Kevin costner wanted black or white to start a conversation. Kevin costner leading actor movie box office performance summary and breakdown. Amazons choice for black and white movie kevin costner. The movie portrays with a keen sense the tension and resistance our cultural biases pose to any attempt to remove the racial aspects from the confrontations between people of different skin color. Anchored by an allstar cast and based on real events, the movie is a look. Kevin costner fights to raise his granddaughter in first black or white trailer exclusive video to be sure, elliot isnt anyones idea of the ideal parent. When the little girls paternal grandmother academy awardr winner octavia spencer seeks custody, a legal battle ensues that forces the families to confront their true feelings on race, forgiveness. The good news is that kevin costner does some of the finest, deeply felt work of his career as a widower lawyer fighting for custody of his biracial granddaughter in mike binders black and. Kevin costner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. When her paternal grandmother octavia spencer seeks custody with the help of her brother anthony mackie, the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. The same year, he starred in the thriller 3 days to kill and the drama draft day and produced and starred in black or white.
Related story relativity buys kevin costnerstarrer black or white black or white is an extraordinary movie. Black or white stars kevin costner and octavia spencer the new. The film premiered at the 2014 toronto international film festival and was released in the united states on january 30, 2015. Octavia spencer and kevin costner go to war over a sevenyearold in black or white relativity black or white is the name of the movie. Black or white is the story of a wealthy southern california lawyer, elliott. Following a few minor supporting parts, he rose to prominence with his. Black or white on dvd may 5, 2015 starring kevin costner, octavia spencer, gillian jacobs, jennifer ehle. Kevin costner in first black or white trailer by peter martin dec 03, 2014 comments film faceoff.
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Black or white movie 2014 kevin costner movies drama movies. Black or white is the story of a grandfather academy award winner kevin costner who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. As i watched this timid but honorable twohour film. Black or white is the story of a grandfather academy awardr winner kevin costner who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. Black or white stars kevin costner and octavia spencer. Kevin costners 10 best movies black or white is a 2014 american drama film directed and written by mike binder. In black and white, costner plays elliot anderson, an labased attorney who loses both his daughter and wife in backtoback tragedies. Its something thats had an impact on him since childhood. In a leaner year for lead actors, kevin costner would be more of an oscar contender for his terrific turn as a beleaguered grandfather in mike binders nervy racerelations dramedy black or white. With all thats going on in the world, its very timely. One of hollywoods most prominent strong, silent types, kevin costner was for several years the celluloid personification of the baseball industry, given his indelible mark with baseballthemed hits like featurev7502bull durhambulldurham.
Kevin costner on black or white, race, family and rock. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, filmmaker, and musician. Jillian estell and kevin costner in black or white. Costners latest project gives us the perfect chance to take a fond look back at some of the many movies. Jan 29, 2015 jillian estell and kevin costner in black or white. Dec 18, 2014 kevin costner s black or white, an emotionally charged film over custody of a mixedrace child, touches on a national raw nerve, but costner still had to finance the picture himself. A bitter court battle ensues between a white lawyer kevin costner and a black woman octavia spencer over custody of their biracial granddaughter, forcing both parties to confront their feelings on race, understanding and forgiveness. A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life. Sep 04, 2014 in black and white, costner plays elliot anderson, an labased attorney who loses both his daughter and wife in backtoback tragedies. The acting was superb with kevin costner and octavia spencer as the leading roles.
Kevin costner s speech at whitney houstons funeral duration. Director, birmingham native chats about movie, kevin costner. Kevin costner shines in mike binders nervy black or. Binder, and bankrolled by star kevin costner, it wants to illuminate and heal. Focuses on attorney elliot anderson costner who is widowed after the car crash death of his wife. He confronts the sometimes dicey and uncomfortable topic in his new movie, black or white. Black and white kevin costner movie trailer deadline. Black or white is the story of a grandfather academy award r winner kevin costner who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. Kevin costners 10 best movies jan 28, 2015 kevin costner has played robin hood, bull durham, and supermans dad, but this weekend, he scales things down a little in black or white, a family drama with a timely storyline that attempts to explore modern racial dynamics in america. Jan 29, 2015 director mike binder discusses a scene with his friend, movie star kevin costner, on the set of black or white. Its characters, both black and white, want to transcend their differences and do the right thing. Tracy bennett connect tweet linkedin comment email more. Kevin michael costner was born on january 18, 1955 in lynwood, california, the third child of bill costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for southern california edison, and sharon costner nee tedrick, a welfare worker.
Long as i can see the light performed by lily costner. Black or white is an incredibly awful movie about race the. This film is about two grandparents that deeply love their granddaughter, eloise jillian estell. Black or white is the story of a grandfather kevin costner who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter. Sep 12, 2014 the good news is that kevin costner does some of the finest, deeply felt work of his career as a widower lawyer fighting for custody of his biracial granddaughter in mike binders black and. This graph shows kevin costners score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. Black or white and the loft, are both opening in below 2,000 theaters and neither has a real shot to open in the top five. Black and white is one of those movies you could actually watch more than once and come away with something new each time. In 2014, costner appeared in the spy movie jack ryan. Kevin costners speech at whitney houstons funeral duration. His accolades include two academy awards, two golden globe awards, six golden raspberry awards, one primetime emmy award, and two screen actors guild awards costner began his acting career with sizzle beach, u. In black or white kevin costner breaks the pattern of action hero he has got us used with, displaying acting traits of the highest level.
Black or white is a 2014 american drama film directed and written by mike binder. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among. Kevin costner on black or white, race, family and rock and. The star score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies based on box office in the current year and two preceding years. However, the little girl who is the central character the movie pivots around stole the show.
Shadow recruit, as thomas harper, a mentor for the series title character. Black or white, a domestic drama about a custody battle over a. Black or white movie 2014 kevin costner movies drama. Kevin costner put his heartand own moneyinto black or. Why kevin costner paid for black or white new trailer. With the death of elliot andersons kevin costner wife, rowena. The film stars kevin costner, octavia spencer, gillian jacobs, jennifer ehle, anthony mackie and bill burr. Umpi, latinautor umpg, cmrra, latinautor, ascap, umpg publishing, uniao. With kevin costner, octavia spencer, gillian jacobs, anthony mackie. Kevin costner reveals hollywood wouldnt finance racially. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among other awards. The film stars kevin costner, octavia spencer, gillian jacobs, jennifer ehle. Kevin costners black or white, an emotionally charged film over custody of a mixedrace child, touches on a national raw nerve, but costner still had to finance the picture himself. He becomes the guardian of his biracial granddaughter.