Firth's Panther, Firth's Brother

by Christopher Campbell Sep 19th 2006 // 11:31AM

Filed under: Documentary, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand

What do Colin Firth and Rage Against the Machine have in common? Well, aside from knowing how to rock (What, you didn't see Firth in leather pants in What a Girl Wants?), they also both support Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther who has been in prison for 25 years for ~~allegedly killing~~ being wrongly accused of killing a police officer. Firth is producing a documentary titled In Prison My Whole Life, which focuses on Abu-Jamal. But get this: The doc also concentrates on the life of William Francome, a middle-aged white guy. Turns out Francome was born on the day of the shooting, and since Firth is also a middle-aged white guy, he became a point of entry into the life of the supposed cop-killer. Now does it all make sense? Didn't think so.

All that matters is that Firth has just stepped up on my staircase of favorite actors. And let's hope that Abu-Jamal will be brushing up on his Jane Austen in the event the actor drops in for a visit.

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Tags: cinematical, colin firth, ColinFirth, film, in prison my whole life, InPrisonMyWholeLife, movies, mumia abu-jamal, MumiaAbu-jamal, rage against the machine, RageAgainstTheMachine, what a girl wants, WhatAGirlWants

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9-19-2006 @ 3:26PM

p. liddle said...

glad to see a little self-correction in the alleged killing/wrongly accused department. hope the doc covers the fact that abu-jamal should not be on death row he does know who should be and is refusing to give that evidence. perhaps one day the docs will get it right; withholding evidence is not a death penalty offense but contempt of court carries a descretion-of-the-court sentence and he still wouldn't be free.

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