Language-related popular films?

[Beth Simon]

Yes - Has Chappelle's Block Party been mentioned yet? 

Beth Lee Simon  

>>> <samuels at anthro.umass.edu> 08/18/06 11:29 AM >>>
As long as we're circulating things that we've found useful: the Kid 'n'
Play
movies (House Party, Class Act) have much to offer in thinking about the
relationship between race, class, authenticity, and expression (the
story's
resolution usually placed in the final co-performance of the two stars).
Eddie
Murphy's performance(s) in Bowfinger; and some of the scenes in John
Leguizamo's
Mambo Mouth.

Also, I haven't used this because it's quite recent, but Dave
Chappelle's
appearance on Inside the Actor's Studio includes a lot of discussion
about the
role of language in society and performance.

David