And President Woodrow Wilson, after seeing a private screening of "Birth of a Nation" at the White House, called it the "most important movie ever made". No surprise: he presided over a lot of decisions that strengthened segregation in a wide swath of American life.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 8:20:26 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Avatar" Keeps Rolling on Worldwide Shot by a genius that was personally responsible for the rebirth of the kkk and the racial stereotypes about black men, and mexicans that are still with us today. On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:03 AM, Kelwyn < ravena...@yahoo.com > wrote: Content aside, "Gone with the Wind" like "Birth of a Nation" is savvy, populist entertainment. If you are racially sensitive, avoid both at all costs as the narratives will suck you in. "Nation" is truly remarkable on just a technical basis. It is still a gorgeous looking film. D.W. Griffith was a cinematic genius. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > > > In terms of pure dollars, "Avatar" will soon become the biggest of all time. > (In terms of dollars adjusted for time, sadly, I think "Gone With the Wind" > is still the champ). The country-by-country breakdown is pretty interesting. > Australia over thirty mill, France, Algeria and Tunisia, over a hundred, and > ninety mill in Russia? Wow, truly an international hit. Even Turkey with > eight million. But what's up with Syria: only eighty-seven thousand? > > > > http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=avatar.htm > ------------------------------------ Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo ! Groups Links http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
