Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.
An examination of how Melvin Van Peebles' 1971 landmark film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song" signaled an important moment in American cinema by deconstructing the negative images of African-Americans portrayed by Hollywood in the days of the "Studio System."
