Anthology movie by, and starring, Michael Jackson in his prime, combining a number of music videos from his bestselling “Bad” album with a fantasy tale of Michael’s confrontation with a ruthless drug dealer known as Mr. Big (Joe Pesci).
Michael Jackson (story) (segment “Smooth Criminal“), David Newman (screenplay) (segment “Smooth Criminal“)
A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.
Melvin Van Peebles (novel), Melvin Van Peebles (screenplay)
Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world’s top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.
Toni Amber (story), John Byrum (screenplay)
Fired from his job for exposing corrupt business practices, a former biotech executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Michael Genet (story), Michael Genet (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
In 1981 in L.A., Monica moves in next door to Quincy. They’re 11, and both want to play in the NBA, just like Quincy’s dad. Their love-hate relationship lasts into high school, with Monica‘s edge and Quincy’s top-dog attitude separating them, except when Quincy’s parents argue and he climbs through Monica‘s window to sleep on the floor. As high school ends, they come together as a couple, but within a year, with both of them playing ball at USC, Quincy’s relationship with his father takes an ugly turn, and it leads to a break up with Monica. Some years later, their pro careers at a crossroads, they meet again. It’s time for a final game of one-on-one with high stakes.
Claudine tries to provide for her six children in Harlem while on welfare. She has a romance with Roop, a cheerful garbageman she meets while working on the side as a maid.
Diahann Carroll, James Earl Jones and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
My name is Lana Adams. I am a writer, by definition. I am a twenty-something year old, recent graduate of Temple University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and I am interested in helping people. I want to help people in whatever way that I can, whether it’s informing people about pertinent issues, or lending them a helping hand, or helping them to reach their personal goals, the one thing I love to do, is help. I hope to bring clarity to the things that we sometimes overlook; I want to shed light on the stories that aren’t told in hopes that we will begin to pay attention and make a conscious change.
MOVIE REVIEW: SAFE HOUSE
I had the pleasure of attending an advanced screening of Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds new film “Safe House”. Reynolds plays a young CIA agent who is responsible for guarding the Safe House that a dangerous fugitive (Washington) is transported to, but when the Safe House comes under attack, the two find themselves on the run together.
I loved the film. If you are looking for an action-packed film, this is the movie for you. However, if you are looking for an action-packed film AND a new, fresh, storyline, you may want to wait for the DVD of this one. The plot isn’t much different from the Bourne films, or your typical “good guy, gone bad” film. At any rate, I would recommend it to anyone. It’s nonstop action from beginning to end, and just when you think you can stop clenching your fingers together—BOOM, the film draws you back in. After all, it IS Denzel, and he doesn’t NOT disappoint, not in the past and certainly not in this film. It’s the perfect film to see with your friends or with your honey on this pre-Valentine’s Day weekend!
Enjoy!
-Lana
The widow of murdered civil rights leader Medger Evers and a district attorney struggle to finally bring the murderer to justice.
Slam tells the story of Ray Joshua, an original, gifted young MC trapped in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City. Unable to find a job, Ray copes with the despair and poverty of his neighborhood by using his wits and verbal talent.
Marc Levin (story), Richard Stratton (story), and 5 more credits »
A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Charles Leavitt, Robert Gallagher (book)
The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.
WAITING TO INHALE examines the heated debate surrounding marijuana and its use as medicine in the United States. As patients demand laws to protect their right to use medical marijuana, opponents claim their argument is just a smokescreen for a different agenda- to legalize the drug altogether.
How did America go from Reefer Madness mania to permitting the first clinical trials using smoked cannabis in decades? And what evidence is there that marijuana can alleviate the devastating symptoms of AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis? Waiting to Inhale takes the viewer from underground pot clubs to the U. S. Supreme Court; from an Israeli scientist’s laboratory to massive government approved marijuana gardens outside London. The film goes inside the lives of patients who have been forever changed by illness-and parents who have lost children to drug overdoses and believe marijuana is the culprit. Above all, WAITING TO INHALE sheds new light on the controversy and presents shocking new evidence that marijuana could hold a big stake in the future of medicine.
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