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