Mahershala Ali took home his first Golden Globe award Sunday for his portrayal of renowned pianist Dr. Donald Shirley in Green Book, a film that has come under increased scrutiny for its alleged ...

Based on the relationship between Dr. Donald Shirley, an accomplished pianist, and Tony “Lip” Vallelonga, his former driver, Green Book depicts a heart-warming story about two men from vastly ...

One of the moments in “Green Book” that reveals the most about Donald Shirley — a dandified, erudite piano virtuoso whose career was impeded by racial discrimination — doesn’t have anything to do with ...

Oscar winner Nick Vallelonga says he had a reason for not consulting the late Dr. Don Shirley’s family while telling his story in Green Book. The film, which tells the story of Shirley — the real-life ...

Green Book took home the 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture — and some viewers are not happy about it. The film, which tells the story of the late Dr. Don Shirley — the real-life African-American ...

There’s no sugar-coated way to say it—Green Book is in deep shit. The film, based on the (supposed) friendship between Tony “Lip” Vallelonga and acclaimed pianist Dr. Don Shirley, is just what the ...

I approached him at the suggestion of arranger and composer Luther Henderson, for insight into their mutual friend Billy Strayhorn, whom I was researching for my 1996 biography of Strayhorn, “Lush ...