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Old 01-22-10, 05:20 PM
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

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Nothing else matters but this:

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Comes out soon on DVD/Blu-Ray btw....you should get it.
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC
Comes out soon on DVD/Blu-Ray btw....you should get it.
I'm hoping to have a review up for the site by Monday. Short story is this is a pretty easy blind buy if you love comedy and especially if you love blaxploitation.

I would say it's the funniest movie I've seen since The Big Lebowski.
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^fucking agreed

the movie had me rolling
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

The upcoming Death at a Funeral looks HILARIOUS. I vote for that one.
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Death at a Funeral is a Neil LaBute film. He usually makes black comedies, but this time he's making a black...pause...comedy.
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Mormons are the "African-Americans" of the intermountain west.
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25th Hour
From Hell
Boyz in the Hood
Be Cool
Training Day
Old 01-25-10, 11:52 AM
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

I don't watch movies made by black people.

Spoiler:
this is a joke
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Originally Posted by Lucalias
Don't want to provoke anyone, but why even make the distinction?
my thoughts exactly.
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

actually besides my awesome pushing of BLACK DYNAMITE, a film that really needs to be seen and appreciated. What was the point of the OP's question? Also:

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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Originally Posted by Groucho
Mormons are the "African-Americans" of the intermountain west.
They're really good at basketball?
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Originally Posted by Lucalias
Don't want to provoke anyone, but why even make the distinction?
Excellent question.

Anyone?
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I just found my favorite #3 movie - I finally saw SWING KIDS. Great film. Christain Bale has always been an amazing actor - this was the first time I saw him in a movie during his teen years.
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Originally Posted by Rockmjd23
The director isn't an African-American.....he's British
So African-American =/= Black anymore?
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Suprised Inside Man wasn't mentioned.

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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

I'll ask again...but what was the intention for the OP's question? Like was it just an "out of curiousity" kind or thing or what?
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Body and Soul (1925, Oscar Micheaux)
Eve's Bayou (1997, Kasi Lemmons)
A Dry White Season (1989, Euzhan Palcy)
The Planet of Junior Brown (1997, Clement Virgo)
Buck and the Preacher (1972, Sidney Poitier)
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC
I'll ask again...but what was the intention for the OP's question? Like was it just an "out of curiousity" kind or thing or what?
Why not? Same thing with, "what are your top 5 favorite films by a female director?" It's just a question in a thread. I don't think there is any deeper meaning to it.
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

I'm was just wondering.. cuz..well it is a rather specific question.
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Re: What Are Your Top 5 Favorite Films Directed by African-Americans?

Originally Posted by superdeluxe
Suprised Inside Man wasn't mentioned.
That movie sucks. No surprise.

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