John Ridley

  • Movie News

Why John Ridley Doesn’t Explain Time Travel in Needle in a Timestack

Screenwriter John Ridley didn't feel the need to explain time travel in Needle in a Timestack, his romance drama starring Orlando…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Needle in a Timestack Writer-Director John Ridley on Two Methods of Writing an Adaptation

John Ridley is brilliant at adaptations: for the 2014 Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave, he turned Solomon Northup’s…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Rundown: Plemons Scores Scorsese Lead; Will Smith v. Abraham Lincoln; a Spike Lee Preview

In today's Movie News Rundown: Jesse Plemons takes a role originally planned for Leonardo DiCaprio; Regina King will play a…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Regina King to Play Shirley Chisholm in Shirley, About Presidential Run of First Black Congresswoman

Regina King will play Shirley Chisholm in Shirley, a new film written and directed by John Ridley about the 1972 presidential…

3 years ago
  • Articles - Festival Beat

Milwaukee Film Festival 2017: From Star Vehicles to Indie Circuit Darlings

If you’re thinking of beer every time you mention Milwaukee, you’re not the only one. This city has a long…

7 years ago