Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the platform at Fruitvale Station, in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009.

Starring Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Díaz, Octavia Spencer

A young Californian moves to Hawai'i and finds himself out of his depth. As a stranger with a lot to learn, he befriends three Hawaiians from school who show him the other side of paradise, a world of stunning beauty and violent contrasts. Director: David L. Cunningham Stars: Roy Newton, Kalani, Lorenzo Callender Subscribe to Ocean Avenue Entertainment for MORE MOVIES: Website:

Starring Roy Newton, Kalani, Lorenzo Callender

"A Dream for Christmas" is a TV movie which originally aired on television on December 24, 1973. It was originally designed as the pilot for a never-sold TV series titled The Douglas Family. Synopsis: An all-black cast shines in this pilot for a proposed series involving a southern minister who is assigned to a poor parish in California with the congregation drifting away and the church scheduled for demolition. But it's close to Christmas, a time when miracles have been known to happen. The hope here was for writer Earl Hamner to repeat his success with "The Waltons." Plot: An African-American minister, the Rev. Will Douglas (Hari Rhodes), and his large family relocate from their Arkansas home to Los Angeles in the 1950s. Douglas has been hired to lead the congregation of a neighborhood church. But, when the family finally arrives, they discover that the church is in major disrepair and scheduled for demolition. Douglas; his wife, Sarah (Lynn Hamilton) ; Grandma (Beah Richards) ; and the children must come together as various hardships rock their household. Review: Good Family Entertainment! I hadn't heard of this made for TV movie before it aired on the Me TV channel during the holidays. While it's not a classic in its field, it does prove to be a pleasurable watch. It's interesting that the entire cast is made up of African-Americans, and equally interesting that these characters and experiences have been almost totally written to be universal regardless of what your ethnicity might be. And while the central character is a preacher struggling to keep his church alive, the movie wisely doesn't lay on the religion thick - his words and actions are also universal to all viewers regardless of what your religion might be. We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:

Starring Hari Rhodes, Beah Richards, Lynn Hamilton

If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe: | The movie "Woman on the Run" is a 1950 film noir crime film directed by Norman Foster starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on the April 1948 short story Man on the Run by Sylvia Tate and filmed on location in San Francisco, California. Plot: As the film opens, a man, Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott), is walking his dog in the city at night. He witnesses a man in a car talking about a crime. The man then gets shot. But whoever shot that man then sees Frank and shoots at him. The shot misses, however, because it is mistakenly aimed at Frank's shadow. The killer then flees in the car. When the police arrive it is explained that the shooting victim was going to testify in a court case against a gangster. Since Frank saw the shooter, the cops now want Frank to testify. They plan to take him into protective custody. But Frank, while the police inspector (Robert Keith) has momentarily turned away, gives police the slip, leaving his dog (named Rembrandt because his owner is a painter) behind. The police think he is running to escape possible retaliation from the mob. So they contact Frank's wife, Eleanor (Ann Sheridan) to solicit her help in finding him. But she suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Later learning that her husband has a heart condition, Eleanor gets the needed medicine and goes looking for him, aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe) who says he is looking for an exclusive story. The two conduct their own investigation, giving only limited aid to the police. But the police remain determined, since they need a trial witness. Eleanor is aided in her search by Frank's efforts to contact her. In a letter left with a mutual contact he gives her cryptic instructions on how they can secretly meet. The instructions require that she remember a significant event from their life together. But she has trouble doing so. As the search continues it is gradually revealed to the audience that Danny the newspaperman is really the killer. He is simply using Eleanor to find Frank. Once Eleanor figures out the cryptic reference, she and Danny go to a beachside amusement park at night and there manage to locate him. Wanting time alone with Frank, ostensibly to get his newspaper story and pay Frank $1,000 for it, Danny puts Eleanor on the roller coaster. As she rides she suddenly realizes what Danny has really been up to. But she is trapped until the ride ends in what becomes the frantic climax of the film. As Eleanor finally gets off the roller coaster, Danny is on the verge of killing Frank. The two fight and shots ring out. Eleanor breathlessly arrives on the scene to discover that the police inspector has just shot the killer. She rushes to her husband and the two embrace. --- Directed by Norman Foster, produced by Howard Welsch, screenplay by Alan Campbell, Norman Foster and Ross Hunter (dialogue), based on the short-story "Man on the Run" by Sylvia Tate, starring Ann Sheridan as Eleanor Johnson, Dennis O'Keefe as Daniel Leggett, Robert Keith as Inspector Martin Ferris, John Qualen Mr. Maibus, Frank Jenks as Detective Shaw, Ross Elliott as Frank Johnson, Jane Liddell as Messnger Girl, Joan Shawlee as Blonde (as Joan Fulton), J. Farrell MacDonald as Sea Captain, Steven Geray as Dr. Arthur Hohler Victor Sen Yung as Sam, Reiko Sato as Suzie (as Rako Sato), Syd Saylor as Sullivan and Tom Dillon as Joe Gordon (as Thomas P. Dillon) --- Source: "Woman on the Run" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 18 February 2017. Web. 24 April 2017. If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe:

Starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith

Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes to realize that the hard-earned lessons his father imparted may be the key to his escape.

Starring Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue

Hallelujah is a 1929 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical featuring an all-black cast directed by King Vidor and starring Daniel L. Haynes and Nina Mae McKinney. Filmed in Tennessee and Arkansas and chronicling the troubled quest of a sharecropper, Zeke Johnson (Haynes), and his relationship with the seductive Chick (McKinney), Hallelujah was one of the first films with an all-African American cast produced by a major studio. (Although frequently touted as Hollywood's first all-black cast musical, that distinction more properly belongs to Hearts in Dixie, which premiered several months earlier.) It was intended for a general audience and was considered so risky a venture by MGM that they required King Vidor to invest his own salary in the production. Vidor expressed an interest in "showing the Southern Negro as he is" and attempted to present a relatively non-stereotyped view of African-American life. Plot: A sharecropper decides to become a preacher after falling for a vamp from the city. Development: Years before creating Hallelujah, King Vidor had longed to make a film employing an all-African American cast. He had floated the idea around for years but "the studio kept turning the idea down". Vidor’s was in Europe during 1928 promoting his film The Crowd, when heard of talking motion pictures emerging in the United States. He wanted an all-African American cast to sing "Negro spirituals" after he had seen the success of it on Broadway. Vidor stated, "If stage plays with all Negro casts, and stories like those by Octavus Roy Cohen and others, could have such great success, why shouldn’t the screen make a successful Negro play?" Vidor was able to convince Nicholas Schenck, who was the president of MGM at the time, to get the movie made by framing it more as a film that depicted African American’s sexual deviance. Schenck put it simply to Vidor, "Well, if you think like that, I’ll let you make a picture about whores". Vidor received the inspiration to create this film based on real incidents he witnessed as a child during his time at home in the south. He observed: "I used to watch the Negroes in the South, which was my home. I studied their music, and I used to wonder at the pent-up romance in them". Vidor began shooting in Arkansas, Memphis and Southern California at the MGM studios. Hallelujah was King Vidor's first sound film, and combined sound recorded on location and sound recorded post-production in Hollywood. King Vidor was nominated for a Best Director Oscar for the film. Given the equipment available at the time, the film's soundtrack was a technical achievement, employing a much wider range of editing and mixing techniques than was generally used in "talkies" in this period. The Music: The film gives, in some sections, an authentic representation of black entertainment and religious music in the 1920s, though some of the sequences are Europeanized and over-arranged. A sequence which is of vital importance in the history of classic jazz is in the dancehall, where Nina Mae McKinney performs Irving Berlin's "Swanee Shuffle." Although actually filmed in a New York studio using black actors, the sequence gives an accurate representation of a low-life black dance-hall - part of the roots of classic jazz. Most Hollywood films of the period sanitized black music. Hallelujah and Black Stereotypes: Hallelujah was one of the early projects that gave African Americans significant roles in a movie, and though some contemporary film historians and archivists have said that it had "a freshness and truth that was not attained again for thirty years", a number of contemporary film historians and archivists agree that Hallelujah exhibits Vidor’s paternalistic view of rural blacks that included racial stereotyping. Reception: Exhibitors were worried that white audiences would stay away due to the black cast. They hosted two premieres, one in Manhattan and one in Harlem. The Black people who came to watch the film in Manhattan were forced to sit in the balcony. Hallelujah was commercially and critically successful. Photoplay praised the film for its depiction of African Americans and commented on the cast: "Every member of Vidor's cast is excellent. Although none of them ever worked before a camera or a microphone before, they give unstudied and remarkably spontaneous performances. That speaks a lot for Vidor's direction." Mordaunt Hall, in The New York Times, wrote approvingly of the all-Black cast, stating, "Hallelujah!, with its clever Negro cast, is one of the few talking pictures that is really a separate and distinct form of entertainment from a stage play". The combination of two groundbreaking aspects of the film, audible dialogue and an all-black cast, set the movie apart from its contemporaries. Hallelujah entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. Black Excellence:

Youngblood is a 1978 American film directed by Noel Nosseck. It stars Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and features Bryan O'Dell in the title role Michael "Youngblood" Gordon. Ren Woods has a prominent supporting role. It was released by American International Pictures. The soundtrack to the film was written and performed by War. Plot: A gang war/drug story set in a Los Angeles ghetto about the coming of age of a 15-year-old black youth. Storyline: Youngblood follows an African American teenager in 1970s South-Central Los Angeles whose search for purpose leads him into a local gang headed by a disillusioned Vietnam War veteran. The gritty drama explores street life, gang rivalries, and the lure of crime with an authentic portrayal of the era. Notable for its strong performances, realistic dialogue, and a funk-infused soundtrack by War, it earned praise for its heartfelt approach and accurate depiction of the community despite a modest budget. Tagline: If you live through the gang wars, the pushers, the back-alley deathtraps... YOU GONNA BE A STAR! We do not own the rights to any of this film. This film is being used for historical and educational purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. Black Excellence:

Starring Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Bryan O'Dell, Ren Woods

Welcome to the Men's Group - A men's support group descends into chaos when longstanding conflicts threaten the trust among the men. Welcome to the Men's Group (2016) Director: Joseph Culp Writers: Scott Ben-Yashar, Joseph Culp Stars: Phil Abrams, Vera Abrams, Mackenzie Astin Genre: Comedy, Drama Country: United States Language: English Release Date: June 18, 2016 (France) Filming Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Synopsis: This film takes us inside the intimate dynamic of an all-male support group when they gather one morning for a ritual breakfast and their unique form of male bonding. Reviews: "We rented this tonight thinking it was a straightforward comedy, but it's so much more than that. Huge props to the makers for exploring a side of maleness that we don't often see in film. When it started, I was sure it was a remake of a European film; we both agreed it "just wasn't" American. And it's not, at least it's not anything like any American film we've seen before. A bunch a men meet once a month to talk. "Check in," they call it. Twenty minutes in, I remarked "what a bunch of women." An hour in I realized that my statement was the definition of toxic masculinity! They start with superficial stuff, nothing special. But as the day wears on weaknesses are exposed and buried feelings come to the surface. We paused it several times to talk about what was going on, and how we saw it from our own gender perspective. It was a great conversation movie, and I think we learned a lot (at least about each other's experiences). Eye opening, sometimes seriously laugh out loud funny, sad, and brilliant. I hope more US filmmakers will take note and give us more films like this. As a woman, I found it fascinating, and it really really reminded me why I love men." - written by "horrorismyhome" on IMDb.com Also Known As (AKA): (original title) Welcome to the Men's Group Men's Group(Working Title) Australia Welcome to the Men's Group Canada Welcome to the Men's Group(English) France Welcome to the Men's Group United Kingdom Welcome to the Men's Group United States Welcome to the Men's Group ···················································································· SUPPORT US! ✘ Membership - FOLLOW US! ✘ X / ✘ TikTok / MORE MOVIES! ► Star Casts: ► Action: ► Drama: ► Thriller: ► All Playlists: ···················································································· COPYRIGHT: All of the films published by us are legally licensed. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. If you have questions please send an email to: info[at]amogo.de, Amogo Networx - The AVOD Channel Network, www.amogo-networx.com.

Starring Phil Abrams, Vera Abrams, Mackenzie Astin

Shockwave - When a plane carrying a pair of top secret military robots crashes on a deserted Pacific island, a team of Navy seals must find them and turn them off as soon as possible for the longer they are activated, the smarter they become. Shockwave (2006) Director: Jim Wynorski Writers: Jim Wynorski, William Langlois, Bill Monroe Stars: Joe Lando, Lisa LoCicero, Josh Coxx Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller Country: United States Language: English Also Known As: Release Date: September 4, 2007 (Hungary) Filming Location: Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA ···················································································· SUPPORT US! ✘ Membership - FOLLOW US! ✘ X / ✘ TikTok / MORE MOVIES! ► Star Casts: ► Action: ► Drama: ► Thriller: ► All Playlists: ···················································································· COPYRIGHT: All of the films published by us are legally licensed. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. If you have questions please send an email to: info[at]amogo.de, Amogo Networx - The AVOD Channel Network, www.amogo-networx.com.

Starring Jonas Tjelta, Eva Tjelta, Samuel Tjelta

‘Wiped Out’ 10th Anniversary vinyl! Official Video for "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood Directed by Zack Sekuler & Daniel Iglesias Jr Listen to The Neighbourhood: Watch more of The Neighbourhood's videos: Subscribe to The Neighbourhood's official YouTube channel: Follow The Neighbourhood: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Website: Spotify: YouTube: Ask your voice device to play The Neighbourhood! Lyrics: [Verse 1] And all I am is a man I want the world in my hands I hate the beach but I stand In California with my toes in the sand Use the sleeves of my sweater Let's have an adventure Head in the clouds but my gravity's centered Touch my neck and I'll touch yours You in those little high waisted shorts, oh [Pre-Chorus] She knows what I think about And what I think about One love, two mouths One love, one house No shirt, no blouse Just us, you find out Nothing that I wouldn't wanna tell you about, no [Chorus] 'Cause it's too cold for you here And now, so let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater [Verse 2] And if I may just take your breath away I don't mind if there's not much to say Sometimes the silence guides a mind To move to a place so far away The goosebumps start to raise The minute that my left hand meets your waist And then I watch your face Put my finger on your tongue 'Cause you love the taste, yeah These hearts adore Everyone the other beats hardest for Inside this place is warm Outside it starts to pour [Pre-Chorus] Comin' down One love, two mouths One love, one house No shirt, no blouse Just us, you find out Nothing that I wouldn't wanna tell you about No, no, no [Chorus] 'Cause it's too cold for you here And now, so let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater 'Cause it's too cold for you here And now, so let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater, woah [Bridge] Woah, woah, woah Woah, woah, woah, woah Woah, woah Woah, woah, woah, woah Woah, woah [Chorus] 'Cause it's too cold for you here And now, so let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater 'Cause it's too cold for you here Now, let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater [Outro] And it's too cold, it's too cold The holes of my sweater

CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF TEENAGE DREAM!! REMASTERED IN 4K! Get “California Gurls” from Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’: Katy Perry Complete Collection on Spotify: Katy Perry Essentials on Apple Music: Watch your favorite Katy videos on YouTube: Follow Katy Perry: Website: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Directed by Matthew Cullen and Produced by Bernard Rahill, Patrick Nugent, Javier Jimenez, and Danny Lockwood Lyrics: (Snoop) Greetings, loved ones Let’s take a journey (Verse 1) I know a place Where the grass is really greener Warm, wet and wild There must be something in the water Sippin’ gin and juice Laying underneath the palm trees (undone) The boys break their necks Trying to creep a little sneak peek (at us) (Pre-Chorus) You could travel the world But nothing comes close to the golden coast Once you party with us You’ll be falling in love o o o o (Chorus) California gurls We’re unforgettable Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top Sun-kissed skin so hot We’ll melt your popsicle Oh oh oh oh California gurls We’re undeniable Fine fresh fierce We got it on lock West Coast represent, now put your hands up Oh oh oh oh (Verse 2) Sex on the beach We don’t mind sand in our stilettos We freak in my Jeep Snoop Doggy Dogg on the stereo oh oh Pre-Chorus You could travel the world But nothing comes close to the golden coast Once you party with us You’ll be falling in love o o o o (Chorus) California gurls We’re unforgettable Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top Sun-kissed skin so hot We’ll melt your popsicle Oh oh oh oh California gurls We’re undeniable Fine fresh fierce We got it on lock West Coast represent, now put your hands up Oh oh oh oh (Snoop) Toned tan fit and ready Turn it up cuz it’s getting heavy Wild Wild West Coast These are the girls I love the most I mean the ones, I mean like she’s the one Kiss her, touch her, squeeze her buns The girl’s a freak, she drive a Jeep and live on the beach I’m okay, I won’t play I love the bait just like I love LA Venice Beach and Palm Springs Summertime is everything Homeboys bangin’ out All that ass hangin’ out Bikinis, zucchinis, martinis, no weenies, just a king and a queenie Katy my lady (yeah) Lookie here, baby I’m all up on ya Cuz you’re representin’ California (Chorus) California gurls We’re unforgettable Daisy Dukes, bikinis on top Sun-kissed skin so hot We’ll melt your popsicle Oh oh oh oh California gurls We’re undeniable Fine fresh fierce We got it on lock West Coast represent, now put your hands up Oh oh oh oh California California (Snoop) California gurls, man I really wish you all could be California gurls Music video by Katy Perry performing California Gurls. (C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC

2Pac ft. Dr. Dre - California Love (Full Video) from the album "All Eyez On Me" (1996) 🔔 Subscribe to UPROXX Video and ring the bell to turn on notifications: 🎙️ New Episodes of People’s Party with Talib Kweli every Monday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: More Hip-Hop Heads Playlists: 90's Hip Hop ▶️ 2000's Hip Hop ▶️ 90's R&B Hits ▶️ The UPROXX Family 🎧 UPROXX Music 🎥 UPROXX Studio FOLLOW ➕UPROXX.com: ➕Instagram: ➕Twitter: ➕Facebook: Lyrics: California love California knows how to party California knows how to party In the city of L.A In the city of good ol' Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin' Now let me welcome everybody to the Wild Wild West A state that's untouchable like Eliot Ness The track hits your eardrum like a slug to your chest Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex We in that Sunshine State where the bomb-ass hemp be The state where you never find a dance floor empty And pimps be on a mission for them greens Lean mean money-making-machines servin' fiends I been in the game for 10 years makin' rap tunes Ever since honeys was wearin' Sassoon Now it's '95 and they clock me and watch me Diamonds shinin', lookin' like I robbed Liberace It's all good, from Diego to the Bay Your city is the bomb if your city makin' pay Throw up a finger if you feel the same way Dre puttin' it down for Californ-i-a California knows how to party California knows how to party (Yes, they do) In the city of L.A In the city of good ol' Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin' Shake, shake it, baby Shake, shake it, shake it baby Shake, shake it, mama Shake it, Cali Shake, shake it, baby Shake, shake it Shake, shake it mama Shake it Out on bail, fresh out of jail, California dreamin' Soon as I step on the scene, I'm hearin' hoochies screamin' Fiendin' for money and alcohol, the life of a Westside player Where cowards die and the strong ball Only in Cali where we riot, not rally, to live and die In L.A. we wearin' Chucks, not Ballys (yeah, that's right) Dressed in Locs and Khaki suits, and ride is what we do Flossin' but have caution: we collide with other crews Famous because we program Worldwide, let them recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans Bumpin' and grindin' like a slow jam It's Westside, so you know the Row won't bow down to no man Say what you say, but give me that bomb beat from Dre Let me serenade the streets of L.A From Oakland to Sac-town, the Bay Area and back down Cali is where they put their mack down; give me love! California knows how to party California knows how to party In the city of L.A In the city of good ol' Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep it rockin', we keep it rockin' Shake, shake it, baby Shake, shake it Shake, shake it, mama Shake it, Cali Shake, shake it, baby Shake, shake it Shake, shake it mama Shake it, Cali Uh, yeah, uh, uh, Long Beach in the house Uh, yeah, Oaktown Oakland definitely in the house Frisco, Frisco And you know L.A. up in this Pasadena, where you at? Yeah, Inglewood Inglewood always up to no good Even Hollywood tryin' to get a piece, baby Sacramento, Sacramento where you at? Throw it up, y'all! Throw it up, throw it up! I can't see ya Let's show these fools how we do it on this Westside 'Cause you and I know it's the best side Yeah, that's right West Coast, West Coast California love California love, yeah California knows how to party California knows how to party In the city of L.A In the city of good ol' Watts In the city, the city of Compton We keep 'em rockin', we keep 'em rockin' Just come on shake, shake it, baby Baby, baby, shake it mama, shake it mama, shake it mama ABOUT UPROXX VIDEO: UPROXX Video celebrates Hip-Hop, Style, and Creativity through a mix of original shows and music videos from the biggest artists, entertainers, and innovators from our culture. PEOPLE'S PARTY WITH TALIB KWELI People's Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh. Guests range from the biggest names in hip-hop, to global entertainers, to the most progressive minds moving our culture forward. The audio podcast is available on Apple and Spotify.