

The early trailer and poster for the film, which opens Sept.

“Race is an issue that everybody thinks about but you avoid talking about.” They have no idea what his platform is,” the actor said.

“People will say they are not voting for because he’s black, but of course they are. Jackson believes that in the PG-13 rated “Lakeview Terrace,” like the rest of the world, race is both text and subtext, which may make the movie especially topical. “You can listen to that noise all night long,” Turner at one point says to Chris as he listens to rap music, “but when you wake up in the morning, you’ll still be white.” Turner, a single father of two, also can’t stand that the skin color of his neighbors isn’t the same. It’s not just that Turner disapproves of his neighbors’ latte-sipping lifestyle, which includes indiscreet romantic encounters, liberal friends and - the horror! - a hybrid car (Turner’s a giant SUV-driving right-winger).
