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Lackawanna Blues | 
 enlarge | Director: George C. Wolfe
Actors: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Mos Def, Carmen Ejogo, Louis Gossett Jr.
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 2972
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD92749D
ISBN: 0783134827
UPC: 026359274923
EAN: 9780783134826
ASIN: B0009S4IGA
Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 2005
Release Date: August 23, 2005
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Product Description
Based on the acclaimed autobiographical one-man show by ruben santiago-hudson. This is the story of rachel nanny crosby a woman who built a community & circumvented segregation in her own determined way. Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 01/16/2007 Starring: S Epatha Merkerson Mos Def Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
Cool music, a wonderful atmospheric feel, and first-rate performances by a stellar cast distinguish Lackawanna Blues, a 2005, 90-minute film originally broadcast by HBO. Director George C. Wolfe's theater background (as a writer and/or director he's been responsible for The Colored Museum, Jelly's Last Jam, and Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk) is apparent; adapted by scriptwriter Ruben Santiago-Hudson from his own autobiographical play, Lackawanna Blues is less a story than a reminiscence, told by a young man (an affecting performance by Marcus Carl Franklin) raised by the indefatigable Rachel "Nanny" Crosby (an equally fine turn by S. Epatha Merkerson, known to many from her role in TV's Law & Order) in that upstate New York town. The focus is on Nanny's rooming house, which is populated by all manner of colorful characters (played by the likes of Macy Gray, Jeffrey Wright, and many others, with Jimmy Smits and Carmen Ejogo as the boy's wayward parents). The roomers include drunks, hustlers, ex-cons, and other shady types, but while plenty of bad stuff goes on, it's all coated with a certain patina of sentiment that tends to minimize the hard realities of life for African Americans in the early 1960s. That's fine; Wolfe, with the help of some superb editing by Brian Kates, gives the film such a delightful period vibe that it's easy to overlook its few shortcomings. The music (available on a soundtrack CD), ranging from downhome country blues to uptown swing, jump blues, and more, also makes a major contribution to the delightful diversion that is Lackawanna Blues. --Sam Graham
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Very Good December 16, 2008
V. Jordan (Alexandria, VA United States)
This was a very heart warming movie. Very good acting. I truly enjoyed it.
Very entertaining October 16, 2008
Lisa Drummond (Columbia, MD)
This movie was everything that it was promised to be. I can watch it over and over again.
Great Film-making! September 15, 2008
JMV (Buffalo, NY)
I absolutely LOVE this movie. Great story, directing and all-star cast. S. Epatha Merkerson was remarkable and needs more roles she can sink her teeth into. She makes it look so natural. Love her.
One of the best September 8, 2008
Brian Sternberg
Great movie,great cast,great music,this is one of those movies that is so good that when it is over you wish it would go on for another 90 minutes,I will w3atch this one many times.
Lack and Wanna September 6, 2008
D. D Jones
I, infrequently, view movies. Seldom, I will watch a move a second time. I have viewed this movie six times and thoroughly enjoyed it each time.
This movie is about too many who had long term lacks and one woman who "wanna" help them with their blues.
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