max. The streaming service is adapting popular Twitter account One Perfect Shot, which shares some of the most iconic compositions in film history, into a documentary series. Each 30-minute episode will feature a single director dissecting one of their career-defining shot. They’ll talk about […]

Ava DuVernay teams with ‘Star Wars’ veteran on Amazon sci-fi series

[ad_1] This isn’t Amazon’s first Octavia Butler adaptation. It also tapped Viola Davis, Nnedi Okorafor and others for a Prime Video version of Wild Seed. It is, however, relatively new territory for DuVernay. She’s more closely associated with Netflix projects like When They See Us, and she’s not known for straight-up sci-fi. When she branches […]

‘When They See Us’ recreates the story of the Central Park Five

[ad_1] When They See Us is the latest project by Ava DuVernay, who is both the show’s creator and director. You won’t recognize the actors who play the five teens, but you’ll see other familiar faces, including Felicity Huffman, Vera Farmiga, Joshua Jackson, John Leguizamo and Michael Kenneth Williams. The series premieres on Friday, May […]