Liberty Heights (1999) Trailer

Barry Levinson never gets better than his slice-of-life Baltimore films. Don't get me wrong -- he's made some amazing studio films (Sleepers, The Natural) and some ambitious misfires that suggest a born filmmaker (Toys, Jimmy Hollywood), but nobody does wry, observational slice-of-life like he does. Liberty Heights stands out from his other work (Diner, Tin Men, and Avalon) because it brings the race component into it. It finally shows the darkness brimming under the typically idealized façade of Levinson's other Baltimore films.
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