When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. It’s easy to assume that winning a spelling bee is all about studying and memorizing hard ...

Doug Atchison’s triumphant Akeelah and the Bee captures the inherent drama of the competition from a fresh new perspective, one that will have you wanting to stand up and cheer by story’s end ...

That seemingly inexhaustible new movie subgenre, the spelling bee drama, receives its most conventionally uplifting treatment yet in "Akeelah and the Bee." Framed around the relationship between ...

Based on the screenplay by Doug Atchison and adapted for the stage by Cheryl L. West, “Akeelah and the Bee” retains much of the rawness and vibrancy of its South Side Chicago setting. Without ...

Word lovers and schmaltz lovers alike will find much to adore about “Akeelah and the Bee,” a sweet little lollipop of a human-interest drama in which a child’s greatest athletic ecstasy can ...

As "Akeelah and the Bee" opens, Akeelah Anderson is on her way to school, part of South L.A.'s understaffed, underfunded public school district.

Actress Angela Bassett talks about her career with Ed Gordon. Her new film is Akeelah and the Bee, a story about an inner-city school girl trying to make it to a national spelling competition.

AKEELAH AND THE BEE written by Cheryl West is based on the award-winning film starring Laurence Fishburne with a screenplay by Doug Atchison. Add a Show Listing Next on Stage: KANSAS CITY.

It’s easy to assume that winning a spelling bee is all about studying and memorizing hard words, their definitions, and their language of origin. But because Akeelah was representing her low ...

I n honor of Black History Month, I’ve got to say that Akeelah and the Bee is one of my favorite movies to watch during this time. Not only is it one of Keke Palmer’s best movies, but it ...