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American writer and preacher; Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture at Baylor University; author of books on faith, politics, race and narrative, and of novels; canon theologian at the American Cathedral in Paris.
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In the Heat of the NightOther Norman Jewison
In the Heat of the Night contains a couple of cultural touchpoints that were so radical for 1967 that I always want to let audiences know about them, because both of these films seem a little bit tame to us, 50+ years later.
Five Books interview: the best movies about race
2020-08-17·fivebooks.com ↗
Do the Right ThingOther Spike Lee
Spike Lee is one of the most important American filmmakers and Do the Right Thing is one of the most important American films of the last 50 years.
Five Books interview: the best movies about race
2020-08-17·fivebooks.com ↗
12 Years a SlaveOther Steve McQueen
What is essential about 12 Years a Slave is that it shows the torture and sexual violence of slavery.
Five Books interview: the best movies about race
2020-08-17·fivebooks.com ↗
Get OutOther Jordan Peele
One of the reasons that I wanted to recommend Get Out to your readers is that, like Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, it’s emblematic of the kind of film where filmmakers of colour are taking traditional Hollywood filmmaking techniques and genres and tropes and turning them on their heads.
Five Books interview: the best movies about race
2020-08-17·fivebooks.com ↗
I Am LegendBook Richard Matheson
But the interesting thing about I Am Legend is that it is an apocalyptic survival story.
Five Books interview: the best books on Zombies
2017-10-30·fivebooks.com ↗
The RoadBook Cormac McCarthy
I noticed that my book Living with the Living Dead was reviewed on a zombie studies site the other day, and they were somewhat indignant that I included The Road on the grounds that there are no zombies in this book.
Five Books interview: the best books on Zombies
2017-10-30·fivebooks.com ↗
World War ZBook Max Brooks
One of the reasons I chose World War Z is that it is a novel that bridges the gap between pulp and high literature.
Five Books interview: the best books on Zombies
2017-10-30·fivebooks.com ↗
The Miniature WifeBook Manuel Gonzales
There are a number of different kinds of stories collected in The Miniature Wife.
Five Books interview: the best books on Zombies
2017-10-30·fivebooks.com ↗
Gone with the WindOther Victor Fleming
It’s really important to identify these two duelling mythologies that Gone with the Wind presents, so that we can have a conversation about this powerful and, honestly, really beautiful film.
Five Books interview: the best movies about race
2020-08-17·fivebooks.com ↗
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