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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
































Starring:

Storyline
After a period of vacation in Hawaii, Joanna "Joey" Drayton returns to her parents' home in San Francisco bringing her fiancĂ©, the high-qualified Dr. John Prentice, to introduce him to her mother Christina Drayton that owns an art gallery and her father Matt Drayton that is the publisher editor of the newspaper The Guardian. Joey was raised with a liberal education and intends to get married with Dr. John Prentice that is a black widower and needs to fly on that night to Geneva to work with the World Health Organization. Joey invites John's parents Mr. Prentice and Mrs. Prentice to have dinner with her family and the couple flies from Los Angeles to San Francisco without knowing that Joey is white. Christina invites also the liberal Monsignor Ryan, who is friend of her family. Along the day and night, the families discuss the problems of their son and daughter. 

Monday, May 7, 2018

Sam Waymon - Ganja & Hess (1973, soundtrack)


Tracklist
A1.  Intro
A2.  The Blood Of The Thing (part 1)
A3.  The Blood Of The Thing (part 2) Shadow Of The Cross
A4.  Bongili Work Song #1 (Myrthian Dreams)
A5.  Hess Is Stabbed
A6.  March Blues (Sung By Mabel King)
A7.  You've Got To Learn To Let It Go (Instrumental)
A8.  Bongili Work Song #2
A9.  Survival Drive
A10.  Bongili Work Song #3
A11.  The Seduction (amalgam)
B1.  Intro (Reprise) - You've Got To Learn To Let It Go
B2.  You've Got To Learn To Let It Go (Church Version)
B3.  Just As I Am (Evangel Revival)
B4.  The Blood Of The Thing (reprise)
B5.  Resurrection
B6.  There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood
B7.  You've Got To Learn To Let It Go (Studio Version)

Bonus Tracks
B8.  Bongili Work Song (Original Version)
B9.  Theme From Blood Couple


Release Notes ​
  • First ever release on ANY format
  • Strictly limited to 1000 copies worldwide (color vinyl), comes with Obi Strip
  • Original soundtrack composed by Nina Simone’s brother: Sam Waymon
  • Comes with insert featuring unseen pictures and liner notes

Friday, May 4, 2018

Imusi (1980's)





























Starring:

Storyline
When a frontier family, living in Kwa-Zulu Natal’s Old West, is beset upon by a band of thugs seeking to steal their homestead’s title deed by any means necessary, a father will have to fight to protect not only the safety of his wife and children, but his right to farm the land he inherited from his father before him, and in so doing, teach his children the value of a family standing united together against all odds.