Film at 11
So, my defacto life coach wrote this post today regard Richard Corliss' article in Time Magazine about what he believes to be the top 25 most influential movies on Race.
Like my Coach, maybe he should have taken a poll or something first. Possibly asked around a bit. Maybe consulted black friends. (Okay, that was a little low.)
Rather than jack my homeboy's idea. Well, I am biting a little... I'ma give you a few that I think should be on the list--not in any particular order
Here ya go:
Claudine
The Color Purple
Jungle Fever
Do the Right Thing
A Time to Kill
Rosewood
Glory
Hollywood Shuffle
And please, tell me what you think should (for that matter) should not, be on the list
Like my Coach, maybe he should have taken a poll or something first. Possibly asked around a bit. Maybe consulted black friends. (Okay, that was a little low.)
Rather than jack my homeboy's idea. Well, I am biting a little... I'ma give you a few that I think should be on the list--not in any particular order
Here ya go:
Claudine
The Color Purple
Jungle Fever
Do the Right Thing
A Time to Kill
Rosewood
Glory
Hollywood Shuffle
And please, tell me what you think should (for that matter) should not, be on the list
posted by Jonzee @ 10:44 AM
2 Comments:
At 9:51 AM,
Ferocious Kitty said…
Hmmm...
I would add to your list:
Car Wash (were soundtracks important before this classic one?)
Imitation of Life (1959; didn't see the first one, but i want to)
Whatever the first Black Buppie Wedding Movie was (not "great", but definitely influential in that it spawned so many copycats)
Boyz in the Hood
Malcolm X (flawed, but influential)
Eve's Bayou
Lady Sings the Blues (introduced Lady Day to a generation who might have otherwise slept on her)
Mahogany
The Wiz
Love Jones
Cooley High (I still cry when Cochise is killed)
"Raw" and "Delirious" (folks are still quoting those today)
Which Way Is Up?
Daughters of the Dust
Spook Who Sat by the Door
At 4:38 PM,
Unknown said…
Dang. Love Jones and Raw and the Wiz. I was going to put those on there. And I was also thinking about Uptown Saturday Night.
There are so many!
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