African American Cinema on DVD

An entire genre of DVD movies is focused on the experiences of black Americans though movies dealing with their life experiences and viewpoints. Whether you are looking for movies about Martin Luther King's dream, black history or a movie with our favorite comedian, you will find a wide selection of DVD movies that will satisfy your quest.

Love and Basketball (New Line Platinum Series) List Price: $14.98 Now Only: $9.49 You Save: $ 5.49 (37%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: New Line Home Video Starring: Nathaniel Bellamy Jr., Glenndon Chatman, James DuMont, Christine Dunford, Omar Epps Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

Classic DVD. Exclusive interviews, highlights, and behind the scenes coverage. From the playground to the pro leagues, Monica and Qunicy taught each other how to play the game. Now, their commitment to the sport will force them to make a choice between each other and the game...between family and team...between "Love & Basketball." DVD Features: Two Original Documentaries, Deleted Scenes, Blooper Reel, Three Feature Length Commentaries, Music Video, DVD-ROM Content Including Screenplay And Original Theatrical Web Site, 127 Minutes.

The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen Edition) List Price: $19.94 Now Only: $14.99 You Save: $ 4.95 (25%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: Sony Pictures Starring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen Directed By: Gabriele Muccino Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

A real-life tale of survival over life's toughest challenges. After a chain of circumstances left Gardner jobless and homeless at age 30 he found himself and his baby son living in a bathroom at a San Francisco train station. Despite the negative situation Gardner continued to fight toward his goal of becoming a broker eventually landing a job as a trainee and rising through the ranks at such companies as Dean Witter and Bear Stearns to his current standing -- partner and owner of the Chicago-based minority brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co. and self-made millionaire.Features:Documentaries (Making-of documentary)Featurette (Father and Son: On Screen and Off)Interview(s) (The Man Behind the Movie: A Conversation with Chris Gardner)Audio commentary (with director Gabriel Muccino)System Requirements:Runtime: 117 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 043396150850 Manufacturer No: 15085.

He Got Game List Price: $9.99 Now Only: $6.99 You Save: $ 3.00 (30%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: Walt Disney Video Starring: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson, Hill Harper Directed By: Spike Lee Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

Classic DVD. Exclusive interviews, highlights, and behind the scenes coverage. Academy Award(R)-winner Denzel Washington (Best Actor, 2001, TRAINING DAY) stars in this must-see story about a convict given one shot at a second chance to be a father! With promises of a reduced sentence, Jake Shuttlesworth (Washington) is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade the nation's top basketball recruit ... his estranged son, Jesus (Ray Allen of NBA's Milwaukee Bucks), to play ball for the governor's alma mater! But just as Jesus faces intense pressures and irresistible temptations contemplating his big decision, Jake is also forced to consider not only what's best for himself ... but what's best for his son! With a groundbreaking soundtrack by the legendary Public Enemy -- plus great cameos from John Turturro and basketball personalities Dick Vitale, John Thompson, Dean Smith, and more, HE GOT GAME is a critically acclaimed hit you don't want to miss!.

Something the Lord Made List Price: $14.98 Now Only: $8.99 You Save: $ 5.99 (40%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: Hbo Home Video Starring: Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Kyra Sedgwick, Gabrielle Union, Merritt Wever Directed By: Joseph Sargent Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

(Drama) Something the Lord Made tells the emotional true story of two men who defied the rules of their time to launch a medical revolution set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow south. Working in 1940s Baltimore on an unprecedented technique for performing heart surgery on "blue babies" Dr. Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) and lab technician Vivien Thomas (Mos Def) form an impressive team. As Blalock and Thomas invent a new field of medicine saving thousands of lives in the process social pressures threaten to undermine their collaboration and tear their friendship apart.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359246128.

Friday (New Line Platinum Series) List Price: $12.98 Now Only: $7.99 You Save: $ 4.99 (38%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: New Line Home Video Starring: Kathleen Bradley, Tony Cox, Ice Cube, Anna Maria Horsford, Anthony Johnson Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

A youth tries to survive life in L.A.'s hip-hoppin' South Central 'hood. Includes two music videos from the #1 hit soundtrack. Starring Chris Tucker and Ice Cube.Running Time: 91 min.System Requirements:Starring: Ice Cube Anna Marie Horsford Regina King Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr. Nia Long Bernie Mac Chris Tucker and John Witherspoon.

Lilies of the Field List Price: $14.98 Now Only: $9.99 You Save: $ 4.99 (33%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Starring: Stanley Adams, Pamela Branch, Isa Crino, Dan Frazer, Francesca Jarvis Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

Featuring an Academy AwardÂ(r)-winning performance by Poitier*, and nominated** for four additional OscarsÂ(r), including Best Picture, Lilies of the Field is a funny, sentimental, charming and uplifting film (The Hollywood Reporter). Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier), an itinerant handyman, is driving through the Arizona desert when he meets five impoverished nuns. Stopping to fix their leaky farmhouse roof, Homer discovers that not only will the Mother Superior not pay him for the job, but she also wants him to build their chapelfor free! Hesitant at first, Homer soon finds himself single-handedly raising the chapel and the financing. But although hewill not receive a monetary reward, Homer knows that when his work is done, he'll leave that dusty desert town a much better place than when he found it. *1963: Actor **1963: Supporting Actress (Skala), Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography (B&W).

Glory List Price: $14.94 Now Only: $10.99 You Save: $ 3.95 (26%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Ent Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy Directed By: Edward Zwick Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

Story of the first Black regiment to fight in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Genre: Feature Film-Action/AdventureRating: RRelease Date: 1-FEB-2005Media Type: DVD.

Malcolm X List Price: $14.98 Now Only: $10.49 You Save: $ 4.49 (30%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: Warner Home Video Starring: Angela Bassett, O.L. Duke, Al Freeman Jr., Sonny Jim Gaines, Albert Hall Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

Inspiring story of Malcolm X, as he rises up from poverty, encounters the law, achieves spiritual enlightenment, and reaches out to others in the fight for human and civil rights.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PG13Release Date: 18-JAN-2000Media Type: DVD.

What's Love Got To Do With It? List Price: $14.99 Now Only: $10.49 You Save: $ 4.50 (30%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: Walt Disney Video Starring: Angela Bassett, Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly, Laurence Fishburne, Virginia Capers, Dororthy Thorton Directed By: Brian Gibson Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

Experience for yourself the powerful true-life story of Tina Turner -- rock 'n' roll's remarkable and talented superstar. Laurence Fishburne (THE MATRIX) and Angela Bassett (HOW STELLA GOT HER GROVE BACK) deliver winning performances as Ike and Tina Turner -- whose turbulent relationship eventually forces Tina to leave and face the fear, pay the price, and find the courage to believe in herself. Don't miss WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT -- the amazing and uplifting story of one of the world's most exciting, high-energy entertainers!.

Menace II Society List Price: $14.96 Now Only: $8.99 You Save: $ 5.97 (40%) Usually ships in 24 hours   May be eligible for FREE Shipping offer Category: DVD Movies     Publisher: New Line Home Video Starring: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Samuel L. Jackson Directed By: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout.

Directed by twin brothers, Allen and Albert Hughes, this critically acclaimed cinematic masterpiece brilliantly details real life in today's tough inner city. With the powerhouse performances by Tyrin Turner (Deep Cover), Larenz Tate (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air) and Jada Pinkett (A Different World), the film also features dynamite supporting roles by Charles S. Dutton (Roc) and Bill Duke (Predator).DVD Features:InterviewsProduction NotesTheatrical Trailer.