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...Robinson (Brock Peters), a black man, has been accused of raping a white woman, and Atticus takes on the case - a perilous assignment in an Alabama town in the 1930s. He offers brilliant arguments, demolishes the opposition, convinces each member of the movie audience...and loses. But Atticus has shown courage by putting his reputation on the line. Later in the film, he embodies a kind of pacifist resistance. The white woman's racist father sees him with some blacks and spits in his face. Atticus, with ferocious dignity, takes out a handkerchief, wipes off the insult and walks away...
...loses his life, but his case is seen not as his or his race's tragedy but as one step on his lawyer's Calvary. Then the plot shifts to the Finches' eccentric neighbor Boo Radley (Robert Duvall, in his first movie role), and Mockingbird forgets about the black man, unfairly convicted by a racist society, to concentrate on the white man who is brought into civilized society...
...best holiday news for Texans, who see long-distance drives as a way of life, is that gas is down to $1.35 a gallon in many parts of the state. But that happy fact may be the harbinger of tough economic times in 2009 for the Oil Patch. (Read "Black Gold: It's Time to Raise...
Perino, Dana •black eye is sustained by in melee following hurling of shoes at boss...
...time; the further they drop, the better your rates at The Joule hotel in Dallas. On the second night of your stay, the hotel will match the price of your room to whatever the price of oil is at the opening bell that morning. Plus, if you book the "Black Gold Experience," you get a $100 gift card to Neiman Marcus, conveniently located next door. Rates start at $340, through March 1, 2009. 1530 Main Street, Dallas...