“To Kill a Mockingbird” published in 1960 in a country undergoing a profound racial reckoning. Five years before “Mockingbird,” Rosa Parks had refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, and Emmett Till was murdered after being accused of offending a white woman, a tragedy reflected in the court case at the center of Harper Lee’s novel. The …
Restaurant at a Beverly Hills hotel, early March. The two exchange pleasantries, then dive into the reason for this interview: Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which has become one of the biggest hits of the Broadway season. I didn’t read “Go Set a Watchman,” because I had a hunch that people would say I tried …
“To Kill A Mockingbird” returns to more than 600 theaters nationwide on March 24 and 27 as part of TCM Big Screen Classics series. In addition, the 2015 publication of Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” also put “Mockingbird” in some perspective; the book was dubbed both a sequel to and a first draft of “Mockingbird.” It also generated considerable controversy …
