The Newsreel

Stories of heroes and heels

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2/12/2018
Why ‘Black Panther’ Is a Defining Moment for Black America
Ryan Coogler’s film is a vivid re-imagination of something black Americans have cherished for centuries — Africa as a dream of our wholeness, greatness and self-realization.
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12/7/2017
How Today’s Most Daring, Weird Cartoons Transform the Minstrel Aesthetic
Unlike their minstrel predecessors, these cartoons celebrate oddities rather than ridicule them.
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2/24/2012
The Gary Oldman Story That Almost Wasn't
GQ sat down with one of Hollywood's great underappreciated screen actors for a sprawling profile about the untamed days of his youth.
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2/23/2011
The Rude Warrior
In the eyes of the public, Mel Gibson has gone from lovable mischief-maker to deranged bigot. Peter Biskind finds the plot is far more complicated.
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6/10/2007
I Did Abominable Things
Tony Kaye was locked in the most ludicrous legal battle Hollywood has ever seen, his tantrums and excesses having proven too much for everyone around him.
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