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African-American Cinema DVDs

Truck Turner

Sales Rank:21671
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

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Isaac Hayes
Yaphet Kotto
Alan Weeks
Annazette Chase
Nichelle Nichols

After he sang the praises of a certain black private dick named Shaft (but before he started slinging hash in the little town of South Park), mega-baritone crooner Isaac Hayes got a chance to personally bust some heads in this little known but ultra-cool blaxploitation classic. Hayes (who would later spoof his rock-solid performance in I'm Gonna Get You Sucka) is the titular ex-linebacker and bounty hunter who's determined to clean up the savage streets--with extreme prejudice. A sadly neglected, primo slice of '70s guilty pleasure that boasts a dream supporting cast including Scatman Crothers, Yaphet Kotto as an evil crime boss named Harvard Blue, and Trek's Nichelle Nichols as a very un-Uhura-like, foul-mouthed lady of the evening. Fans who can't get enough of Isaac should also check out his riotous turn as the villain in Escape from New York. --Andrew Wright

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The History of Black New York

Sales Rank:21467
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MPAA Rating: Unrated

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Colin Powell
Malcolm X
Jackie Robinson
Cab Calloway
Adam Clayton Powell

This critically acclaimed film examines the history of New York's African-American citizens and culture from the early 1600s through today. Featured are segments on civil rights, politics, business, military heroes, the Harlem Renaissance and much more. Above all else, the film honors and pays tribute to the many great contributions African-Americans have made to New York the nation and indeed, the world.

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Crossover

Sales Rank:11107
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

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Kristen Wilson
Wayne Brady
Wesley Jonathan
Anthony Mackie
Eva Pigford

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G.

Sales Rank:16031
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

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Richard T. Jones
Blair Underwood
Chenoa Maxwell
Andre Royo
Andrew Lauren

G. is an engrossing update of The Great Gatsby, set in the Hamptons and starring Richard T. Jones as Summer G., a self-made, millionaire head of a hip-hop label. Having risen from obscurity to make his fortune, Summer pines for just one thing: Sky (Chenoa Maxwell), the woman who dumped him back in college to marry the brutal, philandering Chip (Blair Underwood). Sky's feckless cousin, Tre (Andre Royer), a pop journalist, sets her up in an assignation with Summer, leading to predictable conflicts but with unexpected consequences. Co-written and directed by Christopher Scott Cherot, G. is also an interesting portrait of American wealth, particularly the collision of old and new money in the form of a biracial aristocracy coming to terms with a hip-hop elite. Strong performances alone are enough to recommend this feature. --Tom Keogh

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Latham Entertainment - All New Comedy

Sales Rank:39161
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

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D.L. Hughley
Sommore
Bruce Bruce
J. Anthony Brown
Earthquake

With routines from some of today’s hottest comedians, LATHAM ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS delivers Earthquake, an explosive performer whose ability to engage an audience with his straight-ahead humor has been heralded by critics; Bruce Bruce, who is best known for his adult comedy without vulgarity and derogatory remarks; Rickey Smiley, who has established himself as a clean comic with down home southern humor; Sommore, who is best known for her piercing looks at today’s issues which she delivers from the perspective of a woman who lives and loves life; D.L. Hughley, who has made an indelible impression in the feature film and primetime TV arenas most notably with his own sitcom, "The Hughleys;" and J Anthony Brown, whose funnyman antics are most often heard as co-host of the internationally syndicated "Tom Joyner Morning Show."

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Proud

Sales Rank:12025
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

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Reggie Austin
Vernel Bagneris
Marcus Chait
Michael Ciesla
Ossie Davis

Based on the true and heroic story of the USS Mason, a Navy battleship manned by an African-American crew during WWII, when segregation was still enforced. Based on the book by Mary Pat Kelly.

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Jackie's Back (DVD)

Sales Rank:27585
List Price: $19.98
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MPAA Rating: Unrated

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Jenifer Lewis
Tom Arnold
Patti Austin
Robert Bailey Jr.
T.V. Blake

A forgotten 70s sex kitten re-emerges from her latest bout with obscurity to reclaim her fame in this hilarious mockumentary by director Robert Townsend.DVD Special Features:Commentary by director Robert Townsend animated menus chapter selection Dolby Surround encoded original TV spot.System Requirements: Running Time 90 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 000799420225 Manufacturer No: 23172

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Original Gangstas

Sales Rank:9775
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

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Fred Williamson
Jim Brown
Pam Grier
Paul Winfield
Isabel Sanford

Larry Cohen scratched out some of the most memorably offbeat exploitation films of the 1970s, including two of the most energetic blaxploitation action classics: Black Caesar and its sequel, Hell Up in Harlem, which made a star of Fred Williamson. In 1996 they reunited for this tribute to the good old days and producer-star Williamson brought along a few of his fellow 1970s blaxplo icons: Jim Brown (Slaughter), Pam Grier (Foxy Brown), Richard Roundtree (Shaft), and Ron O'Neal (Superfly). They play old friends and former members of a neighborhood gang in economically depressed Gary, Indiana, who reunite when a new generation of gangbangers using their old street name, the Rebels, turns the city into a war zone. It's great fun to see the old faces back on the screen--Williamson is still buff and tough, and Brown and Grier have become more charismatic with age--but they're let down by a slack script and lazy direction despite an almost nonstop barrage of gunfights and back-alley brawls. Even with revved-up 1990s firepower, the film never really captures the explosive energy of the films that made their reputations. You're better off seeing the originals. Paul Winfield and Isabel Sanford also star, and Cohen casts cult faves Charles Napier, Wings Hauser, and Robert Forster in supporting roles. --Sean Axmaker

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Black Mama, White Mama

Sales Rank:14143
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

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Pam Grier
Margaret Markov
Sid Haig
Lynn Borden
Zaldy Zshornack

Pam Grier in a women-in-prison movie? Why did no one think of this sooner? OK, they did. Several times. But this one is different. Black Mama, White Mama is a bizarre update of The Defiant Ones with a little Cool Hand Luke and Chained Heat thrown in for good measure. Grier stars as Lee Daniels, a pimp-and-drug-lord's moll who's looking for a way to escape both prison and her thug boyfriend. The dynamic Margaret Markov ably backs her as rich-girl-turned-revolutionary Karen Brent. The two meet in the friendliest Third World prison ever (Tickling games in the shower! What girlish fun!), and before you can say catfight they're chained together at the wrist. A quick prison break later, our feisty ladies are being chased all over the undefined tropical island by the police, revolutionaries, and dueling pimps. Director Jonathan Demme shares the story credit for this one, and his craftsmanship shows--Black Mama, White Mama hits every mandatory facet of the genre, including butt kicking, gunfire, an Evil Lesbian Prison Guard, gratuitously scanty clothing, and dressing up as nuns. Absolutely not to be missed. --Ali Davis

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How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Sales Rank:24574
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

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Angela Bassett
Taye Diggs
Whoopi Goldberg
Regina King
Suzzanne Douglass

Based on Terry McMillan's best-selling novel, How Stella Got Her Groove Back stars Angela Bassett as a 40-year-old, Manhattan stock trader and single mom whose static life gets a jolt during a vacation with her pal (Whoopi Goldberg) in Jamaica. Sparks fly when Bassett meets a 20-year-old stud (Taye Diggs) who has an ambivalent career path but a great body and lots of sexual energy to burn. After some prodding by Goldberg's warm-funny secondary character, Bassett gets it on with the fellow--and proceeds to worry about what she's doing with a man half her age. The film is most enjoyable in its sunny, exotic early scenes and becomes more formulaic once the unlikely couple transports their will-we-stay-together-or-won't-we tensions back to the Big Apple. But director Kevin Rodney Sullivan goes out of his way to make a movie unabashedly thick with fantasy and wish-fulfillment for female audiences (it's Diggs who reveals a lot more flesh than the regal Bassett). This is a Saturday-night movie all around. --Tom Keogh

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