Diahann Carroll
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The barrier-breaking actress best known for her roles in Julia and Grey's Anatomy discusses her four marriages, including her courtship with Sidney Poitier, the racial and sexual politics that shaped her roles in Hollywood and on Broadway, and the personal cost of her career.
3) Claudine
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
While struggling to support herself and her six children in Harlem by working as a maid for a wealthy family, Claudine meets a charming garbage man, Roop. But although Roop is smitten with the lovely single mother, his own life trials make him slow to respond to her invitation to a lifetime of love.
4) Peeples
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the preppy Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace's hand in marriage. Wade might be a fish-out-of-water among this seemingly perfect East Coast clan, but he's not about to let himself flounder. Instead, in a wild weekend of fun, dysfunction and hilarious surprises, Wade is about to discover there's room for all kinds of Peeples in this family, no matter their differences....
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Take an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and hear the story of how six trailblazing performers - Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier - changed American culture through their films, fashion, music, and politics.
6) Eve's bayou
Language
English
Description
Roz Batiste is a beautiful and dedicated mother of three, who is forced to admit that her family is falling apart due to her philandering husband Louis. Her younger daughter, Eve, witnesses one of her father's infidelities. Struggling to make sense of what she has seen, Eve turns to her older sister Cisely, who dismisses her in fear of the truth, and then to her Aunt Mozelle, a known psychic and rumored black widow. Unable to find the understanding...
7) Eve's bayou
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
'The summer I killed my father, I was ten years old' 'So begins Kasi Lemmons's spellbinding feature debut, an evocative journey into the maze of memory steeped in a fragrant southern-gothic atmosphere. In 1960s Louisiana, a young girl sees her well-to-do family unravel in the wake of the infidelities of her charming father setting in motion a series of deceptions and betrayals that will upend her world and challenge her understanding of reality. Rooted...
8) Carmen Jones
Publisher
CBS/Fox Video
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Joe, a military policeman about to make officer, is infatuated with the flirtatious and sexy Carmen Jones. Their ill-fated romance comes to a grisly end by the conclusion of the drama but not before their liaison has wreaked havoc with their lives and all who cross their paths.
Publisher
Freestyle
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It is based on a true story about one pastor's mission to help his community by risking his identity and returns to his former life as a wrestler. The triumphant story follows one man's journey and struggle between helping others and the consequences he faces doing this.
10) The front
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
District Attorney Monique Lamont orders Detective Win Garano to reopen the investigation of the brutal, decades-old murder of a young blind woman named Janie Brolin. Janie's boyfriend was the main suspect in the original investigation, but Lamont has another suspect in mind: the Boston Strangler. Garano will work with no-nonsense female detective 'Stump' to uncover the truth about Janie's death and track down a psychopath who is leaving their witnesses...
11) Carmen Jones
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dorothy Dandridge delivers a star-making performance in the title role, as a femme fatale who seduces a handsome soldier, setting in motion a classic tale of betrayal and jealousy. With the music of Georges Bizet and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, this musical feast sets the screen on fire with passion.
12) Paris blues
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Two American jazz musicians living in Paris fall in love with two girls on vacation from America. They must decide whether to stay in Paris for their music careers, or move back to America for love.
13) Claudine
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"While struggling to support herself and her six children in Harlem by working as a maid for a wealthy family, Claudine (Carroll) meets a charming garbage man, Roop (James Earl Jones). But although Roop is smitten with the lovely single mother, his own life trials make him slow to respond to her invitation to a lifetime of love"--Container.
14) Hurry sundown
Publisher
[Distributed by] Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
About racial prejudice and emotional unrest in 1940s Georgia. Henry Warren is an unscrupulous and racist landowner obsessed with buying up all available land in a Georgia farming town. Blocking his path are sharecroppers Rod McDowell and Reeve Scott, one white and one black.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"This Motown-flavored masterpiece is the story of five young friends drawn together by music. Their dream of success takes them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy. [A] perfect-pitch production that captures the Motown era of the 60s at its most soulful and sizzling"--Container.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Joe, a military policeman about to make officer, is infatuated with the flirtatious and sexy Carmen Jones. Their ill-fated romance comes to a grisly end by the conclusion of the drama but not before their liaison has wreaked havoc with their lives and all who cross their paths.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Follow the Carrington/Colby clan on a suspenseful journey through murder, multimillion-dollar deals, steamy romances, and courtroom drama. Relive the wealth, scandal, and shocking twists that will leave you greedy for more drama!
19) The split
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The L.A. Coliseum is the target of a crew of thieves that stage a daring daylight robbery only to fall out when over a half million dollars goes missing and each one is accusing the other of having the money.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Follow the Carrington/Colby families on a suspenseful journey through blackmail, steamy romances, a spectacular royal wedding and one of the most talked about television cliffhangers ever, "The Moldavian Massacre." The conclusion of season five will surely leave you greedy for more Dynasty drama!