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Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Polly”

December 10th, 2012 - By Veronica Wells
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Source: tvspielfilm.de

Set in 1950′s segregated Alabama, Polly was the all black remake of the original Pollyanna. With the Cosby connection and Debbie Allen directing, people were anxious to see it. You know the story, you’ve watched the VHS over and over again but we bet you don’t know these behind the scenes secrets.

Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind the Making of “New Jack City”

July 23rd, 2012 - By Veronica Wells
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Source: gbreezysdirectorcut.blogspot.com

“Sit yo five dollar azz down before I make change.”  There’s no way we can talk about this movie without that line coming up. Mario Van Peebles, in his directorial debut, struck gold. New Jack City was a cult and commercial classic, becoming the highest grossing independent feature of 1991. You know the story, you quote the lines but we bet you didn’t these behind the scenes secrets about the film. Check them out.

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