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When Tracy Carlson (Rae Dawn Chong), a composer and choreographer, runs into Kirkland and Lee at one of Manhattan's hottest nightclubs, she offers Lee an opportunity to perform on TV. However,...
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Of all the breakdancing / hip-hop films released between 1983 and 1986, the 1984 film Beat Street is unquestionably the best one. The story follows a DJ, his younger breakdancing brother, a graffiti artist and a wanna-be showbiz promoter through one winter in which they try to break out of the ghetto using their "street" talent.
As a document of the early days of hip-hop, Beat Street still holds its own as one of the films to have captured the musical culture in its most transitional phase.
Feb 25, 2019 · Producer and activist Harry Belafonte’s commercialized slice-of-life drama stars Guy Davis as Kenny ‘Double K’ Kirkland, a South Bronx hip-hop DJ with big dreams, and Jon Chardiet as Ramon, a Puerto Rican graffiti artist who would rather tag trains than get a real job.
Beat Street Reviews. A musical and vibrant film, with the capacity for spectacle. [Full Review in Spanish] Holds up pretty well as one of the few hip hop musicals and a neat time capsule when...
Filmmaker Stan Lathan and actor Harry Belafonte, this time wearing a producer's hat, pull off a prolific portrait of the lives of teens in an impoverished urban setting. Most meaningful in Beat Street are the stories of survival and fulfilling a dream.
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All Audience. Verified Audience. Sabrina McFarland Common Sense Media. Filmmaker Stan Lathan and actor Harry Belafonte, this time wearing a producer's hat, pull off a prolific portrait of the lives...