Lackawanna Blues | 
| Director: George C. Wolfe
Actors: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Mos Def, Carmen Ejogo, Louis Gossett Jr.
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $5.98
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Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 9352
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD92749D
ISBN: 0783134827
UPC: 026359274923
EAN: 9780783134826
ASIN: B0009S4IGA
Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 2005
Release Date: August 23, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
BASED ON THE ACCLAIMED AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ONE-MAN SHOW BY RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON. THIS IS THE STORY OF RACHEL 'NANNY' CROSBY, A WOMAN WHO BUILT A COMMUNITY & CIRCUMVENTED SEGREGATION IN HER OWN DETERMINED WAY.
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Cool music, a wonderful atmospheric feel, and first-rate performances by a stellar cast distinguish Lackawanna Blues, a 2005, 90-minute film originally broadcast by HBO. Director George C. Wolfe's theater background (as a writer and/or director he's been responsible for The Colored Museum, Jelly's Last Jam, and Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk) is apparent; adapted by scriptwriter Ruben Santiago-Hudson from his own autobiographical play, Lackawanna Blues is less a story than a reminiscence, told by a young man (an affecting performance by Marcus Carl Franklin) raised by the indefatigable Rachel "Nanny" Crosby (an equally fine turn by S. Epatha Merkerson, known to many from her role in TV's Law & Order) in that upstate New York town. The focus is on Nanny's rooming house, which is populated by all manner of colorful characters (played by the likes of Macy Gray, Jeffrey Wright, and many others, with Jimmy Smits and Carmen Ejogo as the boy's wayward parents). The roomers include drunks, hustlers, ex-cons, and other shady types, but while plenty of bad stuff goes on, it's all coated with a certain patina of sentiment that tends to minimize the hard realities of life for African Americans in the early 1960s. That's fine; Wolfe, with the help of some superb editing by Brian Kates, gives the film such a delightful period vibe that it's easy to overlook its few shortcomings. The music (available on a soundtrack CD), ranging from downhome country blues to uptown swing, jump blues, and more, also makes a major contribution to the delightful diversion that is Lackawanna Blues. --Sam Graham
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lakawanna Blues June 8, 2009
Donna Williams (OHIO)
I loved this movie. Others that have seen the movie say the Woman reminds them of me. This is a Great Honor for me.
Baybeyyyy, we gone dance! April 21, 2009
Charlie Griffin
I won't pontificate, but whatever you do, rent/buy this film. It is one moving, stirring piece of work. The characters are gritty but lovable. Ms. Merkerson gives a simply outstanding performance. You just want to HUG her! She is the epitome of "Nanny." Anyone lucky enough to have had an older matriarch in a family knows what I'm talking about. One can almost feel her warmth and smell her simmering neck bones on the stove. She brought tears to my eyes--she reminded me so much of what a lot of black American families need--a stabling force to be reckoned with. Just her uttering the title of my review, "Babeyy, we gone dance!" makes me remember the love I had for a great aunt who once had to come to my rescue after witnessing the terror in my eyes upon being approached by a belligerent alcoholic. She was my "Nanny," God bless her...
"Lackawanna, New York" February 24, 2009
E. Moore (Schen. NY USA)
Now this a movie worth spending money on. If you have not seen "Lackawanna Blues", then you are missing a treat. The movie is based on actual facts, and the city still functions in upstate New York. The all-star cast of actors, gave excellent portayals of their characters - who were persons that lived in Lackawanna New York - during that period.
Great acting, great story, based on true events, you can't beat that!
GREAT MOVIE, GREAT CAST, TOUCHING STORY February 5, 2009
S. Holland (CA)
S. Epatha Merkerson is so real in her role, it is hard to believe she is acting. I can watch this movie over and over again. The music is fabulous! God surely helps those who help others.
I'm very pleased with my purchase January 29, 2009
Donna R. Davis (Taunton, MA)
It was like a brand new product. I would definitely buy from the seller again.
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