tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post7022543155253264808..comments2024-01-02T10:59:51.905-05:00Comments on Freedom by the Sword: The Crooked Road To AppomattoxJimmy Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-48062512486238090862011-04-29T23:48:20.846-04:002011-04-29T23:48:20.846-04:00Hi Michael,
Sorry it took me so long to get back ...Hi Michael,<br /><br />Sorry it took me so long to get back to you – my wife and I just welcomed our second child into the world on Monday!<br /><br />I think showcasing the story of Captain Cailloux and the Louisiana Native Guard is great – it’s definitely a story that needs to be told and I look forward to seeing how their experience is woven into the overall tapestry of the main story line.<brJimmy Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-50830563404356914122011-04-21T13:22:46.981-04:002011-04-21T13:22:46.981-04:00Hi Jimmy,
Your concerns have gotten me thinking.....Hi Jimmy,<br /><br />Your concerns have gotten me thinking... We're locked at 8 hours and the scripts are budgeted so adding new material is very tricky. The dramatic spine of the story is Grant's MEMOIR and expanding from that portraying the relationships and historical storylines of those officers who were with him at West Point and in the Mexican War. Politics are very minimal-Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727725880816849540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-76833227824055497372011-04-19T23:55:52.011-04:002011-04-19T23:55:52.011-04:00Jimmy, will do :)
I do understand your concerns, a...Jimmy, will do :)<br />I do understand your concerns, and I know many have the same. And yesterday Michael and I spoke about all of them. I'm a long-time reenactor in addition to being a student, and you know how we all look at such past and present projects with a critical eye. Each one is the writer/director's interpretation, but Michael is getting the history right. He won't beJ David Petruzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212575393266360359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-242922804399665632011-04-19T22:23:04.880-04:002011-04-19T22:23:04.880-04:00Hi J.D.,
Thank you for taking the time to respond...Hi J.D.,<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to respond to this post. While it may not be apparent by my two posts on this project, I am very much in this film’s corner. I very much want it to succeed, and that’s why I felt the need to make my concerns vocal. I agree that Michael deserves kudos for taking his project to the streets and letting regular folks give input. I was also very Jimmy Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-11767400834874571862011-04-19T15:28:42.582-04:002011-04-19T15:28:42.582-04:00Hi Jimmy,
Having been able to read through the en...Hi Jimmy,<br /><br />Having been able to read through the entire script in it's current form, I would just say to give this project a chance right now. I spoke yesterday at great length with Michael, and he's very much committed to the reality of this project and the characterizations of the main characters. Obviously, there isn't room enough in 8 hours to tell the entire story of aJ David Petruzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212575393266360359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-8321844357533273552011-04-11T09:38:12.226-04:002011-04-11T09:38:12.226-04:00Hi Michael, thanks for taking the time to post.
F...Hi Michael, thanks for taking the time to post.<br /><br />First of all, I certainly meant no offense to your ancestor. <br /><br />Also, it is only out of concern that “all sides are being taken into account” that I have written these two posts on the film. You tell me to “ask away” – well, that’s exactly what I’m doing. I asked about Forrest and the Fort Pillow Massacre. I asked why there are Jimmy Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07518362560292852052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-71972427111879445232011-04-11T03:13:25.185-04:002011-04-11T03:13:25.185-04:00You totally mischaracterize this production. The ...You totally mischaracterize this production. The bulk of our country music artists play Union generals/characters. <br /><br />And what's "fun" about my great-great-great grandfather? If you'd quoted further from my comment you would have shared that I am not portraying a sanitized version of the Civil War. That all sides are being taken into account. What's wrong with Michael Frost Becknerhttp://www.facebook.com/toappomattoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-37598822868365918132011-04-11T01:05:10.189-04:002011-04-11T01:05:10.189-04:00The "over my mantle" quote appears to be...The "over my mantle" quote appears to be from the executive producer, Michael Frost Beckner. <br /><br />I also see the project has the (Facebook wall) endorsement of Patrick Gorman. <a href="http://deadconfederates.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/q-how-old-was-hood-at-gettysburg/" rel="nofollow">General Hood, say it ain't so!</a><br /><br />I'm still dubious about how genuine this Andy Hallhttp://deadconfederates.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161176118626950263.post-23883933463345250072011-04-11T01:02:48.618-04:002011-04-11T01:02:48.618-04:00I posted on their Facebook site, & asked if th...I posted on their Facebook site, & asked if they were going to include XVIII/XXV Corps, & the contributions of the USCT's during the 1864 campaign along the James River, & the capture of Richmond!! I was somewhat concerned, because all they had mentioned was the Louisiana Native Guard. Their response was that it will be covered in episode 8, but they did NOT give any kind of Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548139221921471686noreply@blogger.com