Acting
Vernon Reid
Born August 22, 1958 · London, UK (age 68)
Vernon Alphonsus Reid is a British-born American guitarist and songwriter. Reid is the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
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Paid in Full · 2002Paid in Full
★ 6.92002
MovieActionCrime
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners · 2012Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
★ 7.12012
MovieDocumentaryHistory
The story of how, in 1970, the social activism of young UCLA philosophy professor Angela Davis led her to become involved in a failed kidnapping attempt that ended in a shootout, four deaths, and her name on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
Shadow: Dead Riot · 2006Shadow: Dead Riot
★ 3.82006
MovieActionHorror
Evil voodoo-practicing serial killer Shadow gets executed for murdering pregnant women. Twenty years later the prison Shadow was put to death at has been turned into an experimental women's penitentiary. Tough and fiercely autonomous new inmate Solitaire has some kind of link with Shadow. When Shadow and his lethal shambling zombie minions are resurrected, it's up to Solitaire to stop them.
Fresh Kill · 1996Fresh Kill
★ 5.31996
MovieScience FictionDrama
Shareen and Claire, a lesbian couple living on Staten Island, find themselves ensnared in a vast conspiracy involving a ghost ship of nuclear refuse, ominous television commercials, and deadly cat food.
That's My Face · 2003That's My Face
★ 10.02003
MovieDocumentary
In 1996, the filmmaker journeyed to the city Salvador Da Bahia - the African heart and soul of Brazil - seeking the identity of the spirits who haunt his dreams. Twenty years before, his mother made a parallel journey when she migrated with the family to Tanzania, East Africa in search of a mythic motherland. Shot entirely on silent Super 8 film by three generations of an African American family, "That's My Face" creates a mythopoetic feast of self-discovery.
When Claude Got Shot · 2021When Claude Got Shot
★ 8.52021
MovieDocumentary
While visiting his hometown of Milwaukee, father of three and aspiring attorney, Claude Motley, is shot in the face by 15-year-old Nathan, during a carjacking gone wrong. Two nights later, Nathan attempts to rob Victoria, who fires her gun in self-defense, partially paralyzing Nathan from the waist down. Three strangers tragically bound together by a weekend of gun violence on a five-year journey toward recovery and forgiveness.
Messwood · 2021Messwood
2021
MovieDocumentary
Declining participation leads two Milwaukee area high schools—one black and urban, the other white and suburban—to combine their football programs. Tensions rise as the disparities between the two schools become increasingly apparent over the course of the season. At the center of the drama, the teenage athletes attempt to make sense of their adolescence in the face of the racial fissures in their community.
Living Colour: On Stage at World Cafe Live · 2007Living Colour: On Stage at World Cafe Live
★ 10.02007
MovieMusic
On Stage Live At World Cafe Live (2007) is a live concert DVD from the funk metal band Living Colour performing live at the University of Pennsylvania as part of the World Cafe on Philadelphia's WXPN radio station. The performance was filmed on December 15, 2005. 01. Desperate People 02. Middle Man 03. In Your Name 04. Open Letter (To a Landlord) 05. Wall 06. Glamour Boys 07. Love Rears Its Ugly Head 08. Bless Those 09. Ignorance Is Bliss 10. Ausländer 11. Cult of Personality
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