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Riff
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1hr 30min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
2000
Director:
Mark W. Allen
Distributor:
York Home Video
Starring:
Nia Peeples, Antonio Fargas, Joe McBride
Synopsis: New Orleans music promoter Adam Goodnight (newcomer Cameron Smith) has his checkered past revived when a failed musician, Shoop Summers (old timer Antonio Fargas), takes Adam's new protégé, Kenny Carter (Mister Jones), under his drug-addled wing. Goodnight begins having flashbacks to a time when Shoop was on top of the jazz charts, and he also remembers what happened to end Shoop's productive career -- and end their friendship. Goodnight sees it all happening again with Kenny. Goodnight's beautiful ... Full Synopsis
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Buzz McClain, AMG Review
This surprisingly effective take on the seedy jazz underworld of New Orleans is as unassuming as the clever double meaning of the title ("riff" as in a melody, as well as a torn relationship). Impressive debuts by director/writer Mark W. Allen; Cameron Smith as the shaven-headed, steely eyed music man haunted by a personal tragedy; and Wesley Snipes look-alike Mister Jones are supported by vets Nia ... Full Review
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