Bill Duke

In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: the story of the making of a seminal movie that initiated the Blaxploitation movement, a short-lived but highly influential sub-genre in the years that followed.

A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artist who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.

Set in a world not unlike mid-20th century America, The Vandal centers on Harold, whose tormented search for peace from traumatic loss results in an unexpectedly destructive awakening after he undergoes a lobotomy. When the procedure “turns his mind inside out” and his great love is suddenly gone, Harold’s desperate search intensifies.

A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.

The most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made.

When his wife and daughter are senselessly murdered, a grieving man finds himself caught up in a war between a group of charismatic vigilantes and the crime that infests their city.

During an NBA lockout, a sports agent, Ray Burke, presents his rookie client, Erick Scott, with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity.

ある過去を抱えた男レッドは、愛する妻マンディと人里離れた場所で静かに暮らしていた。しかし、マンディに固執するカルト的な集団の凶行により、レッドの前でマンディが惨殺されてしまう。怒り狂ったレッドはオリジナルの武器を作り復讐を誓うが、マンディを死に追いやったカルト集団の雇う謎のバイク軍団が、レッドの前に立ちふさがる。

A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.

A woman who wishes to become a priest hires a lawyer to file suit against the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

A troubled ex-con joins the colorful crew of an old movie theater and begins to rebuild his life, only to find his faith in God tested when he learns the theater he has grown to love is not what it seems.

From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colorism with Light Girls. Sharing the untold stories and experiences of lighter-skinned women, Light Girls dives deep into the discussion of skin color, preference, privilege, pain and prejudice. The documentary features interviews with Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and more.

Frank Gates is an LAPD cop with a rocky past and a dark secret. He restarted his life thinking he was finally safe, but the past is never far behind. Now with danger coming fast he is forced to protect his family at any cost.

Frank Gates is an LAPD cop with a rocky past and a dark secret. He restarted his life thinking he was finally safe, but the past is never far behind. Now with danger coming fast he is forced to protect his family at any cost.

When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child, Samantha.

When a strange werewolf virus threatens to decimate first New York and then the world, a rogue general uses the disease to create an army of super-soldiers.

'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp', examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of Street Lit and explored the world of the ghetto in gritty and poetic detail and have made him a cultural icon. Interviews with Iceberg Slim, Chris Rock, Henry Rollins, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, and Quincy Jones.

１９７４年のデトロイト。爆弾処理班のクリスは性犯罪課へ異動となり、そこで美女グレタから地元の大金持ウディに強姦された事件の捜査依頼を受ける。捜査に気乗りしないクリスだったが、ウディの邸宅で爆破事件が起こり、元爆弾処理班の血が騒ぎ始める。グレタへの下心もあって捜査に本腰を入れるクリスだが、ウディや彼の手下は捜査に非協力的だった。そんな中、ウディの大金を狙う男女が現れ、捜査は混沌を極めてゆく。

Documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color---particularly dark-skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture.

A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper but the job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead. From the mean streets of Los Angeles to the desolate desert of New Mexico, Cruz must contend with a brutal Russian Boxer, three brash LAPD detectives, an aged billionaire looking for the Big Bang, and the billionaire's stunningly gorgeous wife. The solution to the mystery will cost ten lives, net $30 million and just might explain - well - everything.

『フェイク・クライム』（原題: Henry's Crime）は、2011年にアメリカ合衆国で公開された犯罪映画である。

A look at the development of film making and its contribution to the social and political times form the perspective of Black film makers.

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

Abdul Rahman, an African prince who was sold into slavery, spent four decades in servitude before an amazing coincidence took him to the White House to meet President John Quincy Adams, where he was granted his freedom. Mos Def narrates this PBS documentary that includes reenactments of scenes from Rahman's life and interviews with historians who discuss the conditions faced by slaves in early America.

When someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going home-maker whose life unravels when she discovers that her husband of many years has been leading a double life. Her strength of character and faith keep her going as the revelation of her husband's betrayal threatens to destroy all that they have known.

Based on the best-selling book by author Deepak Chopra, and featuring all-new music from Olivia Newton-John...

Amaryllis Campos is a young, classically trained Puerto Rican ballerina, who dreams of leaving her impoverished home in Puerto Rico to pursue fame and fortune as a dancer. Amaryllis heads for New York City, where she is forced to work in a seedy strip club to make ends meet. Setting audiences afire with her erotic moves, Amaryllis quickly becomes the strip club's hottest attraction, but must finally decide between true love and realizing her dream of becoming a star.

時は20年前。ジーン・グレイは、プロフェッサーXに底知れない能力を見出され、それを操るべく「恵まれし者の学園」に彼女の居場所を与えた。 その10年後、とある大企業の社長の息子が思春期を迎え背中に翼が生え始めた。社長、ワージントンは、息子を普通の人間に戻そうとミュータント治療薬「キュア」を作り上げた。果たしてミュータントであることは病気なのか。ミュータント達の蟠りとマグニートーの作為が人類とミュータントの戦争を起こそうとしていた。

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings persistently trampled by the white power structure, in general, and the local branch of the KKK. The story follows the formation of local black men, particularly ex-war veterans who after the struggles become too overbearing organizes the group, "Deacons for defense", an all-black defense group dedicated to patrolling the black section of town and protecting its residents from the more violent aspects of "white backlash."

FBI捜査官ウィル・グレアムは、連続殺人の捜査のため、精神科医のハンニバル・レクター博士に助言を受けていた。だが、偶然目にしたものからレクターが犯人であると判明、苦闘の末に逮捕する。しかし、これが影響して精神的疲労が募り、現役を引退。今は家族とフロリダで静かに暮らしていた。そんな彼のもとをある日、元上司のジャック・クロフォードが訪れる。彼はウィルに、最近起きた二家族惨殺事件の捜査協力を願い出た。一度は断るウィルだったが、殺された家族の状況を知るうち捜査に加わるようになる。それでもなかなか犯人像を割り出せないウィルは、やむなく拘禁中のレクターのもとへ意見を聞きに出向く。

Malik Bishop is the best killer in the business, but when his crimelord employer wants his girlfriend, who may be unfaithful, eliminated, Bishop doesn't count on falling in love with the woman. Now he must choose between his heart and, perhaps, his life.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 1987 classic Predator.

Recounts the extraordinary segregation-era partnership between two surgeons--one black and one white--who defied the medical establishment and changed the course of cardiac surgery.

Angel is a fascinating glimpse into the psyche of rap's most conflicted and charismatic MC. DMX commands arena stages, wrecks his competition in battles, and takes time to show fans some tough love. Leading off this two-hour tale of the X is the 20-minute short "Angel" directed by Bill Duke. It's a mini-movie about DMX's rise to super-stardom and his constant fight with evil. Co-stars Mary J. Blige. View "Angel" once and then forget about it... the rest of the DVD is what makes it a must-have. "Tales of X" is a look into the life and times of DMX. You can finally hear him, understand him and enter his world. "One More Road to Cross" documents step-by-step how X and his team lay down an album in the studio and the creative and emotional intensity surrounding the process. A full taste of DMX in front of a hometown audience is given by "Survival of the Illest" shot during his legendary 1999 performance at the Apollo Theater.

デトロイト21分署に勤める刑事ボイドは、感情的な性質が災いして命令無視や失態を犯す問題児。とうとう犯罪多発地域にある15分署に飛ばされたが……。セガールがダメ刑事に扮した痛快ポリス・アクション・ムーヴィー。

A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar.

From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then considered the other cases closed. Some of the parents of the slain children were critical of the way the cases were handled and believed there was some sort of cover up. Nearly four years after the conviction of Williams, "Spin" magazine editor Ron Larson and reporter Pat Laughlin come to Atlanta in search of the truth.

Interrupted at dinner by a street kid with a strange story, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin find themselves drawn into a strange case when their young informant is found murdered. The victim's mother soon appears with his life savings totally $4.30, Wolfe's fee for taking the case! Archie's fancy legwork brings Wolfe to a mysterious woman with golden spider earrings. And when everyone else investigating the matter hits a dead end, only the inimitable Wolfe can get to the bottom of the crime.

A struggling artist is implicated in a string of macabre murders.

9年間の刑務所暮らしを終えて出所したウィルソン（テレンス・スタンプ）は、ひとり娘ステイシー（ニッキー・カット）がＬＡで事故死したという手紙を受け取る。死の真相を確かめるべく、手紙を出した彼女の友人エド（ルイス・ガズマン）を訪ねたウィルソンは、やがて彼女の死に大物音楽プロデューサーのテリー（ピーター・フォンダ ）がからんでいるのを知る…。

相棒と女房に裏切られ、背中から銃で撃たれた男――ポーター。飲んだくれのヤブ医者の治療により瀕死の状態からどうにか蘇った。5か月の治療で背中の傷は癒えたが、心の傷は一向に癒える気配がない。それを癒す術は、裏切った相棒と女房への復讐、そして奪われた7万ドルを取り戻すことだけだった。 ポーターは怒りを胸に秘め街を徘徊し、非合法な手段で瞬く間に小金と銃を手に入れる。彼はただ、本来自分の取り分だったはずの7万ドルを取り返したいだけだ。しかし、復讐のためには手段を選ばないポーターの常軌を逸した行動は、様々な人間の思惑を巻き込み、事態を最悪の方向へ加速させていくのであった。

Susan wants her reprehensible ex-husband dead and, in several bungled attempts by henchmen, tries to accomplish the deed.

An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to accept a lesser position which causes strife with his wife, and a young boy on the verge of getting in trouble with street gangs.

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each of which is directed by a respected black director.

ウーピー・ゴールドバーグ主演でヒットした『天使にラブソングを…』の続編となるミュージカル・コメディ。前作の1年後、ラスベガスで忙しい毎日を過ごすデロリスは、かつての仲間から聖キャサリン修道院のピンチを知らされる。

ウーピー・ゴールドバーグ主演でヒットした『天使にラブソングを…』の続編となるミュージカル・コメディ。前作の1年後、ラスベガスで忙しい毎日を過ごすデロリスは、かつての仲間から聖キャサリン修道院のピンチを知らされる。

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.

A beautiful black gangster's moll flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang, and a few other unsavoury characters, are on her trail. A pudgy momma's boy becomes the object of her affections and the unlikely hero of the tale.

敏腕女性弁護士マリアンヌはある日、死んだはずの婚約者リックとそっくりな男に出会う。戸惑う彼女がその男の素性を知った時、2人を狙う組織の影があった。メル・ギブソンとゴールディ・ホーンの共演で送るアクション。

A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, drunkenly roams the city, torn apart by sponsored race riots. When accused of murder, he may have the chance to get revenge on the magnate who maimed him.

Fictional meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in Harlem in the early '60's.

A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family.

Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.

南米某国で行方を絶った重要人物奪還のためにジャングルに潜入する特殊コマンド部隊。だがゲリラを掃討した彼らを待ち受けていたのは宇宙から飛来した肉食異星人プレデターだった。体を透明化させて周囲の風景に溶け込み、どこからともなく牙を向くプレデターに隊員たちは次々に倒されていく。仲間を全て失った隊長シェイファーは、姿なき敵が熱に反応して攻撃してくる事を突き止め、ついに一対一の闘いを挑む。

A police officer is called by F.B.I. to infiltrate into gang of arms smugglers.

Prequel to the popular "Dallas" TV series focuses on the origins of the Ewing-Barnes feud during the 1930's. Larry Hagman provides the opening narration for the film. The story opens at a 1951 barbecue with "Digger" Barnes firing a shot at "Jock" Ewing. Immediately flashing back to the depression, the two men first meet in a boxcar as both are hoboing. Their original friendship is built on their desires to find oil. But their failings start as they both compete for the hand of the beautiful Miss Ellie. Jock is shown to be an honorable man caught up in a backlash. Digger is a neurotic, alcoholic with a gift for finding oil.

元アメリカ特殊部隊隊長メイトリクスは退役し娘と山小屋で平和な日々を送っていた。ある日かつての部下達が次々と殺害され愛娘までも拉致されてしまう。娘の命と引き換えに過去の作戦で政変を起こした国の大統領暗殺を強要されるが、メイトリクスの狙いは敵の殲滅と娘の奪還のみだった。殺戮マシーンと化したメイトリクスの一人世界大戦が孤島バルベルデで強引に開始される。

During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement.

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged his homosexuality and fought to remain in service.

A black family leaves the ghetto of Detroit to look for a better life in Los Angeles.

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ex-convict -- while cracking politically incorrect jokes to a constant soundtrack of disco and funk. Some of the workers find romance as the day moves along, but most are just happy to get through another shift.