…The events of September 11 were perhaps the most violently catastrophic in a decade, which Time magazine, in its December 7, 2009, cover story called “The Decade from Hell.” It was a decade that began with a disputed election and ended with the severest economic downturn since 1929, one that economists and journalists began referring to as “The Great Recession.”
Films of Interest:
Paranormal Activity, Beeswax, Charlie Wilson’s War, United 93 and Rendition
One issue that has haunted Hollywood for decades and captured national attention was the use of diversity. The paucity of Aferican Americans and women in leading roles in the industry was shameful. In 2015, a highly regarded film Slema, directed by Ava DuVernay with an outstanding performance by David Oyelowo as Martin Luther Kin Jr., was shut out except for an Oscar for best song…
…The events of September 11 were perhaps the most violently catastrophic in a decade, which Time magazine, in its December 7, 2009, cover story called “The Decade from Hell.” It was a decade that began with a disputed election and ended with the severest economic downturn since 1929, one that economists and journalists began referring to as “The Great Recession.”
Films of Interest:
God Is My Co-Pilot, A Walk in the Sun, The Story of G.I. Joe and Objective Burma
One issue that has haunted Hollywood for decades and captured national attention was the use of diversity. The paucity of Aferican Americans and women in leading roles in the industry was shameful. In 2015, a highly regarded film Slema, directed by Ava DuVernay with an outstanding performance by David Oyelowo as Martin Luther Kin Jr., was shut out except for an Oscar for best song…