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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Black Hooker [a.k.a. Street Sisters] (1974)

















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BLACK HOOKER is a melodrama that deals with a Black country minister, his devoted wife, his wayward daughter, and his half-white grandson. The daughter leaves the child with her parents, as she goes back to living in barrooms and dirty hotels. The child longs to be accepted by his mother, even though he's smothered with his grandmother's love. As he becomes a young man, his affection for a pretty girl in the farming community ripens to love. But he unwittingly sees his self-righteous grandfather making advances to the young girl, and the shock is more than the youth can take.

Friday, July 6, 2012

The Baron (1977)





















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Jason's gotta finish what he's started...and he needs big money-fast! His big mistake is to borrow money from his old street buddy, "Cokeman". The problem is, Cokeman is tied to mob-man Joey and Joey is bad, real bad...and he wants the money back. He'll even kill for it! Jason uses all of his wits and charm to keep ahead of Joey who is plain ruthless. When the two finally meet, only one will walk away. The Baron is loaded with surprises, taut suspense and memorable performances. 

Black Force [a.k.a. Force Four] (1975)























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Whenever there's trouble, that's where you'll find the Force Four! These bad asses are ready for action 24 hours a day - if the money is right. When a priceless African statue is stolen and its courier murdered, Force Four is called in for a little old-fashion retribution, which happens to be their specialty.