Paris Blues (1961)

Starring:

• Sidney Poitier
• Diahann Carroll
• Paul Newman
• Joanne Woodward
• Louis Armstrong
• Barbara Laage
• Serge Reggiani

Storyline
Despite being far from home, American jazz musicians Ram Bowen (Paul Newman) and Eddie Cook (Sidney Poitier) are content living and working in Paris. Ram knows it's the best place for him to develop his musical reputation, and Eddie is far away from the racism that once greeted him on a regular basis. But after meeting and falling in love with American tourists Lillian (Joanne Woodward) and Connie (Diahann Carroll), the pair must decide whether their artistic integrity is worth abandoning.

The George McKenna Story (1986, TV Movie)

Starring:

• Denzel Washington
• Lynn Whitfield
• Virginia Capers
• Akosua Busia
• Terrance Ellis
• Michael C. Matthews
• Ken Sagoes
• Barbara Townsend
• Richard Masur
• Ray Buktenica
• Earl Billings

Storyline
George McKenna (Denzel Washington) confronts a career-defining moment when he accepts a job as principal of a robust, inner-city Los Angeles, high school. Facing an apathetic student body and indifferent teachers and parents, McKenna, with help from dedicated educator Bobbie Maxwell (Lynn Whitfield), transforms the school from a gang-ridden war zone into a stepping-stone for higher education, and in the process gains the hard-won respect of the community and school administrators.