Some fine E.L. Doctorow tweeting by @tanehisicoates tonight.
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For more on Doctorow, you might want to read this little tribute I wrote:http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122346/el-doctorow-1931-2015 …
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@notjessewalker Yeah, I should have clarified that -- that the soundtrack was example of how nostalgia was all about surface.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet That movie's music/setting disconnect reminds me of this: https://xkcd.com/771/2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@notjessewalker Some Jane Austen adaptations had characters in Victorian outfits. Or Prince Valiant had King Arthur dress like 13th century1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@notjessewalker Wasn't there an older convention in Toga epics that aristocrats played by Brits and slaves by Americans?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@notjessewalker Wasn't consistently done but you can see it in Spartacus. Olivier as Crassus, Kirk Douglas as Spartacus.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@notjessewalker In the Disney version of Pocahontas, all the whites have British accent except John Smith, a good guy who talks America.
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