Roland Emmerich's upcoming Stonewallâ€"a film that tells a fictionalized story of the Stonewall Riots in 1969, which many consider the beginning of the modern gay rights movementâ€"was intended to be the openly gay filmmaker's tribute to a pivotal, important event. Instead, the first trailer sparked a storm of controversy, including a proposed boycott, and the film is being accused of whitewashing history. Now Emmerich has responded to the criticism. In the late 1960s, the Stonewall Inn be...
Roland Emmerich's upcoming Stonewallâ€"a film that tells a fictionalized story of the Stonewall Riots in 1969, which many consider the beginning of the modern gay rights movementâ€"was intended to be the openly gay filmmaker's tribute to a pivotal, important event. Instead, the first trailer sparked a storm of controversy, including a proposed boycott, and the film is being accused of whitewashing history. Now Emmerich has responded to the criticism. In the late 1960s, the Stonewall Inn be...
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