Black and White (1999)

Verhaal over de New Yorkse hip-hop scene en in het bijzonder over de fascinatie van blanke, rijke kinderen voor dit wereldje wat zij als 'cool' beschouwen. Het appartement van één van de grootste zakenlui in de hip-hop wereld fungeert als het decor van allerlei mensen die hip willen zijn en een filmmaakster die het fenomeen tussen de subcultuur en de blanke jeugd wil onderzoeken. Dit tegen de achtergrond van een aantal illegale praktijken, vriendschappen en liefdes.

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With BLACK AND WHITE, writer-director James Toback (FINGERS, TWO GIRLS AND A GUY) confronts the topic of race head on--most specifically, the influence of black urban hip-hop culture on white America. Set in New York City as the 1990s wind to a close, the film is told in a broad, episodic fashion, interweaving several different story lines in order to address a multitude of ideas. In the most comedic, a white documentarian (Brooke Shields) and her gay husband (Robert Downey Jr.) follow a group of affluent white teenagers (led by Bijou Phillips) around the city as they unabashedly pursue a Staten Island hip-hop cr...
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ew. As the leader of the crew, Rich Bower (the Wu-Tang Clan's Power) struggles to leave his criminal past behind and become a legitimate musician. In the most dramatic subplot, an undercover police detective (Ben Stiller) frames a talented college basketball player (Allan Houston) in order to exact an ambiguous revenge. Toback blends improvisation with tightly scripted scenes, and the result is a loose, broad essay on the state of racism at the turn of the millennium. BLACK AND WHITE features impressive performances by the all-star cast, but it is Mike Tyson who steals the film with his unforgettable cameo.
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