Movies: Bill Duke
- 2012
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)
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'Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp', examines the tumultuous life of legendary Chicago pimp Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) and how he reinvented himself from pimp to author of 7 groundbreaking books. These books were the birth of Street Lit and explored the...
- 2013
A Fuller Life (2013)
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Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child, Samantha....
- 1978
Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978)
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The true story of Leonard Matlovich, a U.S. Air Force sergeant who, in 1975, publicly divulged his homosexuality and fought to remain in service....
- 1999
Fever (1999)
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A struggling artist is implicated in a string of macabre murders....
- 2003
Deacons for Defense (2003)
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Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings pers...
- 2001
Never Again (2001)
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A man and a woman who have pledged never to fall in love again meet in a gay bar....
- 1989
Street of No Return (1989)
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A rock star-turned-bum, his vocal chords severed at the height of his career for the love of a woman, drunkenly roams the city, torn apart by sponsored race riots. When accused of murder, he may have the chance to get revenge on the magnate who maime...
- 1996
America's Dream (1996)
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Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each of which is directed by a respected black director....
- 1986
Dallas: The Early Years (1986)
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Prequel to the popular "Dallas" TV series focuses on the origins of the Ewing-Barnes feud during the 1930's. Larry Hagman provides the opening narration for the film. The story opens at a 1951 barbecue with "Digger" Barnes firing a shot at "Jock" Ewi...
- 1984
The Killing Floor (1984)
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During World War I, a poor black Southerner travels north to Chicago to get work in the city's slaughterhouses, where he becomes embroiled in the organized labor movement....
- 1978
Love Is Not Enough (1978)
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A black family leaves the ghetto of Detroit to look for a better life in Los Angeles....
- 2008
Prince Among Slaves (2008)
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Abdul Rahman, an African prince who was sold into slavery, spent four decades in servitude before an amazing coincidence took him to the White House to meet President John Quincy Adams, where he was granted his freedom. Mos Def narrates this PBS docu...
- 2014
Preying for Mercy (2014)
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Frank Gates is an LAPD cop with a rocky past and a dark secret. He restarted his life thinking he was finally safe, but the past is never far behind. Now with danger coming fast he is forced to protect his family at any cost....
- 2000
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000)
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From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then consider...
- 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
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A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard....
- 2002
Partners of the Heart (2002)
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Recounts the extraordinary segregation-era partnership between two surgeons--one black and one white--who defied the medical establishment and changed the course of cardiac surgery....
- 2007
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (2007)
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Based on the best-selling book by author Deepak Chopra, and featuring all-new music from Olivia Newton-John......
- 2006
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
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When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto....
- 1993
The Cemetery Club (1993)
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The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives....
- 2011
Dark Girls (2011)
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Documentary exploring the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color---particularly dark-skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture....