TV Guide: Josephine Baker

Video: Charlie and Ryan – Lynn Whitfield Story

Hulu — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Season 1, Episode 4: Charlie talks about lighting Lynn Whitfield s cigarette.

Video: Passing Strange - Trailer No. 1

AOL Moviefone — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee turns his camera toward the stage for this filmed performance of the acclaimed Broadway musical by singer/songwriter Stew and his creative partner Heidi Rodewald. Developed at the Sundance Theater Lab, the story follows a young black man from Los Angeles as he attempts to make sense of the conflicted cultural signals constantly bombarding him from all sides. Raised in a religious household somewhere south of Interstate 10, the frustrated adolescent feels suffocated by his mother's fixation on family ties, her unwavering devotion to the church, and her unapologetically bourgeois aspirations in life. He longs to experience something "real" in life, ultimately making the decision to follow in the footsteps of James Baldwin and Josephine Baker by traveling to Europe and exploring the world. From outrageous Amsterdam to ultra-militant Berlin, the impressionable wanderer experiences misadventures with sex, drugs, politics, and art as his eyes are opened ev

Video: White Balance

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

When a white girl and a black boy coincidentally vanish on the same night, Jack attempts to counteract Vivian's prediction that the media and FBI will focus more on the white girl's case. Despite Jack's attempts to generate press on both cases, the girl's disappearance garners all of the media attention and, as a result, gets a steady stream of leads. As Vivian anticipated, Jack's superior, Van Doran (recurring guest star LYNN WHITFIELD - "The Josephine Baker Story"), orders Jack to allocate more resources to follow up on the leads in the girl's case. This requires diverting FBI attention away from the search for the boy, causing his mother to question Jack.

Video: Forbidden Zone

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

A mysterious door leads to the Sixth Dimension--get ready for a wild ride--in the greatest cult classic of all time. Beautiful young "Frenchy" slides through cosmic intestines into a subterranean world ruled by horny midget King Fausto and his jealous Queen Doris. "Chicken-boy" comes to the rescue, only to have his head cut off by the soul-singing Devil himself--played by Danny Elfman and the original Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Frog butlers, topless princesses, and rioting school kids sing and dance in unforgettable musical numbers by Danny Elfman, Cab Calloway, Josephine Baker and others. An experience guaranteed you will never forget!

Video: Forbidden Zone

Amazon Video on Demand — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Video: Josephine Baker Confronts Racist

History — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Josephine Baker, the African American dancer and singer who took Paris by storm in the 1920s, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1906.

Video: Forbidden Zone (In Color)

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Video: Forbidden Zone (In Color)

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500