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Pasolini's violent murder in a Roman slum immortalized the artist. One critic referred to him as "St. Pier Paolo: Homosexual and Martyr," and most considered his final film, the bizarre and disturbing "Salo," strangely prophetic. It represents the enigmatic end of a tumultuous artistic career and, as Pasolini's 1959 novel proclaimed in its title, A Violent Life. "Mamma Roma" is far more typical than his last film, of the mix of politics and poetry, of ideology and of sentiment, which characterizes most of Pasolini's work. Its magnificent cinematography and superb acting make it a pleasure...
...Technicolor Pulp, Nelson's Jimi claims no high moral ground, calling himself neither martyr nor victim. He speaks from the position of nowhere, which keeps his statements pure: "I have no desire at all to be a rebel. I don't believe in anything enough to be a rebel." He may not be inspirational, but at least he's honest...
Last week it came to a crossroads. Despite rumors that Gibson controlled most of the votes on the N.A.A.C.P. board, Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of civil rights martyr Medgar Evers, pulled off a stunning 30-to-29 victory to become the group's head. ``I am here because I love the N.A.A.C.P.,'' she said last week. ``I believe it must survive. I believe it must thrive.'' The former executive at Atlantic Richfield, who now serves as a commissioner on the Los Angeles Board of Public Works, has always perceived the N.A.A.C.P. in terms of life and death...
...essence of Valentine's Day. As I ran the gauntlet of Cupid-bedecked storefronts and dodged the simpering couples on Mass. Ave., I realized with pride that I had transcended the boundaries of religion and relationship to gain a deeper understanding of the day, the celebration, and the unfortunate martyr himself. I knew just how the poor guy felt...
Milk was a gay politician in San Francisco who became a martyr of the homosexual-rights movement in 1978, when he was shot and killed by another city councilman. The opera divides his life into three parts: "The Closet," "The Castro" and "City Hall" represent his sexual coming-of-age as a gay Jewish boy in New York, his rise to local fame at the epicenter of San Francisco's outlandish and highly promiscuous gay neighborhood and, finally, his death at the hands of Dan White, a former cop and fireman who hated everything Milk stood...