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Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. Whitaker won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland. Whitaker has also won a Golden Globe, and a BAFTA. He became the fourth African American male to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, following in the footsteps of Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, and Jamie Foxx.

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‘Fruitvale Station’ Stars Work Cannes Film Festival (Pics)

Source: EURweb

*The film conquered Sundance earlier this year, winning the festival’s Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. On Thursday (May 16), director Ryan Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station” unleashed its charm on the Cannes Film Festival, where it is c ...
Full article at: EURweb  More like this  20 hours ago, 3:45pm CDT

First Look Clips At Forest Whitaker & Orlando Bloom In South African Crime Drama 'Zulu'

Source: Indie Wire

As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the ...
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Source: Cleveland.com

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‘Fruitvale’ Actors Discuss the Impact of Producer Forest Whitaker (VIDEO)

Source: Variety

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Young African-American director creates buzz at Cannes

Source: AlterNet.org

US actress Melonie Diaz (L) and director Ryan Coogler (C) arrive on May 16, 2013 for the screening of their film "Fruitvale Station" at the Cannes Film Festival. Aged just 26, from a modest background, Coogler ...
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Mark Kermode's DVD round-up

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Quentin Tarantino is a lot of things, but concise isn't one of them. Buried inside the sprawling 165 minutes of Django Unchained (2012, Sony, 18), there's a very decent two-hour retro-ploitation romp struggling to escape the indulge ...
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3 Black Oscar Candidates?

Source: The Root

Heavyweight Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein at the Cannes Film Festival revealed an impressive slate of releases starring black actors, including Idris Elba, Forest Whitaker and Michael B. Jordan, according to New ...
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'Fruitvale Station' Storms Cannes

Source: CNBC

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