African American Cinema
Oscar Micheaux
Traces the life and career of a pioneering director from the genre of African-American cinema, discussing his childhood in the homesteading communities of South Dakota, his direction of numerous silent and sound films at a time before black-produced mo... Copyright (C) Muze Inc.
Five on the Black Hand Side (DVD)
A classic of 1970s African-American Cinema! In the midst of COFFY, SHAFT, and a slew of other blaxploitation action or horror ca Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
Afro Promo (DVD)
Funny at times, and shocking at others, AFRO PROMO collects humorous and offensive black cinema film trailers from 1946 to 1976, with a cast including such legendary African American performers as James Earl Jones, Pam Grier, Richard Pryor, and Sidney Poitier.
Post-Soul Black Cinema
Post-Soul Black Cinema traces the movement of African American filmmakers and images, as they move from the margins to the mainstream of American cinema.
Policing Cinema
White slave films, dramas documenting sex scandals, films of the controversial African American boxer Jack Johnson, The Birth of a Nation--all became objects of public concern after the proliferation of nickelodeons from 1906 had brought moving pictures to a broad mass public.
Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
** Free T-Shirt with purchase while supplies last ** Tyler Perry dons Madea's floral dress--and prison garb--in this comedy that finds the wisecracking woman behind bars. Fans who saw...