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Some urban lit authors see fiction in the Oscar-nominated 'American Fiction'

Mar. 05, 2024 10:41 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Omar Tyree, author of such urban lit narratives as “Flyy Girl” and “The Last Street Novel," recently went to see the Oscar-nominated movie “American Fiction.” “I loved the emotions of the family,” Tyree said of the comic drama starring best actor...

How (and where) to watch Oscar-nominated films online

Mar. 01, 2024 22:53 PM EST

The winner in the Oscar race this year is “Oppenheimer” with 13 nominations, followed by the otherworldly “Poor Things” with 11 and the period epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10. This year's Oscars race come after a bruising 2023 that was marred by strikes and work...