Death of a Dynasty

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Death of a Dynasty

R

2003

1h 31m

Comedy

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An ambitious white reporter, David Katz (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), gets an assignment covering rappers Damon Dash (Capone) and Jay-Z (Robert Stapleton), during which he tries to insinuate himself into the hip-hop world. When he overhears an executive telling Damon that his career at record label Roc-A-Fella is done, David is the first to report it, which gains him notoriety and his own column at a leading hip-hop magazine. Unfortunately, he also ignites a bitter feud between Damon and Jay-Z.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

04/29/2005

2.5/4

This narcissistic mockumentary is less a film than a full-length promotional video for Roc-a-Fella Records mogul/director Damon Dash.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

04/29/2005

1/4

A mockumentary that veers unsteadily between satire and an infomercial for Dash's Roc-A-Fella records.

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Anita Gates

New York Times

04/28/2005

3/5

Watching Damon Dash's playful movie is like entering a room where a large, too noisy party is going on and never fully adjusting to the dark or the din.

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

09/02/2005

3.5/5

Death of a Dynasty is fun stuff, and this is coming from a guy who hasn't bought a hip-hop CD since NWA broke up.

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Todd Gilchrist

FilmStew.com

05/02/2005

Truly terrible for plenty of reasons, not the least of which being Damon Dash's barely competent directing.

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Damon C. Williams

Philadelphia Daily News

04/29/2005

Death of a Dynasty accomplishes what it set out to do -- to make a few laughs.

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04/20/2010

Idiotic mockumentary style comedy, with laughs very very scarce. It is mostly obnoxious and stupid.

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Synopsis

An ambitious white reporter, David Katz (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), gets an assignment covering rappers Damon Dash (Capone) and Jay-Z (Robert Stapleton), during which he tries to insinuate himself into the hip-hop world. When he overhears an executive telling Damon that his career at record label Roc-A-Fella is done, David is the first to report it, which gains him notoriety and his own column at a leading hip-hop magazine. Unfortunately, he also ignites a bitter feud between Damon and Jay-Z.

Director: Damon Dash
Producer: Steven C. Beer, Damon Dash
Screenwriter: Adam Moreno
Distributor: TLA Releasing
Production Co: Entertainment Funding Group
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Some Drug Content|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 7, 2003, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2005
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.4K
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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