The one black director is Spike Lee. The text barely focuses on his filmmaking. #empireread#may1997
The authors of the piece are Kim Newman and Ian Freer one of whom writes that Birth of a Nation “recreates the American Civil War with remarkable breadth of vision, intimate moments and depth of characterisation” which rather ignores the context. A bit. #empireread#may1997
The Funeral haunts me. There’s a scene were someone is shot through the head which looks so realistic that even though I’ve forgotten almost everything else in the film, that has stayed imprinted for recall. #empireread#may1997
After Broadway Brawler is shut down, Bruce Willis signs a three picture deal with Disney and takes a pay cut for Armageddon to cover his salary for this film. He then makes The Sixth Sense and The Kid for them. #empireread#may1997
