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List Price: $9.98Price: $8.99You Save: $0.99 (10%)The Original Kings of Comedy
Actors: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Bernie Mac
ASIN : B000056BOW
Sales Rank : 3512
Director : Spike Lee
Brand : Paramount
Studio : Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780792171522
ISBN : 0792171527
UPC : 097363392446
Release Date : December 27, 2001
Publisher : Paramount
Manufacturer : Paramount
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Label : Paramount
Running Time : 115
Product DescriptionA film of a comedy tour starring four of the best african-american comedians. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/13/2007 Starring: Steve Harvey Cedric The Entertainer Run time: 115 minutes Rating: R Director: Spike Lee Amazon.com essential videoThe Original Kings of Comedy achieves the seemingly impossible task of capturing the rollicking and sly comedy routines of stand-up and sitcom vets Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac and the magic of experiencing a live concert show. Director Spike Lee and his crew plant a multitude of cameras in a packed stadium and onstage (as well as backstage, as they follow the comedians) to catch the vivid immediacy of the show, which is as much about the audience as it is about the jokes. And the jokes are funny. All four riff fast and furiously (and with much swearing) on the world in terms of race, family, sex, and in one routine, outer space. Hughley takes comedic aim at extreme sports and eating disorders, while Cedric harks back to the day when gang fights meant calling opponents out onto the dance floor. Bernie Mac, the self-confessed id comedian of the group, presents a routine that is simultaneously offensive and hilarious--an apt reminder that comedy can and should be vicious if we are ever to learn to laugh at ourselves and hopefully be the better for it. Harvey, who acts as the MC for the show, has some transcendent moments with the crowd (a '70s slow jam sing-along, anyone?) that have to be seen to be believed. There's no doubt as to why Kings was a hit with concert and movie audiences; the laughs keep coming, in the tradition of Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy, with a sharp eye on the nuances of today's racially affected culture. --Shannon Gee
Reviews for the The Original Kings of Comedy
List Price: $12.98Price: $7.99You Save: $4.99 (38%)Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
Actors: Kathleen Bradley, Tony Cox, Ice Cube, Anna Maria Horsford, Anthony Johnson
ASIN : 6305308756
Sales Rank : 4028
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : New Line Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9786305308751
ISBN : 6305308756
UPC : 794043468025
Release Date : December 02, 1999
Publisher : New Line Home Video
Manufacturer : New Line Home Video
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Label : New Line Home Video
Running Time : 91
DescriptionA youth tries to survive life in L.A.'s hip-hoppin' South Central 'hood. Includes two music videos from the #1 hit soundtrack. Starring Chris Tucker and Ice Cube. DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interviews
Music Video
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailer
Amazon.comFriday is the rarest specimen of African American cinema: a 'hood movie refreshingly free of the semiseriousness and moralism of shoot 'em up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience. Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a typical day in the life of a pair of African American youth in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament. Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends, and neighborhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of '90s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown
Reviews for the Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
List Price: $12.98Price: $9.49You Save: $3.49 (27%)Life (dvd)
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Nick Cassavetes, Anthony Anderson
ASIN : 0783237367
Sales Rank : 4726
Director : Ted Demme
Brand : Universal
Studio : Universal Studios
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783237367
ISBN : 0783237367
UPC : 025192055928
Release Date : December 19, 1999
Publisher : Universal Studios
Manufacturer : Universal Studios
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Label : Universal Studios
Running Time : 109
Product DescriptionFast talking rayford gibson and the conservative claude banks are accidentally teamed up to become the funniest odd couple east of the mississippi. When they travel south on a bootlegging run for some quick cash and get placed at the scene of a crime their comical misfortunes land them right in front of the judge. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Eddie Murphy Martin Lawrence Run time: 119 minutes Rating: R Director: Ted Demme Amazon.comMartin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy play it surprisingly straight in this film by director Ted Demme. Though there are laughs to be had, this is a story about perseverance in the face of a life of disappointment (yet the film was sold as a prison comedy). But Stir Crazy this isn't. Rather, Lawrence and Murphy play a couple of New Yorkers making a moonshine run from New York to Mississippi during the Prohibition who find themselves framed for murder and sentenced for life to a prison chain gang. As they age, the two become close friends, although the strait-laced Lawrence always resents the free-wheeling Murphy for getting him into the situation in the first place. Ultimately, these two men learn to find meaning where they can, taking value from friendship and their limited ability to affect the lives of others. At times preachy, it ends on an upbeat note; the film's biggest laughs are reserved for the final section, in which Lawrence and Murphy don age makeup and play octogenarians. --Marshall Fine
Reviews for the Life (dvd)
List Price: $9.98Price: $7.99You Save: $1.99 (20%)Pootie Tang
Actors: Reg E. Cathey, Lance Crouther, Chris Rock, Robert Vaughn, Jennifer Coolidge
ASIN : B00005JK8N
Sales Rank : 5948
Brand : Paramount
Studio : Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780792177630
ISBN : 0792177630
UPC : 097363392248
Release Date : December 27, 2001
Publisher : Paramount
Manufacturer : Paramount
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Label : Paramount
Running Time : 81
Product DescriptionPootie call based on the hilariously unintelligible character from the chris rock show its the outrageous villain-whupping adventures of a hit-singing magic-belt-wielding urban superhero with a style and a language all his own. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/23/2006 Starring: Chris Rock Wanda Sykes Run time: 81 minutes Rating: Pg13 Amazon.comPootie Tang pushes blaxploitation to the point of surrealism. The title character--who first appeared on The Chris Rock Show--speaks a kind of slang on steroids, an incomprehensible stream of nonsense syllables that nonetheless makes him irresistible to women and a threat to evildoers everywhere. Pootie is part movie star, part superhero, righting wrongs with the slap of his daddy's belt. But when an evil corporation uses a super-ho named Ireenie (Jennifer Coolidge from Best in Show and Legally Blonde) to steal this magic belt, Pootie must find himself again. In the title role, Lance Crouther glides through the movie like Isaac Hayes's skinny younger brother, while Chris Rock lends his trademark bark to multiple roles, including Pootie's father. Crazed editing and a great soundtrack give Pootie Tang a little extra oomph. A bizarre comedy, likely to develop a cult following. Cameos by Missy Elliot and Bob Costas. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Pootie Tang
Price: $19.98Def Comedy Jam: All 11 Episodes
Actor: Def Comedy Jam
ASIN : B000O3C538
Sales Rank : 8441
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : Hbo Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0026359806827
UPC : 026359806827
Release Date : December 22, 2007
Publisher : Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer : Hbo Home Video
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Label : Hbo Home Video
Running Time : 330
DescriptionIt's the show that launched superstars Dave Chappelle, Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac, Chris Tucker, Cedric the Entertainer and Martin Lawrence, and after a ten year hiatus, Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam is back! The hilarious episodes break ground with an all-star lineup from the fresh to the familiar, and are hosted by hot comic/actor Mike Epps (The Honeymooners and Inappropriate Behavior).
Reviews for the Def Comedy Jam: All 11 Episodes
List Price: $9.95Price: $7.99You Save: $1.96 (20%)The Brothers
Actors: Tatyana Ali, Bill Bellamy, Julie Benz, Angelle Brooks, Vanessa Bell Calloway
ASIN : B00005LB86
Sales Rank : 11691
Brand : Sony
Studio : Sony Pictures
Region Code : 99
Format : Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767866361
ISBN : 0767866363
UPC : 043396063945
Release Date : December 31, 2001
Publisher : Sony Pictures
Manufacturer : Sony Pictures
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Label : Sony Pictures
Running Time : 102
Product DescriptionThis is the story of four african-american yuppies a banker a doctor a lawyer and a playboy who call themselves the brothers. When the playboy gets engaged the other three friends find themselves having to come to terms with their own issues of commitment and honesty. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/27/2005 Starring: Morris Chestnut Shemar Moore Run time: 102 minutes Rating: R Director: Gary Hardwick Amazon.comThink of it as a male version of Waiting to Exhale. The Brothers similarly features four good friends who offer each other advice and support as they navigate the strange and treacherous waters of romantic relationships. Jackson (Morris Chestnut) is a doctor with serious commitment problems; he has dreams about a woman in a bridal gown aiming a gun at him. Brian (Bill Bellamy) is a lawyer with a caustic view of the opposite sex, inspired in large part by his untrusting and unaffectionate mother; he also has commitment problems. Upwardly mobile professional Terry (Shemar Moore) is a well-muscled womanizer who's finally decided to settle down, but as the wedding draws close it becomes clear that he, too, has commitment problems. Fortunately, the fourth member of the quartet, Derrick (D.L. Hughley), is married and devoted to his family--except that his wife refuses to engage in anything but straight missionary sex, which Derrick sees as manipulative. The Brothers depicts a glamorous world in which everyone is good-looking and well dressed; the number of characters makes it hard to delve into anyone's life with any depth, but the actors are engaging and the script makes an effort to look at the "battle of the sexes" from both sides. The immensely charming Gabrielle Union (from Bring It On) plays the girl who just might convince Jackson to give up his single ways. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the The Brothers
List Price: $14.96Price: $8.99You Save: $5.97 (40%)Next Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
Actors: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon, Don 'D.C.' Curry
ASIN : 0780631234
Sales Rank : 8181
Director : Steve Carr
Brand : Warner Brothers
Studio : New Line Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780780631236
ISBN : 0780631234
UPC : 794043503627
Release Date : December 01, 2004
Publisher : New Line Home Video
Manufacturer : New Line Home Video
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Label : New Line Home Video
Running Time : 98
DescriptionIce Cube returns as Craig Jones, a streetwise man from South Central Los Angeles in this smash hit sequel to the comedy, Friday. Trouble ensues this time out as Craig relocates to the suburbs in order to hide from the neighborhood bully, Debo. DVD Features:
Alternate endings
DVD ROM Features
Gag Reel
Music Video
Theatrical Trailer
Amazon.comIce Cube wrote and stars as Craig in this sequel to Friday, which he also wrote. His nemesis from that film, neighborhood bully Debo (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.), has just escaped from county jail and is out to get revenge. To protect Craig, Craig's father (John Witherspoon) sends his son to stay with his Uncle Elroy (Don "DC" Curry), who won the lottery and bought a house in Rancho Cucamonga. Craig expects the suburbs to be dull, but no sooner has he arrived than conflicts arise: The neighbors are hostile hoods, his cousin's girlfriend is out for blood and child support, and the house is about to be seized because of unpaid taxes. It's up to Craig and his cousin Day-Day (Mike Epps) to solve these problems before the day is over. It's a rambling, loose movie, but a genuinely entertaining one. Ice Cube doesn't write punch lines--though funny lines abound. He writes richly comic characters that speak in virtual arias of bragging, complaining, and scamming. Sure, some of the characters are stereotypes and many of the jokes are about drugs and scatology--but that's been the basis of humor since Plautus and Molière. The rhythmic energy of Ice Cube's dialogue and the easy charisma of his performance make Next Friday thoroughly enjoyable. --Bret Fetzer
Reviews for the Next Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
List Price: $12.98Price: $9.99You Save: $2.99 (23%)House Party
Actors: Paul Anthony, B-Fine, Verda Bridges, Tisha Campbell, Barry Diamond
ASIN : 0780627857
Sales Rank : 6894
Studio : New Line Home Video
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780780627857
ISBN : 0780627857
UPC : 794043485428
Release Date : December 06, 2000
Publisher : New Line Home Video
Manufacturer : New Line Home Video
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Label : New Line Home Video
Running Time : 100
DescriptionThe raucous events leading up to and after the 'mutha' of all urban teen parties. Starring Kid 'n Play and Martin Lawrence. Directed by Reginald Hudlin. Amazon.comIt's party time, but Kid (Christopher Reid) has been grounded by his strict but loving dad (Robin Harris). His best friend, Play (Christopher Martin), however, cooks up a scheme to sneak him out of the house so he can hook up with his honey at a buddy's house, where it's all going on. Rappers Kid 'N Play are engaging and funny--and entertaining rappers when they get the chance. The real find was comic Robin Harris, hilarious in his own right and solid in this role--but he died a short time later. Look for Martin Lawrence in one of his first film roles as well. --Marshall Fine
Reviews for the House Party
List Price: $14.94Price: $9.99You Save: $4.95 (33%)Two Can Play That Game
Actors: Anthony Anderson, Lee Anthony, Cherise Bangs, Zatella Beatty, Bobby Brown
ASIN : B00005RIX5
Sales Rank : 13936
Brand : Sony
Studio : Sony Pictures
Region Code : 99
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780767874304
ISBN : 0767874307
UPC : 043396071070
Release Date : December 04, 2002
Publisher : Sony Pictures
Manufacturer : Sony Pictures
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Label : Sony Pictures
Running Time : 90
Product DescriptionShante a successful marketing executive is always the one her friends go to when they are having man trouble. Shante has the perfect relationship with her lawyer boyfriend keith until she spots him at a restaurant dancing with another woman. Not to worry shante has a 10-day plan to make him behave. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/15/2005 Starring: Vivica A. Fox Anthony Anderson Run time: 91 minutes Rating: R Director: Mark Brown Amazon.comIn reducing the rules of romance to a 10-day plan for repairing a breakup, Two Can Play That Game tickles a few funny bones while "keepin' it real" about heartbreak and human behavior. Our hostess through this marathon of head games is 28-year-old Shanté (Vivica A. Fox--emphasis on the fox), who speaks to the camera so much that critic Roger Ebert nicknamed this movie "Waiting to Inhale." In a film packed with positive stereotypes (no crack-smoking gangstas here, thank you), she's a successful marketing executive, and her straying boyfriend is a high-profile attorney (Morris Chestnut). Their turbulent romance survives Shanté's 10-day power play, but not all viewers will be so lucky, since this movie is alternately charming and aggravating, and there's precious little romance while the lovers are plotting their moves. Still, it's a safe bet that many people will appreciate this movie's endearing lesson--namely, that sincere groveling can save you lots of time and heartache. --Jeff Shannon
Reviews for the Two Can Play That Game
List Price: $19.98Price: $17.99You Save: $1.99 (10%)Crooklyn
Actors: Vondie Curtis-Hall, N. Jeremi Duru, Frances Foster, Zelda Harris, David Patrick Kelly
ASIN : 0783230524
Sales Rank : 10394
Brand : Universal
Studio : Universal Studios
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780783230528
ISBN : 0783230524
UPC : 025192051524
Release Date : December 23, 1999
Publisher : Universal Studios
Manufacturer : Universal Studios
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Label : Universal Studios
Running Time : 115
Product DescriptionThe wife and children of a jobless jazz musician deal with everyday life in 1970s brooklyn. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 10/24/2006 Starring: Frances Foster Carlton Williams Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Spike Lee Amazon.com essential videoSpike Lee's semiautobiographical, 1994 film about the good and bad times for a Brooklyn family in the '70s has passion and nostalgic good feeling, but it is also a mess of random reflections and arbitrary storytelling. The centerpiece of the movie is a little girl (Zelda Harris) who views the ups and downs of her parents' experiences (mom and dad are played by Delroy Lindo and Alfre Woodard), and who navigates the life of her neighborhood. Lee tosses in a lot of '70s detail (watching The Partridge Family) and other diversions (Harris's journey through suburbia), but he has no master sensibility controlling the flow of it all. The film is more wearying than anything, although bright spots include Lindo's fine performance as a talented man suffering from irrelevance. --Tom Keogh
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