Nate Parker's Failed Media Tour: Anger, No Remorse and Oprah's Advice Ignored. In the beginning, there was Oprah. Winfrey, along with her friend and CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King, was one of the first people to see Nate Parker's The Birth of a Nation outside of a festival setting. The women were so enthusiastic that they sent the filmmaker a Feb. Instagram video congratulating him. In August, when news reports began to focus on the 1. Parker and his Birth of a Nation collaborator, Jean Celestin, Winfrey initially seemed ready to help.

Parker was acquitted; Celestin's conviction was thrown out on appeal.)Sources say Winfrey suggested Parker address the matter in an appearance with King on her CBS program. But Parker declined. He was angry that what he saw as a consensual, youthful sexual experimentation gone awry had become an issue years later despite his acquittal, and that it was happening just when his Nat Turner passion project was not only finished but positioned as a major Oscar contender. Since then, Winfrey has remained mum regarding Parker, seemingly depriving the filmmaker of an important voice that might have helped him move past persistent questions that seem to be overshadowing his movie and potentially undermining his career. And Fox Searchlight, which paid a record $1.

To Amy Ziering, a producer on the 2015 campus-rape documentary The Hunting Ground, Parker has failed to address critical issues. Was 2015 a great year for movies? The numbers say yes. Browse our official lists of the year's best movies in a variety of categories. Blockbuster filmmaker Judd Apatow directs Universal Pictures’ TRAINWRECK, starring breakout comedic actress Amy Schumer. Latifah, who is in nearly every scene, never falters in her portrayal of a woman who was too edgy, too real, and too tough to be famous before the world came crashing. Trainwreck is a 2015 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow and written by Amy Schumer. The film stars Schumer and Bill Hader along with an ensemble.

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Parker get on message, is likely shifting its attention this awards season to Jackie, starring Natalie Portman as the former first lady. In the days leading up to his film's opening, Parker did interviews on 6. Minutes and Good Morning America. In neither appearance was he willing or able to convey a clear and effective message of regret for long- ago mistakes or concern for his accuser, who committed suicide in 2. Abundant Acreage Available (2017) Theater Movie. Asked by GMA co- host Robin Roberts about his seeming lack of empathy, Parker sidestepped the question, referring Roberts to comments he had made the previous evening on 6.

Minutes (another network's show). When Roberts persisted, Parker declared, . The studio had invested in public- relations experts from Washington, D. C.- based Glover Park Consulting to give Parker media training and hired former NFL pro Don Mc. The House (2017) Free Online Movie. Pherson, who frequently speaks on issues of sexual violence, to help Parker find a way to send the right message. While sources say Parker seemed at times to understand the need to emphasize his sorrow about the devastating impact of the 1.

Parker refused a request to recount his side of the story, choosing instead to challenge the media. It's maddening to watch it go so wrong. No one is hiring him at the moment. If they're going to pay $1. Others say that unlike Gibson — or Roman Polanski or Woody Allen, both accused of sexual assault (Polanski pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse) — Parker is just beginning his directing career and has not built up an acclaimed body of work that might encourage some to say they are willing to separate the artist from the art. Others say they see Parker facing a steep challenge. His next project is with Legendary Pictures, but it seems like a fair bet it will never go forward.

Says an executive at another film company, . You go into the 'life is too short' category.

Best Movies of 2. Metacritic. Carol is the best- reviewed movie of 2. It's official. Carol, a 1. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara—and the first theatrical feature from director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven) in eight years—is 2. Spotlight, Charlie Kaufman's animated Anomalisa (which had the Metascore lead until very recently), and British drama 4. Years. In fact, 2.

Out of the 6. 34 films released during the last calendar year to receive at least 7 reviews from professional critics, 6. Metascore of 8. 1 or higher, the cutoff we use to indicate .

That's both the highest total and highest percentage (over 9. In fact, the numbers get even more impressive when you focus only on those elite films that scored 9. There were 1. 1 such films in 2. As you can see from the chart below, we have never before recorded a double- digit total of 9. That is a huge increase over 2. The average Metascore for all films released last year also edged up to 5.

Highest- Scoring Movies Released in 2. Best 2. 01. 5 Films by Genre.

What about the year's worst movies? Oh, we haven't forgotten about those. The lowest- scoring films released in 2. What are your favorites? What are your selections for the best and worst movies of last year? Let us know in the comments section below. If you are looking for even more of 2.

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