LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

August 18, 2013December 9, 2021 Michael J. Casey

It opens with an image of two dead black men, lynched, with an American flag flapping in the breeze. A quote from Martin Luther King appears. It’s clear from the start, Lee Daniels’ The Butler is a political movie, but Jean-Luc Godard … Continue reading LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

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FRUITVALE STATION

July 18, 2013December 9, 2021 Michael J. Casey

In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2009, 22-year-old Oscar Grant was pulled off a Bay Area Rapid Transit Train at Fruitvale Station. A struggle ensued, and BART Officer Johannes Mehserle handcuffed Grant, and while he was face … Continue reading FRUITVALE STATION

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