Director Julian Schnabel has been doing press for “At Eternity’s Gate,” his Vincent Van Gogh biopic, which is about to be released in the U.K. In one particularly noteworthy interview with The Guardian, the eccentric and controversial filmmaker of such impressive films as “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “Before Night Falls” had a few choice words for the notion that only a black filmmaker can tell black stories:
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A new film by the title of “King Richard” is now facing allegations of “colorism,” with critics saying that Will Smith, set to play Venus and Serena Williams’ father in the film, doesn’t have a dark-enough skin tone to play Richard Williams.
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