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As director Richard Linklater noted during a screening in 2019, Jo Jo Dancer Your Life Is Calling is a “brave” film that’s been unjustly overlooked, even by Pryor fans. “It was like it ...
"Richard Pryor: Live in Concert" was added Tuesday to the National Film Registry. Every year, the Library of Congress selects 25 motion pictures to join the registry for their "cultural, historic ...
After Richard Pryor filmed the 1973 movie "The Mack," about a pimp, VonHeitman said, he tried immersing himself in that life. Richard wasn't interested in being safe ever in his life.
Comedian Richard Pryor and actor Marlon Brando were rumored to have been sexually involved by numerous people, including confirmations and denials from both stars' family members.
In the documentary 'I Am Richard Pryor,' Pryor's widow Jennifer Lee Pryor speaks about his love life, drug use and the time he set himself on fire.
The new Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip 4K release from Sony gives fans a chance to see one of the comedian’s best comedy sets in pristine quality. Originally released in 1982, it was a ...
How stand-up comedy's GOAT gave new life to the concert film In 1982, E.T. topped the box office. But Richard Pryor's otherworldly genius needed no more than words to set his own record with Live ...
MGM won a heated film rights auction and will partner with black-ish creator Kenya Barris for a movie on iconic comedian Richard Pryor.Barris will make his directorial debut on a film he will ...
Superman III actually made me angry. If I wanted to watch a Richard Pryor movie, I would have done that. This was clearly just Richard Pryor starring in a Superman movie, not the other way around ...
Eddie Murphy detailed the $100,000 bet he made with Richard Pryor. (Getty Images) "He bet me $100,000 that I wouldn't put out a music album where there's no jokes or nothing," Murphy said.
Is James Gunn's Superman movie tapping into one of the most controversial DC moments ever with its Ultraman fight?
A Norma Shearer silent, film noir from Argentina and a classic Richard Pryor comedy TV special are among the rarities at this year's Festival of Preservation. Must-see films at 2024 UCLA Festival ...