8/10/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: A Raisin In The Sun – Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil

The 1961 classic film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry‘s groundbreaking play, A Raisin In The Sun, is available to watch online. The movie stars its acclaimed original Broadway cast members, including Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Claudia McNeil. Continue reading

8/3/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Uptown Saturday Night 1974

Uptown Saturday Night is a celebrated 1974 American crime buddy comedy film directed by and starring Sidney Poitier, alongside co-star Bill Cosby. The plot centers on two ordinary friends, Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin, who sneak away for a night out at Madame Zenobia’s illegal underground after-hours nightclub. Continue reading

7/29/26 O&A NYC WILDING OUT WEDNESDAY: Boomerang: Strangé Scenepack

The term Strangé Scenepack refers to a curated compilation of video clips featuring the iconic character Strangé, played by Grace Jones, in the 1992 romantic comedy classic Boomerang. Continue reading

7/27/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Devil To Pay – She Must Kill To Save Her Son

The phrase  She Must Kill To Save Her Son, The Devil To Pay is an Action, Survival Thriller independent film, The Devil To Pay (originally titled Reckoning), starring  Danielle Deadwyler, Catherine Dyer and Brad Carter. Continue reading

7/13/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sepia Cinderella (1947)

Sepia Cinderella (1947) is the second in a series of films produced by Jack Goldberg and Arthur Leonard, made primarily for the 684 theatres (in 1947) that catered exclusively to Black audiences that were kept out, or placed in a special balcony section, in most of the theatres in segregated America. Continue reading

6/29/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Marva Collins Story (1981) – Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman

The Marva Collins Story (1981) is a critically acclaimed biographical television film starring Cicely Tyson as the pioneering educator Marva Collins and Morgan Freeman as her devoted husband, Clarence Collins. Continue reading

5/18/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The River Niger(1976) – Cicely Tyson , James Earl Jones, Lou Gossett

The River Niger is a 1976 film adaptation of the 1972 Joseph A. Walker play of the same title. The film was directed by Krishna Shah, and starred James Earl Jones, Cicely Tyson, and Louis Gossett Jr Continue reading

5/1/26 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Jackie’s Back (1999) – Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, Robert Bailey Jr.

Jackie’s Back (1999) is a cult classic mockumentary that stars Jenifer Lewis as Jackie Washington, a self-absorbed, fictional R&B diva of the 1960s and 70s attempting a desperate comeback. Continue reading

4/27/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Nothing But A Man – Abbey Lincoln, Ivan Dixon

This 1964 cinematic masterpiece presents the portrait of an imperfect man traversing the difficult terrain of his relationship with the woman who loves him, and the stiflingly primitive culture of American apartheid, all while insisting upon his own sense of self-respect.Directed by Michael Roemer this landmark film stars the beautiful Abbey Lincoln, making a flawless transition from celebrated jazz chanteuse to first time actress, alongside the accomplished stage actor Ivan Dixon, who would later make yet another important cultural contribution co-staring in the popular 1960s television comedy hit Hogan’s Heroes. Continue reading

3/2/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Stormy Weather- Lena Horne, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Cab Calloway, Nicholas Brothers, Katherine Dunham and dancers

Stormy Weather is a 1943 film musical produced and released by 20th Century Fox. The movie is considered one of the best Hollywood musicals with an all African-American cast and serve to  showcase of some of the top African-American performers of the time. Continue reading