 Lady Sings the Blues 1972  R, 144 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Cast: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers, Scatman Crothers, Milton Selzer, Ned Glass, Paul Hampton
Diana Ross makes her film debut as Singer Billy "Lady Day" Holliday in this biography of Holliday's rise and ultimate fall. Diana Ross received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her work in this movie.
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Mahogany 1975  PG, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Berry Gordy
Cast: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Perkins, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Beah Richards, Nina Foch, Marisa Mell, Lenard Norris, Ira Rogers, Marvin Corman
Tracy (Diana Ross) is a poor secretary from a Chicago ghetto who struggles to reach the top of the fashion world. Ross is good in an otherwise weak film.
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The Wiz 1978   G, 134 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Stanley Greene, Clyde J. Barrett, Carlton Johnson, Harry Madsen
This film version of the Broadway show is an update of "The Wizard of Oz." It is an African-American musical set in contemporary NYC. Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) is visiting her Aunt Em's (Theresa Merritt) home for Thanksgiving when she leaves the dinner party to chase her dog in a snowstorm. Magically, Dorothy ends up in the Emerald City (NYC) where she teams up with Scarecrow (Michael Jackson), Tinman (Nipsey Russell), and Lion (Ted Ross) to find The Wiz (Richard Pryor) who can show her the way home. They follow the yellow brick road (which includes the subway system) and do find The Wiz. But, he has sinister plans for them–before he will grant Dorothy's wish to get back to her family. Quincy Jones' musical score is a highlight. 1 User Review
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| | i love it | Anonymous 03/27/2007 | i watched it as a child, i think my kids love it more
than me, the graphics are amazing to say the least. i love it, love it, love it!!!!!
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| 1. Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
2. Mahogany (1975)
3. The Wiz (1978)
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