Chicago Public Library-Blog: Top Picks: Celebrating The Many (And Furious) Acting Styles Of Laurence Fishburne!

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12 July, 2021

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog: Tamela July 12, 2021 In honor of the 60th birthday of the Tony, Emmy, NAACP Image and Chicago International Film Festival Career Achievement Award winner, here are 10 movies to watch.  When his basketball star brother Cornbread is falsely accused of a crime and shot by the police, 11-year-old Will and his friend Earl set out to clear Cornbread's name and restore his legacy in Cornbread, Earl and Me. Cornbread, Earl and Me Cornbread, Earl and Me DVD, 2016Available View detailsView details for Cornbread, Earl and Me, DVD, Available Diverging political and social ideologies personified as Dap (Fishburne as a socially and politically conscious college student) and Julian (Giancarlo Esposito as president of a fraternity) clash on the campus of a fictional HBCU in Spike Lee's musical dramedy School Daze. School Daze School Daze DVD, 2000Available View detailsView details for School Daze, DVD, Available In Boyz 'n the Hood, the first major motion picture directed by acclaimed director John Singleton, three young men navigate life and choices in a  South Central, LA neighborhood stymied by crime, violence and unemployment.  Boyz 'n the Hood Boyz 'n the Hood DVD, 1998Available View detailsView details for Boyz 'n the Hood, DVD, Available The humble beginnings, rise, fall and turbulent relationship of Ike and Tina Turner are portrayed in What's Love Got to Do With It, a biopic about international superstar Tina Turner in which Fishburne plays Ike. What's Love Got to Do With It What's Love Got to Do With It DVD, 1999Available View detailsView details for What's Love Got to Do With It, DVD, Available An undercover cop's deep infiltration of a drug smuggling ring puts him at risk of becoming the criminal element he's assigned to disrupt.in Deep Cover. Deep Cover Deep Cover DVD, 2021On orderView detailsView details for Deep Cover, DVD, On orderHolds: 20 on 15 copies A small group of conscious humans (led by Fishburne's Morpheus) battle artificial intelligence in a race to free society from the physical and psychological entrapment of The Matrix. The Matrix The Matrix DVD, 1999All copies in useView detailsView details for The Matrix, DVD, All copies in useHolds: 0 on 1 copy Celebrated warrior Othello is driven mad by jealousy and rage caused by the rumors of his friend Iago, who is harboring resentment over not being appointed second in command.  Othello Othello DVD, 2000Available View detailsView details for Othello, DVD, Available When 11 year old Akeelah wins the school spelling bee, her principal arranges for her to receive coaching from an English Professor to help her advance in the regional and national spelling bee in Akeelah and the Bee.  Akeelah and the Bee Akeelah and the Bee DVD, 2006Available View detailsView details for Akeelah and the Bee, DVD, Available A team of health care professionals, scientists and citizens work together to find the cure to a pandemic-inducing disease in Contagion. Contagion Contagion DVD, 2011 Scott Lang assumes his superhero identity as Ant-man and join forces with the Wasp on an urgent quantum and time bending mission in Ant-man and the Wasp. Fishburne plays Dr. Bill Foster. Ant-man and the Wasp Ant-man and the Wasp DVD, 2018Available View detailsView details for Ant-man and the Wasp, DVD, Available Laurence Fishburne's career includes writing, producing and voice over work that has made him an intergenerational phenom whose work can be seen across genres and media. How were you introduced to Laurence Fishburne?  This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library-blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.