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Four classic urban films: Hi-De-Ho, The Devil's Daughter, Beware, and Reet Petite and Gone.

Tougher than Shaft and smoother than Superfly, this high-voltage sequel to Black Caesar explodes with enough action to incinerate New York City. Packed with machine-gun mayhem and riveting adventure, Hell up in Harlem is nothing less than a modern-day tribute to the classic 30s gangster film. Fred ...

Original footage features highlights from dramatic speeches and conversations apanning 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination in Memphis.

DMX (Cradle 2 the Grave, Exit Wounds) will blow you away as King David, a cunning and charismatic leader of the streets who returns to his home turf seeking redemption... but finds only brutal retribution. Co-starring David Arquette (Scream 1, 2 & 3) as an aspiring reporter, seduced by a culture ...

You See Me Laughin' is a full length documentary that takes a look at the often untamed lifestyles of the last great North Mississippi bluesmen and the Oxford, MS based label- Fat Possum Records- that struggles to record them. The film is an exciting collage of exclusive interviews, live ...

A forgotten 70s sex kitten re-emerges from her latest bout with obscurity to reclaim her fame in this hilarious mockumentary by director Robert Townsend.DVD Special Features:Commentary by director Robert Townsend animated menus chapter selection Dolby Surround encoded original TV spot.System ...

Critically-acclaimed drama that invokes the glory days of the Harlem Renaissance. As an elderly man, poet Bruce Nugent meets a young black gay artist struggling to find his voice and together they embark on a surreal narrative journey through his inspiring past.

An "exceptionally strong cast is the beating heart" (Variety) of this graceful and deeply moving film about the power of love and family. When the Boxer family gathers in Huntsville, Alabama, for the funeral of beloved Carmel Boxer, they are forced to come to terms with the tumultuous past.

Based on the true and heroic story of the USS Mason, a Navy battleship manned by an African-American crew during WWII, when segregation was still enforced. Based on the book by Mary Pat Kelly.

Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 09/30/2005