#harriet tubman movie

[cinelestial]

Happy Birthday to the talented Cynthia Erivo 💫

[devilfic]

I put on batman begins in the background while writing tonight and as Bruce is checking out the cave under Wayne mansion, Alfred goes "your great-great-grandfather used to transport freed slaves to the north using these caverns"

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE BATCAVE WAS PART OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

[justarandomgirly]

Harriet Tubman painting in Ellen's oval office!

[cinemauniverse112]

Now Streaming Harriet on Vudu!

[creativedifferencespodcast]

We filmed this at the end of Black History Month, so we have one more Black history fact for you! Did you guys know Harriet Tubman was doing all that?! Check out our Creed reaction for more laughs and fun facts!

[doubleca5t]

i thought lindsey ellis was also cancelled for like watching a harriet tubman movie on a plane and tweeting that she was searching up fanfic for it, or something. i always thought she was poking fun at how fans will turn serious and heavy stuff into fanfic settings but people thought she was seriously going to read it

That was also brought up at the time and your read was correct she was making a joke about people who make shipping content for media that really, really, REALLY does not need that kind of fandom

[classycookiexo]

This is the main reason why I can never fully get into Cynthia Erivo

She’s one of those people who believe that African Americans have no culture. She called African Americans a derogatory term in her mother tongue and it wasn’t a one time thing. She doubled down several times while playing roles of African American historical figures like Harriet Tubman

Also if anyone wants to know she used the word “Akata”

It’s crazy how she did that but had no problem taking up the role to play a black American, especially a very important one like Harriet in the plays and then the movie

The AUDACITY

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Baltimore film showing: 'At the River I Stand'

Saturday, January 11 - 7:00 pm

Harriet Tubman Solidarity Center, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21218

SOLIDARITY CENTER MOVIE NIGHTS

Every second and fourth Saturday of the month Doors 7:00pm Film 7:30pm

This moving documentary recounts the two months leading to Martin Luther King Jr.’s death in 1968, coinciding with the 65-day strike of 1300 Memphis sanitation workers.

Beer, cider, hard seltzer, & non-alcoholic refreshments available for purchase. All purchases are donations to the Harriet Tubman Solidarity Center.

[1800naveen]

You know how people will give book characters or book series theme songs and stuff?

I once saw one for Aelin and it was Stand Up by Cynthia Erivo. This was a year ago. Did homegirl not think about colonizing Erilea back in empire of storms? It may be a joke but that's one horrible ass joke.

STAND UP? THE SONG ABOUT ESCAPING SLAVERY WHICH WAS WRITTEN FOR A MOVIE ABOUT HARRIET TUBMAN?

And there were people doing it for Rhysand too because of what he endured with Amarantha and "protecting" the night court (protecting Velaris). I even saw mfs make book edits with Micheal Jackson's they don't care about us.

PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU. STOP USING SONGS THAT ARE ABOUT BLACK TRAUMA/HISTORY AND USING IT FOR YOUR WHITE MAIN CHARACTER, IT'S FUCKED UP.

Free me from the chains of booktok

[akajustmerry]

hey, just quickly, surely I am not the only one who remembers the shit Cynthia Erivo said about Black Americans.........right? like, does no one else rmr when she was calling Black American women "ghetto" on twitter and haha-ing it up while she was literally on the press tour for that fucked Harriet Tubman movie??? no??? just me? okay....

[modest-old-castle]

on my fourth RWRB rewatch and here’s what i’ve picked up this time (except it’s only the first half of the movie bc I never finished this rewatch):

in the opening, the newscast says Martha Fitzroy but the NYT article Ellen holds up says Martha Thompson

forever obsessed w “oh, unlike you, whose role is clearly spelled out in Article Nothing of the US Constitution”

would love a breakdown of the set for the Oval Office and what art they included (two busts, looks like one is a man and one is a woman? could be nondescript but presidents usually pick their art for reasons and I assume MML + scene team did the same) (Abe Lincoln is also there which may be a callback to Alex’s line to Miguel)

respectfully there’s no way Alex is doing well in his law classes w the life he leads (source: i’m a lawyer)

when Henry texts Alex w the “ACD is going to be a father” article, Alex had the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act up on his laptop (✨foreshadowing✨)

Alex calls for Henry when H leaves the New Year’s party

the bi color scheme in the scene in Nora’s office is Elite

snow? in DC?? on new years??? about as unbelievable as a Democratic woman pres winning Texas

pretty sure CMQ said they picked the albums in Alex’s room (would also love a breakdown for these picks although some seem obvious) and they are: Wonderful Wonderful by the Killers; Rumours by Fleetwood Mac; Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty; good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar; Bigger Than Both of Us by Daryl Hall & John Oates; and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Henry fidgets w the ring when he asks Alex about the polo match 🥺

I can’t remember if it was a detail in the book but Henry always in double breasted suits and Alex (largely) in unbuttoned sport coats just Makes Sense stylistically and character-wise (Henry more traditional, “put together,” and closed off, Alex more modern and open) (also Henry taking said double breasted suit off for Alex)

plus Henry’s Rolex (? I don’t know watches) vs Alex’s Apple Watch

the HANDS which for better or for worse (*cough* better) just solidifies how much I associate them w Pride & Prejudice

two prominent pride campaign posters in the back of Ellen’s Texas campaign office when Alex gets there

sincerely hope Texas is Alex’s summer job bc there’s no way he’s doing 18 hour days plus law school (but also is that really only taking 3 months) (also I know his thing is that he never sleeps but geez)

Oval Office decor update: Harriet Tubman and FDR portraits

[marianadecarlos]

came back . opinions about period dramas ? would want to watch something lately !! but my french taste its too big to watch period dramas who arent french , you may know better than me about non - french stuff ?

Thank you for your Question

I love period dramas especially if they are historically accurate and entertaining. I like how historical dramas references real life events. Example: The Crown, The Gilded age, The Ministry of time, Downton abbey, and Maria Theresia.

The historical dramas that I would not prefer are the ones that bastardize the historical timeline, costume, and characters. Example: The Tudors, Blood, Sex, and Royalty, The White Princess, and the Spanish princess. (The siesta part made me cringe) They made Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth of york evil. The White Princess. Her affair with Richard 🤢. I hated when historical drama put modern music into a period drama and movie. ( It can work if it is instrumental and it does not take you away from the period to much example: Bridgerton) but If said music is so modern that it takes you away from the historical setting it just feels wrong Example: Gladiator 2 (A movie that did not need a sequel)

I hate it in period dramas if they decide to insert a 21st century feminist character. In a time period where women are barely educated about their rights. Don't get me wrong there are historical women who are ahead of their time and made great contributions example: Harriet Tubman, Risa Parks, Joan of Arc, Anne Frank, Catherine the Great of Russia, Maria Theresa of Austria, Mariana of Austria, and Marie Curie. There are characters I see in historical dramas that carries beliefs such as refusing to marry, A Mary sue, and I do not need any man trope. These tropes often make these characters annoying and unrealistic.

There is a Spanish Movie about Carlos III reign mainly focusing on esqhilache time as prime minister. Isabel was in the movie. she was amazing! My favorite scene is her discussion with esqhilache. Carlos III in the movie is so cute. I love him.

@chateau-de-gamin @catherinemybeloved @rmelster

[harley-the-pancake]

This feels like a hate crime though

HOLY SHOT HOW ITS MADE IS ON HBO MAX

[theconstitutionisgayculture]

I have a question about Black History Month? What do people even do?

Do they learn about specific countries from Africa instead of lumping the whole continent as ''where Black Americans'' are from?

Do they learn Zulu, Swahili, etc.?

Do they watch movies about Africa or made by Africans or about Africa?

Do they learn about some overlooked Black historical figures (And I mean real ones and not Black Cleopatra. Also bonus points for those who aren't musicians, singers, sports stars, or activists.)?

Or is it just a talk about slavery in America and MLK for the 100th time that is all year round anyway?

You know the cartoon story about how somebody wishes there was Christmas every day but it gets boring and less special because it's all the time and you need to actually do other stuff? It feels like Black Month and Pride Month are all year round in the US.

So, when I was in school we never did anything. This was in New York in the 90s and 2000s, though, so I don't know what happens now. I know most people outside of a school setting just use it to be racist to white people and perpetuate victim narratives. Which is sad, because there's a lot of "black history" that's really interesting to learn about. The integration of baseball, Harriet Tubman, Bass Reeves, The Haitian Revolution (most successful slave revolt in history), the history of Motown, the racist origins of gun control, Aunt Jemimah; these are just some of the fascinating people and histories that you could dedicate time to learning about during a Black History Month. Instead it's filled with hate and racism and people demanding free shit as recompense for slavery and oppression they never experienced, from people who never oppressed them.

All these months do, as they currently are, is further separate us and pack us into faceless groups based on the least important parts of who we are. I hate these months and days. I despise them. And I truly hope one day society heals itself enough so that the majority of people view them with the same contempt I do.

[faejilly]

I was at a Harriet Tubman museum today and their orientation movie was narrated by Keith David which was a nice little treat

[enbyzombies2]

watched a YouTube short with a clip from a movie about Harriet tubman and all the comments were about Leslie odom Jr being in it and haha Hamilton. like. can we please be real for 3 seconds