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Mos Def convinces Next Day Air co-stars to ban 'N' word -
2 May 2009
-Mos Def banned the use of the 'N' word on the set of his new movie Next Day Air in a bid to urge his co-stars to use less controversial terms to "express" themselves.-
-The rapper/actor stars alongside Donald Faison, Mike Epps and Wood Harris in the funny crime
Mos Def - what members say
Mos Def - filmography
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Be Kind Rewind
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Quinton Aaron, Dennis Albanese, Jack Black
Director: Michel Gondry
Certificate: 
A man (Black) whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films, which include Back to the Future, The Lion King, and ..read more »
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56%
from 32,265 members
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Be Kind Rewind - BLU-RAY Version
(2007)
Starring: Jack Black, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz
Director: Michel Gondry
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Music-video-director-turned-auteur Michel Gondry continues to charm with the low-tech offering, BE KIND REWIND. Set in dreary Passaic, New Jersey, the comedy centres on two of the town's residents: trouble-making Jerry (Jack Black) and well-meaning Mike (Mos Def). Mike works in a video store in an ..read more »
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54%
from 4,534 members
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16 Blocks
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
Director: Richard Donner
Certificate: 
Bruce Willis hits the mark as Jack Mosley, a broken-down New York City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple 16-Block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's ex-partners attempt to stop them. It's the gripping ..read more »
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64%
from 41,825 members
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16 Blocks - HD DVD Version
(2006)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
Director: Richard Donner
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Bruce Willis hits the mark as Jack Mosley, a broken-down New York City police detective assigned to escort a petty criminal from the precinct to the courthouse. The seemingly simple 16-Block journey becomes a test of character for them when Jack's ex-partners attempt to stop them. It's the gripping ..read more »
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67%
from 534 members
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16 Blocks - BLU-RAY Version
(2006)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
Director: Richard Donner
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16 BLOCKS is a tale of corrupt police officers, a Grand Jury witness, and one cop who is trying to do the right thing. Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) is weary. A lame leg and a love affair with alcohol make him a virtual joke at the NYPD. Tired and ready to head home, Mosley is assigned one last job ..read more »
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67%
from 2,307 members
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Journey to the End of the Night
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Mos Def, Scott Glenn
Director: Eric Eason
Certificate: 
Two Americans in exile have been carving out a living in Brazil running a nightclub brothel but they both harbor dreams of getting out the business once and for all. When a client is killed in their establishment, they find a suitcase with drugs which could answer all their prayers. Their hopes of ..read more »
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45%
from 12 members
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Lackawanna Blues
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Marcus Franklin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Mos Def
Director: George C. Wolfe
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Based on the award winning play by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, this poignant and colorful drama tells the inspirational story of a courageous woman, Nanny, whose spirit and strength served as the foundation for a struggling community trying to survive during the segregation era. Starring an exceptional ..read more »
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59%
from 508 members
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Dave Chappelle, Erykah Badu, Mos Def
Director: Michel Gondry
Certificate: 
Dave Chappelle presents a Brooklyn neighborhood with its very own once-in-a-lifetime free block party. In addition to Chappelle, the roster of artists includes Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, the Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, Big Daddy Kane, and - reunited for ..read more »
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58%
from 2,569 members
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Alfie
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jude Law, Susan Sarandon, Sienna Miller
Director: Charles Shyer
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Watch now: £2.49
Jude Law stars in this trenchant dramatic-comedy, a remake of the 1966 British counterculture classic that launched the career of Michael Caine. This version is set in New York City and is pumped up with giddy, cleverly experimental editing. The story has Alfie (Law), a Don Juan-esque limo driver, ..read more »
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51%
from 35,804 members
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def
Director: Garth Jennings
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The long-awaited film version of Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, based on his five-book series, is a funny, wacky, highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Martin Freeman (Tim from THE OFFICE) stars as Arthur Dent, a British everyman suddenly thrust into intergalactic ..read more »
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54%
from 61,280 members
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The Woodsman
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Eve
Director: Nicole Kassell
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With a 12-year prison stretch reaching an end, convicted paedophile Walter (Kevin Bacon) faces an uncertain walk back into the free world in THE WOODSMAN. Attempting to keep his previous indiscretions sheltered from prying eyes, Walter tries to piece together his shattered life by finding a job and ..read more »
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59%
from 25,665 members
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The Italian Job
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
Director: F. Gary Gray
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Watch now: £2.49
In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--..read more »
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62%
from 37,894 members
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Italian Job, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2003)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
Director: F. Gary Gray
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--..read more »
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63%
from 851 members
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Italian Job, The - HD DVD Version
(2003)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
Director: F. Gary Gray
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
In this wholly refreshing remake of the 1969 crime classic starring Michael Caine and Noel Coward, Mark Wahlberg stars as Charlie Croker, a smooth thief who orchestrates a flawless heist in Venice with the help of his mentor, safecracker John Bridger (Donald Sutherland). Together with his cronies--..read more »
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60%
from 114 members
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Brown Sugar
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Taye Diggs, Nicole Ari Parker
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
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Rick Famuyiwa breathes a refreshing burst of air into the romantic comedy genre with BROWN SUGAR, a film that is as much a tribute to hip-hop as it is a celebration of friendship and love. Dre (Taye Diggs) and Sidney (Sanaa Lathan), best friends since elementary school, have been in love with rap ..read more »
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63%
from 1,662 member
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Carmen - A Hip Hopera
(2002)
Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def
Director: Robert Townsend
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This 2002 version of Bizet's opera is updated for the hip-hop generation. The tale of Carmen, an irresistible woman who who tears men apart, is told in this passionate drama set to the sound of hot hip-hop and featuring an all-star cast including Mos Def, lil Bow Wow, Troy Winbush, Jermaine Dupri, ..read more »
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53%
from 9 members
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Next Day Air
Starring: Mos Def, Donald Faison, Mike Epps
Director: Benny Boom
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When a misguided UPS driver inadvertently delivers a package containing concealed bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets in motion a desperate search and battle for the coke between the furious dealer that sent it, the fearful intended recipients that missed it, and the conniving ..read more »
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78%
from 5 members
Mos Def - watch online
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The Italian Job
to Watch Now
(2003)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton
Director: F. Gary Gray
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 111 minutes
The plan was flawless. The execution was perfect. Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that, he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Now he wants more than the job's payoff...he wants payback. Mark Wahlberg is electrifying as Croker in this "fast and furious action-..read more »
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61%
from 98 members
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Where's Marlowe?
to Watch Now
(1998)
Starring: Miguel Ferrer, Mos Def, John Livingston
Director: Daniel Pyne
Certificate: 
Watch now: FREE
Run time: 99 minutes
Sam Spade. Philip Marlowe. Joe Boone. You always remember the great detectives. Joe Boone? Well, he aspires to greatness. But right now he's more defective than detective. The time-honored world of the private eye gets a new spin in this quirky and very funny mockumentary. Miguel Ferrer plays Boone,..read more »
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40%
from 2 members
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Mos Def facts
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Commendable 19 May 2005
...is brilliant as the tormented lead and there is a surprisingly moving turn from Mos Def who even outacts Bacon in his central scene. There is nothing outstanding or gr...
