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...sure, Kunta Kinte is seen as a figure of unbending pride and courage, and morally it is fine to present an outsize, heroic character with whom black youths can identify. On the other hand, black males wearing their machismo on their sleeves-as many do in current films and TV shows-are really just variants on the old buck characters of early movies and even earlier plays...
...Frenzy. Movies make us expect that in such situations of heavy stress, heroes emerge. Trumbo, and other members of the ten, had the same kind of fantasies. When their moment came, however, reality interfered. The ten all grandstanded, and today, looking at the old newsreel footage, they seem not heroic but very human and slightly absurd. A short fund-raising film for the Hollywood Ten, unearthed by Director Helpern, shows the group addressing the camera with starchy informality and faint condescension. But this impression of haughtiness compares favorably with the shrill, uproarious melodramatics of The Red Menace, an anti-Communist...
...roommate, Lou, began his quest for the banner many months ago, but his ultimate achievement came only after intricate planning and heroic exertion. Unsatisfied with his Razorback Stadium reflecting sign and his Rooter-Snooter Hog hat, he longed for fulfillment. The ABC banner...
...close Lou made his move. Streaking for the banner he dodged all obstacles with cat-like agility. He climbed the stadium wall in one leap, fearlessly risking life and limb. He pulled at the banner, so close to victory his heart was pounding furiously. With one last heroic effort he freed the last corner and bolted from the stadium one step ahead of the authorities...
...games like this, it's hard to achieve truly heroic status. Kubacki didn't leave for the game until the Wednesday previous, a good indication of how much practice goes into these affairs, and he had to bring his pads and helmet with him, as the bowl people provided just pants, a jersey, and a prayer...