Antonio Fargas

A disgraced former cop finds himself working for a ruthless female kingpin to pay off his estranged father’s debt and protect his family.

Claire and her pals are invited to the West Indies by their friend Ben, who just inherited an island getaway. To pass the long days, they start a business hosting beachfront weddings, resulting in both awesome success and hilarious disaster. Meanwhile, the sun and scenery put Claire, Ben, and their posse in the mood for romance. Will the next wedding be one of theirs?

O historiador e crítico cultural Elvis Mitchell traça a evolução e a revolução do cinema negro, de suas origens ao impacto dos filmes da década de 70.

A woman finds her new house is haunted by the ghost of a young pianist.

Ele foi suspenso da polícia de LA. Quando alienígenas levam a população da cidade - e seu filho junto - este policial fará de tudo para deter o ataque e salvar o garoto.

An overly win-driven sportscaster goes too far and must perform community service during December as a bell-ringer for the Salvation Army.

Baseado em história que se passa nos pântanos amaldiçoados por vudu da Louisiana.

Popovich is an ex circus legend struggling as a street performer in the wild west streets of Las Vegas. When his junkyard home full of stray animals gets into trouble, he and his animal buddies use all their circus tricks to save it.

After a greedy Las Vegas casino owner steals his employee's pension funds, the staff teams up to pull off a heist with a twist.

“Luta pela Liberdade” conta a história de Liam (Ed Harris) e seu filho Chance (Brian Presley). Depois que sai da prisão, Chance tenta levar uma vida normal, mas percebe que não é tão fácil quanto imaginava. Lidando com ideologias conflitantes, pai e filho lutam para acertar-se enquanto tentem proteger sua família, deixando-a longe do perigo.

After nearly 40 years of false imprisonment, cruel scientific testing and denial by the US government, Agent X is finally a free man again.

Would-be drug dealers are caught between the police and the Mafia.

First-class assassin Lee Choe has spent years working for the mob. When his handler turns on him by killing his girlfriend and framing him for the murder, Lee stops at nothing to seek revenge. He fights back with a vengeance and violently punishes those who played a part in the death of his innocent love.

A street-hardened bank robber just released from prison sets out to reunite with his father and rob The Bank of Hollywood. Enlisting the aide of a femme fatale and an out-of-work Elvis impersonator as accomplices, they promise the easiest pay-off of their miserable lives Five hundred large for five minutes work.

Written, directed, and produced by David Walker, MACKED, HAMMERED, SLAUGHTERED, & SHAFTED is an insightful examination of the blaxploitation film movement of the 1970s. Featuring interviews with key actors and filmmakers, the documentary explores the origins of blaxploitation, and the controversial history of Hollywood's most misunderstood genre.

Ali: An American Hero is an American television movie which aired on August 31, 2000 on FOX. It chronicles portions of the career of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, who is portrayed by David Ramsey. Cassius Clay (David Ramsey), winner of the gold medal for boxing in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics, rises in the professional ranks and defeats heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston in a stunning upset to capture the title in 1964. Controversy surrounds his decision to join the Nation of Islam, his name change from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, his friendship with Malcolm X (Joe Morton), and his conscientious objection to the draft during the Vietnam War. Stripped of his title, he eventually recaptures it in 1974 in the so-called "Rumble in the Jungle"—an epic bout against George Foreman in Zaire.

Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money.

Rob Douglas já cometeu dois delitos em um estado dos EUA, onde o terceiro garante no mínimo 25 anos de prisão. Por isso, Rob só tem uma coisa em mente: manter-se do lado de fora para sempre. No dia em que ele é libertado, o amigo que combinara ir buscá-lo teve um imprevisto sexual e por isso delega a outro amigo, JJ, a tal missão. No caminho, a polícia os intercepta e, para azar de Rob, JJ estava armado, num carro roubado e por isso decide disparar fogo contra os policiais. Para evitar seu terceiro delito e uma condenação de 25 anos, Rob foge a pé, sem saber que fora filmado. Agora a polícia acha que ele também é culpado. Já seus amigos acham que ele abandonou JJ na pior e sua namorada pensa que ele aprontou com ela. Rob encontra-se em uma encruzilhada: limpar seu nome ou ir direto para cadeia!

Jennifer Love Hewitt é uma poderosa executiva da indústria musical, determinada a patrocinar a volta da banda The Suburbans, seu grupo favorito dos anos 80. De repente, quatro caras normais têm a possibilidade de reviver os quinze minutos de fama que perderam anos atrás. Quando a fantasia do estrelato é substituída pela realidade humilhante das entrevistas para a MTV, por um vídeo-clip horroroso e a impossibilidade de mostrar seu talento... eles devem escolher entre ir fundo e garantir o sucesso, ou desistir de tudo.

Four young grade-school girls witness the murder of one of their classmates during what they thought was just an innocent game. The killer is a strange young boy named Milo Jeeder. Sixteen years later, the four survivors of the event re-unite under happier circumstances in the same town where it happened. They believe that Milo drowned in a river shortly after the murder, but soon learn that the demonic killer Milo has also returned, still a young boy, unchanged even after almost two decades.

An environmental activist attempts to stop a dastardly villain who imports alligators from China in order to slaughter them for their meat in the US.

This documentary highlights the historical contexts that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have occupied in cinema history, and shows the evolution of the entertainment industry's role in shaping perceptions of LGBT figures. The issues addressed include secrecy – which initially defined homosexuality – as well as the demonization of the homosexual community with the advent of AIDS, and finally the shift toward acceptance and positivity in the modern era.

Ashtray agora é um homem e está de volta ao violento bairro de Los Angeles, onde cresceu, para morar com o pai, que por alguma misteriosa razão tem quase a mesma idade do filho. Lá reencontra personagens igualmente incomuns, como o primo que se intitula O Maior Pesadelo da América e o animado Crazy Legs, que mesmo preso a uma cadeira de rodas sonha tornar-se bailarino. E ainda por cima se enrola com Daishiki, uma jovem bastante disposta a ensinar-lhe tudo o que sabe em matéria de amor, enquanto na rua os tiroteios fazem uma confusa mãe chorar pelo defunto errado..

Otis Cooke is a DJ with a late-night American soul music programme in Liverpool. His favorite band, The Tallahassees, disbanded years ago, but their biggest hit, "Pickin' Up the Pieces," was never released in England. The film recounts Cooke's adventures and misadventures as he travels to the U.S., finds the band members, and convinces them to get back together for a reunion tour of the U.K and the release of their old songs on CD.

A compilation of some of the best Black Action films of the 70s! Hosted by Mr. Dolemite himself... RUDY RAY MOORE!

George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of these intriguing final words, asks his three best investigators, Dave, Peter and Steven, to solve the mystery. (Sixteen French actors dub scenes from various Warner Bros. films to create a parody of Citizen Kane, 1941.)

A veteran trainer takes a promising fighter under his wing and lives his dreams through his protégé.

In this hilarious crime caper, a rich woman (Nell Carter) and her maid (Dinah Manoff) happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time -- and now, they're hotfooting it away from vicious mobsters who want to fit them for a couple pairs of cement overshoes. Can they stay free -- and alive -- long enough to gather evidence against the mobsters?

Um extraterrestre é condenado a viver na Terra na forma humana, mas periodicamente precisa substituir seu corpo. Para isso, ele mata qualquer um que cruze seu caminho.

This melodrama investigates the life of a sex worker, in a pseudo-documentary style.

Um homem misterioso chega em um lugarejo onde se apresenta o circo dos horrores. Ele busca vingança contra um cruel vampiro que comanda o show e que o transformou em lobisomem.

Após a misteriosa morte de seu irmão, Jack Spade (Ivory Wayans) retorna para a sua velha e violenta vizinhança após passar 10 anos nas Forças Armadas. Ao ver a situação em que se encontra o bairro em que cresceu, Spade decide declarar guerra ao crime e, para isso, ele planeja acabar com o reinado do temido Mr. Big (Vernon), o criminoso que comanda tudo. Mas, para isso, ele precisa reunir um verdadeiro exército de valentes homens determinados a limparem o bairro. E, para montar tal exército, Spade convoca o ex-policial John Slade (Casey), seu ídolo de infância e grande nome do combate ao crime dos anos 70. Agora, os criminosos devem ter medo, pois uma improvável equipe de heróis está na área.

When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is for sale, anything can happen.

David must fight for his life against the gangsters who killed his brother for a CD filled with proof of their illegal activities. When David gets possession of the CD they go down to Mexico where David lives as a shark hunter. Who will get David first, the gangsters or the shark?

A man who spent 20 years in Cuban prison after the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion and a boat captain and his crew go covertly to Cuba to find a cache of gold buried during the invasion. But can they trust each other?

Cookie is a teen runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the Big Apple with her younger brother. When she arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal, Cookie meets a charming but sadistic pimp named Duke. With nowhere to go, Cookie is soon working for Duke, who introduces her to the harsh, brutal life of being a prostitute.

Fed up of his business partner, Ernest Trend hires the services of two exterminators. When things go drastically wrong and they murder the wrong man, the race is on to frame an innocent video surveillance man.

Andy e Vicky participaram de experimentos secretos quando jovens. Eles se casaram e tiveram uma filha, que adquiriu uma estranha habilidade de causar incêndios com a força da mente. Logo, ela se torna alvo de uma enigmática agência.

The stylish editor of a fashion magazine and a rumpled sports reporter endeavor to keep their somewhat offbeat romance on a purely platonic level.

Pilot for the TV series introduces the mothers of teenage fashion models who market their daughters for a powerful agent.

Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822.

An African-American political activist is wrongfully imprisoned for killing two white policemen; he is unwary of yet another white lawyer who claims that he will help free him.

There is a fine line between fantasy and reality, few of us dare to cross. Tonight Dino and Richie will take that gambit. Two flash-in-the-pan entrepreneurs, whose cunning resourcefulness propels them into a world of High-fashion and Fast-times. Between their share of hot water and cold shoulders they find what they least expect...love.

Steve Martin's third NBC special serves as a salute to 1970s television commercials. Taking shots at everything from "Suzy Chapstick" to Palmolive to advertising agencies, this special showcased Martin's genius for physical comedy.

Quatro adolescentes incorrigíveis são mandados por seus por seus pais para uma academia para garotos rebeldes. Lá, eles se metem em encrencas com um comandante sádico e uma série de excêntricas figuras, incluindo uma professora gostosa e um general com crônico problema de gases intestinais.

Michael Learned plays Mary Benjamin, a recently widowed woman who, confronted with her son's departure for college, decides to resume her career as a head nurse in a Manhattan hospital in this pilot movie for the short-lived TV series.

The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barbara, he escaped the prison by disguising himself as a woman. He was the first prisoner to escape Lecumberri since Pancho Villa.

Set in the greek island Milos, this action comedy follows a group of people searching for the actual Venus de Milo

A filha de uma prostituta é criada em um bordel, onde cuida do seu irmão e se prepara para seguir os passos da mãe. Com doze anos tem sua virgindade leiloada e logo depois se casa com um fotógrafo bem mais velho do que ela.

Car Wash é sobre um grupo muito restrito de lavadores de carro que um belo dia começam a ter todos os tipos de visitantes estranhos chegando ao pátio do seu Lava-Jato. Isso incluindo Richard Pryor como um pregador tipo "Homem Maravilha" que é amado pela maioria, mas detestado por um dos caras. E também um homem que parece um ladrão pela forma como ele está segurando uma garrafa, mas é somente a sua amostra de urina após ele sair do hospital. A vida amorosa de TC dá uma guinada para melhor e as músicas continuam tocando. Hey, é uma coisa dos anos 70! Onde tudo pode acontecer. E geralmente acontece!

O retrato de jovens pretensiosamente boêmios. Um judeu aspirante a ator sai do apartamento dos pais no Brooklyn em busca de sua sorte na vida boêmia de Greenwich Village em 1953. Ele luta para entender seus sentimentos sobre a natureza dominante de sua mãe, enquanto também tenta manter seu relacionamento com sua namorada. (e 18 - Estimado 18 Anos)

The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adaptation of the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair. This was one of the more thoughtful urban dramas produced at the height of the "blaxploitation" craze. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.

Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.

Axel Freed é um professor de literatura e é viciado em apostas. Quando perde todo o seu dinheiro, ele pede emprestado da sua namorada, da sua irmã, e até de alguns bandidos perigosos. E mesmo assim, ele não para de jogar.

A bela e sensual Foxy Brown parte em busca de vingança após o namorado ser morto durante uma operação. Ela, então, se disfarça como garota de programa para perseguir e matar os responsáveis.

Ilha de Yamacraw, Carolina do Sul, março de 1969. O branco Pat Conroy (Jon Voight), que no passado fora racista, chega para ser professor numa escola que tem como alunos crianças negras pobres. Na verdade toda a ilha é habitada por negros pobres, com exceção de um comerciante, que tem um pequeno negócio. A sra. Scott (Madge Sinclair), a diretora da "escola" - que é pouco mais de uma cabana - só o chama de Patroy e seus alunos de Conrack não conseguem dizer Conroy, pois no isolamento criaram seu idioma. Eles são analfabetos, não conseguem contar e nem sabem em qual país vivem. Pat tenta trazer uma educação de melhor nível, mas o primeiro obstáculo é a sra. Scott, pois chama os alunos de lentos e preguiçosos, acabando com a auto-estima deles. Além disto, ela crê que a única forma de educá-losé no chicote. Pat responde jogando fora o livro de regras e lições pedagógicas. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)

Two Los Angeles vice squad officers find themselves up against their corrupt superiors when they try to bring a crime boss to justice. During the course of their investigation, the two cops disguise themselves as gay men and raid a gay bar.

Uma sensual agente dos Estados Unidos, Cleópatra Jones (Tamara Dobson), opera no serviço de combate as drogas. Após supervisionar, na Turquia, a destruição de uma enorme plantação de papoulas, que seriam usadas.

Quando três homens negros vestidos como policiais roubam uma grande quantia de um local controlado pela máfia, a cidade é mergulhada em uma guerra entre grupos rivais. Agora, o policial Mattelli (Anthony Quinn), junto com o novato Pope, corre contra o tempo para encontrar os culpados antes que eles sejam executados.

A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.

Remy is a medical student who has a flair for making his patients comfortable. His genuine concern for the patients in his charge marks him as a hot prospect in his internship program. Pamela works at a children's book publishing company. The two meet via Pamela's brother, who is also Remy's good friend. They fall in love and get an apartment in the East Village of New York. Soon after, the couple begins to indulge in speed and barbiturates. They become heavily addicted. Remy is thrown out of medical school and Pamela quits her job. Remy soon finds himself in debt with the local dealer, Stutter, who introduces his customer to heroin as a revenge for his late bill. Pamela faces the prospect of getting sober at her brother's clinic, but must leave behind a destitute Remy in order to do it.

John Shaft , um investigador durão, é contratado para localizar uma jovem adolescente que foi seqüestrada, mas acaba no meio de uma guerra entre traficantes. A produção foi premiada com um Oscar de Melhor Canção Original.

In a pound, 18 dogs wait to be adopted.

A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own hitmen to eliminate him.

Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.

Citizens of San Francisco are stunned by the news that Robert Ironside, the city's hard-nosed, tough-talking chief of detectives, has been shot and left for dead while vacationing at his friend the Police Commissioner's rural retreat. Ironside survives the murder attempt, but the bullet has damaged nerves in his spine, leaving him a paraplegic. Unable to gain reinstatement as chief of detectives, Ironside gets permission to continue investigating criminal cases as a citizen volunteer. With the assistance of two former protegees, Det. Sgt. Ed Brown and Officer Eve Whitfield, and a newly-hired aide/driver, Mark Sanger, Ironside sets out to solve his first case as a civilian by finding the people responsible for the attempt on his life.

Olhar documental no Harlem, horrores da vida do gueto, favela cheia de drogas, violência, miséria humana, e um sentimento de desespero devido a preconceitos raciais da sociedade americana. Não há paternalista da raça negra no cinema para este grito de justiça. Um garota de 15 anos chamado Duke é ambicioso para comprar um "pedaço" (arma) de um mafioso para se tornar presidente da turma a que pertence.