Release Date: 4/7/2009 Original Release: 1999 Format: DVD Length: 98 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: Strong sexuality, graphic language, some violence and drug use. UPC: 043396052888 Studio: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainm
With BLACK AND WHITE, writer-director James Toback (FINGERS, TWO GIRLS AND A GUY) confronts the topic of race head on--most specifically, the influence of black urban hip-hop culture on white America. Set in New York City as the 1990s wind to a close, the film is told in a broad, episodic fashion, interweaving several different story lines in order to address a multitude of ideas. In the most comedic, a white documentarian (Brooke Shields) and her gay husband (Robert Downey Jr.) follow a group of affluent white teenagers (led by Bijou Phillips) around the city as they unabashedly pursue a Staten Island hip-hop crew. As the leader of the crew, Rich Bower (the Wu-Tang Clan's Power) struggles to leave his criminal past behind and become a legitimate musician. In the most dramatic subplot, an undercover police detective (Ben Stiller) frames a talented college basketball player (Allan Houston) in order to exact an ambiguous revenge. Toback blends improvisation with tightly scripted scenes, and the result is a loose, broad essay on the state of racism at the turn of the millennium. BLACK AND WHITE features impressive performances by the all-star cast, but it is Mike Tyson who steals the film with his unforgettable cameo.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Single Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Full Frame - 1.33 Letterbox - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Music Video Deleted Scenes Audio Commentary: James Toback - Director Featurette: James Toback's Video Diary Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus Text/Photo Galleries: Talent Files: 1. James Toback - Director 2. Robert Downey, Jr. - Star 3. Power - Star 4. Raekwon - Star 5. Brooke Shields - Star 6. Ben Stiller - Star 7. Bijou Phillips - Star 8. Mike Tyson -Star
