10/12/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Blankman (1994) – Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Robin Givens

Blankman (1994) is an American superhero parody film starring Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, and Robin Givens. Directed by Mike Binder and co-written by Damon Wayans and J. F. Lawton, the film follows a clumsy, socially awkward nerd who uses his mechanical expertise to become a low-budget vigilante. Continue reading

10/5/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Distinguished Gentleman – Eddie Murphy

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) is a political satire comedy starring Eddie Murphy as Thomas Jefferson Johnson, a slick Florida con artist who hustles his way into the U.S. Congress. Continue reading

9/28/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sucker Free City (2004) — Spike Lee’s Gritty Masterpiece of Urban Life

Sucker Free City (2004) is a television crime drama film directed by Spike Lee and written by San Francisco native Alex Tse, exploring the volatile intersection of race, gentrification, and the criminal underworld in San Francisco. 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

7/27/26 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

7/20/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Django Unchained – Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio

Django Unchained is a 2012 American revisionist Western Film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson,with Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, Michael Parks and Don Johnson in supporting roles. 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

7/6/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Willie Dynamite (1973)

Willie Dynamite is a classic 1973 Blaxploitation Film directed by Gilbert Moses and released by Universal Pictures. It stars Roscoe Orman, Diana Sands, Thalmus Rasulala, Joyce Walker, Roger Robinson, George Murdock, Albert Hall, Juanita Brown, Royce Wallace, Judith Brown, Marcia McBroom, Nathaniel Taylor. A arrogant New York City pimp trying to become the number one operator in the city.  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

5/11/26 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Guitar Battle Scene from “Crossroads” (1986)

The guitar battle in the 1986 film Crossroads is one of the most legendary musical showdowns in cinema history. It features the protagonist, Eugene Martone (played by Ralph Macchio), dueling for his mentor’s (Joe Seneca) soul against the devil’s champion, Jack Butler, portrayed by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai
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