African American Cinema on VHS
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Michael Jordan:Ultimate Collection
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Category: VHS Movies
 Publisher: Fox Home Entertainment Starring: Michael Jordan Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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In January of 1999, the world's greatest basketball player announced his retirement from professional basketball, citing the lack of challenges for him from the game. No wonder. During his roughly 12-year career, Michael Jordan won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, captured the MVP award several times, broke various records, and invented a kind of graceful, deeply competitive athleticism that fans had never seen before. Charles Barkley claimed he was not a role model, but Michael did, and the best of his career is well captured in this three-video set, Michael Jordan: The Ultimate Collection. |
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Michael Jordan - Above & Beyond
Price: $29.90
Category: VHS Movies
Publisher: Fox / NBA Starring: Eriq La Salle, Phil Jackson, Magic Johnson, John Paxson, Jack Haley Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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In the opening five minutes of this documentary two memorable quotes immediately grab your attention. The first comes from an enthusiastic commentator who rhetorically asks, "Whose game is it? Michael Jordan's game." This may have been said in a moment of energetic excitement, but the words ring true. As do the more seasoned and professional articulations of former Phoenix Suns coach Paul Westphal, who after losing to Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the world championship, profoundly states what the world already knew: "No one can stop him." Apparently, the only man who could stop His Airness was Michael himself. This documentary and personal interview recaps three of the most perplexing, entertaining, overwhelming, courageous, and painful years of Michael Jordan's life. |
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Magic Johnson - Always Showtime
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Category: VHS Movies
Publisher: Fox / NBA Starring: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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In the opening five minutes of this documentary two memorable quotes immediately grab your attention. The first comes from an enthusiastic commentator who rhetorically asks, "Whose game is it? Michael Jordan's game." This may have been said in a moment of energetic excitement, but the words ring true. As do the more seasoned and professional articulations of former Phoenix Suns coach Paul Westphal, who after losing to Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the world championship, profoundly states what the world already knew: "No one can stop him." Apparently, the only man who could stop His Airness was Michael himself. This documentary and personal interview recaps three of the most perplexing, entertaining, overwhelming, courageous, and painful years of Michael Jordan's life. |
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At the Jazz Band Ball - Early Hot Jazz, Song and Dance
List Price: $19.98 Now Only: $5.99 You Save: $ 13.99 (70%)
Category: VHS Movies
Publisher: Yazoo Starring: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke, Dorsey Brothers Band, Bessie Smith Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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At the Jazz Band Ball features rare, archival film clips from 1925 to 1933 that showcase a wonderful potpourri of musicians, bandleaders, singers, dancers, and entertainers that characterized the best of the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age. The range of this collection represents early 20th-century Americana, from the hometown charm of the Boswell sisters performing the jazz-scat classic "Heebie Jeebies" to the Al Jolson-like antics of Charly Wellman's take on "Alabamy Snow." Of course, jazz is the heartbeat of this pre-World War II time and it's manifested in many ways. There's the classical sophistication of Paul Whiteman's orchestra rendition of "My Ohio Home" with the young trumpet pioneer Bix Beiderbecke, and the elegant and enduring Duke Ellington swinging like mad on "Old Man Blues" with baritone saxophonist Harry Carney, and an imaginative medley consisting of "The Duke Speaks Out," the evocative "Black Beauty," and Cotton Club Stomp" in which the lovely dancer Fredi Washington--and the innovative mirror shots--steal the show. There's also the "Empress of the Blues," Bessie Smith, with her sorrow-song version of W.C. |
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Davis Jr, Sammy: One Cool Cat
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Publisher: White Star Starring: Sammy Davis Jr.-One Cool Cat Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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Sammy Davis Jr.: One Cool Cat is a warm and affectionate, detailed and thoroughly entertaining look at the life and career of this American icon. Through the use of rarely seen archival footage and photos, as well as interviews with those who knew him best, Sammy Davis Jr. is in the spotlight once again.. |
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Michael Jordan: Playground
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Category: VHS Movies
Publisher: Fox / NBA Starring: NBA Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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Basketball legend Michael Jordan is both subject and star of this video, which begins with a dizzying montage of Jordan's spectacular moves on the court. That's followed by dramatic feature about a dejected teenager who doesn't make the cut at a high school basketball team tryout but who winds up, as if by magic, getting coaching from Jordan himself. Pertinent clips from Jordan's college and pro career illustrate particular points as he delivers lessons about determination and "heart." Some of Jordan's teammates and illustrious opponents also appear in interview segments to talk about his fierce will to win. Rounding out Michael Jordan's Playground is a music video, in which Jordan even does a little dancing. |
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Black Godfather
List Price: $19.98 Now Only: $3.44 You Save: $ 16.54 (83%)
Category: VHS Movies
Publisher: Xenon Starring: Rod Perry, Damu King, Don Chastain, Diane Sommerfield, Jimmy Witherspoon Directed By: John Evans Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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Basketball legend Michael Jordan is both subject and star of this video, which begins with a dizzying montage of Jordan's spectacular moves on the court. That's followed by dramatic feature about a dejected teenager who doesn't make the cut at a high school basketball team tryout but who winds up, as if by magic, getting coaching from Jordan himself. Pertinent clips from Jordan's college and pro career illustrate particular points as he delivers lessons about determination and "heart." Some of Jordan's teammates and illustrious opponents also appear in interview segments to talk about his fierce will to win. Rounding out Michael Jordan's Playground is a music video, in which Jordan even does a little dancing. |
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Black Godfather
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Category: VHS Movies
Publisher: Xenon Starring: Rod Perry, Damu King, Don Chastain, Diane Sommerfield, Jimmy Witherspoon Directed By: John Evans Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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Basketball legend Michael Jordan is both subject and star of this video, which begins with a dizzying montage of Jordan's spectacular moves on the court. That's followed by dramatic feature about a dejected teenager who doesn't make the cut at a high school basketball team tryout but who winds up, as if by magic, getting coaching from Jordan himself. Pertinent clips from Jordan's college and pro career illustrate particular points as he delivers lessons about determination and "heart." Some of Jordan's teammates and illustrious opponents also appear in interview segments to talk about his fierce will to win. Rounding out Michael Jordan's Playground is a music video, in which Jordan even does a little dancing. |
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Jackie Robinson Story
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Category: VHS Movies
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Starring: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers, Richard Lane Directed By: Alfred E. Green Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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In this "four-star, straightforward account" (Blockbuster Entertainment Guide) of the man who opened athletic doors for people of all ethnicities, Jackie Robinson plays himself so well that "he can drop the diamond for the sound stages any day he chooses" (The Hollywood Reporter)! Jackie Robinson's uphill battle to the big leagues began when he was just a little boy. Given a mitt and a chance, Jackie easily proved how good he was on the field. But it would take more than just his amazing talent to get him to the top. Being African American in a time of racial discord, Jackie had to break through impossible barriers to get his shot. By playing hard and overcoming unbelievable odds, Jackie proved that he was not only one of the best players ever to set foot on a majorleague diamond, but also one of the bravest men ever to grace American sports!. |
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Jackie Robinson Story (B&W)
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Category: VHS Movies
Publisher: Madacy Records Starring: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers, Richard Lane Directed By: Alfred E. Green Prices subject to change. Please verify pricing during checkout. |
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The vintage film biography The Jackie Robinson Story is unusual in that Robinson portrays himself, and the movie was produced in 1950, barely three years after he took up his position at second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the "color line" in professional baseball. After providing a fast portrayal of Robinson's early life, up to his collegiate sports career at UCLA and his stint in the U.S. Army, the story turns serious when Branch Rickey offers him a contract to play for a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. Interestingly, some of the scenes, such as an incident when Robinson and his teammates were being locked out of a stadium at a spring training game in Florida, may have more impact with viewers today than when the film was first released. |
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