Word: bayou
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...muscle and danger; the music is lacking. His whoop is a thing of will, not an expression of soulful exuberance. For that, listen to the real preachers Duvall hired for small roles. Black or white, they'll have you lining up to be baptized in the nearest creek or bayou...
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Samuel L. Jackson produces and stars in this gothic tale of infidelity and voodoo in the Louisiana bayou, but graciously hands the story over to the lesser known actresses surrounding him, including Debbi Morgan as a haunted clairvoyant and Jurnee Smollett as his precocious daughter. Director and writer Kasi Lemmons demonstrates impressive style and maturity in this dark, hypnotic film. --Jeremy J. Ross...
...Bayou "The summer I killed my father, I was 10 years old." With these words, writer-director Kasi Lemmons begins a story of family love, lust and deceit. Samuel L. Jackson and Debbi Morgan shine in--what? The best film ever made by a black American? Could well be. The year's most haunting family drama...
...Tabasco: "Mosquito" The 130-year-old red-pepper sauce provided zest during a 1997 Super Bowl full of commercial clunkers. When a mosquito bites someone consuming Tabasco and explodes seconds later, you don't have to live on a bayou to appreciate the piquant sauce's power...