Lackawanna blues / HBO Films presents a Bellah Films/Good Shepherd production ; a film by George C. Wolfe ; screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson ; produced by Nellie Rachel Nugiel ; directed by George C. Wolfe.

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives. Based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's autobiographical play about his relationship with his guardian Rachel Crosby, set in 1950's and 1960's Lackawanna...

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Corporate Authors: HBO Films, Bellah Films, Good Shepherd Productions, HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Wolfe, George C. (Director), Nugiel, Nellie (Producer), Santiago-Hudson, Ruben, 1956- (Screenwriter, Actor), Merkerson, S. Epatha, 1952- (Actor), Franklin, Marcus Carl (Actor), Mos Def (Rapper) (Actor), Ejogo, Carmen, 1974- (Actor), Gossett, Louis, Jr., 1936- (Actor), Howard, Terrence (Actor), Lindo, Delroy, 1952- (Actor), Wright, Jeffery (Actor), Strasburg, Ivan (Cinematographer), NdegéOcello, Me'Shell, 1969- (Musician)
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Dialogue in English (5.1), French (2.0) or Spanish (2.0) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Video, [2005]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Santiago-Hudson, Ruben, > 1956- > Film adaptations.
Boardinghouses > Drama.
Roommates > Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Biographical television programs.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Biographical television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives. Based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's autobiographical play about his relationship with his guardian Rachel Crosby, set in 1950's and 1960's Lackawanna, New York. After the separation of his parents, young Ruben, a part-black, part-Hispanic child, is sent to live in a small-scale boarding house run by the kind-hearted "Nanny" Crosby and her younger husband Bill.
Note:Based on the autobiographical one-man play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
Special features: Optional audio commentary with director George C. Wolfe and writer Ruben Santiago-Hudson; deleted scene; featurette.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CM3 D0053660 VideoDVD
PN1997.2 .L323 2005 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: TV-14.
Awards:Emmy Awards, 2006: Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a movie (Merkerson). Golden Globes, 2006: Best performance by an actress in a mini-Series or a motion picture made for television (Merkeson). Image Awards, 2006: Outstanding actor in a TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special (Howard) ; Outstanding actress in a TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special (Merkerson) ; Outstanding TV movie, mini-series or dramatic special.
ISBN:0783134827
Credits:Cinematographer, Ivan Strasburg ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; music, Meshell Ndegeocello ; costume designer, Hope Hanafin ; production designer, Richard Hoover.
System Details:DVD, region 1 encoding ; widescreen (16:9) presentation.
Cast:
S. Epatha Merkerson, Marcus Carl Franklin, Mos Def, Carmen Ejogo, Louis Gossett, Jr., Macy Gray, Terrence Dashon Howard, Ernie Hudson, Delroy Lindo, Rosie Perez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Jeffery Wright.