Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 29. Chapters: Alex Haley's Queen, Amistad (film), Ashanti (1979 film), A Woman Called Moses, Cobra Verde, Django Unchained, Drum (1976 film), Lincoln (2012 film), Mandingo (film), Nightjohn (film), Ride with the Devil (film), Roots: The Gift, Roots (TV miniseries), Trafficking in film and television, Twelve Years a Slave (film), Uncle Tom's Cabin (film adaptations). Excerpt: Ride with the Devil is a 1999 Revisionist Western film directed by Ang Lee. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by James Schamus, based on a book entitled Woe to Live On, by author Daniel Woodrell. The events portrayed in the novel and movie take place in Missouri, amidst escalating guerrilla warfare at the onset of the American Civil War. Within the film, a loose dramatization of the Lawrence Massacre is depicted. Incorporated in the plot is the character of Jake Roedel, played by actor Tobey Maguire. Roedel, a Southern militiaman, joins a group of marauders known as the Bushwhackers. The gang attempt to disrupt and marginalize the political activities of Northern Jayhawkers allied with Union soldiers. The ensemble cast also features Skeet Ulrich, Jeffrey Wright, Jonathan Brandis, Jim Caviezel and musician Jewel. The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios of Universal Pictures and Good Machine. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by the USA Films division of Universal Pictures. In 2010, The Criterion Collection released a restored high-definition digital transfer of the film for the home media market. Ride with the Devil explores politics, violence and war. Following its limited release in theaters, the film failed to garner any award nominations for its acting or production merits from accredited film organizations. On November 23, 1999, the original motion picture...