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African-American Cinema DVDs

Ray (Full Screen Edition)

Sales Rank:16041
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

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Jamie Foxx
Regina King
Kerry Washington
Clifton Powell
Harry Lennix

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House Party 2

Sales Rank:14316
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

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Director(s):

Doug McHenry
George Jackson

Actor(s):

Christopher Reid
Christopher Martin
Martin Lawrence
Bowlegged Lou
Paul Anthony

Kid 'n Play (Class Act) return, this time to blow the roof off college life--and Harris University will never be the same!

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The Greatest Speeches of All-Time Box Set

Sales Rank:12534
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)

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FDR
Harry Truman
JFK
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter

Three DVD Box Set, over 3.5 hours containing 44 of the great speeches that changed the course of history. Includes U.S. Presidents - FDR, Harry Truman, JFK, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton. Also speeches from Historical Icons - Martin Luther King, Jr., Douglas MacArthur, Robert F. Kennedy, Barry Goldwater, Jesse Jackson, Huey Long, George Patton, Hubert Humphrey, Nelson Rockefeller, Joseph McCarthy, Sir Winston Churchill and others. Contains: "...nothing to fear but fear itself", "Old Soldiers Never Die...", "Ask not what your country can do for you.....", "Ich Bin Ein Berliner", MLK's last speech, Nixon's resignation, "Checkers Speech", Desert Storm Victory, 50th Anniversary of Normandy and more.

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The Original Kings of Comedy/ Queens of Comedy Gift Set

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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

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Steve Harvey
D.L. Hughley
Cedric the Entertainer
Bernie Mac

The Original Kings of Comedy achieves the seemingly impossible task of capturing the rollicking and sly comedy routines of stand-up and sitcom vets Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac and the magic of experiencing a live concert show. Director Spike Lee and his crew plant a multitude of cameras in a packed stadium and onstage (as well as backstage, as they follow the comedians) to catch the vivid immediacy of the show, which is as much about the audience as it is about the jokes. And the jokes are funny.

All four riff fast and furiously (and with much swearing) on the world in terms of race, family, sex, and in one routine, outer space. Hughley takes comedic aim at extreme sports and eating disorders, while Cedric harks back to the day when gang fights meant calling opponents out onto the dance floor. Bernie Mac, the self-confessed id comedian of the group, presents a routine that is simultaneously offensive and hilarious--an apt reminder that comedy can and should be vicious if we are ever to learn to laugh at ourselves and hopefully be the better for it. Harvey, who acts as the MC for the show, has some transcendent moments with the crowd (a '70s slow jam sing-along, anyone?) that have to be seen to be believed. There's no doubt as to why Kings was a hit with concert and movie audiences; the laughs keep coming, in the tradition of Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy, with a sharp eye on the nuances of today's racially affected culture. --Shannon Gee

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Seventeen Again

Sales Rank:21356
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

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Director(s):

Jeff Byrd
Jeffrey W. Byrd

Actor(s):

Tia Mowry
Tamera Mowry
Mark Taylor (XIII)
Tahj Mowry
Hope Clarke

When 17-year-old Sydney's divorced grandparents visit simultaneously, it seems there will be no end to the bickering. Then little brother's science experiment goes awry and instead of preserving roses, he sends both grandparents back to their youth. The young-people-out-of-time story line leads to many "young fella" versus "dissing" language gags. Then doe-eyed grandma gets an eye-opening school lecture on the use of a condom--a funny, but unnecessary scene that gives the movie its Parental Discretion rating for language and mature subject matter. Of course young grandma Cat (Tamera Mowry) looks exactly like Sydney (Tia Mowry), resulting in the inevitable dating mix-ups, until young Grandma and Grandpa predictably fall back in love before literally plunging back into old age. This 93-minute Showtime vehicle for the Mowry twins (TV's Sister, Sister) and their brother Tahj is better than average, although its "street" savvy may leave older teens and true urbanites wincing. Ages 12 and up. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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What's Cooking?

Sales Rank:6896
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Joan Chen
Julianna Margulies
Mercedes Ruehl
Victor Rivers
Douglas Spain

At first glance, What's Cooking? looks like it was dreamed up by some politically correct screenwriting committee: a series of overlapping stories that intercut among four families (one Hispanic, one Vietnamese, one African American, one Jewish) all preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. But what could be toothless and smarmy is made gripping and genuinely affecting by a mixture of observant writing, fluid direction, and a truly superb ensemble of actors, including Mercedes Ruehl, Alfre Woodard, Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Kyra Sedgewick, Dennis Haysbert, and a host of less well known but just as capable others. The script is a marvel of orchestration: small annoyances blossom into fierce conflicts, secrets are deftly revealed, and sanctimoniousness is subtly punctured. The acute but sympathetic portrait of family stress and tension is layered with quiet observations about race and class, as well as the capacity for tolerance and forgiveness. It's recently become a cliché to have characters express themselves through food (examples include Soul Food, Big Night, and Eat Drink Man Woman), but What's Cooking? turns food into a witty exploration of culture as everyone prepares their turkeys in entertainingly different ways--this is not a movie to watch on an empty stomach. Warm without false sentiment, What's Cooking? is deeply enjoyable. --Bret Fetzer

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A Lesson Before Dying

Sales Rank:11429
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Don Cheadle
Cicely Tyson
Mekhi Phifer
Irma P. Hall
Brent Jennings

On a bright sunny day in 1948, Jefferson (Mekhi Phifer) sets off down the road to go catch some fish; by the end of the movie's opening sequence, he is the one who's been caught, and wrongly accused of the murder of a white shopkeeper. Racial inequality, at the time, is so pervasive in Louisiana that the white defense lawyer's argument at Jefferson's trial is that his client is not worthy of conviction: "You might just as soon put a hog in the 'lectric chair as this," he declares. Outraged by this statement, Jefferson's godmother (Irma P. Hall) does not want her godson to die as a hog. To this end she enlists the reluctant aid of the black community's teacher, Grant Wiggins (Don Cheadle), to teach him to "be a man." As Grant and Jefferson get to know each other (and the viewer gets to know them both), it's not clear which of them needs the lesson more. As in Ernest J. Gaines's award-winning novel, the movie goes beyond the conflict between the races to explore divisions that splinter the black community: education versus religion, dark skin versus light. And, thanks to masterful performances from Cheadle and Phifer as well as a thoughtful screenplay by Amy Peacock, A Lesson Before Dying goes even further, examining what it means to be human and the responsibility a man has to himself and to his community. Originally made for HBO, this adaptation of Gaines's novel richly deserves to be seen by a wider audience. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

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Drumline (Full Screen Edition)

Sales Rank:12931
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Nick Cannon
Zoe Saldana
Orlando Jones
Leonard Roberts
GQ

Once you've seen Drumline, halftime shows will become works of art. This formulaic yet surprisingly captivating movie honors the military precision of college football marching bands, those battalions of eager, sternly disciplined brass sections, drummers, and fly girls who turn halftime shows into well-oiled Vegas variety acts on steroids. Devon (played by Will Smith protégé Nick Cannon) is a cocky Brooklyn kid with a snare-drumming scholarship to (fictional) Atlanta A&T University. He can't read music (he lied on his application) and his attitude sucks, but he's the best natural drummer the college has ever had, so he quickly rises through the marching band ranks. The school year brings Devon the obligatory girlfriend (Zoë Saldana, smart and charming); clashes with his old-school band director (Orlando Jones); and well-earned redemption at the championship marching band showdown. No surprises here, but great chemistry all around, and a fantastic, positive role-model showcase for a musical form that has evolved far beyond the main street parades of Smalltown, U.S.A. --Jeff Shannon

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Shaft

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Samuel L. Jackson
Philip Bosco
Toni Collette
Zach Grenier
Dan Hedaya

Samuel L. Jackson makes a gleefully updated John Shaft in John Singleton's homage to (not remake of) the early '70s action classic, picking up where Richard Roundtree's legendary Shaft left off. The Manhattan-set film is highlighted by excellent performances, dynamic action scenes, and witty one-liners (Jackson's Shaft: "It's my duty to please the booty"--although the line's deceptive: there's a surprising lack of sex in the film). Unfortunately, it's offset by a surprisingly uninspired, predictable, one-dimensional story, penned by Singleton, Richard Price, and Shane Salerno. The story, in which Shaft investigates the murder of a young African American, is without suspense, since from the start the audience knows that rich white boy Walter Wade (Christian Bale) did the deed, and that Shaft is going to kick his ass, big time. That said, charismatic performances--from Jackson (who, in keeping with the times, is more volatile and fiery than his predecessor), Toni Collette (as a frightened witness), the villainous Bale, and the utterly amazing Jeffrey Wright (Basquiat)--make the film enticing and watchable. Look for a cameo by the original Shaft's director, the legendary Gordon Parks, and fans of the original should note that a still stunningly handsome Roundtree briefly appears as Jackson's uncle. --N.F. Mendoza

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Trouble Man

Sales Rank:13932
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Robert Hooks
Paul Winfield
Ralph Waite
William Smithers
Paula Kelly

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