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Killer of sheep [videorecording (DVD)] : the Charles Burnett collection.

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Milestone Film & Video ; distributed by New Yorker Video, c2007.

Families, Black -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.

Blacks -- California -- Los Angeles -- Social conditions -- Drama.

Blacks -- California -- Los Angeles -- Economic conditions -- Drama.

Inner cities -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.

Blacks -- Drama.

Milestone cinematheque.

Alternate title:

Charles Burnett collection [videorecording (DVD)]

Several friends [videorecording (DVD)].

Horse [videorecording (DVD)].

When it rains [videorecording (DVD)].

Quiet as kept [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)] :

2- disc special ed.

2 videodiscs (164 min.) : sd., b&w and color ; 12 cm. + 1 folded sheet insert.

Killer of sheep originally produced in 1977; My brother's wedding originally produced in 1983.

Bonus features (Disc one): Charles Burnett's acclaimed short films, Several friends (1969), The horse (1973), and When it rains (1995) ; Killer of sheep commentary track with Charles Burnett and Richard Peña, program director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Bonus features (Disc two): The original 1983 version and 2007 director's cut of My brother's wedding and Burnett's newest short film on Hurricane Katrina, Quiet as kept (2007, 5 minutes) ; Killer of sheep cast reunion video by Ross Lipman ; liner notes by Armond White ; Killer of sheep trailer.

1.33:1 full frame.

"Killer of sheep" is a selection of the National Film Registry, 1990.

At head of title: Milestone Film and Steven Soderbergh present.

Disc 1. Killer of sheep / restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive ; film preservationish: Ross Lipman -- Disc 2. My brother's wedding / restored by The Pacific Film Archive.

Killer of sheep: Henry Gayle Sanders and Kaycee Moore.

My brother's wedding: Everette [i.e. Everett] Silas and Jessie Holmes.

"Killer Of Sheep (1977): A masterpiece of African American filmmaking and one of the finest debuts in cinema history, Killer Of Sheep was chosen for the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress and named one of the 100 Essential Films by the National Society of Film Critics. In the Los Angeles community of Watts, Stan, a sensitive dreamer, is growing detached and numb from the toll of working at a slaughterhouse. Frustrated by money problems, he finds respite in moments of simple beauty: the warmth of a teacup against his cheek, slow dancing with his wife, holding his daughter. Combining lyrical moments with neorealist style, Burnett unfolds his story with compassion and humor. Killer Of Sheep's haunting images and extraordinary soundtrack are a revelation in this new high-definition transfer from the UCLA Film & Television Archive's brilliant 35mm restoration. My Brother's Wedding (Original 1983 & 2007 Director's Cut Version): When My Brother's Wedding was rushed to a festival screening before Burnett could make his final cut, it received mixed reviews and was never released. Film critic Armond White called this 'a catastrophic blow to the development of American popular culture.' Revisited decades later, following restoration by the Pacific Film Archive and a complete re-edit by Burnett, My Brother's Wedding proves to be funny, heartbreaking and timeless. Pierce Mundy works at his parents' South Central dry cleaners with no prospects for the future and his childhood buddies are in prison or dead. With his best friend just getting out of jail and his brother busy planning a wedding to a snooty upper-middle-class black woman, Pieces naviagets his conflicting obligations while trying to figure out what he really wants in life."--Container.

Urban drama (Films)

Burnett, Charles, 1944-

Sanders, Henry G. (Henry Gale), 1942-

Silas, Everett.

Holmes, Jessie.

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