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American fiction / Orion Pictures and MRC present ; a T-Street, Almost Infinite/3 Arts Entertainment production ; written for the screen and directed by Cord Jefferson ; produced by Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson, Jermaine Johnson.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 1000837765 | Warner Bros.3000098391 | Warner Bros.2000186491 | Warner Bros.Language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., [2024]Description: 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work) Everett, Percival. Erasure
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Cristina Dunlap ; edited by Hilda Rasula ; music by Laura Karpman.
Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Ray Anthony Thomas, Okieriete Onaodowan, Miriam Shor, Michael Cyril Creighton, Patrick Fischler, Neal Lerner.Summary: Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Dr. James Carlson Library DVD New COMEDY AMERICAN On hold 33111010024541 1
Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Main Library DVD New COMEDY AMERICAN On hold 33111010024566 1
Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Main Library DVD New COMEDY AMERICAN On hold 33111010024574 1
Adult Blu-ray Adult Blu-ray Northport Library DVD New COMEDY AMERICAN On hold 33111010024558 1
Total holds: 9

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

Based upon the novel 'Erasure' by Percival Everett

Originally released as a motion picture in 2023.

Wide screen.

Director of photography, Cristina Dunlap ; edited by Hilda Rasula ; music by Laura Karpman.

Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Ray Anthony Thomas, Okieriete Onaodowan, Miriam Shor, Michael Cyril Creighton, Patrick Fischler, Neal Lerner.

Monk is a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, some drug use, sexual references and brief violence.

Blu-ray, 1080p High Definition wide screen; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, descriptive audio; requires Blu-ray player.

English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hear (SDH); English described video.

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