#american film history

[thisaintourhome]

fanchon, the cricket (1915)

directed by james kirkwood

[pitchtreats]

Character Study

‘Bart’ played by Cleavon Little Blazing Saddles (1974) Cleavon Little portrayed a groundbreaking and positive representation of a Black hero in a Western comedy. Bart's character is celebrated for its role in challenging racial stereotypes in cinema. Today, the film and its characters are regarded as important cultural landmarks in the history of American comedy and satire. Bart, played by Cleavon Little is the film's protagonist and the first Black sheriff in the fictional town of Rock Ridge. He is intelligent, quick-witted, and calm under pressure. Despite facing racism and prejudice from some of the townsfolk, Bart uses his wit and charm to win over the community and ultimately bring law and order to the chaotic town. His character serves as a symbol of resilience and progress in the face of bigotry, making him a central figure in the satirical Western comedy.

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[the-blueprint]

"Brazilian hand games and American hand games!!!! Realizing that the art of hand games comes from Africa! I never thought about it before. It was just embedded in our childhood."

"The collective consciousness is real"

"My goodness. We played this in Nigeria too."

There's a documentary with @jamilawoods called "Black Girls Play" about the history of handclap games in the US and their importance in the Black community. And a book before it called The Games Black Girls Play, by Kyra D. Gaunt.

[disease]

"TWO WOMEN IN LOVE" JOHN GUTMANN // 1937 [gelatin silver print | 19.6 × 19.7 cm.]

[allegrasloman]

go to the link in the story, the video link at the top is deader than wilhelm

[theafroamericaine]

Spike Lee as Shorty & Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992).

Classic Black Cinema 📽️

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[firelise]

Alfre Woodard on Crooklyn (1994) for R29:

“To my knowledge, we hadn’t seen a Black family that was just presented as we are in life, as human beings,” Woodard said. “I get told in Belgium by white Belgians ‘I love Crooklyn, it reminds me of growing up.’ Which is what happens when you tell a story from a specific point of view, you don’t have to mention race. You didn’t get up this morning like ‘I’m a black woman that wants a cup of coffee.’ You just want a cup of coffee. It was us as we are. Just us being fabulous, complex, funny, delightful, and making ends meet. And seeing, even within that story, that we’re not monolithic...The specificity is what makes it universal. Diversity is not the point; showing reality is the point.”

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

American History X (1998) dir. Tony Kaye

[gael-garcia]

El Crimen del Padre Amaro (2002, Carlos Carrera) 🇲🇽

With release delayed a few months to avoid collision with the Pope's visit, around the time the Catholic church was being exposed for pedophilia all over the world, the film broke box office records in Mexico after the country’s Catholic leadership and conservative / anti-abortion groups tried to ban it, driving even more people to see it.

It proceeded to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards and won Best Picture at the Ariel Awards.

[ngbldocumentary]

On the first day of Black History Month, we'd like to honor two women who deserve more recognition for their exploits on the diamond.

Yvonne "Coky" Coker was a first basewoman, shortstop, and outfielder who integrated the American Girls Softball League (based in the New York metro area) in 1945. When the AGSL switched to baseball in 1949, she became the first African-American woman to play in a major women's baseball league.

Betty Chapman soon followed, integrating the Chicago-based National Girls Baseball League (which actually played softball) in 1951. She joined the league in July of '51 and played outfield and catcher for the Music Maids.

Discover more at nationalgirlsbaseballleague.com

[thisaintourhome]

the phantom of the opera (1925)

directed by rupert julian

[90s-kid-sad-adult]

cause theres no one left to teach me

[localartthrobb]

“living in a movie scene puking American dreams”

[powerlineprincess]

A book that always inspired my love for photography, "The Neugents: Close to Home" by David M. Spear, a friend of my father's who photographed this family in rural Madison, NC on Tabacco Road. (my hometown)

[baldwinheights]

Did you know that the famous line "And what the hell is that smell?" from 'Independence Day' was improvised by Will Smith? While filming the scene on the salt flat near the Great Salt Lake in Utah, nobody warned him about the strong odor caused by billions of decomposing brine shrimp in the lake.⁠

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[powerpointpartygirl]