Sony

A Black James Bond? No, Hell No!

Friday, December 26, 2014 at 8:23 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

The media have published the latest batch of leaked Sony e-mails. It includes executives discussing Idris Elba replacing Daniel Craig as James Bond. That, of course, would make Elba the first Black James Bond. And that prospect has caused near-universal excitement. A Black James Bond? Mind you, other leaked e-mails outed these same executives as closeted Hollywood racists. That makes their… Read more.

Boycott Sony (and Other Studios Too)!

Friday, December 19, 2014 at 8:05 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

This boycott is not about some silly movie, The Interview, which ends with the exploding head of North Korea’s tin-pot dictator, Kim Jung-un. It’s about Sony making a mockery of America’s vaunted and enviable freedoms – of speech and expression – by pulling it under dubious threats from anonymous hackers. It’s about major theater chains, like… Read more.