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  Jaden Smith Will Flee Slavery In 'The Good Lord Bird'

  By Russ Fischer April 16th, 2014

  In the novel The Good Lord Bird, the young slave Henry dresses in a sackcloth during an escape from violence, and subsequently takes advantage of being mistaken for a girl as he seeks freedom. It's not the role you might assume Jaden Smith would take to follow a couple of Karate Kid movies (the second…

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  Spike Lee's Miracle At St. Anna Movie Trailer

  By Peter Sciretta June 12th, 2008

  Spike Lee’s big screen adaptation of James McBride’s Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four black American soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped in a small Tuscan village on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The film deals with the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre, but…

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