10 Best Selling DVDs on AALBC.com for 2011

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#6 • The Black Power Mixtape
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Actors: Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale
Directors: Goran Olsson
Format: Color, DVD, 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: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
DVD Release Date: December 13, 2011
Run Time: 96 minutes

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During the rise of The Black Power Movement in the 60 s and 70 s, Swedish Television journalists documented the unfolding cultural revolution for their audience back home, having been granted unprecedented access to prominent leaders such as Angela Davis, the SNCC's Stokely Carmichael, and Black Panthers founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Now, after more than 30 years in storage, this never-before-seen footage spanning nearly a decade of Black Power is finally available. Director Goran Hugo Olsson presents this mixtape, highlighting the key figures and events in the movement, as seen in a light completely different than the narrative of the American media at the time. Talib Kweli, Erykah Badu, Abiodun Oyewole, John Forte, and Robin Kelley are among the many important voices providing narration and commentary, adding modern perspective to this essential time capsule of African-American history.

#7 • The Color Purple (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Actors: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Willard E. Pugh
Directors: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Alice Walker, Menno Meyjes
Producers: Carole Isenberg, Frank Marshall, Jon Peters, Kathleen Kennedy, Peter Guber
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
Run Time: 154 minutes

Special Features

Remastered with an All-new Digital Transfer
Four New Documentaries:
Conversations with Ancestors: The Color Purple from Book to Screen
A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting The Color Purple
Cultivating a Classic: The Making of The Color Purple
The Color Purple: The Musical
Behind the Scenes and Cast Photo Galleries

#8 • Trois: The Escort
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Actors: Brian White, Patrice Fisher, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Chris Richardson, Bone Crusher
Directors: Sylvain White
Writers: Rob Hardy, Gregory Ramon Anderson
Producers: Rob Hardy, Angelique Bones, Dianne Ashford, Gregory Ramon Anderson, William Packer
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
PLEASE NOTE: Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click here.
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: December 28, 2004
Run Time: 95 minutes

#9 • A Great Day in Harlem
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Actors: Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Hinton, Marian McPartland, Art Blakey, Gerry Mulligan
Directors: Jean Bach
Writers: Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig
Producers: Matthew Seig, Stuart Samuels
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Special Edition, NTSC
Language: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Homevision
DVD Release Date: January 3, 2006
Run Time: 60 minutes

#10 (tie) • Intimate Loving: Soulmates Vol.1 - Intimacy Secrets of Black Lovers
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Actors: Various
Directors: Alexander Institute
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Alexander Institute
DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004
Run Time: 60 minutes

Here at last is a frank uninhibited and comprehensive video that celebrates black love in all its sensual beauty. Based on the book "SoulMates: An Illustrated Guide to Black Love Sex and Romance" by the best-selling author Eric V. Copage "SoulMates" on video is more than a sexual instruction tape. It travels deep into zones of pleasure that are both spiritual and physical. Volume one includes segments about the importance of seduction the pleasures of massage foreplay sexual positions oral sex sex outside the bedroom and afterplay. The program also includes other issues related to relationships and intimacy and interviews with real women and men talking candidly about their experiences and desires. Bursting with practical advice and inspiration "SoulMates" is a program both for those who have yet to meet the love of their life and for those who want to preserve and celebrate the love they already share.

#10 (tie) • Intimate Loving: Soulmates Vol. 2 - Advanced Intimacy Secrets of Black Lovers
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