As its 75th anniversary approaches, “Gone With the Wind” is being celebrated as a

September 30, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

As its 75th anniversary approaches, “Gone With the Wind” is being celebrated as a timeless movie classic. But even the film’s distributor acknowledges the Civil War epic’s portrayal of slavery is dated and inaccurate.

v Reissued: The movie will be reissued today in a lavish home-video box set, including a music box, an embroidered handkerchief and more than eight hours of bonus features.

v Documentary: To produce something new for yet another “GWTW” box set, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brought in filmmaker and historian Gary Leva, who made ae 30-minute documentary “Old South/New South.”

v Book based: The movie is based on Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 best-seller “Gone With the Wind, a fictional story about a spoiled Old South socialite, Scarlett O’Hara. But the real-life war that serves as backdrop looms too large in the film for many to overlook.

v A first: Actress Hattie McDaniel, who played Scarlett’s devoted nanny Mammy, a slave, became the first African- American actor to be nominated for and win an Academy Award. The film’s portrayal of black characters has been criticized since the world premiere in Atlanta on Dec. 13, 1939.

v Other views: Hollywood offers a more honest view of slavery in films such as “12 Years a Slave” and “Django Unchained.”

“Selfie” (8 p.m., ABC): Loosely based on “My Fair Lady,” the comedy introduces us to Eliza Dooley (Karen Gillan), a self- obsessed, social media addict who wants to “rebrand” her image. Enter a marketing whiz (John Cho), who becomes her coach and potential love interest.

“Manhattan Love Story” (7:30 p.m., ABC): A pair of pretty faces navigate a new relationship while we have to suffer through their thoughts.

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Power of Arts session this week

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A program on grants for artist projects, commissions for public art and artist-in-residency placements is planned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Wean Foundation, 147 W. Market St.

The session will focus on how to connect opportunities and fund them.

Tricia Ostertag of the Arts in Stark will be the presenter. Moderators will be Becky Keck and Bill Mullane.

Regional art show opens Friday at mall

NILES

The Art Outreach Gallery in Eastwood Mall will open the Community Artworks Regional Annual Artist’s Exhibition on Friday with an artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m. This is a juried exhibit; prizes awarded at 7 p.m.

Al L. Bright, international artist and African-American educator, juried the entries, selecting 87 pieces of artwork. The exhibit showcases artists from a 50-mile radius in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The public may attend the reception for a $5 donation to benefit the Community Artworks Projects.

Gallery hours are from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays, 1 to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.