Produced by Spike Lee, CSA is a wickedly clever 'mockumentary' that attempts to show what life in America may have been like if the South had won the civil war. The film is peppered with fake adverts, together with some that are rooted in reality and manages to be satirically humorous as well as genuinely thought provoking.
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THE GREATEST (MUHAMMAD ALI) (1977)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Sports heroes playing themselves in weird fictional stories rarely ever works and The Greatest is no exception. Meandering & gratuitous, this film is disappointing if only because of the talent involved. Ali is the only actor who emerges unscathed, perhaps because there was little expectiation, however, the direction portrays the story as a Rocky meets Malcolm X tale ending in ultimate hero-worship. Ham-handed.
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WATERMELON WOMAN (1996)
Certification15 Our Rating
This a mockumentary about a young filmmaker's search for information about the Watermelon Woman, an undocumented 1930s black film actress forever cast as a 'black mammy'. Set in Pennsylvania, the tale follows director/video store clerk Cheryl through arguments with her co-producer, make out sessions with her new flame, as well as run-ins with staff at the Center for Lesbian Information and Technology (CLIT). A moving film about race and sexuality that gives a large nod to the lesbian filmmakers
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WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE : DISC 1 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
As the world watched in horror, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Director Spike Lee, shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery effort, was moved to document this modern American tragedy. This is largely talking heads stuff with survivors, inhabitants, politicos and media types telling their stories. The film is structured in four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the events that p
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WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE : DISC 2 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
As the world watched in horror, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Director Spike Lee, shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery effort, was moved to document this modern American tragedy. This is largely talking heads stuff with survivors, inhabitants, politicos and media types telling their stories. The film is structured in four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the events that p
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WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE : DISC 3 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
As the world watched in horror, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Director Spike Lee, shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery effort, was moved to document this modern American tragedy. This is largely talking heads stuff with survivors, inhabitants, politicos and media types telling their stories.
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