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HW Nominations For the Best Five Films Ever Made in Harlem

 

While The 84th Academy Award nominations are telling you who and what talent to keep your eyes on for the upcoming Oscars on February 26th, at 7 pm on ABC. We here at Harlem World Magazine thought we would nominate our best five films ever made in Harlem, starting with the best first. Continue reading

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Harlem In The Movies

Lights. Camera. Harlem! Uptown has been the backdrop of some of the most popular films on the silver screen and here are some of my favorites. Get your popcorn and check you these five flicks “co-staring” you-know-where:

American Gangster. The plot:  Denzel Washington stars as real life Harlem heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, and  Russell Crowe, as detective Richie Roberts, and his quest to bring him down. Find out Lucas’ ingenious and horrific method of smuggling high grade heroin into the United States.  Lucas’ product had drug kingpins buying their product directly from Lucas.

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Wesley Snipes Headed To Prison

Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered on Friday to start serving a three-year prison sentence for failing to file income tax returns by a federal judge who rejected the Hollywood star’s bid for a new trial. Continue reading