The Color Precious Nov 13, 2009
On a special episode of The Phil Donahue Show, fellow talk show host Tony Brown declared that the movie was "the most racist depiction of black men since The Birth of a Nation and the most anti-black family film of the modern film era." In the journal Film Comment, Spike Lee argued that Hollywood chose to turn Walker's novel into a movie precisely because Walker depicted black men as "one-dimensional animals.". Ironically, despite the fact that Precious is repeatedly raped and impregnated twice... (Slate)
Jackson private service at LA's Forest Lawn, final resting place for many stars Jul 8, 2009
Scenes from the 1915 D.W. Griffith epic "The Birth of a Nation" were filmed in the area. Earlier Tuesday, a half-dozen fans waited hours to get into the area. (FOX61, CT)
Site Of Jacksons Private Funeral A Resting Place For Many Stars Jul 8, 2009
Scenes from the 1915 W.D. Griffith epic "The Birth of a Nation" were filmed in the area. The Jackson family held a private service at Forest Lawn on Tuesday morning before heading to a public memorial at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. (KWTX.com, TX)
Jacko's final resting place? Jul 7, 2009
The African-American pop legend would be laid to rest in the hills used to shoot "The Birth of a Nation," the 1915 Hollywood blockbuster notorious for its positive portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan. AFP Digg. (iAfrica.com)
Racist-movie 'remix' Jun 22, 2009
PRESIDENT Woodrow Wilson famously described D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" as "history written in lightning." Others have had less flattering things to say about 00004000 this racist classic, even if it did virtually invent the modern feature film ... But at this point in our history, a viewing of the full-length "The Birth of a Nation" is probably even more damning than anything in this sampling. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Films About the Life and Times of Jesus Apr 10, 2009
Cecil B. De Mille, a preacher's son with some Jewish ancestry, had scored a titanic hit with The Ten Commandments in 1923 at the time, the top-grossing film after "The Birth of a Nation." Four years later, the extravagant auteur went from Old to New Testament. The King of Kings was another hit, thanks to De Mille's showmanship and expert marketing, and a color sequence for Easter Sunday with Jesus surrounded by enough doves for a John Woo movie. (Time.com)
Dawn of Civilization Feb 8, 2009
Nokia announces the birth of a nation with the original Civ on N-Gage. by. (IGN N-Gage)
The Birth of a Nation Feb 8, 2009
A film masterpiece of the silent era. Combining controversial subject matter and groundbreaking cinematography, D.W. Griffith's epic film remains a classic nearly a century after its release. (Suite101.com)
