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Lackawanna Blues

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Lackawanna Blues
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NR,1hr 34min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 26, 2005
Director:
George C. Wolfe
Distributor:
HBO Home Video
Starring:
S. Epatha Merkerson, Julie Benz, Robert A. Bradley  ...more
Synopsis: A young boy grows up among a makeshift family of oddballs and dreamers in this adaptation of Ruben Santiago-Hudson's acclaimed one-man show. Ruben Junior (Marcus Carl Franklin) is a young boy who was born in the late '40s into a family that started crumbling not long after he was born. Ruben Junior's parents were from Lackawanna, a city in Upstate New York, and were living in a rooming house run by Nanny Crosby (S. Epatha Merkerson), whose place was a hub for the local African-American community. ... Full Synopsis
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, AMG Review
Over the years, HBO has been the proud home to numerous films with powerful African-American storylines, which would have otherwise had difficulty reaching a wide audience. Lackawanna Blues, a film about a similar safe harbor for people, is one of the finest examples of that tradition. Ruben Santiago-Hudson adapts his own autobiographical one-man show in glorious fashion, making a big departure from ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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S. Epatha Merkerson
Rachel 'Nanny' Crosby
Julie Benz
Laura
Robert A. Bradley
Otis McClanahan
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Numb Finger Pete
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Terrence Howard attends the New York premiere of "Lackawanna Blues" at Chelsea West Theater on Feb....
S. Epatha Merkerson, nominee Best Female Lead for “Lackawanna Blues”
S. Epatha Merkerson, nominee Best Female Lead for “Lackawanna Blues”
Shelby Stone and Ruben Santiago-Hudson, producers and nominees Best First Feature for “Lackawanna...
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, producer and nominee Best First Feature for “Lackawanna Blues”
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, producer and nominee Best First Feature for “Lackawanna Blues” and guest
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, producer and nominee Best First Feature for “Lackawanna Blues”
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