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Monday, September 5, 2016

Scouts Honor (1980)



















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Mrs. Bartlett gets pressured by her boss to become a Den Mother for a Cub group. Joey is one of her cubs - but tends to annoy her. However, Joey is also the most eager and attentive of her cubs and his skills come in handy. 

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Panic In Echo Park (1977)

























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A young black M.D. tries to prove that the community of Echo Park is endangered by a deadly epidemic. But he has to fight his superior in the hospital and city government who accuse him of just causing panic. 

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Birthright (1938)
























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An idealistic young man attempts to establish a school in a rural location, but encounters opposition from both the black and white communities. Micheaux himself was a former homesteader, and strongly believed that African Americans should establish rural communities rather than follow the urban migration. But it's hard to resist the allure of the city when Micheaux allows energetic singers and dancers to take the nightclub stage for extended musical numbers. Birthright is a remake of Micheaux's 1924 film of the same title. The earlier version is entirely lost.