Which Side Are You On?

A few Mondays ago, I watched <i><a href=”http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074605/” target=”_blank”>Harlan County U.S.A.</a></i>, a documentary directed by Barbara Kopple. Released in 1978 and filmed between 1973 and 76, it is a powerful chronicle of a coal miner’s strike in Kentucky. 180 miners fought against Duke Power Company for about a year to obtain rights like health benefits, sick days, running water and toilets in their company owned homes and better pay. Kopple lets the people tell their story of the strike, through their actions and words and also uses the music of... Read the Rest →

They Don’t Rule the Blood; The Blood Rules Them.

Subconsciously, I have been steeping myself in a wide range of representations of the South for as long as I can remember. Recently, I’ve become aware of the progression between the Old and the New South and how they exist and intermingle today. Two weeks ago, I watched A Street Car Named Desire and then obsessively gathered information about the play, the movie and Tennessee Williams. It lead me back in time to Gone with the Wind which, despite it’s epic running time of 238 minutes, was a gorgeous trip... Read the Rest →