http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/ culture blogging for the good of the planet Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/#comment-41 Laura Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:56:02 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/#comment-41 Oops. I forgot to mention that Dr. King put a copyright on most of his work while he was still alive. It's not in the public domain, for the most part. Another reason that more movies, etc. aren't made about him. Oops. I forgot to mention that Dr. King put a copyright on most of his work while he was still alive. It’s not in the public domain, for the most part. Another reason that more movies, etc. aren’t made about him.

]]> http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/#comment-40 Laura Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:53:44 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/#comment-40 The King estate has a whole bunch of stipulations on use of his image and materials. Makes it very difficult for writers to work with, unfortunately. The King estate has a whole bunch of stipulations on use of his image and materials. Makes it very difficult for writers to work with, unfortunately.

]]> http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/#comment-37 Claire Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:08:12 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/#comment-37 Tom, I think you may be correct about King being too iconic to portray. It is surprising that there hasn't been more movies or television programs created about him. Tom, I think you may be correct about King being too iconic to portray. It is surprising that there hasn’t been more movies or television programs created about him.

]]> http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/#comment-34 Maud Newton: Blog Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:23:05 +0000 http://newcritics.com/blog1/2007/01/15/portraying-dr-king/#comment-34 [...] Why hasn’t there been a Martin Luther King biopic as good as Malcolm X? (The last substantial treatment was a ‘78 miniseries.) [...] [...] Why hasn’t there been a Martin Luther King biopic as good as Malcolm X? (The last substantial treatment was a ‘78 miniseries.) [...]

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