Product Details

• Actors: Samba Ababaka, Grégoire Aslan, Doudou Babet, Mara Berni, Theo Bipolet
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 8, 2005
• Run Time: 171 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BD1LHM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,675 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "My Baby Is Black!/Checkerboard" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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MY BABY IS BLACK/CHECKERBOARD - DVD Movie

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23 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arguably The Best Movie Ever Made!, January 23, 2007

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Robert Montalvo - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Baby Is Black!/Checkerboard (DVD)

Why the Academy overlooked this movie, no one knows. A touching story featuring excellent acting and beautiful scenery. Almost as good as listening to Ramone & Frrrrrunkis in the Morning.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Huh? (Something Weird Review), August 11, 2007

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Bt "Cat." (Parts unknown) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Baby Is Black!/Checkerboard (DVD)

I don't know what these other reviews are about, but it's not this "Something Weird" edition. Here we have 2 clunkers from the "Grindhouse" genre that make Hershall Lewis look like a genius. "My Baby is Black" is just plain bad. I couldn't sit through the whole thing. I like "bad is good", but this is brutal. "Checkerboard" is more watchable. If you can imagine a french (english dubbed) version of "Mudhoney" (without much nudity), you'll have an idea of the kind of flick this is. This is back-country hickster racial yockel fun. Of course, today's society would never tolerate the language ( the "N" word gets thrown around a lot)and storyline, but it's all to be taken as it was made. I truly believe the intention here is to mock racial insensitivity. I could be wrong (I hope I'm not!). As usual the extras are the main attraction as you get a couple of featurettes that are better than the movies. One is a "mondo" style featurette trying to justify the actual mentality of these films! I won't spoil anything for you, but if bad cinema is your cup of tea, you may want to check this out. Why 4 stars? Because I won't put anyone down that releases rare gems from the by-gone drive-in days.

9 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than N Jim!!!, January 24, 2007

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Mr. Paul A. Landi - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Baby Is Black!/Checkerboard (DVD)

When I first saw this flick my dame and I immediately went to the corner store and bought tootsie rolls. Amazing movie. Little Jimmy plays an amazing birdfeeder. FRRRRrunkis