Black on Black Cinema

BOBC: Ep17.5: Preview to Episode 18

July 28, 2013 22:41 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MB

In this preview episode the next movie is introduced, Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor, directed by Tyler Perry. Nothing more than that!

BOBC: Ep17: Fruitvale Station

July 25, 2013 08:47 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

This week the guys discuss Fruitvale Station, a film chronicling the last days of police brutality victim Oscar Grant III. An exploratory episode into race relations in America.

BOBC: Ep16.5 - Preview to Episode 17

July 17, 2013 07:49 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MB

The next movie is introduced, Bad Boys, the 1995 action buddy cop flick starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith and directed by Michael Bay.

This week on Black on Black Cinema the guys take on the party classic, House Party. What stakes will high school age kids go to in order to make sure the party of their dreams goes off without a hitch? No matter parents, angry neighbors, or even psycho bullies can stop two determined teenagers from the ultimate house party.

BOBC: Ep15.5 - Preview to Episode 16

June 10, 2013 11:04 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MB

In this week's preview show the movie House Party is introduced. A fun loving party movie starring the members of Kid N' Play. Considered to be the black 90s version of Animal House.

BOBC: Ep15: The Wood

June 05, 2013 22:45 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema the guys go in depth with the 1999 black romantic comedy, The Wood. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa, this movie covers the coming of age of three kids in Inglewood, CA during the 1980s juxtaposed against their chaotic time in getting one of them married.

BOBC: Ep14.5 - Preview to Episode 15

May 28, 2013 19:40 - 5 minutes - 4.86 MB

This week the next movie is introduced, The Wood. The 1999 romantic comedy starring Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, and Richard T. Jones as they grow up in Inglewood, CA during the 1980s.

BOBC: Ep14: Malcolm X

May 22, 2013 23:12 - 2 hours - 120 MB

This week the guys go in depth with Spike Lee's 1992 biopic, Malcolm X. Covering the life of the controversial civil rights hero and major leader within the Nation of Islam during the 1960s.

BOBC: Ep13.5 - Preview to Episode 14

May 14, 2013 22:12 - 6 minutes - 5.8 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema the next film, "Malcolm X" is introduced. Based on the autobiography of Malcolm X the biopic documents the life and times of the controversial civil rights leader.

BOBC: Ep13: Dead Presidents

May 08, 2013 23:21 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

This week the guys discuss the life of a teenager who goes off to the Vietnam War and his struggle as a black man upon returning to the Bronx in the American Crime Drama, Dead Presidents.

BOBC: Ep12.5 - Preview to Episode 13

April 29, 2013 09:51 - 4 minutes - 4.27 MB

This week the movie introduced is Dead Presidents. The film chronicles the life of a black man coming back from Vietnam and trying to support his family.

BOBC: Ep12: Coming to America

April 24, 2013 23:12 - 1 hour - 83 MB

This week the Black on Black Cinema crew take on the classic black comedy Coming to America. Starring Eddie Murphy at the height of his comedic/acting career the movie takes on stereotypes from Africa to Queens, New York. Dealing with the hilarious immigrant experience in America, Coming to America, hits all the high notes of an 1980s comedy instant classic.

BOBC: Ep11.5 - Preview to Episode 12

April 17, 2013 00:18 - 4 minutes - 4.06 MB

In this week's preview show the movie Coming to America is introduced. The infamous 1988 comedy stars Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, and James Earl Jones.

BOBC: Ep11: 42

April 15, 2013 09:00 - 1 hour - 95.1 MB

This week the guys go in depth about the newly released biopic on Jackie Robinson, entitled "42." The movie takes a look at Robinson attempt to break the color barrier in major league baseball during the late 1940s. The film stars Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford.

BOBC: Ep10.5 - Preview to Episode 11

April 02, 2013 15:52 - 4 minutes - 3.68 MB

This preview episode is to introduce the next film, 42. A biographical telling of Jackie Robinson's famous racial integration of major league baseball, and his successful crossover appeal and career. Starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford.

BOBC: Ep9.5 - Preview to Episode 10

March 19, 2013 10:13 - 5 minutes - 4.72 MB

This week the next film is introduced, Medicine for Melancholy. An indie black film dealing with the struggle of a black man and black woman meeting in a highly segregated (racial and financial) city of San Francisco.

BOBC: Ep09: Do The Right Thing

March 14, 2013 22:50 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

In 1989 Spike Lee decided to take on racial unease in Bed-Sty Brooklyn, New York. Easily Lee's must known film, Do The Right Thing, is an in-your-face look at the boiling tension between the races in the heart of the hood. With a backdrop of a brutally hot summer day we watch as Mookie (Spike Lee) sways between his loyalties to his boss and his loyalties to his neighborhood.

BOBC: Ep8.5 - Preview to Episode 9

March 06, 2013 17:03 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MB

In this preview episode of Black on Black Cinema the next movie, Do the Right Thing, is introduced. Produced, written, directed, and starring Spike Lee. Do the Right Thing takes on racial unease in 1989 in front of the back drop of the hottest days of the summer. This is easily Spike Lee's most universally known film and you don't need to think to hard why.

BOBC: Ep08: Boss Nigger

February 27, 2013 21:15 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema: In 1975 a movie was released entitled Boss Nigger, and the world was never the same. Directed by a Jack Arnold and written by and starring Fred Williamson, Boss Nigger is a quintessential blaxploitation film. This is Django Unchained before Django Unchained existed. Chock full of offensive stereotypes of Blacks, Whites, and Mexicans in the post-slavery western United States. From the highly quotable one liners to the over the top action, Boss Nigger is a m...

BOBC: Ep7.5 - Preview to Episode 8

February 18, 2013 16:11 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MB

In this preview episode of Black on Black Cinema the next movie, Boss Nigger, is introduced. The film deals with a Black sheriff and his deputy in the Western United States some time soon after the end of slavery. The movie also deals with the enforcing of "Black Laws" throughout the town full of White folks. Action packed and full of classic blaxploitation moments the movie runs the line between dealing openly with racial issues and not being consumed by them when telling an entertaining st...

BOBC: Ep07: Pariah

February 13, 2013 22:41 - 1 hour - 89.8 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema the guys discuss the 2011 coming of age/coming out drama, Pariah. Directed by Dee Rees this film takes a unabashed look at homosexuality and its level of acceptance in the Black community. Alike, a 17 year old girl in New York, has to come to terms with who she is and the world in which she lives.

BOBC: Ep6.5 - Preview to Episode 7

February 06, 2013 22:18 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MB

In this preview episode the next movie, Pariah, is introduced. This film deals with a young girl coming to terms with her own homosexuality at age 17. Her journey of self discovery and the reaction from the black community and her immediate family in which she lives. This is a powerful independent black film that will challenge you to consider your own views.

BOBC: Ep06: The Last Dragon

January 31, 2013 00:08 - 1 hour - 83.6 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema the guys discuss the 1985 Kung-Fu comedy classic, The Last Dragon starring Taimak, Julius Carry III, and Vanity. The film is a one of a kind off the wall kung-fu flick that takes place in Harlem, NY. On his quest to reach the final level, Leeroy Green, much battle arcade owners, bands of freaks, and of course the Shogun of Harlem himself, Sho’Nuff.

BOBC: Ep5.5 - Preview to Episode 6

January 21, 2013 18:38 - 3 minutes - 3.27 MB

In this preview episode the next movie, The Last Dragon, is introduced. The guys were unanimous in their decision to cover this movie due to their fond memories of it. Produced by Barry Gordy, The Last Dragon is an over the top black martial arts film that takes place in 1980s Harlem.

BOBC: Ep05: Glory

January 17, 2013 00:06 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema the guys discuss the 1989 Civil War film, Glory starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick. The film covers the formation and use of the first all Black voluntary regiment in the Civil War. The 54th Massachusetts regiment is one of significant historical context and the work on Glory proves it.

BOBC: Ep04: Django Unchained

December 21, 2012 03:11 - 1 hour - 101 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema the guys change pace from past movies and examine the newly released action western Django Unchained directed by Quentin Tarantino. Dealing with the horrifying issues of the American South two years prior to the Civil War, Django Unchained is an unflinching look at the American slave trade and revenge during that era.

BOBC: Ep3.5 - Preview to Episode 4

December 17, 2012 20:06 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MB

In this preview episode the next movie, Glory, is introduced. The movie is currently on Youtube in its entirety. The movie deals with an all black regiment of soldiers serving in the military during the Civil War.

BOBC: Ep03: Red Tails

December 12, 2012 23:13 - 1 hour - 68 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema the guys take a look at World War 2 through the eyes of young black fighter pilots. Red Tails, a movie that examines the heroism of black fighter pilots during World War 2 takes place squarely in 1940s Italy. Through adversity and shear determination the Red Tails make their massive impact on history.

BOBC: Ep2.5 - Preview to Episode 3

December 03, 2012 08:41 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MB

In this preview episode the next movie, Red Tails, is introduced. The movie is currently on HBO. The movie deals with the WW2 Tuskegee Airmen and their quest to be seen as equal to white fighter pilots.

BOBC: Ep02: New Jack City

November 26, 2012 22:44 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB

This week on Black on Black Cinema we keep the theme of drug dealing and its impact going with the 1991 hit New Jack City directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Wesley Snipes, ICE-T, Chris Rock, and Allen Payne. A story about the rise of a violent, yet charismatic, crack cocaine drug dealer named Nino Brown in New York City in the late 1980s.

BOBC: Ep1.5 - Preview to Episode 2

November 24, 2012 14:52 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MB

This is a mini episode to give you a heads up as to what movie the guys will be tackling next. The guys will deal with the mad world of New York City in the late 1980s as it is overrun by the crack epidemic.

BOBC: Ep01: Superfly

November 12, 2012 18:47 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

The guys sit down and discuss the famed blaxploitation film, Superfly, starring Ron O'Neal as Youngblood Priest. A story of a cocaine dealer in New York during the 1970s desperately trying to leave his drug dealing lifestyle and start over.