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March 6, 2009

MARCH MOVIE MADNESS: Pam vs. Alfre

Welcome to March Movie Madness, the month TV One airs some of the biggest premieres with some of the biggest stars including Samuel L. Jackson in The Cleaner, Terrence Howard in Spark, Pam Grier in Friday Foster and more.

Each week in March, we pit two of our biggest stars against each other in a Fame-off, which actor do you think delievered the goods in a scene from their film?

LAST WEEK: Samuel L. Jackson vs. Terrence Howard.

THIS WEEK: Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier goes up against powerhouse actress Alfre Woodard. Watch the clips below and then cast your vote for the actor who brought the most heat.

FRIDAY FOSTER: Grier plays a plucky newspaper reporter whose investigation into the death of a friend uncovers a plot that includes high up in the government.

In this scene, Friday impersonates a church reporter in order to get closer to her target. However, she’s not ready for her interviewee’s “hands on” approach. Watch and judge.

Funny Valentines: Alfre Woodard and Loretta Devine play long-time friends who reunite when their lives start to fall apart.

In this scene, Joyce (Woodard) answers the door to find an old flame standing there. But why is she so upset? See what’s got her bothered. Watch the clip and judge.

Now that you’ve seen both clips, who rocked their scene the best — Pam or Alfre?

Who did the best in their scene?

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February 13, 2009

Coolest Moment: “Hollywood Shuffle”

Making movies is hard to do, especially if you’re damn near broke. Still, that didn’t stop Robert Townsend who hooked up with a few of his friends to create a modern classic. Hollywood Shuffle, a funny, but scathing look at 1980’s Hollywood treatment of Black actors and Black themes, was financed on Townsend’s credit cards — an amazing feat, especially now since NO ONE can get credit. That’s why Robert Townsend’s Hollywood Shuffle made our list of the 100 Greatest Black Power Moves.

Not only did Hollywood have some big comedy stars — including icon Paul Mooney and Franklin Ajaye — but it launched the careers of major talent like Keenan and Damon Wayans, John Witherspoon and Anne-Marie Johnson all who went on to star in features like In Living Color, Friday and I’m Gonna Git You Sucka.

In the end, Townsend’s classic did what so few do. Instead of just complaining about Hollywood, he literally did something about it by creating a new Black Hollywood himself.

November 24, 2008

COOLEST MOMENT: Cooley High

It should be no surprise that a movie named Cooley High (airing Saturday at 8pm [ET]) would have a ton of, well, cool moments in it. I mean, the 1975 classic had everything going for it. The cast included Lawrence Hilton Jacobs who went on to become the coolest guy in Welcome Back Kotter. It also had Glynn Turman, an actor who went on to play a teacher at the coolest Black college on TV in A Different World.  The movie is so cool that they turned it into a TV show; remember What’s Happening?

But the coolest part of Cooley was how it treated the lives of young, Black men. It showed Black boys as they were, just boys having fun. Sure there were some issues with drugs and criminal behavior, but no more than any other American story — it’s no wonder critics compared it to American Graffitti, George Lucas’ ode to 60’s teen life.

And while there are plenty of scenes in the film that highlight the love and life these characters shared, the coolest one we found was this gem as Preach (Turman) and Cochise (Jacobs) pose as cops while trying to cut a deal with some women WAY out of their league. Watch it here.

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