Last Monday VH1 broadcasted this incredible documentary about the rise of Crack and it’s influence on the American society and Hip Hop. Narrated by Ice-T and starring the likes of Snoop, Too Short, RZA, Raekwon, B-Real, Rakim and the real Ricky Ross.
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This is one of the finest animations of all time . Don Bluth is hands down one of the finest animators to use a pen. Mrs. Brisby, a widowed mouse, lives in a cinder block with her children on the Fitzgibbon farm. She is preparing to move her family out of the field they live in as plowing time approaches, however her son Timothy has fallen ill, and moving him could prove fatal. Mrs. Brisby visits The Great Owl, a wise creature who advises her to visit a mysterious group of rats who live beneath a rose bush on…
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Mike Tyson narrates his life story as a reaction to fear and as a resolution not to be bullied or humiliated as he was when a boy in Brooklyn’s mean streets. He starts boxing while at a state detention center; his coach there sends him to Cus D’Amato who becomes trainer, father figure, and confidence builder. Tyson wins a series of championships and, for six years, is unbeatable. A failed marriage, a felony conviction, and lack of training lead to his fall. We see later losing fights and archive footage of other incidents in his life. Tyson concludes by…
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These musings are inspired by “Sketches of Frank Gehry,” an engaging documentary made by the Hollywood director Sydney Pollack (“Out of Africa,” “Tootsie,” “The Way We Were“). Pollack is not usually a documentarian, and Gehry has never been documented; they were friends, and Gehry suggested Pollack might want to “do something.” The result is not a formal doc but an extended chat between two professionals who, as Pollack puts it, search for “a sliver of space in the commercial world where you can make a difference.” Gehry’s design process could be inspiring for a kindergarten student. First he doodles…
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New York advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is kidnapped by a gang of spies led by Philip Vandamm, who believe Thornhill is CIA agent George Kaplan. Thornhill escapes, but must find Kaplan in order to clear himself of a murder, it is believed he has committed. Following Kaplan to Chicago as a fugitive from justice, Thornhill is helped by beautiful Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint). This is probably my favourite Hitchcock movie, classic Alfred.Rent this from all good video outlets u wont be dissapointed.
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“Raging Bull” is a cinematic masterpiece which pulls no punches. Based on a true story, Robert De Niro (in his second Oscar-winning role) stars as Jake La Motta, a middle-weight prize-fighter from the late-1940s and early-1950s, who basically destroys himself and those around him because of an uncontrollable temper and poor decision-making. Instead of going down as one of the greatest boxers of all time, La Motta ruined his career because he was unable to see the “big picture”. He threw bouts, he got involved with low-life underworld crime figures, he beat his wife (Cathy Moriarty, in her Oscar-nominated…
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