13 May 1994
Crooklyn
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in '70s Brooklyn.
Bolden
Where the music began
A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.
Top Billed Cast
Gary Carr Buddy Bolden
Michael Rooker Pat McMurphy
Ian McShane Judge Perry
Yaya DaCosta Nora Bolden
Ser'Darius Blain Willie Cornish
Reno Wilson Louis Armstrong
Kelvin Harrison, Jr. Frankie Dusen
Erik LaRay Harvey Bartley
Robert Ri'chard George Baquet
Karimah Westbrook Alice Bolden
JoNell Kennedy Ida Bass
Serena Reeder Mavis
Christina Marie Karis Bernadette
Kearia Schroeder Grace
Chelsea Vale Dancer
Tiffany Hayes Creole Prostitute
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