Posts Tagged ‘african-american’

This Christmas (2007)

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Delroy Lindo | Idris Elba | Loretta Devine | Chris Brown | Keith Robinson | Laz Alonso | Columbus Short | Sharon Leal | Lauren London | Lupe Ontiveros | Jessica Stroup | Mekhi Phifer | Regina King | David Banner | Ricky Harris
Directors: Preston A. Whitmore II
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A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family’s first holiday together in four years.

Crossover (2006)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Tamer Werfali | Gavin J. Behrman | Michael Lamone Bivins | Shelli Boone | Wayne Brady | Philip Champion | Allan Cunningham | Alecia Jai Fears | Dana Gamarra | Nicholas Harvell | (actor unknown) | William L. Johnson | Wesley Jonathan | Michael Kimbrew | Anthony Mackie
Directors: Preston A. Whitmore II
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A naturally talented basketball player, Noah Cruise is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to UCLA pre-med, rather than succumb to the lure of former sports agent Vaughn and go for the NBA. His best friend, the buddy that took the fall for him and did the time for an assault charge, Tech, also an outstanding basketball player, has less lofty ambitions: he wants to get his GED and win an underground street ball game against his arrogant rival, Jewelz. Their lives change drastically when they both fall in love with two local girls, Vanessa Lilly and Eboni Jackson, and take fateful trip out to L.A. together.

Chasing Amy (1997)

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Ethan Suplee | Ben Affleck | Scott Mosier | Jason Lee | Jason Mewes | Casey Affleck | Kevin Smith | Dwight Ewell | Joey Lauren Adams | Guinevere Turner | Carmen Lee | Brian O'Halloran | Matt Damon | Alexander Goebbel | Tony Torn | Rebecca Waxman | Paris Petrick
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Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything’s going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she’s a lesbian.

Bronx Tale, A (1993)

Monday, September 29th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Robert De Niro | Chazz Palminteri | Lillo Brancato | Francis Capra | Taral Hicks | Kathrine Narducci | Clem Caserta | Alfred Sauchelli Jr. | Frank Pietrangolare | Joe Pesci | Robert D'Andrea | Eddie Montanaro | Fred Fischer | Dave Salerno | Joe D'Onofrio
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Gangster Sonny is the big man in Calogero’s Bronx neighborhood. A shooting witnessed by Calogero is the starting point of a lasting bond between the gangster and the small boy. Father (bus driver Lorenzo), however, disap- proves. Calogero grows up under the wings of both men, torn between his own natural honesty and his fascination with Sonny. C’s neighborhood cronies get involved in theft, use of guns, racial fights. When C meets girl, things don’t become easier. C’s leap to manhood is marked by tragedy, but also by his recognition of the many faces of love.

Madigan (1968)

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Richard Widmark | Henry Fonda | Inger Stevens | Harry Guardino | James Whitmore | Susan Clark | Michael Dunn | Steve Ihnat | Don Stroud | Sheree North | Warren Stevens | Raymond St. Jacques | Bert Freed | Harry Bellaver | Frank Marth
Directors: Don Siegel
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Policemen Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, the two NYC detectives are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While Bonaro and Madigan follow up on various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers.

The Wanderers (1979)

Monday, August 4th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Ken Wahl | John Friedrich | Alan Rosenberg | Jim Youngs | Tony Ganios | William Andrews | Erland van Lidth | Val Avery | Dolph Sweet | Michael Wright | Burtt Harris | Samm-Art Williams | Dion Albanese | George Merolle | John Califano
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Set against the urban jungle of 1963 New York’s gangland subculture, this coming of age teenage movie is set around the Italian gang the Wanderers. Slight comedy, slight High School angst and every bit entertaining with its classic 1950’s Rock n’ Roll soundtrack such as “Walk Like a Man”, “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by The Four Seasons and “My Boyfriend’s Back” by The Angels. Focusing around a football game where the different gangs play with and against each other, then at its grand finale, come together in a mass of union to defend their honour and their turf. Nostalgic stuff and above all a Rock n’ Roll retrospective on a grand musical era. Timeless.

The Super (1991)

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Japan | USA
Actors: Joe Pesci | Vincent Gardenia | Rubén Blades | Kenny Blank | Paul Benjamin | Bhubeshi Bodibe | Abdoulaye NGom | Anthony Heald | Daniel Baltzman | Jack Hallett | Steven Rodriquez | Daryl Robinson | Rynel Johnson | Paul Bates | Daniel Margotta
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Louie is a New York slum landlord who is given 120 days to repair one of his apartment blocks. The problem for Louie is that he must live in the rundown block until the repairs are complete. Louie’s father is the real boss, and he has no intention of paying for the repairs. This leaves Louie to live in the squaller his tenants endure all year round.

Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Martin Lawrence | James Earl Jones | Cedric the Entertainer | Michael Clarke Duncan | Mike Epps | Damani Roberts | Louis C.K. | Brandin Jenkins | Reginald Davis Jr. | Gus Hoffman | Affion Crockett | Robin McGee | Werner Richmond | Rich Medina | Ted Ferguson
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A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South.

Jackie Brown (1997)

Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Denise Crosby | Pam Grier | Samuel L. Jackson | Robert Forster | Bridget Fonda | Michael Keaton | Robert De Niro | Michael Bowen | Chris Tucker | Lisa Gay Hamilton | Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr. | Hattie Winston | David Haig | Aimee Graham | Ellis Williams | Tangie Ambrose
Directors: Quentin Tarantino
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Jackie Brown is the name of a flight attendant who gets caught smuggling her boss’ gun money on the airline she works for. Luckily for her, the Fed Ray Nicolet and the LA Cop Mark Dargus decide to team up in order to arrest the arms dealer she works for, whose name they don’t even know. Here’s when she has to choose one way: tell Nicolet and Dargus about Ordell Robbie (the arms dealer) and get her freedom -except that if Ordell suspects you’re talking about him, you’re dead- or keep her mouth shut and do some time. That’s when she meets Max Cherry -her bail bondsman-, a late fifties, recently separated, burnt-out man, who falls in love with her. Then Jackie comes up with a plan to play the Feds off against Ordell and the guys he works with -Louis Gara and Melanie Ralston, among others- and walk off with their money. But she needs Max’s help. No one is going to stand in the way of his million dollar payoff…

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Cleavon Little | Gene Wilder | Slim Pickens | David Huddleston | Liam Dunn | Alex Karras | John Hillerman | George Furth | Jack Starrett | Harvey Korman | Madeline Kahn | Carol Arthur | Richard Collier | Charles McGregor
Directors: Mel Brooks
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The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople.