John Singleton
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The story opens in the silent film era, when white actors in blackface often played black characters, but also saw the rise of independent African American filmmakers, including the remarkable Oscar Micheaux. It follows the changes in the film industry with the arrival of sound motion pictures and the Great Depression, when black performers such as Stepin Fetchit and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson began finding a place in Hollywood. More often than not,...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Four adopted brothers come back home to avenge their mother's death at what appeared to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boy's investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local gangster. Two local cops, who are trying to solve the case, may also not be what they seem.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Lazarus is an extremely religious man who is broken hearted after his wife leaves him for his own brother. Rae is the town slut, apparently afflicted with the "disease" of uncontrollable nymphomania. After a night of hard partying and sleeping around, Rae, is beaten up and left by the roadside near Lazarus' house. Lazarus takes her in and chains her to his radiator while trying to "cure" her insatiability. Eventually, the two become friends and help...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
For three young men growing up in South Central Los Angeles, the "hood" is a place of drive-by shootings, unemployment, drugs and pain. But their reactions to the world around them vary-- one is an unambitious drug dealer, his brother is a college bound teenage father, and the brother's best friend is guided by a strong father who hopes for a better life for his son.
5) Rosewood
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The true story of the 1923 razing of a black town in Florida, many of its people murdered over a lie. But some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Shooter (2007, 125 min.): When respected former Marine scout sniper Bob Lee Swagger is pressed into service to stop an assassination attempt against the president, the unthinkable occurs: he's double crossed and framed for the attempt. Determined to prove his innocence, the rogue shooter is now in a high tension race from every law enforcement agency in the country and a shadowy organization that wants him dead.
Four brothers (2005, 108 min.): After...
7) Abduction
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Taylor Lautner explodes on-screen as a young man whose secret past is set to collide with a dangerous reality. After uncovering a deadly lie, Nathan (Lautner) is propelled on a lethal, no-holds barred mission to learn the truth. Aided by a devoted family friend, Nathan's hunt for the facts pits him against ruthless assassins and questionable allies.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Now an ex-cop on the run, outlaw racer Brian O'Conner teams up with his ex-con, speed-demon buddy in a bid to clear both their reputations. He hooks up with an undercover agent to bring down a ruthless crime kingpin in a nitro-fueled street racing scene!
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Description
Now an ex-cop on the run, Brian hooks into outlaw street racing. When the Feds strong-arm him back, Brian's no rules, win-or-die skills are unleashed against an international drug lord. With his velocity-addicted buddy riding shotgun, and a drop-dead-georgeous undercover agent dialing up the heat ... it becomes a desperate race for survival and justice.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and legacy of African American poet, memoirist, and civil rights worker Maya Angelou, from her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her work with Malcolm X in Ghana to the recitation of her inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton. Includes Angelou's own words woven together with archival photographs and videos as well as interviews with Angelou's friends and family.
12) Baby boy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
In South Central L.A., Jody has two babies by two different women and he still lives at home with his mom. He's trying to live large, but doesn't have or want a job. Growing up is tough on Jody, but a series of events involving his mon, her new boyfriend, his girlfriend, and her ex-con ex-boyfriend all force him to learn some hard lessons about living, loving and surviving.
13) Shaft
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
To stop a racist killer, Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords, Shaft's out to make crime pay up.
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The fast and the furious: A speed demon detective goes undercover among Los Angeles street racers in order to break up a theft ring.
2 fast 2 furious: Federal agents recruit the street racing ex-detective to help them catch an international drug lord.
The fast and the furious : Tokyo drift: After losing a race to Yakuza-connected D.K., the Drift King, Sean has to enter the Tokyo underworld to find a way to pay his debt.
Fast & furious: Brian O'Conner,...
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The fast and the furious: A speed demon detective goes undercover among Los Angeles street racers in order to break up a theft ring.
2 fast 2 furious: Federal agents recruit the street racing ex-detective to help them catch an international drug lord.
The fast and the furious : Tokyo drift: After losing a race to Yakuza-connected D.K., the Drift King, Sean has to enter the Tokyo underworld to find a way to pay his debt.
Fast & furious: Brian O'Conner,...