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Bill Cosby

20th Century Fox, 1997

Bill Cosby, Himself
This is the benchmark for stand-up comedy. Bill Cosby's genius is clear in this dvd. It doesn't get funnier than this. Timeless comedy.

The Piano Lesson (1995)

Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard

Hallmark, 1999

"As long as Sutters had that piano, they had us as slaves."
Winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, August Wilson's lively domestic drama focuses on a black family in the 1930s and their piano, which dominates the living room of Doaker Charles and his niece Berniece in Pittsburgh. The piano is adorned with the faces of ...

Roots 6 Video Box Set

Maya Angelou, Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Warner Home Video, 1994

Sound is deciving
Roots, what can one say about the grestest even in television history? But, if you are like me and have a surround sound systen DON'T purchase the 30th Anneversay edition. I only get audio out of the center speaker and it sounds like I am using a tin can for a ...

My Sweet Charlie

Patty Duke, Al Freeman Jr.

Universal Studios, 1998

The Best TV Film of 1970
Granted, I am biased in that I have been a long-time fan of Ms. Duke's, dating back to 1962. But I am objective enough in my observations as a student of film, and a video producer myself, to realize - and highly recommend - the excellence of this splendid television ...

A Raisin in the Sun

Diana Sands, Louis Gossett Jr.

Columbia Pictures, 1997

An American Classic In Black And White
"What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" So begins what is perhaps Langston Hughes' most famous poem "A Dream Deferred" and ends with the line, "Or does it explode?" The writer Lorraine Hansberry lifted the quotation from Hughes' ...

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

Claudia McNeil, Janet MacLachlan

Live / Artisan, 1999

Review of Roll of Thunder
The video story had a good concept, a good plot showing events that were very realistic, but it left out key events such as the revenge of Cassie against Lilian Jean, how the blacks were treated in school, and the revenge of the Logan children getting back at the white ...

Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Charles J. Correll

Pbs Home Video, 2001

It's not perfect, but its pretty much all we have
I will admit that this series has its shortcomings, however no one else has even attempted to produce anything better. I'm no great lover of Ken Burns, but he did at least attempt to bring the history of Jazz to the masses in some form or another. It's not perfect by ...

Glory

Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington

Sony Pictures, 1994

"DEEP HISTORY" !!!
A VERY INCREDIBLE PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY! It most be noted and taught more that these African American soldiers were the vital link in keeping America UNIFIED & TOGETHER! ....Peace.

To Sir, with Love

Sidney Poitier, Christian Roberts

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1967

Life imitates art and v.v.
True story here: I love this film, and when I was faced with the kind of class Mark Thackery is faced with in the film, I bought this video. On the day I showed it, the kids came in ignoring me, cursing, all attitude--their usual postures. I told them we needed a ...

Bebe's Kids

Faizon Love, Vanessa Bell Calloway

Paramount, 1994

Bebes Kids
Classic animation comedy with faison love doing Robin Harris voice. It has the itsy bitsy spider tv shows pilot. Made by the people who later made Proud Family.

The Civil War - A Film by Ken Burns (Boxed Set)

Ken Burns

Pbs Home Video, 1997

A true masterpiece, regardless of historical reservations!
Regardless of historical reservations and allegations of bias from both North and South, I regard this work of Ken Burns as a true masterpiece. I bought my first set on VHS several years ago at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and played it through a dozen or more times. I ...

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Cicely Tyson, Michael Murphy

United American Video, 1994

All Aspiring Actors and Actresses must watch this film!
Back in the 1970s, television movies were still new but they were often excellent on par with cinematic gems like the Godfather and film classics. This film is truly a television classic which features a legendary, once-in-a lifetime performance by perhaps America's ...

Eve's Bayou

Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good

Vidmark / Trimark, 1998

Review of Eve's Bayou
Superb writing, directing, and acting abound in this ensemble movie. Samuel L. Jackson and Lynn Whitfield lead the cast as husband-wife and parents who remain in love with each other but whose relationship is strained. But it is a wonderfully talented young Jurnee ...

Just Another Girl on the Irt

Ariyan A. Johnson, Kevin Thigpen

Miramax Films, 1997

Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
A good movie. Not just for females but males as well. Educational. A must see!

Intruder in the Dust

David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr.

MGM (Warner), 1998

very nice classic movie
This was a very good classic movie about racism. I am too young to recognize any of the actors and I wonder if any of the Black actors really experienced racism while filming this movie. Example, did they have to go through the back doors of restaurants and hotels. ...

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