Category: Movies
Slate Reviews “Little Women,” Says It Is Best Movie Version Ever
Little Women will not be in the theaters until Christmas, but the reviews are starting to appear and they are generally quite good. While there…
This May Be Your Last Chance to See “Harriet” in Theaters
Most “small” films get a four week national theatrical release. The new film “Harriet” on Harriet Tubman is now in its fifth week of release,…
How Reconstruction Fantasy “Song of the South” Became “Splash Mountain” by Dropping All the Black People
Here is the last episode of the podcast Six Degrees of Song of the South which is devoted to the Disney Reconstruction fantasy Song of…
Podcast: Why “Song of the South” Was More of a Success in the 1970s than the 1940s
The podcast Six Degrees of Song of the South looks at why a film that was only a moderate success when it first came out…
Podcast: Did You Know That Disney Hired a Communist to Help Prepare the Script for “Song of the South”?
The podcast “You Must Remember This” continues its series on Disney’s song of the South. Walt Disney knew he was going to get criticized as…
BuzzFeed Looks at the Controversies Around the New Movie “Harriet”
BuzzFeed has an interesting discussion of some of the controversies surround the new film “Harriet” about Harriet Tubman. There has been a Twitter war against…
Podcast: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah from “Song of the South” and Mistrels in Hollywood
The third episode of the You Must Remember This podcast series on Disney’s Song of the South is out. This installment focuses on the iconic…
“Harriet” Opens to Very Good Audience Reception & Good Ticket Sales
Box Office for the new Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet” has exceeded expectations. The film opened Friday in 2,059 theaters nationwide and grossed $12 million over…
Pat Young Reviews the New Film “Harriet” About the Life of Harriet Tubman
I went to see the new Harriet Tubman movie “Harriet” today and I suggest you see it too. I don’t say that you should see…
Reviews of “Harriet” Movie from L.A. Times, Rolling Stone, & NPR
I have posted some reviews of the new Civil War/Reconstruction film “Harriet,” about the life of Harriet Tubman. Here are excerpts for several more from…