Commemoration of the American Civil War played by Taran Killam. News publication "The Week" mocked the retraction and remarked that it "[wa]sn't the most consequential apology, nor the most belated." The article proceeded to list other belated apologies, including a June 18, 2009 U.S. Senate resolution passed to apologize for the institution of slavery and segregation. Hollywood's take on the war has been especially influential in shaping public memory, as seen in such film "classics" as "Birth of a Nation" (1915), "Gone with the Wind" (1939), and "Lincoln (2012)". Commemoration of the American Civil War The commemoration of the American Civil War is based on the
Midnight (1939 film) The film was remade as "Masquerade in Mexico" (1945) with Dorothy Lamour. In 2007, Universal Studios announced plans for a remake of "Midnight" to be shot in 2010, with Michael Arndt as writer and Reese Witherspoon in the lead role. Universal currently owns the rights to the original version. However, as of November 2011, the film has not gone into production. Midnight (1939 film) Midnight is a 1939 American screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer, Mary Astor, and Elaine Barrie. Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder based on