Re: [MOPO] Question on LA film showing-Birth Of A Nation

[David Stephan]

Yes, it's true.  I was really considering going to the Silent Movie Theatre for the first time and I'm very disappointed that this kind of censorship has succeeded.  I've never seen the film but from the clips I've seen there is no way that a reasonable person could take the racism in the film seriously.  But as a student of film I was curious to see it as a relic of historic cinema.    Dave     ----- Original Message ----- From: posterdoctor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:19 PM Subject: [MOPO] Question on LA film showing-Birth Of A Nation I was sent the following information about a cancelled LA showing of Birth Of A Nation.  Can anyone confirm that this is a true story?   Thanks, Danny / Seattle     The owner of the Silent Movie Theater in Hollywood canceled a planned screening of D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation after the Los Angeles branch of the NAACP and a group called the National Alliance for Positive Action vowed to picket the theater. Although owner Charlie Lustman had planned to show the film with a disclaimer stating that he does not endorse the racist content of the film but wants to honor its place in cinema history, the two groups had charged that the film would continue to poison race relations. Lustman said that he had also received threatening phone calls and was concerned about the safety of patrons and 92-year-old Bob Mitchell, the onetime leader of the famed Mitchell Boys Choir, who was to provide organ music to accompany the film. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.