In a formal interview, Oprah Winfrey discusses the preparation involved in playing an African American slave in “Beloved”. Jonathan Demme, the director, also comments on Oprah’s historical treatment of the character she plays. By J. Bruno

Critics comment on the reasons for the poor box office returns of “Beloved”, specifically citing plot structure and budget issues as the cause rather than the focus on African Americans as protagonists. By J. Bruno

This article reviews Jonathan Demme’s works, including “Philadelphia” and “Beloved”. More specifically, it focuses on Demme’s perspective of “Beloved” and the process he took to chose and shoot the film.  By J. Bruno

A commentator remarks about the story of “Beloved” not as a ghost tale, but one with profound African American spiritual elements. He provides a review from an African American perspective that serves to explicate Morrison’s themes in the novel.  By J. Bruno

The National Review deplores Jonathan Demme’s adaptation of Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”. The reporter claims that the movie focuses on the supernatural and is too confusing for audiences.  By J. Bruno

Maslin praises Demme for his deeply touching adaptation of Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”. The film succeeds in bringing historical African American slavery’s emotional issues to life. By J. Bruno

The article focuses on the public’s reception of the highly anticipated release of “Beloved” with regards to racial issues. Generally, “Beloved” will be a gauge for future mainstream Hollywood African American films.  By J. Bruno

This article chronicles the pitfalls of “Beloved” at the box office about a month after its release. The article cites that no critics labeled it a “must-see” film, although it boasts extensive camerawork, powerful scenes, and a moving score.  By J. Bruno

In a formal interview, Oprah Winfrey reveals how “Beloved” has changed her life. She also mentions the process she went through to prepare for the filming of the movie.  By J. Bruno

The reporter gives the movie only 1 to 2 stars. However, the review is overall positive, drawing on Demme’s rich and textured techniques to develop the themes of “Beloved”, as well as Oprah Winfrey’s star quality.  By J. Bruno

Thompson interviews with both Winfrey and Demme to discuss the long and challenging process that ”Beloved” took from book to film. Demme cites Philadelphia as a good shooting location replacing Cincinnati (where the book took place).  By J. Bruno

A movie critic cites Philadelphia’s “Beloved” as a prestige title that is in the running for an Oscar nomination.  By J. Bruno

A staff writer for the Philadelphia Daily News reports bits of gossip, one of them being Oprah’s treatment of sex scenes in “Beloved”.  By J. Bruno

In a formal review of “Beloved”, the newspaper reporter recalls the premise of the film, commenting on the difficulty in transition from Toni Morrison’s novel to the film. In his opinion, this ultimately contributes to the audience’s trouble in viewing the film.  By J. Bruno

The Philadelphia Daily News reviews Oprah’s charity benefit for “Beloved”. The article cites four Philadelphia organizations (Philadelphia Reads, the African-American Mueseum, Freedom Theatre, and Women in Transition) that profited from the event. Director Jonathan Demme also made an appearance to talk about the film.  By J. Bruno

This newspaper article depicts a movie gala for “Beloved”, hosted by Oprah Winfrey at the United Artists RiverView Plaza 17 in Philadelphia for charity benefits. The author describes the sights and sounds of the benefit, including Oprah’s positive appraisal of the city of Philadelphia.  By J. Bruno

Basically the article talks about the historical props and artifacts that designers looked for to put in the film. The producer, designer, and art director for the film talk about the process they went through in looking for specific pieces.  By J. Bruno

A movie gossip column that comments on Oprah’s successful acting performance despite poor box office showings of “Beloved”.  By J. Bruno

The critic reviews “Beloved” as flawed in its portrayal of plot, but claims that the performances of the actors and actresses compensate for the defects.  By J. Bruno

The article discusses many media portrayals of slavery, particularly citing “Beloved” as the second Hollywood movie made about the treatment of slavery. Comparisons of the film are made to “Amistad”, a Spielberg film released 11 months prior to “Beloved”.  By J. Bruno