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Mahogany is a 1975 feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on October 8, 1975. Directed by Motown founder Berry Gordy (taking over after British director Tony Richardson was dismissed from the film), Mahogany stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a poor African-American woman who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome. Fresh from the success of Lady Sings the Blues, this film served as Ross' follow-up feature film.
Ross plays Tracy Chambers, a sassy industrious young woman living in the projects of Chicago who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. She has worked her way up from salesgirl to secretary and assistant to the head buyer at a luxury department store (modeled after, and filmed at, Marshall Field's on State Street, Chicago). Her boyfriend Brian Walker, played by Billy Dee Williams, is running unsuccessfully for office in the district. When Brian insists Tracy give up her dreams for his, Tracy flees in the middle of the night for Rome, where she becomes a muse to a former client.
Actors: Suave (actor), Michael Hekmat (producer), Leilah Weinraub (editor), Leilah Weinraub (producer), Leilah Weinraub (director), Pilar Wiley (editor), Jazmyne (actress), Pilar Wiley (producer), Jewel Thais-Williams (actor), Ashland Mines (editor), Eva Foreman (actor), Cabrini Schnyder (actor), Slow-Wine (actor), Mocha (actor), T Fields (actor),
Plot: SHAKEDOWN is a documentary about a Black lesbian strip club in Los Angeles' Crenshaw District. Operating for almost a decade, serving as a safe community space, alternative economy and a site for female-oriented creative and sexual experimentation. SHAKEDOWN captures a significant Black lesbian cultural moment by narrating eight years of events that unfold out of a scene created in the early 1970's. We move from the past to the present to better understand these women, their work, and the critical role work plays in the formation of identity. SHAKEDOWN is also a lens through which to reflect upon how communities are planned and built and evolve through generations.
Keywords: african-american, dancer, family-relationships, gay-interest, identity, lesbian, marginal-culture, money, strip-club, underground-gay-clubActors: David S. Sterling (producer), David S. Sterling (director), Marlene Mc'Cohen (producer), Marlene Mc'Cohen (actress), Erin Marie Hogan (actress), Pat Robertson (editor), Genna Mc'Cohen (actress), Keoni Carew (actress), Eileen Mendez (producer), Stephanie Lovie Underwood (actress), Kristen Walterscheid Casner (actress), Mahogany Zachary (actress), Carl Fragoso (producer), Felicia Diny (actress), Melissa Guiza (producer),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Rosamund Pike (actress), Lori Grabowski (miscellaneous crew), Shannen Doherty (actress), Paz Vega (actress), Jon Polito (actor), Zoe Saldana (actress), Adriana Barraza (actress), Colleen Camp (actress), Tom Wright (actor), Nick Stahl (actor), Edrick Browne (actor), Jim Lau (actor), Dylan McDermott (actor), Jean Hodges (miscellaneous crew), Jerald Garner (actor),
Plot: In Santa Monica, a woman becomes alarmingly concerned over her fiancé's unnaturally close relationship with his teenage daughter. In Westwood, a sexual act turns into a psychological obsession for a young woman. In West Hollywood, a gay couple buys a young daughter and attempts to mold her to fit their lifestyle. In Holmby Hills, maladjusted kids and their equally maladjusted nanny play murderous games. In Sherman Oaks, a rape victim faces her violator. In these five stories, one thing is clear, everything is taken to extremes in California.
Keywords: 5-stories, adopted-daughter, african, air-hockey, anal-sex, bad-smell, bar, bare-chested-male, blood, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationshipActors: Michael O'Hear (actor), Starr Parodi (composer), Jeff Eden Fair (composer), Addison Henderson (producer), Addison Henderson (actor), Clint Byrne (actor), Peter Johnson (actor), Jill D'Agnenica (producer), Jill D'Agnenica (editor), Tracey B. Wilson (actress), Amber Paul (actress), Guy Balotine (actor), Tobin Tyler (actor), Jonathan Butler (director), Tafik Muhammad (actor),
Plot: THE CUCKOLD is a controversial dramatic feature that pushes a camera lens through the peephole of American taboo, focusing on the flashpoint where racial and sexual tensions collide. While set against the backdrop of a little-known fetish in the swinging lifestyle called 'cuckolding', THE CUCKOLD tells the broader story of two suburban couples and two urban men whose lives collide in a tale woven together by the threads of deceit, lust, and primal vengeance. It also explores the consequences and risks in looking beyond the skin in search of love.
Keywords: erotica, interracial, taboo, urban-settingActors: Clive Barker (writer), Tom Rosenberg (producer), Brooke Shields (actress), Ted Raimi (actor), Gary Lucchesi (producer), Fisher Stevens (producer), Peter Block (producer), Clive Barker (producer), Bradley Cooper (actor), Vinnie Jones (actor), Tony Curran (actor), Allen Maldonado (actor), Geoffrey Gould (actor), Joshua Lou Friedman (miscellaneous crew), Ryûhei Kitamura (director),
Plot: The photographer Leon lives with his girlfriend and waitress Maya waiting for a chance to get in the photo business. When Maya contacts their friend Jurgis, he schedules a meeting for Leon with the successful owner of arts gallery Susan Hoff; she analyzes Leon's work and asks him to improve the quality of his photos. During the night, the upset Leon decides to wander on the streets taking pictures with his camera, and he follows three punks down to the subway station; when the gang attacks a young woman, Leon defends her and the guys move on. On the next morning, Leon discovers that the woman is missing. He goes to the police station, but Detective Lynn Hadley does not give much attention to him and discredits his statement. Leon becomes obsessed to find what happened with the stranger and he watches the subway station. When he sees the elegant butcher Mahogany in the train, Leon believes he might be a murderer and stalks him everywhere, in the beginning of his journey to the darkness.
Keywords: art-gallery, art-show, bare-breasts, based-on-short-story, beaten-to-death, beating, blood, blood-on-camera-lens, blood-spatter, blood-splatterActors: Franklin Ruehl (actor), Toby Huss (actor), Ronald Reagan (actor), Robert Patrick (actor), George Lopez (actor), David Proval (actor), Masi Oka (actor), Thomas Lennon (actor), Terry Crews (actor), Diedrich Bader (actor), David Koechner (actor), James Hong (actor), Patton Oswalt (actor), Christopher Walken (actor), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (actor),
Plot: In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and recapture his former glory, and to smoke out his father's killer - one of the FBI's Most Wanted, arch-fiend Feng. But, after two decades out of the game, Randy can't turn his life around and avenge his father's murder without a team of his own. He calls upon the spiritual guidance of blind Ping-Pong sage and restaurateur Wong, and the training expertise of Master Wong's wildly sexy niece Maggie, both of whom also have a dark history with Feng. All roads lead to Feng's mysterious jungle compound and the most unique Ping-Pong tournaments ever staged. There, Randy faces such formidable players as his long-ago Olympics opponent, the still-vicious Karl Wolfschtagg. Can Randy keep his eye on the ball? Will he achieve the redemption he craves while wielding a paddle? Is his backhand strong enough to triumph over rampant wickedness?
Keywords: 1980s, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, armor, asthma-inhaler, back-alley, ball, bee, bee-sting, betting, birdActors: Larenz Tate (director), Gina Hiraizumi (actress), Lia Johnson (actress), Ryan Hanna King (actor), Shari Watson (actress), Miguel Coleman (actor), Jayme Vanegas (actress), Chonique Sneed (actress), Karla Andrade (actress), Jessica Ray (actress), Madd Marv (actor), Troy Irving (actor), Alex Brett (actress), Derrick Tate (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Christopher Richards (actor), Marlo Stroud (actress), Micheal David Ricks (actor), Joe Alvarez (actor), Rod Rosby (producer), Rod Rosby (composer), Aliina Buckner (actress), Rod Rosby (director), Ron Greenwood (editor), Charles Kenneth Maye (producer), Charles Kenneth Maye (writer), LaVern Woods (producer), Vern Maye (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,