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Black and White

Black and White

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Key Information
Directors: James Toback
Stars: Allan Houston
Actors: Kim Matulova
Genre: Dramas
Subgenre: New York City
MPAA Rating: R (MPAA)
Available Formats: VHS: Spanish Subtitled
UPC: 043396052956
Release Date: 1999
Running Time: 1hr 38min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD, 1hr 38min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (April 07, 2009)
UPC: 043396052888
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS, 1hr 38min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (September 26, 2000)
UPC: 043396052956
Credits
Screenwriter: James Toback
Professional Reviews
: (04/??/2000, p.33, Stephen Farber): "...Vital, immediate and often uproarious. An exciting, eclectic cast..."
More Information
Details: With BLACK AND WHITE, writer-director James Toback (FINGERS, TWO GIRLS AND A GUY) confronts the topic of race head on--most specifically, the influence of black urban hip-hop culture on white America. Set in New York City as the 1990s wind to a close, the film is told in a broad, episodic fashion, interweaving several different story lines in order to address a multitude of ideas. In the most comedic, a white documentarian (Brooke Shields) and her gay husband (Robert Downey Jr.) follow a group of affluent white teenagers (led by Bijou Phillips) around the city as they unabashedly pursue a Staten Island hip-hop crew. As the leader of the crew, Rich Bower (the Wu-Tang Clan's Power) struggles to leave his criminal past behind and become a legitimate musician. In the most dramatic subplot, an undercover police detective (Ben Stiller) frames a talented college basketball player (Allan Houston) in order to exact an ambiguous revenge. Toback blends improvisation with tightly scripted scenes, and the result is a...
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