Richard Roundtree
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In this groundbreaking documentary from the Independent Film channel, filmmaker Isaac Julien takes us back to the early 70s and the explosion of blaxploitation films, today one of American cinema's most beloved cult genres. The original guilty pleasure, these fun and energetic films had all the action, comedy, sex and groovy music you could want in two hours worth of entertainment."--Container.
3) Shaft
Series
Criterion collection volume 1130
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 blu-rays (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Description
An African-American detective is hired by a Harlem mobster to find his kidnapped teenaged daughter, and finds himself caught in a struggle among feuding factions of the underworld.
4) Moving on
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
Claire and Evelyn are estranged friends who reunite to get even with Howard, the petulant widower of their recently deceased best friend. Along the way, Claire reunites with Ralph, her great love from her younger years, as each woman must make peace with her past and learn to treasure the value of a good friend.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video, Inc
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min., 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shaft: Richard Roundtree plays John Shaft, the street-smart private eye whose hunt for a kidnap victim puts him between feuding syndicates. Shaft's big score: John Shaft investigates a murder of a client in this sequel to the movie Shaft.
6) Shaft
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An African-American detective is hired by a Harlem mobster to find his kidnapped teenaged daughter, and finds himself caught in a struggle among feuding factions of the underworld.
7) Shaft
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ's youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem's heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ's own FBI analyst's badge may clash with his dad's trademark leather duster, there's no denying family....
Publisher
Vanguard
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joey Kern and Alexandra Holden play pals who ought to be lovers, but their timing has never been right. When Alison makes a late-night visit to Wes on the eve of leaving for Tokyo to rejoin her beau, the two chums travel down an emotional memory lane, discovering truths about their relationship in the process.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (315 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Description
Shaft: John Shaft, a private investigator, is hired by a Harlem crime boss to find his kidnapped daughter. During his investigation, Shaft uncovers a Mafia plot to take over a chunk of the Black underworld's uptown territory
Shaft's big score!: Private eye John Shaft runs afoul of the underworld as he investigates a friend's murder. This is the second film in the Shaft series
Shaft in Africa: Detective John Shaft is persuaded by diplomats at the...
10) Shaft
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
To stop a racist killer Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords Shaft's out to make crime pay up.
11) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
3 Blu-rays (389 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Se7en: Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
Insomnia: Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
The devil's advocate: An exceptionally adept Florida lawyer is offered a job to work in New York City for a high-end law firm with a high-end boss -- the biggest opportunity...