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Ailey movie review & film summary review:  Roger Ebert

‘Ailey’ Review: A Poetic Look at the Man Behind the Dances (Published 2021)  The New York Times

Sundance: Dogwoof Snaps Up ‘Ailey,’ ‘Captains of Zaatari’ (Exclusive)  IMDb

How Alvin Ailey Built a World Where Black Dancers Felt Free  texasmonthly.com

‘Ailey’: Film Review  hollywoodreporter.com

3 Reasons We're Ecstatic That Alvin Ailey's Life and Work Are Being Made into a Movie  Dance Magazine

Barry Jenkins To Direct Alvin Ailey Movie For Fox Searchlight  deadline.com

Dance on Film: Director Jamila Wignot Discusses the Experiential Aspect of “Ailey”  sundance.org

Our Critic Says 'Ailey' Is An Exceptional Documentary  KUNC

Ailey review – illuminating film about the choreographer Alvin Ailey  The Guardian

Finding the Movie  Harvard Magazine

Review: 'Ailey' documentary chronicles the life of the dance legend, and shows how his company is keeping the flame burning  The Movie Cricket

‘Ailey’ Review: A Tantalizing If at Times Overly Sketchy Portrait of a Dance Visionary  variety.com

Alvin Ailey Is Getting the Full Hollywood Treatment  Pointe Magazine

"Ailey" Director Jamila Wignot on Capturing the Black, Gay Modern Dance Icon’s Full Legacy  them.us

Movie Review – Ailey (2021)  Flickering Myth

3 Reasons Why We're Pumped for the New "AILEY" Documentary  Dance Magazine

Ailey review – absorbing tribute to African American dance icon  The Guardian

‘Ailey’ Trailer: Neon’s Hypnotic Documentary Portrait of Dance Visionary Alvin Ailey  IndieWire

They Helped Build the Temple. Now, They’re Bringing It to the Screen. (Published 2024)  The New York Times

‘Ailey’ is a frustratingly subdued portrait of a revered artist  TheGrio

Moonlight Director Barry Jenkins Working on Film About Legendary Dancer Alvin Ailey  people.com

Chicago dancer on Alvin Ailey, film and coming out  Windy City Times

‘Ailey’ review: Revealing documentary explores the life of ‘Pied Piper of modern dance’  The Seattle Times

Watch: trailer for Ailey – a portrait of the visionary American choreographer  West End Theatre

What’s on TV This Week: ‘Ailey’ and ‘Somebody Somewhere’ (Published 2022)  The New York Times

Alvin Ailey: the towering figure of dance who lived in the shadows  The Guardian

Neon acquires second Sundance film, ‘Ailey’  Screen Daily