BLUEHILL AVENUE (DVD) FF/5.1 DOL DIG/2.0 DOL SUR/ DVD

Blue Hill Avenue
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Director at the 2001 Urbanworld Film Festival, Blue Hill Avenue focuses on the rise of the drug trade in Boston, as seen through the eyes of three childhood friends. The time is the late '70s, and Tristan (Allen Payne), Money (Aaron D. Spears), E-Bone (William Johnson), and Simon (Michael Taliferro) are all high-school pals and petty thieves on the mean streets of the city's South Side. Their antics bring them to the attention of Benny (Clarence Williams III), a charismatic drug dealer who takes the four friends under his wing. The most straight-and-narrow of the bunch, Tristan manages to keep his nefarious trade under the radar of his parents. As the years pass, however, the dealers introduce crack to their line of narcotics, and Tristan's sense of guilt over his neighborhood's demise leads to an inevitable betrayal of Benny, followed by a grisly showdown. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Cast Allen Payne as Tristan William Forsythe as Brian Torrance Aaron D. Spears as Money William L. Johnson as E-Bone Michael "Bear" Taliferro as Simon Clarence Williams III as Benny

Crew Craig Ross Jr. - Director Craig Ross Jr. - Editor Rand Chortkoff - Executive Producer Mark Holdom - Executive Producer Craig Ross Jr. - Executive Producer Jan Pomerans - Composer (Music Score) Cruel Timothy - Composer (Music Score) Cruel Timothy - Musical Direction/Supervision Carl Bartels - Cinematographer Max Kirishima - Producer Mike Erwin - Producer Craig Ross Jr. - Screenwriter

Blue Hill Avenue
(not reviewed)
 

(no awards)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. Additional Features: cc Deleted scenes with commentary Audio commentary with Craig Ross, Jr., William I. Johnson, and Aaron D. Spears Behind the scenes/final shot comparisons The "Blue Hill" interviews Scene index Interactive motion menus DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 120 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Title/Played [5:54] 2. Full Court Pressure [5:14] 3. Gangsters in Training [7:55] 4. A Losing Game [8:06] 5. Getting Serious [4:14] 6. The Price of Progress [2:40] 7. Too Legit [6:21] 8. Money or Love [5:18] 9. The War on Drugs [5:19] 10. A New Business Model [3:55] 11. Borrowed Time [2:46] 12. A Hunch [1:23] 13. A Shot of Jack [3:22] 14. Dancing for Dollars [2:52] 15. Nervous Minds [4:12] 16. Desperate Times [4:02] 17. Business and Pleasure [2:25] 18. Trust [3:41] 19. The Test of Paternity [7:03] 20. Ashes to Ashes [4:42] 21. Revenge Rounds [8:28] 22. The Cuban Deal [11:18] 23. Recorded Earlier [9:41] 24. Moving On [2:12] 25. End Credits [4:13]