Los Angeles, March 16 (Ians) Veteran Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg issued an apology for using an ethnic slur toward the Romani people on ‘The View’.
The co-host made the offensive slur while discussing former US president Donald Trump’s loss of the 2020 presidential election on the air in the Wednesday, March 15 episode, reports aceshowbiz.com.
In her apology video which was shared on Twitter, Whoopi said, “You know, when you’re a certain age, you use words that you know from when you’re a kid or you remember saying, and that’s what I did today, and I shouldn’t have.”
The actress continued, “I should have thought about it a little longer before I said it, but I didn’t, and I should have said ‘cheated,’ and I used another word, and I’m really, really sorry.”
In the episode, Whoopi used the word “gypped” while discussing the Daniels case,...
The co-host made the offensive slur while discussing former US president Donald Trump’s loss of the 2020 presidential election on the air in the Wednesday, March 15 episode, reports aceshowbiz.com.
In her apology video which was shared on Twitter, Whoopi said, “You know, when you’re a certain age, you use words that you know from when you’re a kid or you remember saying, and that’s what I did today, and I shouldn’t have.”
The actress continued, “I should have thought about it a little longer before I said it, but I didn’t, and I should have said ‘cheated,’ and I used another word, and I’m really, really sorry.”
In the episode, Whoopi used the word “gypped” while discussing the Daniels case,...
- 3/16/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Whoopi Goldberg is apologizing once again for language she used on The View.
The moderator issued the apology in a video shared on The View’s Twitter account after she discussed Donald Trump’s loss of the 2020 presidential election on the air Wednesday, mentioning, “people who still believe that he got, you know, gypped somehow in the election.”
The word used is considered derogatory toward people of Romani heritage.
“You know, when you’re a certain age, you use words that you know from when you’re a kid or you remember saying, and that’s what I did today, and I shouldn’t have. I should have thought about it a little longer before I said it, but I didn’t, and I should have said ‘cheated,’ and I used another word, and I’m really, really sorry,” Goldberg said in her video apology.
A message from Whoopi Goldberg regarding today's episode of #TheView.
The moderator issued the apology in a video shared on The View’s Twitter account after she discussed Donald Trump’s loss of the 2020 presidential election on the air Wednesday, mentioning, “people who still believe that he got, you know, gypped somehow in the election.”
The word used is considered derogatory toward people of Romani heritage.
“You know, when you’re a certain age, you use words that you know from when you’re a kid or you remember saying, and that’s what I did today, and I shouldn’t have. I should have thought about it a little longer before I said it, but I didn’t, and I should have said ‘cheated,’ and I used another word, and I’m really, really sorry,” Goldberg said in her video apology.
A message from Whoopi Goldberg regarding today's episode of #TheView.
- 3/15/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update: Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for her comments about Jews and race, after her remarks over the weekend reignited a controversy from earlier this year that got her suspended from “The View.”
“Recently while doing press in London, I was asked about my comments from earlier this year,” she said in a statement to Variety. “I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. It was never my intention to appear as if I was doubling down on hurtful comments, especially after talking with and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weighing in. I’m still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me. I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. My sincere apologies again,...
“Recently while doing press in London, I was asked about my comments from earlier this year,” she said in a statement to Variety. “I tried to convey to the reporter what I had said and why, and attempted to recount that time. It was never my intention to appear as if I was doubling down on hurtful comments, especially after talking with and hearing people like rabbis and old and new friends weighing in. I’m still learning a lot and believe me, I heard everything everyone said to me. I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people. My sincere apologies again,...
- 12/27/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Keira Knightley gives voice to Charlotte Salomon, the German-Jewish painter who said she killed her own grandfather after he abused her, in a powerful but flawed biopic
This powerful but flawed animation depicts the brilliant German Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon, creator of a remarkable series of quasi-autobiographical gouaches entitled Life? or Theatre?, painted in the period of her exile in Vichy France from 1941 to 1943, before she was taken to Auschwitz and there murdered at the age of 26; the paintings themselves are now held in Amsterdam’s Jewish Museum.
The movie is part of a vital tradition of representing the Holocaust through powerful animated images, stemming back to Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus. Screenwriters Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis have worked from the narrative suggested by the artwork, but also from a confessional document that remained unpublished until 2015, in which Salomon revealed, among other things, that she murdered her grandfather.
This powerful but flawed animation depicts the brilliant German Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon, creator of a remarkable series of quasi-autobiographical gouaches entitled Life? or Theatre?, painted in the period of her exile in Vichy France from 1941 to 1943, before she was taken to Auschwitz and there murdered at the age of 26; the paintings themselves are now held in Amsterdam’s Jewish Museum.
The movie is part of a vital tradition of representing the Holocaust through powerful animated images, stemming back to Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus. Screenwriters Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis have worked from the narrative suggested by the artwork, but also from a confessional document that remained unpublished until 2015, in which Salomon revealed, among other things, that she murdered her grandfather.
- 12/7/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Owen Kline is not the most obvious underground artist. The son of Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates may be best known for his performance as the younger sibling in Noah Baumbach’s “The Squid and the Whale,” a role he landed with zero acting ambition around the age of 13. Some privileged child stars follow such an impressive early turn by growing up in the public eye and amassing a filmography that would follow them into adulthood. Others have drug-fueled meltdowns. Kline, however, interned at Anthology Film Archives, dreamed of becoming a cartoonist, and eventually embraced a form of unfiltered, rough-and-tumble filmmaking that doesn’t exactly scream commerciality. Now, at the age of 30, he’s ready to explain himself.
“I always sort of reviled show business,” Kline said in an interview over lunch this month. “It was always repugnant to me. I’m really someone who’s resistant to showing my face in general.
“I always sort of reviled show business,” Kline said in an interview over lunch this month. “It was always repugnant to me. I’m really someone who’s resistant to showing my face in general.
- 8/19/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
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Richard Pryor would no doubt have been amused, or possibly chagrined, to see his name on the writing credits for Paramount’s new animated kiddie film. In case you’re wondering how someone who’s long dead is still managing to crank out screenplays, it’s because Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, whose original title was Blazing Samurai, is an extremely loose reimagining of Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic comedy Blazing Saddles, for which Pryor received a writing credit. Not that any of this will matter to the extremely young target audience, except to prove that vulgar humor will score laughs regardless of whether it’s the R or PG-rated variety.
And this movie certainly doesn’t shy away from vulgarity, taking the idea of “toilet humor” all too literally with its far too many gags regarding a giant jade toilet and numerous...
Richard Pryor would no doubt have been amused, or possibly chagrined, to see his name on the writing credits for Paramount’s new animated kiddie film. In case you’re wondering how someone who’s long dead is still managing to crank out screenplays, it’s because Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, whose original title was Blazing Samurai, is an extremely loose reimagining of Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic comedy Blazing Saddles, for which Pryor received a writing credit. Not that any of this will matter to the extremely young target audience, except to prove that vulgar humor will score laughs regardless of whether it’s the R or PG-rated variety.
And this movie certainly doesn’t shy away from vulgarity, taking the idea of “toilet humor” all too literally with its far too many gags regarding a giant jade toilet and numerous...
- 7/13/2022
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Encapsulating humanity’s weighty history and paths toward healing, director Véra Belmont (“Red Kiss”) takes a leap from live-action cinema to animated feature with her latest project, “My Father’s Secrets,” a Holocaust story that tackles generational familial trauma and redemption.
Based on the graphic novel “Second Generation” by Israeli illustrator Michel Kichka, the film is set for its market premiere at the Cannes Marché du Film, with the incentive for international markets of Elliott Gould leading the English voice cast.
“My Father’s Secrets,” set in Belgium, introduces two young brothers, Michel and Charly, who struggle with their father Henri’s reclusive nature surrounding his time at Auschwitz.
Their imaginations get the better of them as their father retreats inward on a personal journey to recoup his life after surviving the tragedies of internment. They hypothesize, snoop and act out in response, causing familial friction.
Sold by Simon Crowe...
Based on the graphic novel “Second Generation” by Israeli illustrator Michel Kichka, the film is set for its market premiere at the Cannes Marché du Film, with the incentive for international markets of Elliott Gould leading the English voice cast.
“My Father’s Secrets,” set in Belgium, introduces two young brothers, Michel and Charly, who struggle with their father Henri’s reclusive nature surrounding his time at Auschwitz.
Their imaginations get the better of them as their father retreats inward on a personal journey to recoup his life after surviving the tragedies of internment. They hypothesize, snoop and act out in response, causing familial friction.
Sold by Simon Crowe...
- 5/18/2022
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
In "Charlotte," the new animated film from directors Eric Warin and Tahir Rana, Keira Knightly voices a Jewish painter coming of age in Germany as World War II breaks out. This is no family movie, but rather one that tackles history and the Holocaust head-on.
Charlotte" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2021. Since then, among other things, we've seen a Tennessee school board vote unanimously to remove Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, "Maus" — based on his father's real-life experiences as a Holocaust survivor — from its eighth-grade curriculum. We've also seen Russia...
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Charlotte" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2021. Since then, among other things, we've seen a Tennessee school board vote unanimously to remove Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, "Maus" — based on his father's real-life experiences as a Holocaust survivor — from its eighth-grade curriculum. We've also seen Russia...
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- 3/22/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Whoopi Goldberg returned to her co-host seat at ABC’s “The View” on Monday following a two-week-long suspension due to remarks she made on the program last month about the Holocaust that drew backlash.
“Well, hello, hello, hello and welcome to ‘The View.’ And yes, I am back… And I missed you all, too,” Goldberg said to viewers and her co-hosts at the top of Monday’s show. “I’ve got to tell you, there’s something kind of marvelous about being on a show like this, because we are ‘The View’ and this is what we do. And sometimes we don’t do it as delicately as we could… But it’s five minutes to get in important information about topics. And that’s what we try to do every day. And I want to thank everybody who reached out while I was away.”
She continued: “And I’m telling you,...
“Well, hello, hello, hello and welcome to ‘The View.’ And yes, I am back… And I missed you all, too,” Goldberg said to viewers and her co-hosts at the top of Monday’s show. “I’ve got to tell you, there’s something kind of marvelous about being on a show like this, because we are ‘The View’ and this is what we do. And sometimes we don’t do it as delicately as we could… But it’s five minutes to get in important information about topics. And that’s what we try to do every day. And I want to thank everybody who reached out while I was away.”
She continued: “And I’m telling you,...
- 2/14/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
The Tennessee school board that controversially banned Maus, the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, stood by their decision during a packed school board meeting Thursday.
Librarians, members of the Jewish community and more asked the McMinn County Board of Education to reconsider their unanimous decision to remove Maus from the curriculum. Despite the nationwide uproar following the ban — as well as the criticism from Maus author Art Spiegelman — the school board refused to reconsider, reiterating that the graphic novel was not banned due to its subject matter but...
Librarians, members of the Jewish community and more asked the McMinn County Board of Education to reconsider their unanimous decision to remove Maus from the curriculum. Despite the nationwide uproar following the ban — as well as the criticism from Maus author Art Spiegelman — the school board refused to reconsider, reiterating that the graphic novel was not banned due to its subject matter but...
- 2/12/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
"An American Tail" is not only one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, but it also serves as Steven Spielberg's entry into the world of animation. After the success of "An American Tail" and director Don Bluth's follow-up "The Land Before Time", Spielberg decided to go all-in on animation — founding the short-lived Amblimation studio and producing hit cartoons including "Tiny Toon Adventures" and "Animaniacs".
But "American Tail's" success nearly led to a lawsuit from the creator of another mouse-centered tail.
Prior to "An American Tail's" release, Art Spiegelman was hard at work crafting his graphic novel masterpiece "Maus." Upon reading the description of "An...
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But "American Tail's" success nearly led to a lawsuit from the creator of another mouse-centered tail.
Prior to "An American Tail's" release, Art Spiegelman was hard at work crafting his graphic novel masterpiece "Maus." Upon reading the description of "An...
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- 2/8/2022
- by Collier Jennings
- Slash Film
In January of 2022, in Tennessee, the McMinn County Board of Education voted unanimously to remove Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel "Maus" from its eighth-grade curriculum. Citing foul language, the school board questioned whether or not the book's depiction of the Holocaust -- an account given to the author by his father Vladek, who survived -- was appropriate for 13-year-olds. The Board also wondered if there was a more genteel -- my word -- approach to the World War II Holocaust, positing that there are other works of historical fiction that would be more educational and perhaps less harrowing. The ban immediately attracted...
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- 2/4/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
On the January 31, 2022 episode of ABC's "The View," the hosts were discussing the recent decision by a Tennessee school district to ban Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning serialized nonfiction graphic novel "Maus." Spiegelman wrote "Maus" by interviewing his father about his experiences as a Polish Jew and survivor of the Holocaust, depicting Jews as mice, Germans as cats, Poles as pigs, Americans as dogs, the English as fish, the French as frogs, and the Swedish as deer. The district banned the book on grounds of "inappropriate language and nudity," an absurd claim to make regarding a...
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- 2/2/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Whoopi Goldberg’s co-hosts on “The View” had nothing to say about her two-week suspension Wednesday. Or if they did, they held their tongues.
Goldberg was suspended from the show on Tuesday night, a day after she caused controversy by saying the Holocaust “isn’t about race.” In announcing the suspension, ABC News president Kim Godwin said she asked Goldberg “to take time to reflect.”
On Wednesday, “The View” panel did not take time to reflect on Whoopi’s suspension — or her two apologies.
Host Joy Behar opened the show with a brief mention of the suspension before moving on.
“You saw the news,” Behar said. “Whoopi’s out for the next two weeks. Ok.” And that was that.
In contrast, as Goldberg dug her heels in Monday about the Holocaust, her co-hosts took pains to get clarification and point out that the Nazis did in fact believe that Aryans were “the master race.
Goldberg was suspended from the show on Tuesday night, a day after she caused controversy by saying the Holocaust “isn’t about race.” In announcing the suspension, ABC News president Kim Godwin said she asked Goldberg “to take time to reflect.”
On Wednesday, “The View” panel did not take time to reflect on Whoopi’s suspension — or her two apologies.
Host Joy Behar opened the show with a brief mention of the suspension before moving on.
“You saw the news,” Behar said. “Whoopi’s out for the next two weeks. Ok.” And that was that.
In contrast, as Goldberg dug her heels in Monday about the Holocaust, her co-hosts took pains to get clarification and point out that the Nazis did in fact believe that Aryans were “the master race.
- 2/2/2022
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Whoop Goldberg’s “The View” co-hosts Joy Behar, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin remained silent on the Wednesday, Feb. 2, episode of the ABC daytime talk show regarding Goldberg’s two-week suspension. ABC News president Kim Godwin announced in the evening of Tuesday, Feb., 1 that Goldberg would be suspended from “The View” following Goldberg’s remarks that the Holocaust was “not about race.” Behar started the Wednesday morning episode of “The View” by reiterating that Goldberg would be off the show for two weeks, then the hosts moved on to the “Hot Topics” segment.
“You all saw the news,” Behar said. “Whoopi will be back here in two weeks.”
According to a report from The Daily Beast, a source close to “The View” says “most of [Goldberg’s] co-hosts are furious with the network” for suspending Goldberg after she made numerous apologies about her Holocaust remarks. Ana Navarro, a regular co-host on “The View...
“You all saw the news,” Behar said. “Whoopi will be back here in two weeks.”
According to a report from The Daily Beast, a source close to “The View” says “most of [Goldberg’s] co-hosts are furious with the network” for suspending Goldberg after she made numerous apologies about her Holocaust remarks. Ana Navarro, a regular co-host on “The View...
- 2/2/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from the show for two weeks, effective immediately, according to a statement late Tuesday from ABC News President Kim Godwin.
“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities,” wrote Godwin.
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— ABC News PR (@ABCNewsPR) February 2, 2022
Deadline has also obtained a longer memo Godwin sent to staff, in which she calls the View co-host’s comments “misinformed, upsetting and hurtful.” Godwin affirmed that “words matter and we must be cognizant of the impact our words have,” before appending the shorter statement that was tweeted out tonight. The full text of the ABC...
“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities,” wrote Godwin.
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— ABC News PR (@ABCNewsPR) February 2, 2022
Deadline has also obtained a longer memo Godwin sent to staff, in which she calls the View co-host’s comments “misinformed, upsetting and hurtful.” Godwin affirmed that “words matter and we must be cognizant of the impact our words have,” before appending the shorter statement that was tweeted out tonight. The full text of the ABC...
- 2/2/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from “The View” for two weeks after facing wide criticism for her remarks that the Holocaust was “not about race.”
Goldberg’s suspension was announced in a statement released by ABC News public relations on Tuesday night.
“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” reads a statement attributed to Kim Godwin, president at ABC News. “While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.”
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— ABC News PR (@ABCNewsPR) February 2, 2022
Goldberg’s comments on “The View” reached the highest level of decision makers at Disney, Variety can confirm. According to sources, Peter Rice, the chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content, was consulted on the public fallout for Goldberg.
Goldberg’s suspension was announced in a statement released by ABC News public relations on Tuesday night.
“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” reads a statement attributed to Kim Godwin, president at ABC News. “While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.”
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— ABC News PR (@ABCNewsPR) February 2, 2022
Goldberg’s comments on “The View” reached the highest level of decision makers at Disney, Variety can confirm. According to sources, Peter Rice, the chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content, was consulted on the public fallout for Goldberg.
- 2/2/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
The television personality, Whoopi Goldberg, addressed offensive comments that she made about the Holocaust during Monday’s episode of The View. She was accompanied by Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greeblatt to talk about harmful effects of spreading misinformation. In the Monday episode of The View, Goldberg made her comments during a debate about Art Spiegelman’s comic […]
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- 2/1/2022
- by Benedetta Tommaselli
- Uinterview
Updated, 8:42 Am: Whoopi Goldberg apologized again on The View this morning for her comments that the Holocaust was “not about race.” Saying that she “misspoke” Monday, Goldberg said on-air today that the Holocaust “is indeed about race, because Hitler and the Nazis considered the Jews to be an inferior race. Now, words matter — and mine are no exception. I regret my comments, and I stand corrected. I also stand with the Jewish people.”
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, was on the talk show Tuesday morning. “There is no question that the Holocaust was about race,” he told Goldberg and her co-hosts. “That is how the Nazis saw it as they sought the systematic annihilation of the Jewish people across continents, across countries, with deliberate and ruthless cruelty.”
He said The View should consider adding a Jewish host to replace Meghan McCain, who left the show last year.
Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, was on the talk show Tuesday morning. “There is no question that the Holocaust was about race,” he told Goldberg and her co-hosts. “That is how the Nazis saw it as they sought the systematic annihilation of the Jewish people across continents, across countries, with deliberate and ruthless cruelty.”
He said The View should consider adding a Jewish host to replace Meghan McCain, who left the show last year.
- 2/1/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Whoopi Golberg apologized on Tuesday’s “The View” for her comments on Monday’s show about the Holocaust, saying she now believes “it is indeed about race.”
“So yesterday on our show, I misspoke,” Goldberg said at the top of Tuesday’s show. “And I tweeted about it last night but I kind of what you to hear it from me directly. I said something that I feel a responsibility for not leaving unexamined, because my words upset so many people, which was never my intention. And I understand why now and for that I am deeply, deeply grateful because the information I got was really helpful and helped me understand some different things. And while discussing how a Tennessee school board unanimously voted to remove a graphic novel about the Holocaust, I said that the Holocaust wasn’t about race and it was instead about man’s inhumanity to man.
“So yesterday on our show, I misspoke,” Goldberg said at the top of Tuesday’s show. “And I tweeted about it last night but I kind of what you to hear it from me directly. I said something that I feel a responsibility for not leaving unexamined, because my words upset so many people, which was never my intention. And I understand why now and for that I am deeply, deeply grateful because the information I got was really helpful and helped me understand some different things. And while discussing how a Tennessee school board unanimously voted to remove a graphic novel about the Holocaust, I said that the Holocaust wasn’t about race and it was instead about man’s inhumanity to man.
- 2/1/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Whoopi Goldberg has offered an apology after facing criticism from the Anti-Defamation League, the U.S. Holocaust Museum and other Jewish organizations for her remarks on the latest episode of “The View,” in which she stated that the Holocaust was “not about race.”
“On today’s show, I said the Holocaust ‘is not about race, but about man’s inhumanity to man.’ I should have said it is about both,” Goldberg wrote in a statement shared on her social media. “The Jewish people around the world have always had my support and that will never waiver. I’m sorry for the hurt I have caused.”
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— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) February 1, 2022
Earlier on Monday, Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, responded to “The View” co-hosts comments on Twitter, calling her remarks “dangerous.”
“The Holocaust was about the Nazi’s systemic annihilation of the Jewish people — who they...
“On today’s show, I said the Holocaust ‘is not about race, but about man’s inhumanity to man.’ I should have said it is about both,” Goldberg wrote in a statement shared on her social media. “The Jewish people around the world have always had my support and that will never waiver. I’m sorry for the hurt I have caused.”
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— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) February 1, 2022
Earlier on Monday, Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, responded to “The View” co-hosts comments on Twitter, calling her remarks “dangerous.”
“The Holocaust was about the Nazi’s systemic annihilation of the Jewish people — who they...
- 2/1/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Whoopi Goldberg apologized Monday night for comments she made on “The View” earlier in the day about the Holocaust, saying she was sorry “for the hurt I have caused.”
Goldberg had drawn wide criticism for the remarks she made during the show panel’s “Hot Topics” discussion, as the hosts began discussing the banning of the graphic novel “Maus,” which tells the story of author Art Spiegelman’s father and his experience in German concentration camps, with Jews depicted as mice and Nazis as cats.
“Let’s be truthful about it — because the Holocaust isn’t about race. No. It’s not about race,” she said. “It’s about man’s inhumanity to man. That’s what it’s about.”
By mid-evening, Goldberg had apologized in a brief statement posted to Twitter.
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— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) February 1, 2022
You can watch the full discussion from Monday’s show in the video above.
Goldberg had drawn wide criticism for the remarks she made during the show panel’s “Hot Topics” discussion, as the hosts began discussing the banning of the graphic novel “Maus,” which tells the story of author Art Spiegelman’s father and his experience in German concentration camps, with Jews depicted as mice and Nazis as cats.
“Let’s be truthful about it — because the Holocaust isn’t about race. No. It’s not about race,” she said. “It’s about man’s inhumanity to man. That’s what it’s about.”
By mid-evening, Goldberg had apologized in a brief statement posted to Twitter.
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— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) February 1, 2022
You can watch the full discussion from Monday’s show in the video above.
- 2/1/2022
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Whoopi Goldberg drew wide criticism Monday after saying on “The View” that the holocaust had nothing to do with race.
During the show panel’s “Hot Topics” discussion, the women began discussing the banning of the graphic novel “Maus,” which tells the story of author Art Spiegelman’s father and his experience in German concentration camps, with Jews depicted as mice and Nazis as cats.
But as the women got deeper into why “Maus” was banned, Whoopi made a bold claim.
“Let’s be truthful about it, because the Holocaust isn’t about race. No. It’s not about race,” she said. “It’s about man’s inhumanity to man. That’s what it’s about.”
As her co-hosts tried to get clarification on what she meant, and point out that the Nazis did in fact believe that Aryans were “the master race,” Whoopi doubled down. You can watch the...
During the show panel’s “Hot Topics” discussion, the women began discussing the banning of the graphic novel “Maus,” which tells the story of author Art Spiegelman’s father and his experience in German concentration camps, with Jews depicted as mice and Nazis as cats.
But as the women got deeper into why “Maus” was banned, Whoopi made a bold claim.
“Let’s be truthful about it, because the Holocaust isn’t about race. No. It’s not about race,” she said. “It’s about man’s inhumanity to man. That’s what it’s about.”
As her co-hosts tried to get clarification on what she meant, and point out that the Nazis did in fact believe that Aryans were “the master race,” Whoopi doubled down. You can watch the...
- 1/31/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
Following news that a Tennessee school board unanimously voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus — a memoir about the Holocaust — the book’s author Art Spiegelman appeared on CNN to express his disappointment and “bafflement” about the situation.
“I moved past total bafflement to trying to be tolerant of people who may possibly not be Nazis, maybe,” Spiegelman said, adding that — upon reading the minutes of the McMinn County Board of Education meeting — he was surprised Maus was banned more for language than for its content. “Dammit I...
“I moved past total bafflement to trying to be tolerant of people who may possibly not be Nazis, maybe,” Spiegelman said, adding that — upon reading the minutes of the McMinn County Board of Education meeting — he was surprised Maus was banned more for language than for its content. “Dammit I...
- 1/27/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
‘Where Is Anne Frank’ Review: A Visionary Animated Update of a Holocaust Story That Needed Retelling
“School Ties” had a great run, but substitute Hebrew school teachers of the world finally have a new movie to play on the old tube TV they always roll in from the storage closet. Don’t groan just yet: Despite the fact that it’s both destined and explicitly designed to become an educational tool for the next generation of Jewish tweens, Ari Folman’s “Where Is Anne Frank” is . They may not even ask why the film’s title is missing a question mark.
As anyone familiar with Folman’s previous forays into animation (“Waltz with Bashir” and “The Congress”) can imagine, this is no ordinary cartoon rendering of the unimaginable. In the context of the director’s body of work, perhaps the strangest thing about “Where Is Anne Frank” is that it tries so hard not to traumatize kids for life.
This project was first conceived in 2009, when...
As anyone familiar with Folman’s previous forays into animation (“Waltz with Bashir” and “The Congress”) can imagine, this is no ordinary cartoon rendering of the unimaginable. In the context of the director’s body of work, perhaps the strangest thing about “Where Is Anne Frank” is that it tries so hard not to traumatize kids for life.
This project was first conceived in 2009, when...
- 7/9/2021
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez is filmmaker Susan Stern’s personal exploration of the man she has called her partner in life and art. It’s a journey driven by her desire to grapple with how she herself felt about her husband’s work, presenting to us an unflinching critique, unafraid of discussing the most controversial aspects of his personality and art. Through contributions from comic luminaries Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Aline Kominsky Crumb, and Ed Piskor, Stern tells the broader story of underground comics of the 1960s and comics in America.
Coming in at a short 71 minutes, Stern captures Spain’s creative energy and charisma. If there are limitations as to what can be shown of him in this tight window, it’s a portrait of a life lived that’s intriguing, and in moments uncomfortably so. There was the gay-bashing incident of his youth,...
Coming in at a short 71 minutes, Stern captures Spain’s creative energy and charisma. If there are limitations as to what can be shown of him in this tight window, it’s a portrait of a life lived that’s intriguing, and in moments uncomfortably so. There was the gay-bashing incident of his youth,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Bad Attitude The Art Of Spain Rodriguez. Susan Stern: 'Spain was a pioneer in underground comics and he changed comics in this country forever' Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez is filmmaker Susan Stern’s personal exploration of the man she has called her partner in life and art. It’s a journey driven by her desire to grapple with how she herself felt about her husband’s work. More than a document of the man and the artist, it’s a story of a life of a person intersecting with politics and culture. But through contributions of comic luminaries Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Aline Kominsky Crumb, and Ed Piskor, it’s also the story of underground comics of the 1960s and comics in America.
Stern is a news and documentary Emmy-nominated filmmaker for Outstanding Informational Programming, and Bad Attitude is a continuation of her interest...
Stern is a news and documentary Emmy-nominated filmmaker for Outstanding Informational Programming, and Bad Attitude is a continuation of her interest...
- 2/17/2021
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The new documentary feature "Bad Attitude: The Art of Spain Rodriguez" explores the art and life of the late 1960's underground cartoonist, illustrator, directed by his wife Emmy-nominated filmmaker Susan Stern, including interviews with Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman and a whole lot more:
"...'Bad Attitude' is a love letter to my partner in art and life, 'Spain Rodriguez'," said Stern.
"...but it is also a love letter to all activists, especially artist-activists.
"I hope 'Bad Attitude' creates a space for conversation about the art and social justice we are trying to make...
"...the ways we fail, and how we can be forgiven..."
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"...'Bad Attitude' is a love letter to my partner in art and life, 'Spain Rodriguez'," said Stern.
"...but it is also a love letter to all activists, especially artist-activists.
"I hope 'Bad Attitude' creates a space for conversation about the art and social justice we are trying to make...
"...the ways we fail, and how we can be forgiven..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/29/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Presented by:
This story appears in the Den of Geek x eBay special edition trading card magazine.
Garbage Pail Kids gave birth to my anti-authority streak. I was in fifth grade waiting for art class to start and showing off my prized Ashcan Andy to enraptured classmates when my teacher walked in the classroom, sighed, confiscated the card and proceeded to rip it up. “This junk has no place in an art room,” she stoically declared as Andy was transformed into sad confetti before my eyes. Years later, I came to realize that this demonstration was all about jealousy – these cards had instantly engaged students in art in a way that her years of teaching never could.
And let me be clear here: Garbage Pail Kids are most definitely art. Often grotesque and always eye-catching, the unfortunate children showcased on these cards fostered an interest in painting, illustration, and design...
This story appears in the Den of Geek x eBay special edition trading card magazine.
Garbage Pail Kids gave birth to my anti-authority streak. I was in fifth grade waiting for art class to start and showing off my prized Ashcan Andy to enraptured classmates when my teacher walked in the classroom, sighed, confiscated the card and proceeded to rip it up. “This junk has no place in an art room,” she stoically declared as Andy was transformed into sad confetti before my eyes. Years later, I came to realize that this demonstration was all about jealousy – these cards had instantly engaged students in art in a way that her years of teaching never could.
And let me be clear here: Garbage Pail Kids are most definitely art. Often grotesque and always eye-catching, the unfortunate children showcased on these cards fostered an interest in painting, illustration, and design...
- 7/31/2020
- by Chris Cummins
- Den of Geek
So, you might think comic books and graphic novels are all about superheroes and have such a vast background and back-catalogue that it’s almost impossible to jump in and read them. I thought this at one point, many moons ago, unsure of how I’d be able to delve into the world of comics without being completely confused and overwhelmed with these long-existing worlds that had been established and built over decades. Believe me when I say… there’s much more to comics, and I wanted to highlight a number of graphic novels and comic books for those who might be considering getting into the scene but aren’t sure where to begin. Basically… some recommendations for new readers and those who want to check out some stuff without feeling lost, bewildered and agitated by it all.
Pumpkinheads
by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks
You can see a full review of Pumpkinheads here.
Pumpkinheads
by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks
You can see a full review of Pumpkinheads here.
- 10/3/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSThe MatrixFollowing months of rumors comes the official announcement that Lana Wachowski will be writing and directing the fourth Matrix film, with the confirmed return of both Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. The ever-prolific Steven Soderbergh has confirmed production of a new film, entitled Let Them All Talk, starring Meryl Streep and Gemma Chan. Meanwhile, Soderbergh's latest, The Laundromat, is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Theater screenings of classic and cult films find themselves struggling against Disney's ownership of Fox titles, and its tightening policies regarding screening rights for the studio's older titles. Animator Richard Williams, best, known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and The Thief and the Cobbler, has died over the weekend. Dan Schindel of Hyperallergic writes that Williams was "an artist whose refusal to settle meant he was forever blazing toward perfection.
- 8/21/2019
- MUBI
Lauded cartoonist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “Maus,” Art Spiegelman is a canny choice for any and all essays about the power of comics, so a decision by the Folio Society to task him with writing an introductory essay for a book about the “golden age” of comics should come as no surprise. What is surprising, however, is what happened when Spiegelman included a reference to President Donald Trump as “Orange Skull” in the piece, which is built around illuminating how so many beloved superheroes (particularly Captain America) were created to literally battle fascism. “Orange Skull” is an allusion to the Nazi villain Red Skull, who was first introduced as a nemesis for Captain America in a 1941 comic and appeared onscreen, portrayed by Hugo Weaving, in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.”
The Folio Society did not publish the essay, and over the weekend, The Guardian published...
The Folio Society did not publish the essay, and over the weekend, The Guardian published...
- 8/19/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Mike Cecchini Aug 19, 2019
Captain America doesn't like bullies but Marvel seems afraid of them, pulling a legendary creator's essay over political backlash fears.
The forthcoming book Marvel: The Golden Age 1939 - 1949 was scheduled to feature an introductory essay by Eisner Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Art Spiegelman. Spiegelman’s essay (which can and should be read in full here) draws a parallel between the rise of authoritarianism in Europe before World War II and its influence on early superhero stories and the political climate of today. However, he was told that Marvel “is not allowing its publications to take a political stance.”
Spiegelman’s essay deals with the explosion of the comic book art form in the late ‘30s and early 1940s, the Jewish identity of so many key creators, and even manages in one sentence to touch briefly, gently on the subject of how these creators were...
Captain America doesn't like bullies but Marvel seems afraid of them, pulling a legendary creator's essay over political backlash fears.
The forthcoming book Marvel: The Golden Age 1939 - 1949 was scheduled to feature an introductory essay by Eisner Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and author Art Spiegelman. Spiegelman’s essay (which can and should be read in full here) draws a parallel between the rise of authoritarianism in Europe before World War II and its influence on early superhero stories and the political climate of today. However, he was told that Marvel “is not allowing its publications to take a political stance.”
Spiegelman’s essay deals with the explosion of the comic book art form in the late ‘30s and early 1940s, the Jewish identity of so many key creators, and even manages in one sentence to touch briefly, gently on the subject of how these creators were...
- 8/19/2019
- Den of Geek
Last year, a piece in the Washington Post raised the question, “Is Jules Feiffer Our Greatest Living Cartoonist?” To which Pulitzer Prize-winning “Maus” creator Art Spiegelman replied, “He’s certainly near the very pinnacle, wherever that is.” All of which sounds rather complimentary if it weren’t a somewhat inadequate description of the 89-year-old social satirist extraordinaire’s myriad cultural accomplishments.
As well as creating decades of celebrated work as cartoonist for the Village Voice and Playboy, Feiffer also penned novels and works for stage and film, including screenplays for noted auteurs such as Robert Altman, Mike Nichols and Alain Resnais. More recently, Feiffer penned the screenplay for director Dan Mirvish’s acclaimed 2017 film, “Bernard and Huey.”
Plays derived from his work or written by Feiffer have garnered multiple Tony nominations, including one over a half-century ago for a young actor who’s getting the SAG Life Achievement Award this month: Alan Alda.
As well as creating decades of celebrated work as cartoonist for the Village Voice and Playboy, Feiffer also penned novels and works for stage and film, including screenplays for noted auteurs such as Robert Altman, Mike Nichols and Alain Resnais. More recently, Feiffer penned the screenplay for director Dan Mirvish’s acclaimed 2017 film, “Bernard and Huey.”
Plays derived from his work or written by Feiffer have garnered multiple Tony nominations, including one over a half-century ago for a young actor who’s getting the SAG Life Achievement Award this month: Alan Alda.
- 1/29/2019
- by Steven Gaydos
- Variety Film + TV
Anyone who grew up in the ’80s is familiar with their unforgettable names and faces. The Garbage Pail Kids Topps trading cards and 1987 movie are embedded in the brains of a generation, and Indican Pictures' new documentary 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story explores the phenomenon like never before. In today's Horror Highlights, we also have details on the Hexploitation Film Festival, The Eyes home media release info, and the trailer for Brian Sepanzyk's Compulsion.
30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story: Press Release: "West Hollywood, California (Tuesday, August 8th) - Indican Pictures is set to release the pivotal documentary on the Garbage Pail Kids. Titled 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story, this documentary revisits the artists, who made these collectibles famous. Showing a rare glimpse into the corporate culture of Topps as they launched Garbage Pail Kids through the height of the cards fame,...
30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story: Press Release: "West Hollywood, California (Tuesday, August 8th) - Indican Pictures is set to release the pivotal documentary on the Garbage Pail Kids. Titled 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story, this documentary revisits the artists, who made these collectibles famous. Showing a rare glimpse into the corporate culture of Topps as they launched Garbage Pail Kids through the height of the cards fame,...
- 8/11/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Tagline: “From Counter-culture to Candy Culture” Indican Pictures will release 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story. The film will see theatres throughout the month of August. In the film, several artists are interviewed, on why these collectible cards became so popular. As well, several actors from the Garbage Pail Kids (1987) movie are interviewed. These trading cards poked fun at the collectble craze, while offering a counter-culture voice. Fans of the cards can also see the film through Video-on-demand and DVD, in September. A look at the film's ongoing release is hosted here. Over a half dozen of the original artists are interviewed in this documentary. From Pulitzer-prize winning author Art Spiegelman to Pumpkinhead screenwriter Gary Gerani, several illustrators give their thoughts on the collectible craze. Comic book artists Tom Bunk and John Pound are also interviewed. The coverage, on this documentary, is in-depth. Fans of the series can also find the.
- 8/9/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Indican Pictures is set to release the pivotal documentary on the Garbage Pail Kids. Titled 30 Years of Garbage: The Garbage Pail Kids Story, this documentary revisits the artists, who made these collectibles famous. Showing a rare glimpse into the corporate culture of Topps as they launched Garbage Pail Kids through the height of the cards fame, the downfall from the legal battle with the Cabbage Patch kids and their untimely demise. The film is jam packed with interviews of over a half dozen artists. Each artist penned these counter-culture trading cards and each artist gives you the inside story of why these cards poked fun at: the collectibles’ movement, the 80’s culture of greed and gave kids a unique piece of historical fun.
In the 1980′s some eclectic underground cartoonists parodied a popular doll craze (whose name cannot be spoken…). The resulting pop culture commercial trading cards/stickers tapped into...
In the 1980′s some eclectic underground cartoonists parodied a popular doll craze (whose name cannot be spoken…). The resulting pop culture commercial trading cards/stickers tapped into...
- 8/9/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
“Il Bello Marcello” highlights Italy’s greatest actor and, in turn, its greatest filmmakers.
Stalker continues its run.
Museum of the Moving Image
The Caan Film Festival is underway! Films from Michael Mann, Coppola, Hawks, and more kick it off.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari plays on Sunday.
Metrograph
A...
Film Society of Lincoln Center
“Il Bello Marcello” highlights Italy’s greatest actor and, in turn, its greatest filmmakers.
Stalker continues its run.
Museum of the Moving Image
The Caan Film Festival is underway! Films from Michael Mann, Coppola, Hawks, and more kick it off.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari plays on Sunday.
Metrograph
A...
- 5/18/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Welcome to another new blog series I am starting with the focus on graphic novels and comics. I have long been a comic fan. Growing up in the 90’s most of my Saturday mornings were spent watching X-Men, Batman, and Spider-Man cartoons. Although I have been a fan of comic book properties for some time I have begun to realize I have yet to read some of the most infamous comics and graphic novels.
I tended to stick to what I liked, which was Marvel specially X-Men and X-Force. When the cartoons stopped and high school began my comic book reading pretty much died. It did not help that I grew up in rural Pennsylvania with no local comic book sore. After high school I slowly began my way back into comics due to a local comic store finally opening up and my friends getting back into them as well.
I tended to stick to what I liked, which was Marvel specially X-Men and X-Force. When the cartoons stopped and high school began my comic book reading pretty much died. It did not help that I grew up in rural Pennsylvania with no local comic book sore. After high school I slowly began my way back into comics due to a local comic store finally opening up and my friends getting back into them as well.
- 4/25/2017
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Skip Williamson (L), Jay Lynch
In this space two weeks ago, I wrote about the death of cartoonist and comix legend Jay Lynch. I noted his half-century friendship with Skip Williamson; despite their physical distance, I don’t think two people could have been closer.
As fate would have it, Skip died eleven days after Jay. Each was 72 years old. For long-time friends of the pair, for long-time fans of the pair – and I count myself among both groups – the timing was crippling. Skip long had heart problems so even though it was shocking, it wasn’t totally unexpected. However, there’s a kind of appropriateness about that timing that makes complete sense.
I won’t repeat their mutual history other than to mention the first comic book they pioneered was Bijou Funnies. Both had contributed to Harvey Kurtzman’s Help! Magazine and, later, to Playboy. Skip’s most revered character was Snappy Sammy Smoot,...
In this space two weeks ago, I wrote about the death of cartoonist and comix legend Jay Lynch. I noted his half-century friendship with Skip Williamson; despite their physical distance, I don’t think two people could have been closer.
As fate would have it, Skip died eleven days after Jay. Each was 72 years old. For long-time friends of the pair, for long-time fans of the pair – and I count myself among both groups – the timing was crippling. Skip long had heart problems so even though it was shocking, it wasn’t totally unexpected. However, there’s a kind of appropriateness about that timing that makes complete sense.
I won’t repeat their mutual history other than to mention the first comic book they pioneered was Bijou Funnies. Both had contributed to Harvey Kurtzman’s Help! Magazine and, later, to Playboy. Skip’s most revered character was Snappy Sammy Smoot,...
- 3/22/2017
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Every town must have a place / Where phony hippies meet / Psychedelic dungeons / Popping up on every street • Frank Zappa, “Who Needs The Peace Corps?”
The late Sixties really did live up to its reputation. In my home town of Chicago hippie central was the Lincoln Park neighborhood around the iconic Biograph Theater, where, 34 years earlier, the FBI allegedly shot John Dillinger to death. Today, hippies can’t even afford to drive down Lincoln Avenue.
The area sported many blues and folk bars, giving such local talent as Steve Goodman, John Prine, Hound Dog Taylor and Harvey Mandel a place to strut their stuff. It was Mecca to the storefront theater movement, creating world-renown companies such as the Steppenwolf and the Organic Theater a home for newcomer writers and actors like David Mamet, Joe Mantegna, Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, and John Ostrander. A mile down the street was The Second City,...
The late Sixties really did live up to its reputation. In my home town of Chicago hippie central was the Lincoln Park neighborhood around the iconic Biograph Theater, where, 34 years earlier, the FBI allegedly shot John Dillinger to death. Today, hippies can’t even afford to drive down Lincoln Avenue.
The area sported many blues and folk bars, giving such local talent as Steve Goodman, John Prine, Hound Dog Taylor and Harvey Mandel a place to strut their stuff. It was Mecca to the storefront theater movement, creating world-renown companies such as the Steppenwolf and the Organic Theater a home for newcomer writers and actors like David Mamet, Joe Mantegna, Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, and John Ostrander. A mile down the street was The Second City,...
- 3/8/2017
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
I did a little bit of research for today’s column just to make sure I had my facts right, Googling “Jewish influence on comic books” in honor of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. There were 509,000 hits, from Den of Geek’s Mensch of Steel: Superman’s Jewish Roots to the Daily Beast’s Superman is Jewish?: The Hebrew Roots of America’s Greatest Superhero to Stormfront’s How and Why the Jews Stole the Comic Book Industry.
Wait. What?
Stormfront is a white supremacist site whose “welcome” page reads:
“We are a community of racial realists and idealists. We are White Nationalists who support true diversity and a homeland for all peoples. Thousands of organizations promote the interests, values and heritage of non-White (sic) minorities. We promote ours.
“We are the voice of the new, embattled white minority!
“Tell the truth and fear no one!”
The article is a mixture of facts,...
Wait. What?
Stormfront is a white supremacist site whose “welcome” page reads:
“We are a community of racial realists and idealists. We are White Nationalists who support true diversity and a homeland for all peoples. Thousands of organizations promote the interests, values and heritage of non-White (sic) minorities. We promote ours.
“We are the voice of the new, embattled white minority!
“Tell the truth and fear no one!”
The article is a mixture of facts,...
- 10/3/2016
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
The Grand Prix d’Angoulême is one of the most prestigious prizes that can be awarded to a comics creator, and in the past 36 hours, it's come under heavy fire from the international comics community for one glaring reason: Of the 30 people nominated for the title this year, none are women. That omission is, of course, completely bonkers. The Grand Prix is a lifetime achievement award, given to someone whose work has changed the course of comics history — past honorees have included Will Eisner, Art Spiegelman, R. Crumb, and Calvin and Hobbes's Bill Watterson — but since its inception in 1974, only one woman (French creator Florence Cestac) has taken home the prize. On Tuesday, Bd Égalité ("Bd" standing for the French term for comics, bandes dessinées), a French organization that fights misogyny in comics, called for a boycott of the Grand Prix, and just a few hours later, American comics creator...
- 1/6/2016
- by Abraham Riesman
- Vulture
Doctor Who, the long-running BBC TV series about a humanoid alien transversing through time and space with his companions, has wound up its current season, its tenth since it’s return following a long hiatus. The current actor playing the part, Peter Capaldi, is the fourth actor (or the fifth depending how you number it) since the show returned or the twelfth or thirteenth since the show’s inception. The numbering differential is a wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey thing.
The show has sparked a discussion among the fans lately because, well, that’s what fans do, especially of a cult science-fiction show such as this one. There’s great passion and great heat as usual with these things along with the absolute conviction of one side that they are right and that those on the other side are wrong. It doesn’t matter which side of a debate you’re on, the other guy is wrong.
The show has sparked a discussion among the fans lately because, well, that’s what fans do, especially of a cult science-fiction show such as this one. There’s great passion and great heat as usual with these things along with the absolute conviction of one side that they are right and that those on the other side are wrong. It doesn’t matter which side of a debate you’re on, the other guy is wrong.
- 1/3/2016
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
This is a continuation to last weeks articles of Holiday Gift ideas. Some of the best Christmas gifts I received as a youth were graphic novels. Before the days of digital comics this was the only way for me to have a complete story set, and since they were expensive I would put two or three on my Christmas list. Here is part 1 of what I consider important comic graphic novels for collectors and new readers.
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke is a 1988 one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore, illustrated by Brian Bolland, and published by DC Comics. Set in the fictional U.S. city of Gotham, Batman: The Killing Joke provides an origin story for the Joker, an established comic booksupervillain and nemesis of Batman. Taking place over two timelines, The Killing Joke depicts the Joker attempting to...
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke is a 1988 one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore, illustrated by Brian Bolland, and published by DC Comics. Set in the fictional U.S. city of Gotham, Batman: The Killing Joke provides an origin story for the Joker, an established comic booksupervillain and nemesis of Batman. Taking place over two timelines, The Killing Joke depicts the Joker attempting to...
- 12/16/2015
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
Yesterday I had the privilege of joining fellow ComicMixers Martha Thomases and Adriane Nash and a standing-room-only crowd at Columbia University to hear Congressman John R. Lewis talk about graphic novels.
Make no mistake about it: Congressman Lewis is a genuine hero. I realize that’s a word we toss around rather lightly these days, but believe me, he is the real thing. A recipient of the American Medal of Freedom, the highest honor we bestow upon civilians, Congressman Lewis was one of the original leaders of the 1960s civil rights movement. As such, he organized (with others, of course) the Freedom Riders, the civil rights march on Washington, the march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama, and a great many other actions that helped make real the concept of America to all Americans. A student and cohort of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, he has been beaten, fire bombed, left for dead,...
Make no mistake about it: Congressman Lewis is a genuine hero. I realize that’s a word we toss around rather lightly these days, but believe me, he is the real thing. A recipient of the American Medal of Freedom, the highest honor we bestow upon civilians, Congressman Lewis was one of the original leaders of the 1960s civil rights movement. As such, he organized (with others, of course) the Freedom Riders, the civil rights march on Washington, the march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama, and a great many other actions that helped make real the concept of America to all Americans. A student and cohort of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, he has been beaten, fire bombed, left for dead,...
- 12/9/2015
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Top 10 Christmas List
As we begin the holiday season, my good friend Michael Connally asked me to put together a top 10-wish list for Christmas.
Cook’s “Top 10 for the Holiday’s” List:
10. Ronin Warriors – DVD Price - $20
I have never followed anime much, but at one point I thoroughly enjoyed Ronin Warriors. It was first introduced in 1988. Its plot centers around the demon lord of the Netherworld who is bent on conquering the mortal world. Standing against him and his four Dark Warlords are the five Ronin Warriors, each in possession of mystical armor and weapons. They are assisted by a young student-teacher, and a mysterious warrior-monk known only as The Ancient (Wikipedia). I found the storyline to be quite entertaining with each warrior’s powers balancing one another, as do their individual personalities. The tale also provides interesting inspiration from Japanese folklore / culture.
9. The Flash – 1990 TV Series – All...
As we begin the holiday season, my good friend Michael Connally asked me to put together a top 10-wish list for Christmas.
Cook’s “Top 10 for the Holiday’s” List:
10. Ronin Warriors – DVD Price - $20
I have never followed anime much, but at one point I thoroughly enjoyed Ronin Warriors. It was first introduced in 1988. Its plot centers around the demon lord of the Netherworld who is bent on conquering the mortal world. Standing against him and his four Dark Warlords are the five Ronin Warriors, each in possession of mystical armor and weapons. They are assisted by a young student-teacher, and a mysterious warrior-monk known only as The Ancient (Wikipedia). I found the storyline to be quite entertaining with each warrior’s powers balancing one another, as do their individual personalities. The tale also provides interesting inspiration from Japanese folklore / culture.
9. The Flash – 1990 TV Series – All...
- 11/24/2015
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
Last week I went with my friend to a screening of Germany’s entry for the foreign-language film Oscar, Labyrinth of Lies, hosted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and featuring a Q & A with director and co-writer Giulio Ricciarelli. The film and Q & A were excellent.
The film focuses on the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials, which took place in Germany almost twenty years after the end of World War II and the Holocaust, from 1963-65. These trials followed the Nuremberg trials held by the Allied forces in Germany, and the resulting “first Auschwitz trial” in Poland. The first Auschwitz trial tried forty former staff of the Auschwitz concentration camps who were witnesses in the Nuremberg trials. The Frankfurt Auschwitz trials charged over twenty defendants under German criminal law for their roles as mid- and low-level officials at the Auschwitz concentration camps.
Labyrinth of Lies examines Germany during the run-up...
The film focuses on the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials, which took place in Germany almost twenty years after the end of World War II and the Holocaust, from 1963-65. These trials followed the Nuremberg trials held by the Allied forces in Germany, and the resulting “first Auschwitz trial” in Poland. The first Auschwitz trial tried forty former staff of the Auschwitz concentration camps who were witnesses in the Nuremberg trials. The Frankfurt Auschwitz trials charged over twenty defendants under German criminal law for their roles as mid- and low-level officials at the Auschwitz concentration camps.
Labyrinth of Lies examines Germany during the run-up...
- 9/22/2015
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
We asked our writers to recommend graphic novels that deserved more fanfare, and here's what they chose...
Geek tastes running tall and wide, when we asked our writers to recommend favourite books that they felt hadn't received the levels of popularity or public recognition they deserved, in came a heap of suggestions. Too many for one piece, hence us dividing the entries into four separate lists: adult sci-fi, fantasy and horror fiction; graphic novels; children's/Ya fiction; and non-fiction.
We'll let you use the power of your eyeballs to see which one of those lists you're currently reading. And in the spirit of the piece, hope you'll join in by providing your own suggestions to keep the recommendations coming in the comments section. Sharing: it's what makes geek communities great.
Nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E – Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen
Written as a reaction to Ellis’ "widescreen" storytelling in The Authority,...
Geek tastes running tall and wide, when we asked our writers to recommend favourite books that they felt hadn't received the levels of popularity or public recognition they deserved, in came a heap of suggestions. Too many for one piece, hence us dividing the entries into four separate lists: adult sci-fi, fantasy and horror fiction; graphic novels; children's/Ya fiction; and non-fiction.
We'll let you use the power of your eyeballs to see which one of those lists you're currently reading. And in the spirit of the piece, hope you'll join in by providing your own suggestions to keep the recommendations coming in the comments section. Sharing: it's what makes geek communities great.
Nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E – Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen
Written as a reaction to Ellis’ "widescreen" storytelling in The Authority,...
- 7/17/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
It is officially summer for us! Yay! So, we thought this would be the perfect time to tell you about our summer reading plans. In this week’s episode, we tell you about the Cbldf and announce our Challenged Graphic Novel Reading Challenge. Our hope is that kids and parents (and everyone else) will read along with us. Because you seriously can’t question that book be suitable for library shelves if you haven’t read it, right?
This summer we will be reading 8 graphic novels that have been challenged or banned in school libraries and then every week we will discuss one of the titles. We’ll talk about why it was challenged, how to best talk about the questioned topics or themes in the book with your kids. We’ll also tell you from a kid’s perspective how we viewed the appropriateness of the books for us,...
This summer we will be reading 8 graphic novels that have been challenged or banned in school libraries and then every week we will discuss one of the titles. We’ll talk about why it was challenged, how to best talk about the questioned topics or themes in the book with your kids. We’ll also tell you from a kid’s perspective how we viewed the appropriateness of the books for us,...
- 6/18/2015
- by Maddy and Anya Ernst
- Comicmix.com
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