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Saturday, June 18, 2011

The Black Godfather (1974)














































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J.J. (Rod Perry) is a hustler with a conscience. A small-time numbers runner who dabbles in prostitution, J.J. wants nothing to do with the drug trade, which he holds responsible for the continuing slavery of the Black man. After a violent confrontation with mobster Tony Burton (Don Chastain) leaves a friend dead, J.J. becomes the ally of local numbers king Nate Williams (Jimmy Witherspoon), who teaches him how to dismantle Burton's drug operation brick by brick. But Burton has a secret weapon: Detective Jo Sterling (Duncan McLeod), a crooked cop who's got dirt on all the syndicates, is now Burton's lap dog. 

Friday, June 17, 2011

Bone (1972)




































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Storyline
Welcome to Beverly Hills, where upper class married couples like Bill and Bernadette (Andrew Duggan and Joyce Van Patten) enjoy their happy life of wealth and privilege. But when a violently unstable black criminal (Yaphet Kotto) invades their home, each will be forced to explore their own nightmares of lies and desire where every perverse secret is exposed and nothing is ever really black and white.