There were numerous examples of racism and racial stereotyping in the “Our Gang/Little Rascals” comedy shorts that were in production from 1922 thru 1944. However, people, events and shows must be viewed in the context of their times. We can’t take historical figures, events and artistic productions and plop them in the present, to be ...
I claim the AC writing assignment, Best Dramatic Movies of 2008, with just two days left to submit, and immediately regret it with every writer’s-block bone in my body. Rating movies is so subjective, so abstract and idiosyncratic in nature, it seems almost pointless to pursue. I want out. In the Calls for Content™ box ...
Some of the absolutely best films in history have been Black films. Inspiring black actors such as Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington, have opened the dramatic doors for many others. Originality, confidence, and enchanting characters have taken over the mainstream movie scene to open up some of the most delightful theatric performances. Big hair, tight ...
The 1970’s was a time of change for black people in the area of television in the United States. White actors in TV shows mass marketed toward white audiences since the advent of television shows in the late 1940’s had dominated television. Before the 1970’s there were only three situation comedies (sitcoms) geared toward black ...
While America burned, television played the fiddle. That is as simple a way to describe television drama and comedies during much of the 1960s as anything else. As America became embroiled in social unrest, primetime television became a relatively undisturbed universe, offering an increasingly world-weary country a chance to escape into the fantasy worlds of ...
Netflix has become a haven for those who wish to retain some sort of decency on their home television screens when children are present. It seems like a hundred years ago when a parent could actually sit down with their kids in front of the TV without having to possess a trigger hand faster than ...