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Saturday, November 19, 2016

One Way Out [a.k.a. Crazed Cop] (1986)















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Ivan Rogers (Ballbuster) stars in Crazed Cop as Detective Joe Weeks, a man who live by the law. When his beautiful wife is found savagely raped and murdered, he tracks down and systematically kills known drug dealers with an insane revenge. All his fury, pain and frustration explode as this Crazed Cop becomes the most wanted man on the list...by the Mob and the Police!

Freeman (1977, Broadway Theater)




















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This drama deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for and what he achieves. In the title role, Dick Anthony Williams (The Mack) portrays a naĂŻve, ambitious, recklessly optimistic man who finds himself in difficulty because of his unrealistic hopes. Directed by Tony-winner Lloyd Richards ("Fences") , and featuring Oscar-winner Louis Gossett, Jr. (Carolina Skeletons). 

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Flame In The Streets (1961)
























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A union leader in a large company tries to win equal rights for the handful of West Indian workers at the company, but finds it is an uphill battle. After being successful, and rightly proud of his efforts, he finds that he and his wife have a difficult time coming to terms with the fact that his only daughter intends to marry a West Indian.