NEW YORK – "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it,” Shug tells Celie in Alice Walker's “The Color Purple.” Consider it a many-layered ...

The latest iteration of "The Color Purple" is intended to be an ode to sisterhood. "I think women in particular will be healed from this movie and its portrayal of sisterhood," Oprah Winfrey, who ...

Are you a purple person? What comes to mind when you think of the hue? The first association you make with the color is likely along the lines of “royalty” or “regal.” That’s because purple is indeed ...

There’s a lot to like about this musical film version of Alice Walker’s novel, but the story remains slippery to would-be adapters. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...

The color purple has long been a symbol of royalty, creativity, and mystery. But according to science, it's also something else: a figment of our imaginations. While it looks just as real as red or ...

The Color Purple is an American masterpiece. “This story lives forever,” says Taraji P. Henson, quite emphatically. “It’s like Shakespeare. It’s never going to go away.” Henson, who plays Shug Avery ...

The Color Purple movie musical is set to hit theaters on December 25, infusing music into Alice Walker's classic story. The Color Purple first opened on Broadway in 2005, starring LaChanze in her Tony ...

In the 1985 version of The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg portrayed Cellie, a role which secured her an Oscar nom. For the 2023 remake, the crew wanted Goldberg to be a part of the production, though ...