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Ever since its premiere back in March 2016, I have been a major fan of "UNDERGROUND", the WGN cable series about a group of Georgia slaves who attempt the journey to freedom in antebellum America. ( Read more... )
Ever since its premiere back in March 2016, I have been a major fan of "UNDERGROUND", the WGN cable series about a group of Georgia slaves who attempt the journey to freedom in antebellum America. ( Read more... )
Below is a list of my five favorite episodes from Season One of the WGN series, "UNDERGROUND". Created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, the series stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Aldis Hodge: ( Read more... )
Below are images from the WGN series, "UNDERGROUND". Created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, the series stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Aldis Hodge: ( Read more... )
Top Ten Favorite Movies Set in the 1840s
Jul. 1st, 2014 10:21 am
Tags:
- alexandre dumas,
- alfre woodard,
- antebellum,
- art evans,
- avery brooks,
- basil rathbone,
- benedict cumberbatch,
- bette davis,
- bob hoskins,
- brad pitt,
- bronte sisters,
- bryan batt,
- charles boyer,
- chiwetel ejiofor,
- chris chalk,
- george coulouris,
- george cukor,
- georgian era,
- henry daniell,
- henry james,
- history,
- hugh laurie,
- jamie bell,
- john saxon,
- judi dench,
- kelly macdonald,
- lupita nyong'o,
- michael fassbender,
- michael kenneth williams,
- miriam hopkins,
- movies,
- old hollywood,
- old west,
- olivia de havilland,
- paul dano,
- paul giamatti,
- philip jackson,
- politics,
- ralph richardson,
- revolutions of 1848,
- robert taylor,
- roddy mcdowall,
- sally hawkins,
- sophie ward,
- toby stephens,
- travel,
- tyrone power,
- victorian age,
- william wyler
"12 YEARS A SLAVE" (2013) Review
Dec. 12th, 2013 06:24 pm
"12 YEARS A SLAVE" (2013) Review
I first learned about Solomon Northup many years ago, when I came across a television adaptation of his story in my local video story. One glance at the video case for "HALF-SLAVE, HALF-FREE: SOLOMON NORTHUP'S ODYSSEY" made me assume that this movie was basically a fictional tale. But when I read the movie's description on the back of the case, I discovered that I had stumbled across an adaption about a historical figure. ( Read more... )
"12 YEARS A SLAVE" (2013) Photo Gallery
Nov. 20th, 2013 10:13 am
Below are images from the historical drama, "12 YEARS A SLAVE". Based upon Solomon Northup's 1853 autobiography, ""Twelve Years a Slave" and directed by Steve McQueen, the movie stars Chiwetel Ejiofor: ( Read more... )
