by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 24, 2008 | Opinion
Filmmaker Margaret Brown, a Mobile, Ala., native, burrows into the inherited racialization that swirls around her hometown’s Mardi Gras celebrations. Yet the upshot is that most of the social actors, black and white, in this community drama don’t complain...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 23, 2008 | Opinion
Monday’s mail brought one in a large white envelope with these words splashed across the front: “Same-Sex Unions and Child Sacrifice: Obama, McCain, Jihad & The Judeo-Christian View.” And below that: “Also Inside (and Free!) * Obsession,...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 17, 2008 | Opinion
Despite minor shortcomings in the translation from book to screen, “The Secret Life of Bees” stands as an emotionally fulfilling trip to the movies. “Bees,” based on the popular 2002 novel by Sue Monk Kidd, is a story about motherhood set in...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 16, 2008 | Opinion
Warner Bros. is halting any promotional viewings of the new DVD “The Hanoi Hilton” because the DVD includes a bonus feature of Sen. John McCain talking about his POW experience. This action is laughable. In 1987, Lionel Chetwynd wrote and directed the...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 10, 2008 | Opinion
Oliver Stone will release his biopic of George W. Bush on Oct. 17. Prediction: Almost no one will want to see it. Starring Josh Brolin (“No Country for Old Men”) as the president, the simply titled “W” carries the tagline, “Anyone can...
