Storyline: Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) An off-screen narration, four dozen talking heads, and clips of performances tell a chronological story about Black comedy: who has made us laugh since 1901, what is the nature of their humor, and what social and political contexts inform it. We look at minstrels, Stepin Fetchit, "Amos 'n Andy," "Beulah," Redd Foxx, Dick Gregory, Flip Wilson, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, "The Cosby Show," Chris Rock, Whoopi, "Hollywood Shuffle," entrepreneurship and Black comedy clubs, Robert Harris, urban street culture and "In Living Color," the rise of the Fox network, Def Comedy Jam, and the Original Kings of Comedy. The film asserts Black comedy helps America change.
Champion (1949)
Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame mainly by stepping on other people
Have You Ever Been on a Trip (1970)
A bunch of hippies get high and have an orgy
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor black family
In the Quarry (2019)
A summer afternoon, an abandoned quarry, four friends An interpellative thriller about gender violence
Torrente 3 El protector (2005)
The horrendous spanish detective becomes a bodyward in his new third adventure
The World Will Tremble (2025)
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust
Live from Space (2014)
National Geographic and NASA are sending you into space live For the first time ever, board the International Space Station and take a complete orbit of Earth in real time
Ivory Tower (1998)
In the cutthroat environment of the computer industry, a young executives passion, determination and integrity are put to the test
The Hollow Point (2016)
A new sheriff of a small town along the U S amp Mexico border investigates a drug cartel deal that went horribly wrong
Luckless in Love (2023)
A dating blogger who writes under the pen name Luckless, goes viral for a post about a bad date with a single sports agent When Winnies boss offers her, her own column, she has no choice but to keep dating him for content
Hosto (2023)
Patrick gets a visa to Japan in order to provide for his family But when he needs to earn bigger, he is introduced to becoming a hosto Can he survive this world full of indecent proposals
Confessions Two Faces of Evil (1994)
From the Christmas eve murder of a police officer, two confessions come forward Robert Paul Berndt, who has a rather heavy criminal background, and William Mothershed, a college student with no previous record
Mabels Strange Predicament (1914)
In a hotel lobby, an inebriated Charlie runs into an elegant lady, gets tied up in her dogs leash, and falls down He later runs into her in the hotel corridor, locked out of her room They run through various rooms Mabel ends u
Staged Killer (2019)
When a former co host, Jake Everett, works his way back into the professional life of popular TV morning show host Naomi Spencer, the shows success skyrockets, but Naomis personal life begins to fall apart