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The Blackface Bomb

I’m watching a lot of weird old movies for my upcoming book The Fractured Mirror and consequently regularly inundated with bracing outbursts of. blackface that seem to come out of nowhere.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinOctober 3, 2023The Fractured Mirror, Al Jolson, George Jessel, musicals, blackface, racism

Shards from the Fractured Mirror: Jolson Rides Again, The Legend of Lylah Claire, Once in a Lifetime, The Pretenders, Shrink, Sweet Liberty, With Friends Like These and Zeroville

This latest round-up of pieces on movies about movies from my upcoming book The Fractured Mirror contains two separate James Franco movies you’ve never heard of and I still have two more left to cover. Please stop making shitty movies about movies, James Franco! Oh wait, I forgot. You’re not making any movies inside Director Jail.

What is the Deal with Al Jolson?

That Al Jolson cat was wild! What was the deal with him, his popularity and his in your face Judaism?

The Big WhoopNathan RabinJanuary 24, 2023Al Jolson, The Fractured Mirror, Judaism, blackface

Blackface: Not Even Once

For the love of God, why does anyone think they can get away with doing blackface in 2019?

The Big WhoopNathan RabinFebruary 5, 2019blackface, race, Megyn Kelly