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Subgenre Sampler

 
Get On the BusGet On the Bus (1996) Recommended
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Danny Glover, Will Smith, Wesley Snipes
A highly combustible mixed–bag of black men journey by bus to the Million Man March in Washington DC, a march of affirmation for a troubled…
Girl 6Girl 6 (1996)
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Theresa Randle, Madonna, Naomi Campbell
Spike Lee's risque fable of the phone sex and role–playing favours glamour over substance, so treat it like a black SHOWGIRLS with phones.…
Girls TownGirls Town (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jim McKay
Feat. Lili Taylor, Idina Harris, Anna Grace
Winner of both the Filmmaker's Trophy and the Special Jury prize at Sundance, this little seen film was one of genuine highlights of the 1997 NZ Film…
God's Lonely ManGod's Lonely Man (1996) Recommended
Dir. Francis Von Zerneck
Feat. Michael Wyle, Jamie Walters
The story of St. Francis of Assisi is loosely transposed to the underbelly of modern LA – a redemption–seeking nervous loner befriends a…
Grace of My HeartGrace of My Heart (1996)
Dir. Allison Anders
Feat. John Turturro, Eric Stoltz, Matt Dillon
Inspired by the career path of Carole King, this episodic tale charts the mixed fortunes of a female singer/songwriter in the thick of the…
Gridlock'dGridlock'd (1996)
Dir. Vondie Curtis Hall
Feat. Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Vondie Curtis Hall
Keyboardist Tim Roth and bassist Tupac Shakur jam out a squalid riff of muso–junkie blues. With girlfriend in a coma, the bureaucratic road to…
Hard EightHard Eight (Sydney) (1996) Recommended
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow
Cucumber–cool first feature set in the thick of Reno's casino culture, boasts four superb character–based performances and extended…
I Shot Andy WarholI Shot Andy Warhol (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mary Harron
Feat. Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton
Both an absorbing time capsule of Warhol's 'factory' ultra–decadence and a gutsy portrait of extremism and delusion. Lili Taylor is a dynamo of…
Jason's LyricJason's Lyric (1996)
Dir. Doug McHenry
Feat. Allen Payne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Forest Whitaker
If you can't get enough boys in the 'hood, there's plenty of bloodshed and moral penance to be found in this tale of doomed lovers struggling to…
Keeper, TheKeeper, The (1996)
Dir. Joe Brewster
Feat. Giancarlo Esposito, Isaach de Bankole, Regina Taylor
An idealistic black corrections officer bails out and offers shelter to a Haitian immigrant unjustly accused of rape, a gesture that will profoundly…

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