Saturday, February 24, 2018

The Post on Black Panther (continued)

The vision behind 'Black Panther's' stunning look: 'Feminine, masculine, beautiful and strong.' [iin print as 'Attractive and intimidating'].


He loved 'Black Panther' comics as a kid. Then Marvel asked him to write a novel for the movie. [in print as 'It was the culmination of a lifelong dream']


The world's most popular superhero is an undocumented immigrant


Washington Post's About US blog  February 23 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/02/23/the-biggest-movie-in-the-world-right-now-is-about-an-undocumented-immigrant/

The women of 'Black Panther' are empowered not just in politics and war, but also in love

and here's a couple of NYT fashion pieces to pair with the Post's:

The Afrofuturistic Designs of 'Black Panther'

For her extraordinarily detailed costumes, Ruth E. Carter studied the garments of the Maasai, the Lesotho and other African tribes. A 3-D printer was also key.

By MELENA RYZIK

    A version of this article appears in print on February 24, 2018, on Page C1 of the New York edition with the headline: African Designs Inspire a Film's Look.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/movies/black-panther-afrofuturism-costumes-ruth-carter.html

 

'Black Panther' Costumes Merge African History With Afrofuturism

By ROBIN LINDSAY and MELENA RYZIK | Feb. 23, 2018 | 2:48

https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/100000005735913/black-panther-costumes-merge-african-history-with-afrofuturism.html




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