2012 conventions 2012 election 2013 session 2013 special election arts arts and culture author ballot measures bomb books budget bullying business charlie hales children clackamas climate change coal courts crime culture culture club democrats drugs economy education environment family film fluoride food gay rights guns handguns health health care health insurance high school history housing immigration international internet kitzhaber law legislature lgbt literary arts living marijuana medicine mental health military minor parties mohamed mohamud movies music native americans news newspaper obama olympics oregon our town parenting pers photography police politcs politics port portland portland business journal portland mayor president prevention public safety religion republicans rnc romney rural salem sam adams sandy hook schools science shooting sports suicide supreme court taxes television terrorism theater third parties timber payments transportation union university of oregon violence washington water wildfire women

I just finished reading Juneteenth last December, and it strikes me it would make an excellent movie! I would love to see someone like Clint Eastwood direct it, especially seeing how delicately he handles period pieces (like Changeling). It has some wonderful cinematic references and scenes, the main character thinks his mother is in a movie he watches -- and later he becomes a free-lance photographer. Some great stuff! And also, besides race relations, the book encompases Christian themes like transformation and self-sacrifice! It's too bad it was never fully completed. The vague end of the book also makes me think a director like PT Anderson would be perfect to handle material like this!

What do you think?

P.S. Although a black director (like Spike Lee) would probably be just as good

posted 3 years, 4 months ago
view in context