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- Training Day Is In Session
- Denzel Washington. What does that name mean to you? To me it means a man that has defined the fine
art of film & stage acting for more than a decade. It is also no secret amongst my friends that I am still
peeved that he didn’t win an Oscar for his gut- wrenching performance in “Hurricane.”
Reviewed by
Shelby J. Jones
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- Two Can Play That Game
- Mark Brown’s “Two Can Play That Game” in many ways could be dubbed the African American Cats
versus Dogs or Battle of the Sexes. The fact is, in many ways this blanket statement highlights the
next installment into the middle-class, bourgeoisie (bougie) African-American world.
Reviewed by
Midas
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- O
- The latest Shakespeare play to be adapted to the screen is “O,” short for Othello. The
film is set in today’s era in a high school environment. Because of the horrific incident that
occurred a few years ago at Columbine High School in Colorado, the powers-that-be held the
film back for two years.
Reviewed by
Wilson Morales
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- Baby Boy - Close but not good enough
- Rarely does the infamous “younger generation” recognize where samples for the most popular
hip-hop song originated. This is the compelling undercurrent surrounding the “Baby Boy” Soundtrack.
Reviewed by
Midas
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- SHOWTIME'S ANNUAL BLACK FILMMAKER SHOWCASE - Accepting Entries for 2002 Competition
- As part of The Black Experience, SHOWTIME is proud to provide the opportunity for
young African-American filmmakers to express themselves through its annual Black Filmmaker Showcase.
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- What would you do if honesty might kill you?
- What she tells him is every man or woman’s worst nightmare: he may have been exposed to the AIDS virus and must get tested. The results won’t be in for one week - the day of his wedding.
Reviewed by Kellye Whitney
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- The Score
- “The Score” is a film where the acting is solid and the story is simple, with a twist...
Reviewed by
Wilson Morales
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- Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
- It’s “Charlie’s Angels” – with a sci-fi twist! What if there were four
“Angels” instead of three – give ‘em sketchy back stories, complex motivations, and a dash of cyberpunk.
Reviewed by
Daos Boonma
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- Sparkle : Giving You Something You Can Feel
- For three sisters in 1958, this journey would lead to more than they ever
imagined. Released in 1976, “Sparkle” is regarded by many as a modern black
classic. It stars Irene Cara as the shy Sparkle, youngest of the talented Williams
sisters, Lonette Mckee as Sister, the sassy oldest, and Dwan Smith as
Delores, the headstrong middle child.
Reviewed by
Nasser Metcalfe
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