In addition to “Selma,” which is now in theaters, here are five movies about civil
In addition to “Selma,” which is now in theaters, here are five movies about civil rights that are especially appropriate to watch on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to Fandango.com:
v “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (2013): Spanning several decades, the tension of mid-1900s racism is at the heart of the critically lauded biopic. Forest Whitaker stars as Cecil Gaines, a man who serves as the butler to eight presidents during his tenure in the White House.
v “Freedom on My Mind” (1994): This documentary about the civil-rights movement won the award for Best Documentary at Sundance in 1994. It centers on the efforts to register African-American voters in 1960s Mississippi.
v “Malcolm X” (1992): Featuring Denzel Washington in one of the greatest biographical performances ever, this film explores the alternate side of the struggle for equality by showing the transformation of one of the most controversial and important leaders of the civil-rights movement.
v “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962): This classic adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel set in the Deep South stars Gregory Peck as the moral center in a story about a falsely accused black man in the 1960s.
v “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” (1967): Another Sidney Poitier movie centers on a couple of white parents whose daughter brings her black fiance home for dinner.
“The Bachelor” (8 p.m., ABC): “The Bachelor” offers a new twist as Jimmy Kimmel steps in as a special guest host. The late-night goofball even helps to plan a date for Chris.
“The Fosters” (8 p.m., ABC Family): A new season begins.
“The Celebrity Apprentice” (8 p.m, NBC): Joan Rivers appears, hopefully in a segment filmed before her death (oh, hush — she would have found that funny).
“Chasing Life” (9 p.m., ABC Family): The season premiere.
“Brain Games” (9 p.m., Nat Geo): Season 4? If I were a regular watcher, I probably would have remembered that.
“The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 P.M., COMEDY CENTRAL): Stephen Colbert has moved on, but Larry Wilmore — a comedian, actor, writer and former “senior black correspondent” — is ready to step into the late-night void with this new program. Produced by Jon Stewart, the show opens with Wilmore giving his lighthearted takes on the day’s key events, and then segues into a freewheeling panel discussion.
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DVD RELEASES
Movies available Tuesday on DVD and through digital providers include:
“Lucy” (R): Starring Scarlett Johannson and Morgan Freeman.
“Annabelle” (R): Starring Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton.
“The Boxtrolls” (PG): Starring Ben Kingsley and Toni Collette.
“The Drop” (R): Starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini.
“Rudderless” (R): Starring Billy Crudup and Anton Yelchin.
“The Zero Theorem” (R): Starring Christoph Waltz and Melanie Thierry.