The welfare system of 1974 plays protagonist to the over-crowded love affair of Claudine and Rupert. Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones and a young intense Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs star in the authentic romantic 'dramedy' that asks pointed questions filled with unsettling answers.

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The bluesy side of Southside Chicago is bathed in the gorgeous browns of the cast and visuals of 1997's Love Jones, writer-director Theodore Witcher only feature film. Larenz Tate shows the chops and cut of a star rising, Lisa Nicole Carson and Isaiah Washington flirt with the promise of what could be and Nia Long becomes Nia Long.

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Eddie Murphy. Halle Berry. Robin Givens. Martin Lawrence. David Alan Grier. Grace Jones. Eartha Kitt. Director Reggie Hudlin. All these amazing powerhouses at the peak or approaching the heights of their powers and the Men gush like schoolboys over the talented Tisha Campbell. Special guest Autumn Simmons (TalkFuzion Radio) big ups ALL the women in this buppie romantic classic.

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Writer-director Neil Drumming's examination at growing old with hip-hop is a wordy Dear John to the culture as well as the manchild during the 2008 election of Barack Obama, starring Dorian Missick, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Darien Sills-Evans and Yaya DaCosta. MICHEAUX MISSION theme - "Nola" by Bill Lee/Ronnie Dyson

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The refreshing but quirky coming of age comedy by writer-director Rick Famuyiwa and starring Shameil Moore reintroduces the streets of Southern California as the setting for thuggery and geeky hi-jinks 21st Century style. Micheaux Mission theme - NOLA by Bill Lee/R. Dyson

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The city of San Francisco is the playing field for two people making the most of a one-night stand in this exceptional slice of romance and life and exploration. MICHEAUX MISSION theme - "Nola" by Bill Lee/Ronnie Dyson

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Robert Downey Sr's avant-garde satire on advertisement and the African American in the 1960s has bite, surrealism and humor, if you listen to comedians Louie C.K., Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. The men on the Mission have a slightly different read on the black & white cult classic. Micheaux Mission theme - NOLA by Bill Lee/R. Dyson

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The men are all over Dorothy Dandridge's sultry rendition of the classic opera but are decidedly split over the performance of Mr. Belafonte. Thank God for Pearl Bailey! Plus, lots of listener feedback! MICHEAUX MISSION theme - "Nola" by Bill Lee/Ronnie Dyson

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Well, it had to happen and it took 1985's urban kung-fu schlock to do so. The Last Dragon, featuring Vanity, Julius J Carry, directed by Mike Schultz (Cooley High) and starring Taimak in his acting debut, is the first film on the Mission that Vince and Len completely disagree on.

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Our first stop in Spike Town brings us to CHI-RAQ, the director's re-imagining of a Greek sex farce set to the sights sounds and urgency of a bloodied Chicago, starring Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes and featuring Teyonah Parris. MICHEAUX MISSION theme - "Nola" by Bill Lee/Ronnie Dyson

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