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Whistle Stopper - The Corner (HBO Miniseries)
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List Price: $39.98
Our Price: $14.97
Your Save: $ 25.01 ( 63% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: HBO Video
Starring: T.K. Carter, Khandi Alexander, Sean Nelson, Clarke Peters, Larry Hull
Directed By: Charles S. Dutton
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780783123721
Format: Box set
ISBN: 0783123728
Label: HBO Video
Manufacturer: HBO Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: HBO Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-07-22
Running Time: 360
Studio: HBO Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2000-04-16
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: HBO AND CHARLE DUTTON MASTERPIECE A_++++++
Comment: I SAW THIS MOVIE THE CORNER AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT DAVID SIMON, HBO, CHARLES DUTTON AND THE CAST GAVE TRUE REALISM TO THIS PROBLEM OF DRUG ADDICTION AND VIOLENCES IN GHETTO. CHARLES DUTTON GAVE THIS FILM TOTAL NO HOLDS BARRED LOOK AT THE PROBLEM OF DRUGS AND THE DAY TO DAY LIFE STRUGGLE OF A COMMUNITY TRYING TO MAKE IT ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE HOOD AND THE DRUGS AND VIOLENCES THAT COMES WITH IT. I LOVE THE INTRODUCTION THAT HE DID TALKING ABOUT THE FILM...ITS SO TRUE THAT THE CORNER WAS LIFE IN GOOD AND BAD WAYS. ITS WHERE YOU GOT YOUR DRUGS, ITS WHERE YOU GOT THE LATEST INFO ON WHAT HAPPEN IN THE STREETS, ITS WHERE THE POLICE ARE TRYING TO WIN A ENDLESS BATTLE, ITS ALSO WHERE IT DESTORY LIVES WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO REBUILD WHAT WAS TAKEN AWAY. I THOUGHT THAT DEANDRE STORY ABOUT HIS FAMILY WAS SO SAD, FUNNY, REAL, INSPIRING, EMOTIONAL AND MOST OF ALL DEPRESSING. THESE ADJECTIVES ARE JUST ONE OF MANY THAT DESCRIBE THE BRUTAL REALISM OF LIFE IN THE CORNERS OF THE GHETTO. THIS IS ANOTHER MOVIE THAT I WOULD MAKE SURE THAT MY CHILDREN SAW WHEN THEY WERE OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND AS WELL AS ITS SHOULD BE SEEN IN MANY SCHOOLS ETC. THIS IS A MASTERPIECE FROM DAVID SIMON OF HOMICIDE LIFE ON THE STREET AS WELL AS CHARLES DUTTON BRILLIANT DEBUT AND DESERVED EMMY FOR BEST DIRECTION. THE CAST SHOULD ALL BE REMEMBER BECAUSE THEY WERE SO REAL AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS A VERY GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING MOVIE. SO WHEN U DO BUY THIS MOVIE KNOW THAT YOU WILL SEE SCENES THAT WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO TURN OFF THE TV OR NOT EAT YOUR DINNER WHILE WATCHING THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE FEEL LIKE YOU ARE SICK WITH SOME OF THE DRUG SCENES. BUT IF YOU HAVE A STRONG STOMACH THEN BY ALL MEANS TAKE A LOOK AT CHARLES DUTTON MASTERPIECE OF LIFE IN THE CORNER FOR ONE STRUGGLE FAMILY OF GARY, FRAN, DEANDRE AND DERODD AS WELL AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I HOPE THAT CHARLES DUTTON DO ANOTHER FLICK HE HAS A EXCELLENT EYE FOR THE CAMERA. I CANT WAIT TO SEE DAVID SIMON NEXT PROJECT CALL MANHUNT THE STORY OF JOHN W. BOOTHS.
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Summary: The Corner
Comment: Gritty, harrowing, human.
We bought it because we loved The Wire, and found it as compelling, although it is not as complex as that show, it's scope is as you would expect is restricted to life on "The Corner" and the light and shade which is part of the Wire is not as evident.
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Summary: Must see DVD
Comment: This a must see DVD. A gritty protrait of the lives of several drug addicts. Outstanding!
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Summary: Excellent Service
Comment: Received before ETA in great condition. No scratches cover in good condition great price. All around good service.
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Summary: Brillant mini series
Comment: In one word The Corner =brillance. Charles S.Dutton displays masterful storytelling in the stories of crack addicts. Sean Nelson contunies to show his dramatic range as an actor and he has a carrer ahead of him. But the acting standouts are Khandi Alexander & T.K. Carter as the parents of Nelson's character.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Corner presents the world of Fayette Street using real names and real events. The miniseries tells the true story of men women and children living amid the open-air drug markets of West Baltimore. It chronicles a year in the lives of 15-year-old DeAndre McCullough his mother Fran Boyd and his father Gary McCullough as well as other addicts and low-level drug dealers caught up in the twin-engine economy of heroin and cocaine. HBO(R) original Miniseries 6 one-hour episodes: 1. Gary's Blues 2. DeAndre's Blues 3. Fran's Blues 4. Dope Fiend Blues 5. Corner Boy Blues 6. Everyman's BluesRunning Time: 360 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359908224
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