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Post by returnofthemega on Aug 20, 2005 14:30:58 GMT -5
Somebody leant me a bootleg DVD of this but I can't get it to play. I wonder if this is worth watching at the theater?
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Post by nehketah on Aug 25, 2005 18:26:04 GMT -5
I have heard that it is just a steriotypicial movie which I got from a relieble source and for that reason I refuse to watch I believe that in the past years our Black cinema is declining
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Post by returnofthemega on Aug 25, 2005 19:11:14 GMT -5
Black cinema is hurting in my opinion as well. Every now and then I like to check up on its devolution. lol. I dont think I wanna spend money on "Hustle And Flow". I'm really interested in how they portray a "rappers" life, so when I get a hold of a DVD that works I'll check it out.
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Post by nehketah on Aug 25, 2005 19:27:42 GMT -5
Lackawanna Blues pays homage to an era gone by, taking an affectionate look at the ties that bind an African-American community in the period just before desegregation. The drama takes place primarily as a flashback to Santiago-Hudson's childhood, starting with his birth in the upstate NY town of Lackawanna during a raucous Friday-night fish fry hosted by Rachel "Nanny" Crosby (S. Epatha Merkerson). As a boy in the 1950s and 60s, with his parents unable to take care of him, Ruben Jr. is essentially adopted by Nanny, proprietor of a rooming house and mentor to countless down-on-their luck blacks who moved there from Nanny's hometown in Virginia. Nanny's place is not just walls and a roof, but a home where misfits and drifters can escape their personal hells to find a fresh start and a family. Against this background, Jr. receives an education in life from a diverse and colorful group of boarders. However, his biggest bond will always be with Nanny, in a relationship that nobody, not even a pair of zealous social workers, can tear asunder.
This was on HBO and was the best black movie I have seen in a long time highly suggested
I think you can catch it on ON DEMAND
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Post by returnofthemega on Aug 26, 2005 19:15:17 GMT -5
okay i'll check it out
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Post by nehketah on Aug 26, 2005 19:20:14 GMT -5
Have you seen or know anyone who has seen crash
interested in checking it out
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Post by returnofthemega on Aug 26, 2005 19:26:24 GMT -5
I haven't heard of it.
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Post by nehketah on Aug 26, 2005 19:50:05 GMT -5
A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. A black television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Korean couple…
They all live in Los Angeles. And in the next 36 hours, they will all collide…
A provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial conflict in America, CRASH is that rare cinematic event - a film that challenges audiences to question their own prejudices. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles, this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining fear and bigotry from multiple perspectives as characters careen in and out of one another's lives. No one is safe in the battle zones of racial strife. And no one is immune to the simmering rage that sparks violence - and changes lives...
Funny, powerful, and always unpredictable, CRASH boldly explores the gray area between black and white, victim and aggressor…and finds no easy solutions. The dynamic feature directing debut of Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Paul Haggis, CRASH stars Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe and Larenz Tate, from a story by Paul Haggis and a screenplay by Haggis and Bobby Moresco. CRASH is produced by Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Mark R. Harris, Bobby Moresco and Paul Haggis.
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