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A Day in Black & White (DVD)
Writer/director Desmond Hall`s debut feature film is a thoughtful and witty meditation on race relations that also happens to be uproariously funny. Hall`s film begins as a young black man (Perrineau, of HBO`s OZ) sits down to try and write a speech about race. Unable to put anything down on paper, he calls one of his white friends (DeSando) and engages him in conversation that runs the gamut from interracial dating, barbie dolls, OJ, and affirmative action to pornography. Setting in motion a series of events that allows the film to observe more diverse characters, Hall`s film approaches its subject with a freshness and playfulness that lends his film a sense of humor and authenticity.NR"
Director: Desmond Hall
ACTORS: Harold Perrineau, Anthony DeSando, Francie Swift, Lonette McKee
Moonshine Movies: American Massive (DVD)
Moonshine Movies presents this eye-opening look at the the hugely popular rave scene and the participants involved in it`s culture. AMERICAN MASSIVE was filmed in 2000 during the Moonshine Overamerica tour which brought together disc jockeys, promoters, artists, and ravers from all around the country to participate in underground warehouse parties. Interviews with law enforcement officials and party-goers alike help document the scene and all of its sometimes very shocking elements.NR"
Director: Thomas Trail|Peter Rieveschl
The Blackout (DVD)
Director Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT) looks at the dark side of the glamorous life in this tale of drink and drugs in the life of Matty (Matthew Modine), a Hollywood actor. When Matty moves to Miami in the hopes of giving up his Hollywood lifestyle and marrying his girlfriend Annie, everything falls apart when she turns him down. He goes on an overnight binge, meets a beautiful waitress also named Annie, and blacks out. Eighteen months later he is living in New York. Although he is also sober and attending AA meetings, his thoughts drift back to Miami and the two Annies of his previous life. When he goes back to Miami, he finds an unexpected surprise waiting for him.R"
Director: Abel Ferrara
ACTORS: Matthew Modine, Dennis Hopper, Claudia Schiffer, Lori Eastside
Darling Buds of May, The - Climb the Greasy Pole (DVD)
Set in rural England and based around H.E. Bates` novels, The Darling Buds of May is a nostalgic celebration of flamboyant, loving family life for the Larkins. Contains the episodes, Climb the Greasy Pole, Christmas Is Coming, and Le Grand Weekend. NR"
South Central (DVD)
The emotional, hard-hitting tale of a former L.A. gang member who returns to his neighborhood from prison resolved to steer his young son away from street-gang life, SOUTH CENTRAL is a no nonsense drama from director Steve Anderson. Deuce gang member Bobby Johnson has just been released from prison. He returns to his old neighborhood to find a few surprises: First, Bobby learns he has a son, Jimmie. But Carole, Jimmie`s mother, is now a drug addict and the lover of fellow gang member Ray Ray. To make matters worse, the local pusher-pimp, Genie Lamp, hires a thug to force Bobby to take heroin. Vengeful, Bobby kills Genie and is sent to prison, this time for 10 years.
While serving his sentence, Bobby transforms himself from die-hard delinquent to righteous radical only to discover that his Jimmie -- now also involved with the Deuces -- was shot while robbing a car. Hopefully, Bobby will make it out of prison in time to be a real father to his son.R"
Director: Steve Anderson
ACTORS: Glenn Plummer, Carl Lumbly, Christian Coleman, Byron Keith Minns
