17 Black History Films

Maltin on Movies

Leonard Maltin

Comedy, Jessie, Leonard, On, Tv & Film, Maltin, Movies

4.2 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2015

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In celebration of Black History Month, Leonard and Baron discuss three significant films. Spike Lee’s monumental film Malcolm X, a turkey about the Tuskegee Airmen that was made with all good intentions, and a sleeper that dates back just over 30 years called The Brother from Another Planet.

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0:00.0	There was a radio comedian humorous name Henry Morgan who used to say, hello, anybody.
0:08.7	But I'm more optimistic than he was.
0:11.1	I know that you're out there.
0:12.7	I know that you're out there, and I'm happy you're there.
0:15.0	I am here.
0:15.6	I'm Leonard Malton, and this is Malton on Movies with Baron Vaughn.
0:18.8	I'm Baron Vaughn, and I know that you might be a bunch of anybody's, but you're definitely not nobodies.
0:24.0	No, no way.
0:25.6	Because you're here, because you like talking about movies and listening to people talking about movies.
0:31.2	A friend of mine, one of my oldest friends, one of the staunchest film buffs I know and a great film teacher.
0:36.4	Oh, staunchest film buffs I know and a great film teacher. Oh, Stanch? Okay. Once said to me,
0:38.7	the only thing better than watching movies is talking about them.
0:43.1	And I agree with her.
0:44.8	Sounds like what a staunch person would say.
0:46.2	Yes, yes.
0:47.4	Because it is fun to talk about movies.
0:49.7	I don't understand people who don't.
0:51.8	Go to the movies and then go home and go,
0:53.8	I mean, mm-hmm.
0:55.3	I mean, I get that.
0:59.2	You know, sometimes you want to not think and be like, and then you're done.
0:59.5	Yeah. But I like that.
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