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Article: Film Review: Writers Black: The He-Be / We-Be Blues - Here is a favorable review of the film, American Fiction. Here I compare to the book its based on, Erasure by Percival Everett, who also helped write the screenplay.

Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is at the end of his rope at the beginning of “American Fiction, ” a crowd-pleaser that’s both funny and smart in its satire of race, media, arti...

After earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination, 'American Fiction' star Erika Alexander reflects on her Hollywood journey.

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Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is at the end of his rope at the beginning of “ American Fiction,” a crowd-pleaser that’s both funny and smart in its satire of race, media, artists, identity politics and even Hollywood. It opens in theaters this week.

Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is a classic frustrated artist in “American Fiction.” He is a professor and an author who writes literary stories. He’s not interested in race, or

Jefferson adapted the story from Percival Everett's "Erasure," which remains relevant 20 years later. It is particularly withering in its send up of white people clamoring for their idea of authentic Black stories, like the literary agent Paula Bateman (Miriam Shor) and the film producer Wiley (a very funny Adam Brody whose character might be a spiritual continuation of his "Thank You For Smoking" assistant).

Jefferson adapted the story from Percival Everett's "Erasure," which remains relevant 20 years later. It is particularly withering in its send up of white people clamoring for their idea of authentic Black stories, like the literary agent Paula Bateman (Miriam Shor) and the film producer Wiley (a very funny Adam Brody whose character might be a spiritual continuation of his "Thank You For Smoking" assistant).

Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is at the end of his rope at the beginning of “ American Fiction, ” a crowd-pleaser that’s both funny and smart in its satire of race, media, artists, identity politics and even Hollywood. It opens in theaters this week. A classic frustrated artist, Monk is a professor and an

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