CNN

‘The Color Purple’ completes its musical journey back to the screen with flying colors

Completing the cycle from book to movie to musical to movie musical, “The Color Purple” lands on screen with its vibrant colors intact, opening up the musical numbers for the screen and showcasing the ...
Los Angeles Times

A new tint of ‘The Color Purple’ comes to the screen, more tuneful and unbound

There’s a dazzling moment in the new “The Color Purple” (in theaters Dec. 25) in which Fantasia Barrino sings while walking atop an enormous shellac record spinning on a huge gramophone, all while ...
Los Angeles Times

‘The Color Purple’ returns to the screen, more vibrant and truer to Alice Walker’s novel

In its many incarnations, “The Color Purple” is one of those indelible, unforgettable American texts. From Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel to Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated 1985 ...
NPR

'The Color Purple' is back on the big screen, this time with song and dance

You've probably heard a new adaptation of "The Color Purple" hits theaters Christmas Day, a musical starring Fantasia and Taraji P. Henson. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE COLOR PURPLE") TARAJI P HENSON: (As ...
WMAZ

The Color Purple was filmed in Macon. Soon, it'll be on the big screen

MACON, Ga. — Currently, Poplar Street is decorated in lights for the holiday, but in April of last year, it had another fun makeover. Downtown was dressed in 1920s decor from Poplar to Cherry Street ...