February 2009

Electric Avenue

style folio Give your wardrobe a jolt by highlighting with metallic and neon accessories and garments. Vibrant hues are mixed and matched to give new

The Village Barbershop

Monterey Video First-time writer-director Chris J. Ford has crafted a richly sentimental and humorous tale about society’s mores. Art Leroldi (John Ratzenberger of “Cheers”) is

Scourge

Lionsgate There are bad B-movies and then there are really bad B-movies, and writer-director Jonas Quastel’s Scourge is one of the latter. The story line

Lake City

Universal Studios The superb actress Sissy Spacek has a career-bolstering turn in this drama by writer-directors Hunter Hill and Perry Moore. Billy (Troy Garity) gets

Final Engagement

Peace Arch Entertainment If Peter Greene, whose face graces this DVD’s cover, is recognizable, it’s probably from his role as Zed, the cobra-faced hillbilly from

Watchmen

Starring: Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Jackie Earle Haley Studio: Warner Bros. PicturesRuntime: 2 hours, 43 minutesRating: R Television has been offering a steady diet of

Celebrity Rehab 2

If you’re not a fan of reality TV, then Vh1’s “Celeb Rehab 2” will do nothing to make you jump on the reality bandwagon. What

The Horsemen

Studio: Mandate Pictures Starring: Dennis Quaid, Zhang ZiyiRuntime: 110 minutes Rating: R Dennis Quaid is one of the most underrated actors of his generation. The

Three For One Vacations

see the world Now that New Orleans is returning to regular party levels since the revelry known as Mardi Gras ended, it’s a good time

BLACK HISTORY COLLECTIBLES

dvd extras                    Miracle at St. Anna Touchstone Spike Lee’s dedication to his craft and unwavering desire

Gorilla Zoe: Man and His Music

“I’m not on Mars looking back at Earth.” Gorilla Zoe pauses to let the statement sink in. He’s in the studio at Block Entertainment’s on

PILL- 4180: The Prescription

 Unsigned Sorting through the myriad of “hipster rappers” emerging in the ATL, it is refreshing to hear a voice and sound that’s rooted in gangsta

Fiona Simone: The Road Less Traveled

Representin’: AtlantaSounds Like: Missy meets T.I. In a world where female rappers have gone the way of the whoolly mammoth, Fiona Simone is something like

Project Pat: Real Recognize Real

 Asylum Records Widely considered to be one of the most pivotal figures to emerge from the Memphis rap scene, Project Pat’s seventh album, Real Recognize

Mums FP: 24 Mixtape

 Lavish Life Productions As a precursor to his upcoming album, The Composition, Mums FP offers 24 as the quintessential introduction to his cross-regional sound. Using

Lily Allen: It’s Not Me, It’s You

 Capitol Records After becoming one of the UK’s unexpected breakout stars of 2007, Lily Allen reveled in her celebrity status by fighting, drinking and cursing

K’Naan: Troubadour

 A&M Records Somalian MC K’Naan is following the world hip-hop explosion led by M.I.A. with this powerful set of songs on conflict, love and war.

Havoc: Hidden Files

  Koch Records As a member of Queens Bridge’s most dangerous hip-hop group, Havoc created the sound that allowed Mobb Deep to thrive during the