DVD: Ossie Davis

DVD: Ossie Davis

DVD:

Ossie Davis

Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones

Warner Home Video, 1997

DON'T YOU LOVE REGGIE?
Highly underrated story of rehabilitated lawyer Reggie Love (Sarandon) taking a case for $1 from a pre-adolescent Mark Sway (Brad Renfro). Mark and his younger brother have witnessed a gangland suicide which has severely traumatized the latter. Acting quickly, Atty. ...

Dinosaur

D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard

Walt Disney Video, 2001

Dinosaur
Very, very good copy. No freezing or sound problems. Most of all clear like brand new.

Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau

Warner Bros. Pictures, 2006

A Double Dose of Grumpy Will Make you Twice as Happy
Two geezers arguing is funny as it is. Two geezers taking that argument further and pulling immature pranks on each other is even funnier. What makes it funniest is the great comedic duo of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are the two geezers behind those pranks. ...

Miss Evers' Boys

Alfre Woodard, Laurence Fishburne

Hbo Home Video, 2002

Every race responds to disease in the same manner
Unfortunately, the "Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphillis in the Negro Male", which began in 1932 in Alabama, is strong proof that clinical studies were not created equal. In this experiment, poor African American males were not treated for syphillis and not told of ...

The Stand

Rick Aviles, Ossie Davis

Republic Pictures, 2002

best 6 hour movie ever
alright the acting is subpar, (it was a made for tv mini series), The Stand still remains one of my most favorite Stephen King movie adaptions ever. It kept to the basic outline of the book, but it's impossible to take everything from King's epic novel.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghost Of Christmas Eve

Ossie Davis, Michael Crawford

Lava, 2001

Wonderful combination of classical & heavy metal!
We ordered this video after seeing TSO in concert around Christmas of '06. We now watch the video every holiday season & never tire of it. What a talented group of musicians!

Joe Versus the Volcano

Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan

Warner Home Video, 2002

Overlooked Masterpiece
Great story, dry humor, fine acting, and campy effects. Who knew that sharks growled? As far as the DVD goes, my copy had the disc's picture printed twice; one on top, and slightly askew of the other. Amazon quickly replaced it at no cost to myself. I wasn't about to ...

Bubba Ho-Tep (Limited Collector's Edition)

Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis

MGM (Video & DVD), 2004

Bruce Campbell Can Act!
First off, I'm a fan of Bruce and have been since I was a horror-lovin', geeky teen. Still, I always understood that the man had his limitations and would always be the snarky, B-movie king. In comes Bubba Ho-Tep, a bizarre cult movie (Bruce is used to that), but ...

Do the Right Thing

Danny Aiello, Rick Aiello

Universal Studios, 1998

A beautiful movie, by the genius of our time.
Do the right thing is amazing!!! As we all know it is the tale of race relations in America, set in Brooklyn in the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. This movie glows as it shows the racial tension that still goes on today. Lee shows that as diverse as America is, instead ...

Let's Do It Again

John Amos, Val Avery

Warner Home Video, 2004

this is what is known as "back in the day". Comedy at it's finest!
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1G29JZ2DZMWMX

Wattstax (30th Anniversary Special Edition)

Ossie Davis, Richard Pryor

Warner Home Video, 2004

Absolutely superb!
I purchased this dvd back in 2005, and i have to say it was one of the best concerts on dvd that i'd ever seen. I was just a little fella when this event took place, but Al Bell had a serious sound going on down there in Memphis. I've always been a big fan of Isaac ...

School Daze

James Bond III, Tisha Campbell

Sony Pictures, 2001

A Must For Anyone HBCU student...Past, Present, or Future!!!
School Daze is to an HBCU student as the Bible is to a Christian...you must know it. Not only is School Daze entertaining, but it also brings up some important issues that address the students at HBCUs such as Greek life, color complexes, and many more. Spike made this ...

She Hate Me

Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington

Sony Pictures, 2005

A Surprising Blend of Movie Genres.
I have never seen anything like this before. It is an interesting and thought provoking blend of genre movies. The themes in this movie are rarely addressed in a non-stereotypical manor. The acting is great...all of the actors handled this unusual piece with ...

Jungle Fever

Michael Badalucco, Halle Berry

Universal Studios, 1998

Spike At His Best
Jungle Fever is a film about interacial dating, black romance, fathers & sons and many other deep issues. The film hit home for me because as a black man who is married to a loving wife who happens to be white. It opened my eyes to a lot of things. I realized that love ...

Chasing Secrets

Brenda Bazinet, Zachary Bennett

Direct Source Label, 2006

Chasing Secrets
I don't know why I waited so long to see this movie. It is a 5 star. My husband and I both cried and laughed. Acting was superb and it was very well done. Buy it-you will NOT be sorry!