John Sayles

Eight Men Out 1988

A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.

Category: Drama, History, Sport

Stars: John Cusack, Clifton James, Jace Alexander

7.2 IMDB Rating 421 Views
Honeydripper 2007

1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the chicken man, and the landlord, Tyrone is desperate to lure the young cotton pickers and local Army base recruits into his juke joint, away from Touissant's, the rival joint across the way. His plan to hire a guitar legend go awry and Tyrone is forced to take drastic action in a final scheme to save the club.

Category: Crime, Drama, History

Stars: Danny Glover, LisaGay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta

6,6 IMDB Rating 3,207 Views