The Corner (HBO Miniseries)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780783123721
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0783123728
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: HBO Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: HBO Video
MPN: HBOD99082D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: HBO Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 22, 2003
Running Time: 360 minutes
Studio: HBO Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 16, 2000
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Editorial Review:Product Description:The Corner presents the world of Fayette Street using real names and real events. The miniseries tells the true story of men women and children living amid the open-air drug markets of West Baltimore. It chronicles a year in the lives of 15-year-old DeAndre McCullough his mother Fran Boyd and his father Gary McCullough as well as other addicts and low-level drug dealers caught up in the twin-engine economy of heroin and cocaine. HBO(R) original Miniseries 6 one-hour episodes: 1. Gary's Blues 2. DeAndre's Blues 3. Fran's Blues 4. Dope Fiend Blues 5. Corner Boy Blues 6. Everyman's BluesRunning Time: 360 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359908224
Amazon.com:The bleak reality of drug addiction is captured with unflinching authenticity in
The Corner, an excellent, reality-based HBO miniseries. Having lived on the streets of West Baltimore, Maryland, where this compelling drama takes place, actor-director Charles S. Dutton knows the territory, physically, socially, and emotionally, and his compassionate approach is vital to the series' success. Dutton cares for his characters deeply enough to give them a realistic shred of hope, even when hope is consistently dashed by the ravages of addiction. This is, at its root, a family tragedy, focusing on errant father Gary (T.K. Carter, in a heartbreaking performance) a once-successful investor trapped in a tailspin of heroin dependency. His estranged wife Fran (Khandi Alexander) was the first to get hooked, and she's struggling to get clean, while their 15-year-old son DeAndre (Sean Nelson, from the indie hit
Fresh) deals drugs, temporarily avoiding their deadly allure while facing the challenge of premature fatherhood.
Through revealing flashbacks and numerous local characters, we see the explicit fallout of addiction, and while violence occasionally erupts, its constant threat is secondary to Dutton's dramatic vision, which remains steadfastly alert to the humanity and neglected potential of these lost and searching souls.
The Corner is, essentially, the civilian flipside of HBO's equally laudable series
The Wire, which approaches a similar neighborhood from a police-squad perspective. Performances are uniformly superb, details are uncannily perfect, and for all of its human horror,
The Corner is riveting, not depressing. A closing interview with the characters' real-life counterparts bears witness to the fact that these lives--with inevitable exceptions--need not be lost forever.
--Jeff Shannon
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If your a fan of the HBO series called "The Wire," you will love this one too. The Corner predates The Wire and many of the same actors were used in both series. If you like hard core realism and lots of drama, The Corner will meet your expectations fully. Khandi Alexander is a fantastic actress and she is one of my favorites.
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I loved this series. I am from Baltimore, so it was very real and a problem that is never going to change. The creators and writers and crew were great. I worked on this series and really saw a lot about my own city I never new, very eye opening,
Kathleen Weber-Ray
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I came to this via The Wire, which became something of an obsession in my house. We gorged on all 5 series and then went in search of this. This is a much bleaker piece. The grind of the dope-fiend's life doesn't offer much chance for the humour and warmth that tempered The Wire. One episode of this was plenty for a week, and there was none of the 'just one more episode before bed' that we had with The Wire. The acting and writing are excellent. There is sport to be had in spotting favourite actors from The Wire in minor roles. If you've done The Wire and you're Jonesing for some more Baltimore Verite, then this is for you. Diamonds in The Rough - it's the bomb.
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The Corner is wonderful and I can't believe I hadn't seen this show before. I've been a fan of The Wire for years and watched all the seasons. I feel that The Corner is actually better than The Wire. The Corner takes place in Baltimore where a street corner is run by teenage men selling drugs. The adults seem to be drug addicts and hopeless most of the time and the younger set seem to be sellers and abusers. One family is unique. The parents had good jobs and the father had one year of college - amazing in these parts. The mother became an abuser and partier of cocaine and eventually the father took to herion. His explanation is that the people doing drugs around him including his wife were criticizing him and encouraging him to do it. He thought people would like him better if he abused drugs too. Unfortunately, they liked him less. A young girl at 13 has a baby. The young man doesn't go to school or work, he hangs on the corner. All this is based on real story and ring true. Some people survive, others don't but all still live in this area.
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This is a thought provoking, inspirational movie yet not for the faint of heart. If you're coming off the needle I wouldn't watch it if I were you. If you have a neighborhood like this one you'll get some insight on what's going on with the people within it. I'm glad I bought the mini-series yet I really wish it had more documentary material within.
Copyright ©2003, Mark Carey.
