Lists by thepoet21
These aren't urban movies as in exclusively hip hop and gangs, rather these are movies that appeal to a widely urban audience. There happens to be hip hop and gangs but there are other movies as well.
These aren't urban movies as in exclusively hip hop and gangs, rather these are movies that appeal to a widely urban audience. There happens to be hip hop and gangs but there are other movies as well.
The "New Jack Swing" movement in the 90s dominated the culture; a mix of hip hop ghetto swagger and middle class refinement. Throughout the 90s this would inspire many sitcoms, variety shows, movies and talk shows. This list includes the dominate new jack sitcoms. Though now the new jack sitcom fizzled and was replaced by reality TV, its impact lives on in the form of reruns!
Based on the list in the book "The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies" I think this was a list in order of what the author thought was best, which I don't really agree with. New Jack City should be in the top 10. So should Scarface. I could go on for days.
Recently a very big list of actresses got erased. This is meant to replace that, in my eyes. And it will be up a long time! Will include all races, all ages list of actresses I like! No particular order.
Personal cult movies that I could watch on a late Saturday Night/Sunday Morning when I can't sleep.
This is a list of women who fit the "diva" label but whose lives were filled with misery or who died tragically. I been thinking about this quite a bit since Whitney (RIP) passed. Any hardcore diva historians can contribute, your input would be appreciated.
Now, there are good musicals and bad ones, these are good and bad musicals. Some I like, some I don't!
A list of black celebrities whose fame either started in the 80s or who had their 15 minutes in the 80s. And there were quite a few! As somebody who didn't really grow up around alot of black people, these people influenced my images of blacks as a whole.
A list of iconic black people who got most of their fame or notoriety in the 90s. Some for 15 minutes, some for eternity!
These are my own personal favorites. This is not meant to be a list gauging IMDB for the directors who were technically "great". I am not a film student but a fervent film watcher. These are directors who did at least 2 movies I liked and whose style I developed a taste for.
Life is just too busy, and I got too much to do. I haven't been consistently watching movies for a few years. Haven't been to a theater in about 2 years! So, I got some serious catching up to do, if I even bother. As movies are seen, they are moved to my Movies Seen list, and this list wont go beyond 100 movies. List is changed based on new releases and on demand availability.
This was a hard list to come with but all these movies were my favorites for each year and I saw them all at various movie theaters (as opposed to Cable TV, VCR, DVD, and On-Demand) throughout the years.
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