In 1958 Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving (Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton, respectively) drove from rural Central Point, Va., where they lived, to Washington, D.C., to marry.
Those vows in effect banished them from their home state, which for generations had outlawed what was known then as miscegenation — Mildred was black and Richard white.
Then, in 1963, Mildred did something that to her was commonsensical but to most anyone else would seem chimerical: She wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. What resulted was the 1967 Supreme Court decision that struck down any such law as “odious to a free people.”
Loving...
Those vows in effect banished them from their home state, which for generations had outlawed what was known then as miscegenation — Mildred was black and Richard white.
Then, in 1963, Mildred did something that to her was commonsensical but to most anyone else would seem chimerical: She wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. What resulted was the 1967 Supreme Court decision that struck down any such law as “odious to a free people.”
Loving...
- 11/4/2016
- by m34miller
- PEOPLE.com
Amongst the many complaints about the recent casting of Ben Affleck as Batman, people have repeatedly argued that he can’t play DC’s Dark Knight when he’s already known as Daredevil in the Fox adaptation of the Marvel comic. The argument is that nobody should be allowed to play more than one superhero, let alone cross over between characters owned by these two age old rivals. Affleck, though, is far from the first actor to crop up in a film adaptation of both Marvel and DC properties.
So what are his chances of transcending his previous role in the better-as-a-director’s-cut blind lawyer flop to embody completely the billionaire gadget freak and so-called “World’s Greatest Detective”? Well, for these 10 previous actors to have crossed between Marvel and DC, their attempts at reinvention have been a decidedly mixed bag. For all that it’s possible to appear in both sets of movies,...
So what are his chances of transcending his previous role in the better-as-a-director’s-cut blind lawyer flop to embody completely the billionaire gadget freak and so-called “World’s Greatest Detective”? Well, for these 10 previous actors to have crossed between Marvel and DC, their attempts at reinvention have been a decidedly mixed bag. For all that it’s possible to appear in both sets of movies,...
- 9/27/2013
- by Jack Gann
- Obsessed with Film
Henry Cavill Superman: Man of Steel vs. Superman movies of years past [See previous post: "Man of Steel Trailing Original Iron Man in Ticket Sales."] As mentioned in our previous posts, the $225 million-budgeted Man of Steel grossed an estimated $113.08 million this past weekend, including $9 million from Thursday midnight screenings. Directed by Zack Snyder, the 2013 Superman reboot stars Henry Cavill as Clark Kent aka Superman. (Photo: Henry Cavill in Man of Steel.) Released in late June 2006, Bryan Singer’s $270 million-budgeted Superman Returns, starring Brandon Routh as Superman, debuted with $52.53 million, or about $64 million today. Even taking into account that Superman Returns lacked the box-office-boosting advantage of 3D surcharges, Man of Steel is obviously a much bigger hit than its immediate predecessor. Superman Returns eventually reached $200.08 million in North America, plus a slightly more modest $191 million internationally. Man of Steel will not only easily surpass Superman Returns at the domestic box office, but it’ll also earn at the very least twice as much as Superman Returns internationally.
- 6/17/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Henry Cavill Man of Steel to trail Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man 3 [See previous post: "Man of Steel Weekend Box Office: June Record May Not Be Broken."] As long as it grosses at least $100 million by Sunday evening — and that’s a given — Zack Snyder / Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel will boast the second-biggest opening of 2013, behind only Shane Black / Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man 3, which collected $174.14 million in early May according to Box Office Mojo. As mentioned in the previous post, Man of Steel is expected to score anywhere between $115-$140 million. Note: Figures for both Man of Steel and Iron Man 3 include Thursday evening shows. (See updated posts: “Man of Steel trailing Original Iron Man” and “Man of Steel vs. Superman movies of years past.”) (Photo: Henry Cavill Superman in Man of Steel.) For comparison’s sake: without the advantage of box-office-inflating 3D surcharges or Thursday evening screenings, the Jon Favreau-directed Iron Man debuted with $98.68 million...
- 6/16/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
The Man of Steel returns to the big screen with this continuation of the icon's film legacy that picks up after the events of the first two Christopher Reeve films. Some time has passed since the events of Superman II and the world has gotten used to life without Superman (Brandon Routh) ever since his puzzling disappearance years earlier. Upon his return, he finds a Metropolis that doesn't need him anymore, while Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has moved on with another young suitor Richard White (James Marsden) in the meantime. As the hero begins to tackle the fact that life on Earth has continued without him, he is forced to face his old arch-nemesis Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) and restore the life that was once his. Follow @RorMachine !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.
- 6/4/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
On Twitter Watch, Jeff Calhoun wrote Jekylls of the past and present. Anthony Warlow and ConstantineM.Jekyll amp Hyde will return to Broadway in Spring 2013, following a 25-week National Tour. Joining previously announced Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis in the dual title role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde and Grammy-nominated RampB superstar Deborah Cox as Lucy, are Teal Wicks Wicked as Emma Carew, Laird Mackintosh Mary Poppins as John Utterson and Richard White Most Happy Fella as Sir Danvers Carew. The National Tour will launch on October 2, 2012 at San Diego's Civic Theatre.
- 8/14/2012
- by BWW
- BroadwayWorld.com
Hey guys… Matt here. So I’m just about to leave my house to catch Captain America: The First Avenger which I’m just giddy about seeing today considering my love for the character, and remembering the days in the early 90′s when I would watch the Matt Salinger version literally nonstop – just getting caught up in the colourful costumes and the vibrancy of it all – when I see this article is ready to be published from WhatCulture! writer Tom Ryan.
Now Tom is a great guy but man, he couldn’t have picked a more contentious article to pitch to me. I mean after all, Obsessed With Film was born one hot summer night in July 2006 when I came back from a screening of Superman Returns completely disheartened by what Bryan Singer had done with one of my childhood favourite characters. If it wasn’t for my anger...
Now Tom is a great guy but man, he couldn’t have picked a more contentious article to pitch to me. I mean after all, Obsessed With Film was born one hot summer night in July 2006 when I came back from a screening of Superman Returns completely disheartened by what Bryan Singer had done with one of my childhood favourite characters. If it wasn’t for my anger...
- 7/29/2011
- by Tom Ryan
- Obsessed with Film
Stanford's Spatial History Project uses databases, ArcGIS, and other technological bells and whistles to visualize history that can't otherwise be easily told.
All historians encounter them, at some point in their careers: Vast troves of data that are undeniably useful to history--but too complex to make narratively interesting. For Stanford's Richard White, an American historian, these were railroad freight tables. The reams of paper held a story about America, he knew. It just seemed impossible to tell it.
Impossible to tell in a traditional way, that is. White is the director of the Stanford University Spatial History Project, an interdisciplinary lab at the university that produces "creative visual analysis to further research in the field of history." (The images in this post are taken from the project's many visualizations.) Recent announcements on the project site announce "source data now available" (openness is one of the project's tenets) on such topics as "Mapping Rio,...
All historians encounter them, at some point in their careers: Vast troves of data that are undeniably useful to history--but too complex to make narratively interesting. For Stanford's Richard White, an American historian, these were railroad freight tables. The reams of paper held a story about America, he knew. It just seemed impossible to tell it.
Impossible to tell in a traditional way, that is. White is the director of the Stanford University Spatial History Project, an interdisciplinary lab at the university that produces "creative visual analysis to further research in the field of history." (The images in this post are taken from the project's many visualizations.) Recent announcements on the project site announce "source data now available" (openness is one of the project's tenets) on such topics as "Mapping Rio,...
- 6/9/2011
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
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X-Men: First Class producer Bryan Singer is hitting the press trail for his new movie, so VoicesFromKrypton.com decided to ask Singer about why his 2006 film Superman Returns, shall we say, underperformed.
First, let’s set the scene back in 2006. Just before Returns opened, Warner Bros. had judged Superman and Batman, its two then-dormant superhero franchises, each to be worth over $3 billion in revenue from movies, TV shows, merchandising, and other corporate strategies and synergies. (In fact, in 2006 the CW’s Smallville was in its sixth year and going strong.) Singer’s Brandon Routh-starring film was expected to spark a new wave of Superman films and products. Instead, it killed the franchise for years. And that must have been very painful for Singer,...
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X-Men: First Class producer Bryan Singer is hitting the press trail for his new movie, so VoicesFromKrypton.com decided to ask Singer about why his 2006 film Superman Returns, shall we say, underperformed.
First, let’s set the scene back in 2006. Just before Returns opened, Warner Bros. had judged Superman and Batman, its two then-dormant superhero franchises, each to be worth over $3 billion in revenue from movies, TV shows, merchandising, and other corporate strategies and synergies. (In fact, in 2006 the CW’s Smallville was in its sixth year and going strong.) Singer’s Brandon Routh-starring film was expected to spark a new wave of Superman films and products. Instead, it killed the franchise for years. And that must have been very painful for Singer,...
- 5/9/2011
- by Den Shewman
- Corona's Coming Attractions
As the new Superman reboot gets going, Bryan Singer has given an interesting interview where he looks back at Superman Returns, and talks about what he might have done differently…
Many, many words have been written on just how Bryan Singer's 2006 movie, Superman Returns, never really went to plan, but the man himself has never really said much about the movie in hindsight. That was until he spoke to Voices From Krypton, which secured a really interesting chat with him, where he talks about Superman Returns quite candidly.
Singer admits, "I think that Superman Returns was a bit nostalgic and romantic, and I don't think that was what people were expecting, especially in the summer," going on to concur that the romantic side of the film wasn't really what people were expecting. "Right, because I was known for the X-Men pictures, which had been more realistic and edgier," he said.
Many, many words have been written on just how Bryan Singer's 2006 movie, Superman Returns, never really went to plan, but the man himself has never really said much about the movie in hindsight. That was until he spoke to Voices From Krypton, which secured a really interesting chat with him, where he talks about Superman Returns quite candidly.
Singer admits, "I think that Superman Returns was a bit nostalgic and romantic, and I don't think that was what people were expecting, especially in the summer," going on to concur that the romantic side of the film wasn't really what people were expecting. "Right, because I was known for the X-Men pictures, which had been more realistic and edgier," he said.
- 4/19/2011
- Den of Geek
With announcements flying left and right about the upcoming "Superman: Man of Steel" feature film directed by Zack Snyder, people are often drawn back to 2006's "Superman Returns" and wonder what happened to throw the film franchise off track in the first place.
"It’s hard for me to assess it," director Bryan Singer told VoicesFromKrypton.com." My gut response is, “It didn’t do That bad.” You know, summer’s a tricky time – I know it’s hard to blame the time, but there’s a bit of an expectation for a summer movie."
Singer was very forthcoming about the faults he now sees in the movie now that its five years behind him, even relating a conversation he had with Quentin Tarantino and his own issues with the Richard White character and Lois Lane's son. He even went into detail about the homages to the original film series...
"It’s hard for me to assess it," director Bryan Singer told VoicesFromKrypton.com." My gut response is, “It didn’t do That bad.” You know, summer’s a tricky time – I know it’s hard to blame the time, but there’s a bit of an expectation for a summer movie."
Singer was very forthcoming about the faults he now sees in the movie now that its five years behind him, even relating a conversation he had with Quentin Tarantino and his own issues with the Richard White character and Lois Lane's son. He even went into detail about the homages to the original film series...
- 3/29/2011
- by Chris Arrant
- MTV Splash Page
Genre: Fantasy/ AnimationDirector: Gary Trousdale, Kirk WiseCast: Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White Synopsis: Prince Adam was cursed to a beast form by an enchantress who saw no love in his arrogant heart for others. The one way he could break the spell was to learn to love another and earn her love in return before the last petal from his enchanted rose fell, which would bloom until his twenty-first birthday. But who could ever love a beast? Ten years later, Maurice, an inventor from a nearby village, becomes lost in the woods and seeks shelter in the Beast’s castle. The ...
- 9/23/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
You’ve got an awesome job and a man you absolutely adore. Things are going swimmingly. Then one day, Bam! — a hot Russian chick shows up and ruins everything. Your name is Pepper Potts and you’ve just fallen prey to…The Other Woman.
For an industry obsessed with perfection, there’s this radical idea in Hollywood that says things cannot go smoothly in movies, especially when it comes to love. Crazy, I know.
Of course, in comic book films you have supervillains to create instant drama for you — but when it comes to sequels and subsequent follow-ups, creators always feel the need to add more fuel to the fire. And as a sexy spy/assassin, Scarlett Johansson’s character in “Iron Man 2,” Black Widow, is practically plutonium.
"I was more concerned about the interpersonal dynamic and how the presence of [Johansson's character] would affect Tony and Pepper," director Jon Favreau told MTV News.
For an industry obsessed with perfection, there’s this radical idea in Hollywood that says things cannot go smoothly in movies, especially when it comes to love. Crazy, I know.
Of course, in comic book films you have supervillains to create instant drama for you — but when it comes to sequels and subsequent follow-ups, creators always feel the need to add more fuel to the fire. And as a sexy spy/assassin, Scarlett Johansson’s character in “Iron Man 2,” Black Widow, is practically plutonium.
"I was more concerned about the interpersonal dynamic and how the presence of [Johansson's character] would affect Tony and Pepper," director Jon Favreau told MTV News.
- 5/5/2010
- by Jill Pantozzi
- MTV Splash Page
Alright, viewers/readers – here we are tonight for the second of 2009’s X Factor live shows! Louis Walsh will be noticably absent this evening, but our eyes are on which judge will make an outrageous comment that will be misinterpreted by the nation. Go Team Minogue!
Let’s watch for rampant mediocrity – hi, Rikki and Lloyd, and cocky overconfidence from frontrunner Danyl Johnson…anything else? Now, after a bit of lovely grovelling to music mogul Clive Davis. And first up is Welsh warbler Lucie Jones:
Lucie Jones
We catch Lucie having a masterclass with Whitney Houston and Clive Davis and looking suitably chuffed to be in their majestic presences. She comes on stage with a troupe of backing dancers singing How Will I Know? Her voice just doesn’t suit this, though Lucie is giving it a powerful try. She’s also struggling a little with the choreography.
Cheryl: I...
Let’s watch for rampant mediocrity – hi, Rikki and Lloyd, and cocky overconfidence from frontrunner Danyl Johnson…anything else? Now, after a bit of lovely grovelling to music mogul Clive Davis. And first up is Welsh warbler Lucie Jones:
Lucie Jones
We catch Lucie having a masterclass with Whitney Houston and Clive Davis and looking suitably chuffed to be in their majestic presences. She comes on stage with a troupe of backing dancers singing How Will I Know? Her voice just doesn’t suit this, though Lucie is giving it a powerful try. She’s also struggling a little with the choreography.
Cheryl: I...
- 10/17/2009
- by Administrator
- Unreality
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