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Apple Like Don’t Worry Darling before it, Emancipation was one of those films where the pre-release drama over its promotion vastly overshadowed the movie it was meant to promote. The early talk was all about Will Smith’s Oscars slap, whether the Academy would accept him again (after barring him from the ceremony for 10 years) … Read more
Green and red are two of the more vibrant colors in the film. “We put a little more green into the swamps,” Richard relayed. Variety noted that crimson hues are prominent in Emancipation‘s final battle scene, specifically present in the Confederate flag, the Union banner, and, naturally, in blood. This type of symbolism can be … Read more
After a harrowing, death-defying, 10-day journey, Peter arrived at a Union encampment where he joined the fight against the Confederate Army and slavery. In and of itself, this part of the story as told in the Emancipation movie would have been inspiring enough. But a photo of the severe wounds Peter had endured during a … Read more
Getty Image It’s hard to grasp that the year is almost ending. There were a lot of pivotal celebrity moments this year, like the entire Don’t Worry Darling press tour, or Tom Cruise jumping out of planes at any given opportunity. But there was one so shocking and overly discussed that it would be impossible … Read more
Getty Image As you may recall, Will Smith had a kind of bumpy night at this year’s Oscars. On one hand, he won his first Academy Award. On the other, he did so less than a half hour after slapping presenter Chris Rock on live television. Since then, his career has been in freefall. Projects … Read more
Will Smith‘s first post-Slap movie, Emancipation (in which the King Richard actor plays a slave attempting to reunite with his family in the north), premiered this weekend as part of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Legislative Conference. It received mostly positive reviews, with NAACP president Derrick Johnson tweeting, “I had the pleasure of watching the … Read more