MSN lists the Top 10 Essential Black Films

The list:
Boomerang
Do the Right Thing
Friday
Hustle and Flow
In the Heat of the Night
Lady Sings the Blues
Nothing But a Man
The Spook Who Sat By the Door
Superfly
Waiting to Exhale

Honorable Mentions
Antwone Fisher
Blue Collar
Carmen Jones
Hollywood Shuffle
Hoop Dreams
Lackawanna Blues
The Mack
Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
Roots
A Soldier's Story

--Roots and Carmen Jones are only honorable mentions and The Color Purple doesn't even get on there? No way.

---

Posted by Lawren at March 1, 2005 06:46 AM

You Said

Umm, excuse me, how about "Boyz N Da Hood"?? If you're going to put "Friday" on this list, you HAVE to include "Boyz" - which I think is an amazing movie about growin' up in da hood (said in Ice Cube voice).

Says: Iceman at March 1, 2005 01:06 PM

---

Boyz in the Hood is an AMAZING film about growing up in the hood without a doubt.
The discussion goes that the film is more of a white film then a black film because it shows the rest of society (middle white america) what it is like for people living in the ghettos of Cali.

Says: lynne at March 1, 2005 05:54 PM

---

I'm with you Lawren, I can't believe The Color Purple isn't on either list - that movie makes me laugh and cry everytime I see it.

Says: Laura at March 3, 2005 09:26 AM

---