Digitally Removing the Confederate Flag from Old Films

I saw the following posted as a comment on an article about whitewashing of black characters and thought it was a very good comment, and thus worthy of a blog post:

While we are fixing this problem, can we also got back to old movies and REMOVE something digitally that very often doesn't need to be there?

Eg. The Confederate Flag.

There is a time and place for the confederate flag, like in Civil War movies or in films where racism plays an important role, but films like "Smokey and the Bandit" however, wherein two of the protagonists are driving around in a black Trans Am with a confederate flag on the front next to the license plate... That is unnecessary.

Yes, the villain in the film (the evil sheriff Buford T. Justice) is a racist bigot, so racism does play a role in the film... But if anyone should have the confederate flag on his car, it should be the racist sheriff. Not the protagonist.

This problem can be seen in other films too. "Smokey and the Bandit" is hardly the exception.

We should also be digitally removing the confederate flag from many other movies and even TV shows. Eg. Dukes of Hazard should definitely remove all the confederate flags.

If the Washington Redskins can finally change their racist name, isn't it time we digitally remove unnecessary symbols of racism from films?

And honestly, I agree with this idea.

Furthermore, organizations like Netflex could even take a stand on this issue by refusing to display films like "Smokey and the Bandit" and others until the studios which own their rights take the necessary steps to remove the confederate flag from any film where the flag doesn't need to be there.

Fresh Off The Boat

My girlfriend has got me hooked on the TV show "Fresh Off The Boat". It stars the actor who played Kim Jong Un in the film "The Interview"


Fresh Off The Boat Trailer



The Interview

Wonder Woman Film

One of the problems with making a Wonder Woman
movie is deciding what her costume will be.

When are they finally going to make a Wonder Woman movie?

And it is every bit as awesome as say... Batman Begins?

It makes me wonder if the USA will finally have a female president BEFORE a Wonder Woman movie is made... Well, at least I have my priorities straight.

Honestly, I know the powers-that-be have a plan to bring Wonder Woman to film - but only as a spinoff to the Justice League films that are upcoming. The plan is to make the upcoming Superman Vs Batman movie, then make a Justice League movie, and then have off-shoot movies for the various Justice League members.

As to who will be playing Wonder Woman, the current casting for Batman Vs Superman is "Gal Gadot". There was a lot of speculation in the past as to who it might be. The images below were made by fans - including 3 different ideas for her costume.

The Life of David Gale

When I meet people sometimes people blurt out something about this movie - which I have never seen.

Which is perhaps fortunate, because I don't think I would like watching this movie. Too serious and depressing.

The Life of David Gale is a 2003 thriller film directed by Alan Parker and written by Charles Randolph. It stars Kevin Spacey as the main character, a college professor and longtime activist against capital punishment who is falsely sentenced to death for killing a fellow capital punishment opponent.

I doubt I will watch it however. The film looks too depressing.