Obama to intro To Kill a Mockingbird
Special 50th anniversary airing Saturday on the USA network will be introduced by President Obama
Obama to intro To Kill a Mockingbird
Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Columnist and Critic
To Kill a Mockingbird, the 1962 Robert Mulligan-directed classic starring Gregory Peck and Brock Peters, will screen Saturday on the USA network -- a new digitally re-mastered version to be preceded by an introduction from President Obama.
A heartwrenching adaptation of the novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird is set in 1930s Alabama, in a small town where a black man is found guilty of raping a white woman, even though the evidence strongly supports his innocence. Peck plays Atticus Finch, the local lawyer who defends Peters' Tom Robinson. The issues of racism and justice raised by the film continue to resonate – witness the controversy over the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.
In 1995, the Library of Congress selected To Kill a Mockingbird for preservation in the National Film Registry. In a statement issued Tuesday, Lee, now 85, said she was honored that Obama will introduce the film’s USA showing, adding, “I’m proud to know that Gregory Peck’s portrayal of Atticus Finch lives on - in a world that needs him now more than ever.”
never could stand the book or the movie— the_chief- @Hey Chief, was _Mein Kampf_ more to your liking?— orange rhino
- hahaha...who are we kidding? My bet is that he can't read and wonders why the movie isn't in color. — TheJoker
- I loved the book. Movies inevitably have to leave things out, but I thought it still conveyed well the atmosphere and the message.— ElrondPA
- That's right Miles, because he can't deal with real issues and tape a short intro for an important film. Perhaps you're limited to the point of only being able to handle one task at a time, but most of us--including the President--fill their days with multiple tasks.— thewiseone
Comment removed.- what reality do you live in? wait,don't tell me, it's the one where you get all of your "facts" from partisan propaganda and you revise history so it fits your delusional world view. pretty close? — djgq42
- Next week he will do the intro for the "Money Pit".— jimmymack
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- does the president explain how he screwed over the GM bondholders for his UAW buddies?— ekw555
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- Boy the hate in this country is worse than it was when Mocking bird was written. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.— groucho4444
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- I read this book for the first time in 1962. I finished it in 2 days. It is one of the great books and the movie is a terrific representation of the book. I would recommend it to any young teenager. It can let you see from a point of view you haven't yet encountered. And help you to prepare for things that are coming.— OldSouthPhilly
