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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

You had to, uh, make 'em laughunder the subtext

You had to, uh, make 'em laugh
under the subtext

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You had to, uh, make 'em laugh under the subtext.
Duration
6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:35:51
Uploaded
Apr 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
Downey saw an opening - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
Downey saw an opening
And I don't use words like "genius," but it was a stroke of something. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
And I don't use words like "genius," but it w...
Unhappy with the performance of his star, actor Arnold Johnson, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:13
Unhappy with the performance of his star, actor Arnold Johns...
...a move that surely later influenced - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
...a move that surely later influenced
'Cause I'm trying to come up a little, but it's just... it's tough. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
'Cause I'm trying to come up a little, but it'...
1969 was a watershed period in Black film, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:33
1969 was a watershed period in Black film,
Davis's regal slow burn doesn't hide his despair. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:08
Davis's regal slow burn doesn't hide his despair.
The historic tumult continues when Rupert Crosse becomes - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:10
The historic tumult continues when Rupert Crosse becomes
Crosse's sunny fluidity frees McQueen from his laconic narcissism. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:24
Crosse's sunny fluidity frees McQueen from his laconic ...
You know that one about the rabbit that fell on out the tree and says, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:13
You know that one about the rabbit that fell on out the tree...
He was paying lawyers to keep him out of jail, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:38
He was paying lawyers to keep him out of jail,
James Earl Jones rose to the occasion - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:12
James Earl Jones rose to the occasion
Interracial sexuality and the unease it created - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:24
Interracial sexuality and the unease it created
And Wyler set a template - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:07
And Wyler set a template
His last film was The Liberation of L.B. Jones, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:14
His last film was The Liberation of L.B. Jones,
- You fancy goin' to lawyers? - Sugar boy, you bustin' my arm. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
- You fancy goin' to lawyers? - Sugar boy, you bustin&#...
You fancy goin' to lawyers! You think they wouldn't warn a white man? - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:05
You fancy goin' to lawyers! You think they wouldn'...
I seen fools, but you take the sap-suckin' prize. - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:06
I seen fools, but you take the sap-suckin' prize.
After directing the documentary King: A Filmed Record, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:36
After directing the documentary King: A Filmed Record,
Diana Sands' ability to enchant was evident in 1970's The Landlord, - Is That Black Enough for You?!? 00:33
Diana Sands' ability to enchant was evident in 1970...