Director Euzhan Palcy is speaking out about the reversal of a ban on her 1998 Disney film Ruby Bridges in a St. Petersburg, Florida, elementary school.
“Truth will out!” Palcy, 65, says in a statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter. “I commend the seven Florida teachers for standing up for truth by unanimously clearing Ruby Bridges for screening in the public schools”
“This is a victory for hope as portrayed in my film by the courage of children to turn their backs on bigotry, hatred and racism,” Palcy continues. “The teachers’ action sticks a thorn in the bubble of ignorance in which the enlightened parents wish to surrounded their children. Guess what will happen to those children when that bubble bursts?”
The controversy around Ruby Bridges began last month, when a parent at North Shore Elementary School complained that the film — about the 6-year-old Black girl who integrated a New Orleans in...
“Truth will out!” Palcy, 65, says in a statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter. “I commend the seven Florida teachers for standing up for truth by unanimously clearing Ruby Bridges for screening in the public schools”
“This is a victory for hope as portrayed in my film by the courage of children to turn their backs on bigotry, hatred and racism,” Palcy continues. “The teachers’ action sticks a thorn in the bubble of ignorance in which the enlightened parents wish to surrounded their children. Guess what will happen to those children when that bubble bursts?”
The controversy around Ruby Bridges began last month, when a parent at North Shore Elementary School complained that the film — about the 6-year-old Black girl who integrated a New Orleans in...
- 4/14/2023
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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In 1996, “The Wonderful World of Disney” premiered the made-for-tv movie “Ruby Bridges,” a true-life story about the 6-year-old girl who helped desegregate a Louisiana elementary school in 1960. Critics lauded the film for its exploration of racism, and it went on to become a prominent part of school curriculums on American segregation.
Now the film has come under attack, with a Florida school considering a ban after a parent complained. The backlash against “Ruby Bridges” doesn’t surprise its creators, who exclusively spoke to TheWrap about the difficult process of getting the movie made in the first place and their thoughts on the attempt to suppress it today. Their story highlights how much is at stake as politicians seek to reshape the teaching of history, and how authors and filmmakers are getting caught in the middle.
In 1996, “The Wonderful World of Disney” premiered the made-for-tv movie “Ruby Bridges,” a true-life story about the 6-year-old girl who helped desegregate a Louisiana elementary school in 1960. Critics lauded the film for its exploration of racism, and it went on to become a prominent part of school curriculums on American segregation.
Now the film has come under attack, with a Florida school considering a ban after a parent complained. The backlash against “Ruby Bridges” doesn’t surprise its creators, who exclusively spoke to TheWrap about the difficult process of getting the movie made in the first place and their thoughts on the attempt to suppress it today. Their story highlights how much is at stake as politicians seek to reshape the teaching of history, and how authors and filmmakers are getting caught in the middle.
- 4/3/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
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Elton John said Friday that he’d played in some beautiful venues, but the stage in front of the White House, beneath a massive tent on a perfect autumn night, was “probably the icing on the cake.”
Then he kicked off the show with “Your Song,” his first big international hit.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the 75-year-old singer, talking about his activism, the power of his music and his all-around goodness. The event was dreamed up and paid for by A+E and the History Channel.
“Seamus Heaney once wrote, and I quote, ‘Once in a lifetime, the longed-for tidal wave of justice can rise up, and hope and history rhyme,” Biden said. “Throughout his incredible career, Sir Elton John has been that tidal wave, a tidal wave to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme.
Elton John said Friday that he’d played in some beautiful venues, but the stage in front of the White House, beneath a massive tent on a perfect autumn night, was “probably the icing on the cake.”
Then he kicked off the show with “Your Song,” his first big international hit.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the 75-year-old singer, talking about his activism, the power of his music and his all-around goodness. The event was dreamed up and paid for by A+E and the History Channel.
“Seamus Heaney once wrote, and I quote, ‘Once in a lifetime, the longed-for tidal wave of justice can rise up, and hope and history rhyme,” Biden said. “Throughout his incredible career, Sir Elton John has been that tidal wave, a tidal wave to help people rise up and make hope and history rhyme.
- 9/24/2022
- by the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated, Friday: After a short concert by Elton John on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday evening, President Joe Biden awarded the legendary singer with the National Humanities Medal, much to his surprise.
John was recognized as “an enduring icon and advocate with absolute courage, who found purpose to challenge convention, shatter stigma and advance the simple truth, that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.”
John held First Lady Jill Biden’s hand for a bit before Biden placed the medal around his neck.
“I think we surprised him,” the president said.
“I’m never flabbergasted, but I’m flabbergasted, and humbled and honored by this incredible award from the United States of America,” John said, as he was close to tears. “I will treasure this so much, and it will make me double my efforts to make sure this disease goes away. America...
John was recognized as “an enduring icon and advocate with absolute courage, who found purpose to challenge convention, shatter stigma and advance the simple truth, that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.”
John held First Lady Jill Biden’s hand for a bit before Biden placed the medal around his neck.
“I think we surprised him,” the president said.
“I’m never flabbergasted, but I’m flabbergasted, and humbled and honored by this incredible award from the United States of America,” John said, as he was close to tears. “I will treasure this so much, and it will make me double my efforts to make sure this disease goes away. America...
- 9/24/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama — where Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, and Denise McNair were murdered in a 1963 bombing before any of them got to see their 15th birthday — is a 10-minute drive from where I grew up. I don’t believe I ever heard their names in any class I ever attended. I was never taught about Emmett Till or Ruby Bridges. I didn’t read “Letter from Birmingham Jail” until I no longer lived in Birmingham. I’m sure I read Truman Capote,...
- 3/30/2022
- by Alex Morris
- Rollingstone.com
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“The Don Is Dead,” a 1973 crime drama directed by Richard Fleischer, is available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Unassuming but sharply executed, it may offer a bracing slice of old-school pizza for viewers who were disappointed by David Chase’s “The Many Saints of Newark” earlier this year. In Fleischer’s film, an unexpected heart attack claims Don Paolo Regalbuto, one of three powerful crime bosses in an unnamed American city. Since organized crime abhors a vacuum even more than nature does, the “national commission” of bosses quickly meets to decide the fate of the Regalbuto crime Family. No one ever uses the word “Mafia,” but wink-wink, you know whose these guys are anyway. One of the three bosses with whom Don Paolo shared control over their city, Don Jimmy, is away in prison and represented at...
By Fred Blosser
“The Don Is Dead,” a 1973 crime drama directed by Richard Fleischer, is available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics. Unassuming but sharply executed, it may offer a bracing slice of old-school pizza for viewers who were disappointed by David Chase’s “The Many Saints of Newark” earlier this year. In Fleischer’s film, an unexpected heart attack claims Don Paolo Regalbuto, one of three powerful crime bosses in an unnamed American city. Since organized crime abhors a vacuum even more than nature does, the “national commission” of bosses quickly meets to decide the fate of the Regalbuto crime Family. No one ever uses the word “Mafia,” but wink-wink, you know whose these guys are anyway. One of the three bosses with whom Don Paolo shared control over their city, Don Jimmy, is away in prison and represented at...
- 11/30/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
"I'm so tired of being lowered down and mistreated because I'm Black!" 1091 Pics has released an official trailer for an indie American drama titled Through Her Eyes, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmakers Trenton Lumpkin. Set in the 1960s, this seems to be inspired by the story of Ruby Bridges, who was the very first African-American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960. Rayven Ferrell stars in the film as Rosalee Winbush, a timid African-American student struggling with her decision to attend a newly integrated school while finding the courage to become the change she desires under extreme racial tensions. Also starring Angela Ray, Shawn Luckey, Michael Rodney, and Tony Demil. Worth a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Trenton Lumpkin's Through Her Eyes, direct from YouTube: Based on true life events. Through Her...
- 7/5/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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At just 15 years old, Shahadi Wright Joseph has already accomplished things many actors can only dream of: a Broadway debut, a starring role in Jordan Peele's Us, and playing the younger counterpart of Beyoncé in 2018's The Lion King. Joseph first discovered her love of acting at 8 years old after booking the role of Nala in The Lion King on Broadway. "After I had finished doing that role, I really knew that this was something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life," she told Popsugar. From The Lion King, she went on to join Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock before finally making the jump from the stage to the screen. While other actors have had difficulty making the transition, for Joseph, film has actually been easier. "When you're on Broadway, you always have to get everything right. There's no going back and reshooting,...
At just 15 years old, Shahadi Wright Joseph has already accomplished things many actors can only dream of: a Broadway debut, a starring role in Jordan Peele's Us, and playing the younger counterpart of Beyoncé in 2018's The Lion King. Joseph first discovered her love of acting at 8 years old after booking the role of Nala in The Lion King on Broadway. "After I had finished doing that role, I really knew that this was something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life," she told Popsugar. From The Lion King, she went on to join Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock before finally making the jump from the stage to the screen. While other actors have had difficulty making the transition, for Joseph, film has actually been easier. "When you're on Broadway, you always have to get everything right. There's no going back and reshooting,...
- 4/9/2021
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
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