POETIC JUSTICE / JUICE

ABOUT THE FILMS:

POETIC JUSTICE, 1993, Dir: John Singleton, 119 Minutes, Sony Repertory, USA. 

Superstar Janet Jackson makes her stunning film debut in director John Singleton’s street-smart love story, POETIC JUSTICE. A mismatched pair pushed together on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland, Justice (Jackson) and Lucky (Tupac Shakur) have only one thing in common: they can’t stand each other. But as their friends Lesha and Chicago (Regina King and Joe Torry) fight and make up in the back of the van, Justice and Lucky find themselves reluctantly drawn together. After a surprising detour toward romance, the two travelers are confronted once again by the shocking violence they thought they’d left behind. Featuring the music of Naughty by Nature and Tony! Toni! Tone! and the poetry of Maya Angelou, POETIC JUSTICE is every bit as intense, original and unforgettable as Singleton’s first feature BOYZ N THE HOOD.

FORMAT: DCP

JUICE, 1992, Dir: Ernest R. Dickerson, 95 Minutes, Paramount Pictures, USA. 

Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Raheem (Khalil Kain), and Steel (Jermaine Hopkins) are four Harlem friends who spend their days skipping school, getting in fights, and casually shoplifting. The only member of the group who has plans for the future is Q, who dreams of becoming a deejay. One day, Bishop happens to see James Cagney in WHITE HEAT and the film inspires him to buy a gun. His plan is to rob a corner store and split the money. Everyone goes along with the plan except for Q, who is competing that night in a deejay contest. At the club, Q is a rousing success, but he spies the stern faces of his friends through the cheering crowd and realizes that he has to go along with the robbery, which goes completely wrong.

FORMAT: DCP