The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Feb. 7, unless otherwise noted: Loving (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2016, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Rated: PG-13, mature themes The lowdown: Richard and Mildred Loving are the focal point of this true story about an interracial couple from Virginia who married in 1958 and simply wanted to live as man and wife like other people. But the state’s antiquated miscegenation laws forced them to leave their home and Virginia to avoid prison sentences. Relocating to Washington, D.C., the Lovings began raising a family and adapting to the city. Both, however, felt out of place. They were small-town, rural people who were missing family and friends back home. In the early 1960s, Mildred was encouraged to write a letter to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who referred their situation to the ACLU, which saw the case as a chance to overturn all the miscegenation laws still on the books in most Southern — as well as some other — states. The beauty of “Loving,” written and directed by Jeff Nichols, is that while the ACLU was hungry to make a big splash and headlines, all the Lovings wanted to do was return home so they could enjoy life in familiar and warm surroundings. Ruth Negga, who portrays Mildred, received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination — and deservedly so. “Loving” is a gentle reminder that love is powerful enough to overcome even the greatest obstacles thrown up by a state government and myopic people who are more interested in divisiveness than embracing the bonds that unite people — in marriage and in life.
New to View: Feb. 7
New to View: Feb. 7
New to View: Feb. 7
The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Feb. 7, unless otherwise noted: Loving (Blu-ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Details: 2016, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Rated: PG-13, mature themes The lowdown: Richard and Mildred Loving are the focal point of this true story about an interracial couple from Virginia who married in 1958 and simply wanted to live as man and wife like other people. But the state’s antiquated miscegenation laws forced them to leave their home and Virginia to avoid prison sentences. Relocating to Washington, D.C., the Lovings began raising a family and adapting to the city. Both, however, felt out of place. They were small-town, rural people who were missing family and friends back home. In the early 1960s, Mildred was encouraged to write a letter to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who referred their situation to the ACLU, which saw the case as a chance to overturn all the miscegenation laws still on the books in most Southern — as well as some other — states. The beauty of “Loving,” written and directed by Jeff Nichols, is that while the ACLU was hungry to make a big splash and headlines, all the Lovings wanted to do was return home so they could enjoy life in familiar and warm surroundings. Ruth Negga, who portrays Mildred, received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination — and deservedly so. “Loving” is a gentle reminder that love is powerful enough to overcome even the greatest obstacles thrown up by a state government and myopic people who are more interested in divisiveness than embracing the bonds that unite people — in marriage and in life.