2024-10-06
Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman and Djimon Hounsou star in Steven Spielberg's sweeping, vividly portrayed historical drama. Set in 1839, the tale follows African slaves who rebel against their captors before their ship reaches U.S. shores. The film also chronicles their recapture in America and the trial that followed. Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne, David Paymer, Pete Postlethwaite, Stellan
A raw and unflinching examination of the courageous and remarkable life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. (Repeat).
Inspirational documentary that follows two high-school basketball players over four years as they set their sights on college scholarships and a chance to play in the NBA. (Repeat).
Leon Gast's Oscar-winning portrait of Muhammad Ali, filmed in 1974 during the buildup to his highly publicized fight with George Foreman in Zaire. Narrated by Spike Lee, Norman Mailer and George Plimpton. (Repeat).
To save the career he endangered with his hotheaded attitude, professional basketball player Bilal Irving takes on a new job - coaching the failing basketball team in his hometown of Dumont, Ontario. He's got just one obstacle: his former coach, whose ideas about coaching vastly differ from that of Bilal's. The two will have to put aside their differences and their attitudes if this small-town tea
Acclaimed director Sacha Jenkins shines a spotlight on the life and rhymes of the 'clown prince of hip-hop', Biz Markie, best known for his Top 40 hit, "Just a Friend." A who's who of legends like rappers Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E Fresh and actor/comedian Tracy Morgan share how Markie's playful approach to the genre made him a hip-hop icon and left an indelible mark in the world of music. (Rep
Three black friends gather for a wedding, and recall their teen years growing up in 1980s Inglewood, Cal., after the groom gets cold feet and starts thinking about his high-school sweetheart. A touching and nostalgic coming-of-age tale. (Repeat).
A womanizing ad exec gets his comeuppance when he meets his new boss, Jacqueline, who is every bit his equal. (Repeat).
In the 1930s two gambling-house proprietors fend off gangster Bugsy Calhoune from muscling into their operation. (Repeat).