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David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specialists, and members of the film industry.
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Revealing, intimate documentary spotlighting the Hollywood horror community.
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Profundizando en un siglo de películas de género que las utilizaron, caricaturizaron, explotaron, marginaron y finalmente adoptaron, esta es la historia no contada de los estadounidenses negros en Hollywood a través de su conexión con el género de terror.
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Double Play is about anolder man named Ostrik who returns to Curaçao and his childhood after many years abroad. Ostrik reminisces about 1973 and the events surrounding a game his father played which had major consequences for Ostrik’s youth. The dramatic poverty and colourful landscapes provide the background for the leads who represent Curaçao’s melting pot: a story of pride and humiliation, money and love, ambition and hope.
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Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
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When it comes to producing, no one speaks with more authority than Lloyd Kaufman creator of The Toxic Avenger and founder of the longest-running independent film studio, Troma Entertainment. Over the years he has discovered talents such as Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park, The Book of Mormon) and Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) to name a few. Candid interviews, tips, tricks and tidbits scattered throughout the DVD give filmmakers practical tools for getting a movie shoot off the ground, keeping it afloat and seeing it through to the end - Lloyd Kaufman shows you how it's really done.
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Abby Collins es una ex-infante de la marina que ahora es ama de casa y está felizmente casada. Pero pronto volverá un hecho del pasado para atormentarla y deberá recuperar sus antiguas habilidades.
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On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. At this point in his career, Tyson’s fights had become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, where the ever present hype of the professional boxing scene would come face to face with the worlds of big business, Hollywood, and hip hop. Sitting ringside was controversial rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur and Tyson were friends, a feeling of kinship linked them as each rose to stardom from poverty only to be thrown in prison. Following Tyson’s victory, Shakur and “Iron Mike” were to celebrate at an after party, but the rap star never arrived. Shakur was brutally gunned down later that night, and the scene in Las Vegas quickly turned from would-be celebratory revelry to ill fated and inopportune tragedy.
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In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE RIGHT THING. It also includes footage from a twentieth-anniversary screening of the film.
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In this documentary, we follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates one of the most controversial films of all time, one that retains its power to shock audiences, even after 35 years. At the time of its release, A Clockwork Orange created a firestorm of controversy. Through interviews with collaborators, filmmakers, screenwriters and authors, we come to appreciate Stanley Kubrick as an artist unafraid to take risks and court controversy, committed unwaveringly to his single-minded goal: the highest artistic quality of his films.
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Una mirada concisa a los aspectos visuales más extraños de la película 'El Resplandor'. Con entrevistas a colaboradores, cineastas y autores, examina cómo empleó Kubrick su personalísimo estilo visual para transmitir la locura, el mal y el poder de lo sobrenatural sin depender de los diálogos o la presentación convencional. Al igual que el resto de sus obras, 'El Resplandor' ilustra el inmenso talento de Kubrick para el uso del lenguaje del cine y la narración de historias.
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Documental sobre cómo se hizo la película 'El Resplandor' y por qué sigue vigente con el paso del tiempo.
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Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates his savage and brilliant Vietnam film, hewing closely to the theme that dominated his creative life for four decades - the duality of human nature. Poised between good and evil, mankind was, in Kubrick's view, a complex creature equally capable of unspeakable savagery and heart-melting tenderness. Full Metal Jacket would make his case in vivid, blood-soaked Technicolor. Through interviews with Kubrick's collaborators and cast members, including Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Ermey and Adam Baldwin, this documentary reveals how Kubrick's brilliant visual sense, astute knowledge of human nature, and unique perspective on the duality of man came together to make Full Metal Jacket an unforgettable cinematic experience, taking its place in his "war trilogy" alongside cinematic landmarks Fear and Desire and Paths of Glory.
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Kerry y Justin, dos adolescentes fanáticos de los videojuegos de terror, se cuelan en una funeraria con la intención de ver un cadáver real. Para su sorpresa, allí, además de encontrar a muertos, sorprenden a un vampiro merendando furiosamente uno de los cadáveres. Horrorizados, intentan huir del edificio pero sólo Justin logra escapar.
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A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.
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Their town always had two proms, one for the whites and one for the blacks. When both proms wanted the same DJ, Brianna McCallister suggested combining the proms, which would also mean more money for decorations. However, her idea shook the town up, especially after a white student was let off for the same offense that a black student was suspended for. Can the town overcome racial tensions and finally combine the two proms?
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Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".
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A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."
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King David (DMX) es un antiguo capo de la droga que regresa a su hogar natal para buscar la redención, pero encuentra una muerte violenta a manos de otro rival. Sus últimos momentos los pasará con Paul (David Arquette), un aspirante a periodista que conocerá a King David por unos minutos pero cuyo encuentro le marcará profundamente, recibiendo de King una cinta donde le explica su historia en ese mundo de crímenes y violencia.
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La historia, ambientada en los años setenta, se centra en una familia de color para quien el sueño americano se convierte en una pesadilla. Un abogado afroamericano logra ganar un importante caso, tras el cual decide mudarse con su mujer y sus hijos, desde su barrio de clase trabajadora, a una comunidad más elegante en Connecticut. (FILMAFFINITY)
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The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
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The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
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El buen chico de Moyher, Benny Silman, de Brooklyn, se convierte en un estudiante de economía en la Universidad Estatal de Arizona por el sol y las chicas sexys, y por la proximidad del paraíso de las apuestas en Las Vegas. Benny toma ventaja de sus estudios, siendo un genio matemático, pero quien gana dinero de él en los deportes es el corredor de apuestas Troy, quien sin embargo lo recluta como subcontratista, ganando unos pocos miles para él. Al año siguiente, Benny comienza para sí mismo, con unas pocas docenas de vasallos estudiantiles, y gana cien veces más.
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The early years of a television sports powerhouse are chronicled as ABC becomes a player in the NFL coverage by putting their full resources into a major showcase. Executive Roone Arledge (John Heard) recruits former Dallas Cowboys quarterback 'Dandy' Don Meredith (Brad Beyer), along with Keith Jackson (Shuler Hensley), and the combative Howard Cosell (John Turturro) as commentators for the broadcasts, which become funny, odd trio events to millions of viewers. Jackson departs the show after the first year to take over the network's focus on college football, and former New York Giants star Frank Gifford (Kevin Anderson) takes his place, ruffling Cosell's feathers. Then things get really crazy!
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En 1979, Jimmy Bones es el rey del sur de Chicago. Con su pandilla controla y protege la zona, hasta que un policía corrupto y un traficante tratan de alterar la calma del barrio. Bones es asesinado cruelmente y sus compañeros, obligados a participar en el crimen. Ya en los 90, los traficantes son los amos del lugar. Pero el espiritu de Bones no descansa en paz, y espera la oportunidad para volver a la vida y vengarse de todos los que le han traicionado.
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Año 2025. Dos bandas rivales luchan por el poder de Hawaii, pero su única arma es el deporte rey: Futuresport. Ahora, la superestrella del juego, Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey, ha llegado para hacer de este deporte algo más que la guerra.
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"Fact-based story about the sexual harassment suit filed by Anita Hill during the appointment trials of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court during the George Bush Presidential administration. The film gives both parties a fairly even presentation and does not try to assess blame. It does, however, show a lot of background political maneuvering that took place, particularly on the part of Kenneth Duberstein, an administrative spin doctor."
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in 1957, black lawyer defends his nephew, who faces the death penalty for murdering a white boy.
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Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders.
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Archie Moses y Rock Keats han sido amigos y compañeros en el crimen durante demasiado tiempo como para no conocerse mutuamente. Sin embargo, durante una operación de tráfico de drogas de cierta envergadura, se descubre que Keats es un policía infiltrado y Moses acaba disparándole accidentalmente a la cabeza. Tras una dolorosa recuperación, los dos antiguos amigos están en lados opuestos de la partida, aunque las circunstancias puede que acaben demostrándoles que su amistad está hecha a prueba de balas, y que la lealtad que les ha unido está por encima del odio que actualmente se profesan.
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Un misterioso renegado llamado Brayker se ve obligado a defender de un ejército de demonios insaciables, a un variopinto grupo de huéspedes en una pensión. Al frente de dicho ejército está el Recolector, un carismático ladrón de almas.
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Un indigente de color acepta un empleo como sirviente de un grupo de caza en las montañas Rocosas. Esta vez, desean cazar algo especial...
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Malcolm Little (1925–1965) nació en Omaha (Nebraska). Su padre, ministro baptista, murió siendo él niño, y su madre acabó en un psiquiátrico cuando el Ku Klux Klan incendió su casa. Después de ser rechazado por el ejército, cayó en la delincuencia y fue a parar a la cárcel. Allí se convirtió al Islam y cambió radicalmente su vida, convirtiéndose pronto en un carismático líder del movimiento de liberación de la comunidad negra norteamericana.
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Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.
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Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle's story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle's daily routine as a pastor.
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Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle's story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle's daily routine as a pastor.
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Cuatro chicos de Harlem conviven con la música rap (del cual uno intenta convertirse en un gran DJ), las máquinas recreativas del bar al que van cuando hacen novillos, y las bandas callejeras. Bishop, el más influyente del grupo, convence a los demás para atracar un ultramarinos. Este hecho marcará su amistad y sobre todo sus vidas...
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Cuatro chicos de Harlem conviven con la música rap (del cual uno intenta convertirse en un gran DJ), las máquinas recreativas del bar al que van cuando hacen novillos, y las bandas callejeras. Bishop, el más influyente del grupo, convence a los demás para atracar un ultramarinos. Este hecho marcará su amistad y sobre todo sus vidas...
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Golpeado por la polio muy joven, Ian Dury superó los obstáculos para convertirse en uno de los fundadores de la escena punk- rock británico de los años 70
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Fliper Purify, un joven arquitecto de raza negra, comienza a salir con su secretaria, una chica blanca de origen italiano que tiene que cuidar de su padre. También Fliper tiene que atender a su hermano, un drogadicto. Ambos deciden confesar a sus respectivas familias que se han enamorado: la mujer de Flipper lo echa de casa y le prohíbe ver a su hija. Por su parte, el padre de Ángela, católico y racista, le pega una paliza y también la echa de casa
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Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava
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Bleek Gilliam, un trompetista, lidera junto al saxofonista Shadow Henderson un quinteto de Jazz que actúa en un club de los bajos fondos. Aunque Shadow disfruta de un mayor protagonismo en la banda, a Bleek no le van mal las cosas. Sin embargo los problemas surgen y se ve obligado a tomar decisiones. Por una parte, Bleek debe salir en defensa del manager del grupo, un amigo de la infancia con problemas de juego que frecuentemente es apaleado por sus acreedores. Por otra, el trompetista se ve en la encrucijada de tener que elegir entre dos mujeres, una maestra de escuela y una cantante, con las que mantiene una relación sentimental paralela. Por si fuera poco, su rivalidad profesional con Shadow amenaza con dividir a la banda.
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Tras quedarse huérfano, Joel, es acogido por el padre Garth, siendo su máxima aspiración convertirse en un pastor de iglesia. Una noche el padre Garth muere en un accidente de tráfico provocado por Tentación, una sexy concubina del diablo. A sus 21 años Joel atraviesa una crisis de fe por lo que decide visitar a un amigo que trataba de abrirse camino como actor en Nueva York. (FILMAFFINITY)
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A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions. It also stars Spike Lee, Debbie Allen and a cameo appearance by Samuel L. Jackson.
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The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.
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Everyone in town knows the old Vincent place is haunted, but when the local Frat inherits it, we find out if the rumors are true. Two stories about witches getting ready to meet with the Devil, and a schoolteacher who never ages
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En uno de los barrios más humildes de Brooklyn, Bedford Stuyvesant, conviven atropelladamente varias familias de raza negra, algunos hispanos, una pareja de comerciantes vietnamitas y una familia de italoamericanos que tienen una pizzeria. Mookie, un chico que trabaja de repartidor de pizzas, es un testigo privilegiado de los personajes y de los hechos cotidianos que tienen lugar en el barrio, así como de las tensiones y las actitudes racistas de algunos de sus habitantes
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A naive young scientist unwittingly helps mobsters build a laser weapon, then has to try to reclaim it from them in this crime drama parody.
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Los estudiantes de una Universidad de afroamericanos en el sur de los Estados Unidos, están enfrentados. El grupo que lidera Julian tiene una estructura militarista y conservadora y se sienten totalmente integrados en la sociedad americana. El grupo de Dap es activista y lucha en una batalla contra la administración y la dominante indiferencia de sus compañeros estudiantes hacia las raíces afroamericanas. Las dos posturas ideológicas serán difíciles de conciliar. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Tras "Delirious", éste es el segundo especial grabado en formato película de Eddie Murphy. Grabado en Nueva York, el cómico se centra en las repercusiones de "Delirious", las consecuencias de la fama, las relaciones de pareja, y en su familia.
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An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."
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One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair Bourne as “a narrative performance documentary,” this category-defiant film on the life of poet and writer Hughes and the times in which he lived and worked moves from America to Senegal to Paris, from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance to the Black Pride awakening of the 1960s.
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Una joven afroamericana de Brooklyn no acaba de decidirse entre sus tres pretendientes, pero se niega a renunciar a ellos. El primer film de Spike Lee (escrito, dirigido y editado por él), es una brillante comedia de tono semidocumental, filmado en blanco y negro y con algunas escenas en color. Su gran éxito de crítica (declarada mejor película en los Independent Spirit Awards) y público, su tono de comedia sin abandonar las ideas y compromisos, y la práctica ausencia de directores negros, hizo que el joven realizador americano se implantara fulminantemente en el panorama cinematográfico mundial. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Una joven afroamericana de Brooklyn no acaba de decidirse entre sus tres pretendientes, pero se niega a renunciar a ellos. El primer film de Spike Lee (escrito, dirigido y editado por él), es una brillante comedia de tono semidocumental, filmado en blanco y negro y con algunas escenas en color. Su gran éxito de crítica (declarada mejor película en los Independent Spirit Awards) y público, su tono de comedia sin abandonar las ideas y compromisos, y la práctica ausencia de directores negros, hizo que el joven realizador americano se implantara fulminantemente en el panorama cinematográfico mundial. (FILMAFFINITY)
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The students at a private girls' school are unaware that the school's doctor is secretly using a machine to extract the energy from the young girls.
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During a protracted drought, Solem (Marian Rolle) uses her magical powers to protect her village from evil spirits. She also provides food, searching the wilderness for edible plants. During one foraging mission, she encounters an evil spirit who impregnates her. Solem's fellow villagers believe her power to be derived from her virginity, and when she gives birth they ostracize her. She then embarks on a quest to purify herself and restore balance to the world.
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Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell needs more money to press more copies, he borrows it from a street hustler and soon regrets his decision.
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A collection of horror stories taking the viewer into the dark world of Stephen King, featuring vampires, strange objects and sinister humor. The five 20-minutes tales were all taken from the Tales from the Darkside TV series and strung together as a video feature.
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Set in Brooklyn, New York this Dutch film is based on a true story that appeared on a New York newspaper in 1980. Desirée lives in the past. A series of flashbacks expose us to her psychologically troubled childhood very much affected by a promiscous mother.
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Narra la historia de un extraterrestre perdido en la ciudad de Nueva York, a quienes los vecinos le apodarán "El Hermano". Gracias a su ayuda, así como el empleo de sus poderes, conseguirá adaptarse como un ciudadano más, reparando máquinas de videojuegos, mientras es perseguido por unos hombres de negro. (FILMAFFINITY)
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Zack Homer takes over managing the barbershop after Joe is killed for trying to rip off his "investor", Mr. Lovejoy. All Zack wants to do is run a traditional barbershop giving traditional haircuts, but modern styles have passed him by and business is slow. One evening, Mr. Lovejoy shows up to offer Zack the same deal he gave to Joe. It could turn his business around, but what will he have to give in return?
Featurette included on the Criterion Collection's release of Gordon Parks’ feature debut, The Learning Tree. This documentary, produced in September 2021, features filmmakers Ina Diance Archer, Ernest R. Dickerson, and Nelson George, and curator Rhea L. Combs.