'Killer of Sheep'

The release of this film was delayed more than 30 years due to Charles Burnett using all of this fantastic soul, R&B and funk for the soundtrack.

All great songs mostly because they're done by great artists. All of whom aren't into giving their music away for free.

"Killer of Sheep" is pretty important for black cinema. It's realism. Shot without any kind of filter in the Watts district of Los Angeles in the 1970s. It's gritty and soul crushing.

So to have such a film done by some film student that could mean so much to the culture he was trying to either inspire or represent to be held up for three decades because you want to bust some Earth, Wind and Fire out on your little movie seems petty and small.

I do not want to take away the impact of music on the black culture or any culture. But that's the thing. African Americans are no more inspired or carried along by their music than, say, Italians, whites, Hispanics, Germans or Indians. In fact, music is a huge part of all of those cultures.

I guess if Burnett is happy with it.