Description: Further DetailsTitle: Lackawanna BluesFormat: DVDCondition: NewNumber Of Discs: 1Release Date: 08/23/2005Actors: S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Yasiin Bey, Carmen Ejogo, Bill Simms Jr.Director: George C. WolfeAudio Language: English, French, English, Spanish, UnqualifiedRuntime: 1 hour and 35 minutesRegion Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)Studio: HBO StudiosSubtitle Language: English, Spanish, FrenchCertificate: MPAA PG-13Description: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Based on the award winning play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, this poignant and colorful drama tells the inspirational story of a courageous woman, Nanny, whose spirit and strength served as the foundation for a struggling community trying to survive during the segregation era. Starring an exceptional ensemble cast led by Jimmy Smits, Rosie Perez, and Macy Gray, this inspiring drama from HBO Films is a celebration of the good things in life, no matter how tough times may be. DVD Features: Audio Commentary:Audio Commentary with director George C. Wolfe and writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson Deleted Scenes Featurette AMAZON 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 GrahamDVDs ARE REGION 1 UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Title: Lackawanna Blues
Actor: Bill Simms Jr.
Rating: MPAA PG-13
No Of Discs: 1
Release Date: 08/23/2005
EAN: 0026359274923
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Movie/TV Title: Lackawanna Blues
Producer: Nellie Nugiel
Director: George C. Wolfe, George Wolfe
Language: English, Spanish
Subtitle Language: English, French, Spanish
Run Time: 95 min.
Format: DVD
Release Year: 2005
Genre: Drama
Studio: Hbo Home Video
