Originally posted on Festival Reviews:
For a new streaming service, Apple TV Plus made some pretty sharp music choices from the start, tapping Carter Burwell to score “The Morning Show,” Atli Örvarsson for “Defending Jacob,” Michael Brook for “Little America” and Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist for “Dickinson.” Two-time Oscar nominee Burwell (“Carol,” “Three…
Month: July 2020
Why Removing Blackface Episodes Is ‘Just Trying to Band-Aid Over History’ — Variety
Originally posted on Festival Reviews:
When Tina Fey announced that “30 Rock” would remove four episodes featuring blackface (or what she called “race-changing makeup”) from streaming services, she said that it was because she wanted to “do the work and do better in regards to race in America.” Soon thereafter, episodes featuring approximations of blackface…
