With the name Dave Chappelle attached to a block party I expected a concert movie akin to Eddie Murphy’s Raw; a comedic performance that allowed Chappelle to step outside of the boundaries of ...

Dave Chappelle's Block Party is a mix of Dave Chappelle's sketch comedy and musical interludes. It's a movie inspired, in part, by the 1973 documentary Wattstax.

For comedian Dave Chappelle, the lure of the lively show that is the centerpiece of “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” was a chance to hear music he loved. “It’s a dream come true, the ...

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party is perhaps the first concert movie since Stop Making Sense to give you a blissful buzz. The buzz comes from the music, which has a loose, burning joy that’s rare ...

Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Directed by Michel Gondry Rogue Pictures 5 stars Midway through “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” some very familiar notes are heard. Slowly, the camera pans out ...

When today's movie-goers hear the word "documentary," serious films like "Fahrenheit 9/11" (2004) and even "March of the Penguins" (2005) probably come to mind. One would not immediately think of an ...

As I was walking away, I decided to let him know that I attended the Dave Chappelle Block Party, a documentary filmed in 2005 that featured performances by The Fugees, Kanye West, Jill Scott ...

The “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” star also dove into how West broke “show business rules.” “You know, the rules of perception. If they’re black, then it’s a gang.

Even with two jokes about an industrious prostitute and a man with an incredibly short penis, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party is surprisingly short on the one-liners. What it has in spades is a ...

For New York lovers, Dave Chappelle's Block Party also ranks as one of the greatest Brooklyn movies ever created. We see the daycare where Biggie Smalls a/k/a Notiorious B.I.G. grew up.

Dave Chappelle's Block Party chronicles Dave Chappelle's late 2004 concept to put on the biggest block party Brooklyn has ever seen. To immortalize the event on film, ...

Even as he continues on the comeback trail from his self-imposed exile, comic Dave Chappelle remains teasingly elusive. Fans of his inspired stand-up and shockingly funny Comedy Central series may ...