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February 2004
Celebrate Black History Month:
Recommended Films

Compiled by Wilson Morales
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
 

February is Black History Month and what better way to celebrate it than to rent out some classic films and other notable DVDs that will educate and entertain you and your family. For classics, you have THE SIDNEY POITIER DVD COLLECTION and THE BEST OF SOUL CINEMA, which includes FOXY BROWN and COFFY. For the kids and the entire family, there's OUR FRIEND, MARTIN, which features the voices of Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, LeVar Burton, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Jaleel White, and Dexter King.


 

GOOD TIMES: THE COMPLETE FIRST & SECOND SEASON
 

DVD Studio: Columbia TriStar
 
Summary: Before the Cosby Show showed America that Blacks can be doctors and lawyers and raise a large family, there was Good Times with Estelle Rolle and John Amos raising their family in the ghetto but getting through the day with love and comfort from each other.

THE SIDNEY POITIER DVD COLLECTION

DVD Studio: MGM Home Video

Cast: Sidney Poitier

Summary: This special DVD collection contains five films starring one of Hollywood's most elegant actors, Sidney Poitier. Includes: "FOR LOVE OF IVY," "IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT," "LILIES OF THE FIELD," "THE ORGANIZATION," and "THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS!."


THE BEST OF SOUL CINEMA

DVD Studio: MGM Home Video

Summary: This DVD collection contains COFFY, COOLEY HIGH, FOXY BROWN, HELL UP IN HARLEM, and I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA.


OUR FRIEND, MARTIN
 
DVD Studio: 20TH Century Fox
 
Summary: Animated Film featuring the voices of Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, LeVar Burton, Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Jaleel White, and Dexter King

EDDIE MURPHY AND KIDS
If there was one person who has reinvented himself in the film industry, that's Eddie Murphy. From the Dr. Dolittle films to his voice in Shrek to Daddy Day Care, Eddie has brought out some of his best work in kid films, and it's time we recognize that.

 

DR. DOLITTLE 1 & 2
 

DVD Studio: 20th Century Fox
 
Summary: Both films star Eddie Murphy as John Dolittle and his adventures with talking animals.
DADDY DAY CARE
 
DVD Studio: Columbia Tristar
 
Summary: Eddie Murphy plays one of two fathers who decide they can take care of their own kids by starting their own day care business.

STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN
 
DVD Studio: Artisan Entertainment
 
Summary: This fantastic documentary tells the story of The Funk Brothers, who were the backbones of Motown's greatest hits.

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