Standing Ovation for Oprah-Produced MLK Movie "Selma"

BRIEBART NEWS
By Daniel Nussbaum

Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay, starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., opens in the United States on January 9, 2015.

HOLLYWOOD---"Selma," the new Oprah Winfrey-produced film about a year in the life of Martin Luther King Jr., received "two thunderous standing ovations" at its first screening in New York Monday night, film critic Roger Friedman wrote on his website, Showbiz 411. Friedman wrote that Selma was so well-received, "It leaps right into the top tier of this year's Oscar race." "David Oyelowo gives the performance of a lifetime as King, defining him on film finally after all these years," Friedman continued. "Watching 'Selma,' you really feel like all the plays, movies, TV shows, songs - every theater piece about King - all of it culminates in this film." In addition to Winfrey, the film was also produced by Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment. [link]