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Color Adjustment

Play trailer Poster for Color Adjustment 1992,  1h 28m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Marlon T. Riggs surveys 40 years of blacks on television, parallel to the civil-rights movement.

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Van Gordon Sauter Variety Jan 10, 2018
This fascinating, provocative and quietly adversarial documentary examines the roles of blacks in prime time TV. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times May 20, 2003
In a straightforward, informative manner, Mr. Riggs elicits opinions from the stars and producers of landmark shows in black television history, pausing occasionally for a well-chosen observation from James Baldwin's writings. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Jan 1, 2000
It's hard to fault any of this as ideological and social analysis, and Riggs should be credited for his willingness to be just as critical of more recent shows as he is of I Spy, Julia, and Roots. Go to Full Review
Rob Rector Film Threat Oct 13, 2020
8/10
Omissions aside, Color Adjustment provides enough footage and interviews that clearly show the early struggles for a voice in the medium. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Nov 5, 2004
2/5
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Marlon Riggs

Director

Ruby Dee

Narrator

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Color Adjustment

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Marlon T. Riggs surveys 40 years of blacks on television, parallel to the civil-rights movement.
Director
Marlon Riggs
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 28m
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