Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Very good movie--set in Jackson, Mississipi--The Help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kctkgy-X4Q
Previously, due to the title, I thought it was a romcom like The Nanny.
But instead it's a serious story about Civil Rights, almost as good as Mississipi Burning.
A bit slow going,rough going, but worth it.
Made by Participant Media, which also made Lincoln, Malala, Kite Runner, Syriana.
It stopped production in 2024--partly due to Hollywood writers' strike--a real pity.
In 2015 I queried them about my novel Wolf, and got a nice rejection and a phone call.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participant_(company)

Long preview of Stranger from Abroad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt