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Black Wax
Black Wax
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  • Starring: Gil Scott-Heron, Ed Brady (II), Robert Gordon (IV), Glen 'Astro' Turner, Larry MacDonald (II)
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  • Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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  • Binding: VHS Tape
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  • Director: Robert Mugge
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  • EAN: 9781572524033
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  • Format: Color, Soundtrack, NTSC
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  • ISBN: 1572524030
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  • Label: Winstar
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  • Manufacturer: Winstar
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  • Number of Items: 1
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  • Product Group: Video
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  • Publisher: Winstar
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  • Release Date: 1998-12-22
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  • Studio: Winstar
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  • Theatrical Release Date: 1986
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  • Title: Black Wax
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  • UPC: 720917113432
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Avg Customer Rating: 4 stars

Product Description: The poet, vocalist, and songwriter Gil Scott-Heron is both the descendant of the African griots and the forefather of rap. In the early '70s, he boldly proclaimed that "the revolution will not be televised," and in the '80s he warned us of the "New World Order" with his prophetic and satirical single, "B Movie." The gifted filmmaker Robert Mugge filmed the controversial artist in performance at the now-defunct Wax Museum in Washington, D.C., in 1982. Mugge alternates between the electrifying soul/jazz/funk grooves of Scott- Heron's Midnight Band and his witty and deep monologues about racial politics with a wax figure of Uncle Sam and his dead-on commentaries on urban life in the nation's capital. Included on this DVD is the bonus selection "Is That Jazz," Heron's swinging shout-out to the jazz legends and a rebuke of those who try to limit it. Nobody tells it like it is like Gil Scott-Heron, and nobody ever will. --Eugene Holley Jr.
Customer Reviews

5 stars black wax video
I had seen this show when it was broadcast on a tv special. It was pertinent to what was happening in the world at the time,just as it is today.


5 stars Black Wax
Gil Scott-Heron is a genius! This DVD is great because not only do you get to see him and his AMAZING band perform, but you get to see his personality as he shows you around Washington D.C. If you're a fan of Gil, you should own this.


5 stars Exactly
The cover blurb on this DVD says something like "No artist was ever better served by a documentary...", and that seems to me about right. I had heard a couple of GSH tunes before I saw this on PBS in about '83, and I was somewhat impressed, but what I'd heard was short radio-friendly stuff, and alas, this was of course in the days after the short exquisite life of Beautiful Radio was ended by brutal corporate murder, so radio-friendly meant short and easily accessible, whereas I was listening for audio with more protein than sugar, so I was only mildly tweaked. Then I saw this doc, and was an instant convert. I was quite buzzed by his articulate intelligence, but about when the long slow meandering spoken introduction to "Angeldust" slyly and seamlessly passed through poetry into song, I realized I was watching genius at work. I have been a fan ever since, and not regretted it an instant. It is wonderful to have this brilliant bit of filmmaking available. Now, if we could only please have the video (preferrably full length) of the performance captured on the double live CD "Tales of Gil Scott Heron and the Amnesia Express", which in CD form is criminally long out of print, while the video is currently only available in europe, and only 62 minutes long.


4 stars Poetic Genius
The editorial review was just about dead on. Gil Scott Heron, in his poetic genius, brought to light stories of the people, stories of the streets, and an honest look at the role politics played with the people. Though "not for everybody" perhaps, his lyrics to "Whitey on the Moon" ring true once again, today. Powerful, powerful stuff from a man in a class all by himself. I only wish there were more videos of his other works.

If you have a love for the written word, for poetry that strikes you, makes you think and has a rhythm to it -- also have a look at Pinero (starring Benjamin Bratt) and Cyrano de Bergerac (starring Jose Ferrer). These 3 videos, though totally different, are each wonderful works.


1 stars 70% talking, 30% playng
I don't recommend this DVD for anybody, The musicians are not trascendents. Its an ordinary Video. Excuse me