As Tom Hanks researches his role, nobody recognizes how wrong he is for the part. There's more immediate pushback against the casting of Bruce Willis, since his part was written as British. But the hardest decision comes when the director insists that a Jewish judge be played by a Black actor, to soften the film’s racial tensions.
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Season 5 Trailer: Decoding John Ford
Introducing: Talking Pictures from TCM and Max
From American Masters: Creative Spark: John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste
Bonus Episode: Donald Bogle and Racquel Gates
Bonus Episode: Bob Minor & Jadie David
Bonus Episode: Jacqueline Stewart
Bonus Episode: Quentin Tarantino
Ms. Jackie Brown
I’m Gonna Die For Paul Newman
Looking Good
Bonus: Pam Grier in Italy
The Queen of Blaxploitation
An Actor Prepares
I'm Not From Here
The Black West
Season 4 Trailer: Here Comes Pam
From Revisionist History: Star Struck
Bonus Episode: J.K. Simmons
Bonus Episode: Carol Burnett, Kate Flannery and Kate Micucci
Bonus Episode: Aaron Sorkin
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