2024-10-04
Charles Stone III, who directed the "Whassup!" Budweiser commercials, is the driving force behind this powerful fact-based drama set in 1986. Wood Harris is superb as a straight-arrow Harlem delivery man who gets involved selling drugs and becomes the premier distributor of cocaine in his neighborhood. Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Carroll, Cam'ron. (Repeat).
Saga of a street kid turned drug dealer turned rap artist, loosely based on the life of hip-hop star Calvin "50 Cent" Jackson, who basically plays himself. (Repeat).
This documentary explores the sexual and social identity of contemporary black America through intimate, eye opening and often hilarious accounts from women and men who find love and community in the underground world of exotic dancing. (Repeat).
Jamie Foxx stars as Nathaniel Ayers in Oscar-nominated director Joe Wright's poignant look at a former violin prodigy whose bouts with schizophrenia landed him on the streets after two years of schooling at Juilliard. Steve Lopez is a disenchanted journalist. He's wandering through Los Angeles' Skid Row when he spots Ayers, whose promising career in music was cut short due to acute mental illness.
Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But for a Black woman in the early 1900s, life as a star did not come easy. (Repeat).
Tim Meadows gets down and dirty as his Saturday Night Live character Leon Phelps in this raunchy comedy. When the randy late-night disc jockey loses his job, his producer (Karyn Parsons) helps him find work. Leon also must contend with jealous husbands seeking revenge for his romantic attentions to their wives. Billy Dee Williams, Will Ferrell, John Witherspoon. (Repeat).
This winning family film stars Eddie Murphy as an ambitious financial whiz who sacrifices time with his 7-year-old daughter (Yara Shahidi) for the sake of his job. One day his daughter's imaginary world unexpectedly helps his career, prompting him to improve their strained relationship. Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick. Thomas Haden Church, Ronny Cox, Martin Sheen. (Repeat).
At twenty-four, a pregnant single mother named Gia struggles to keep her family together as she fights the system to reclaim her two kids, Trey and Shaynah, who are stuck in foster care. Resorting to asking her Bay Area community of friends and social workers for help, Gia tries to navigate several obstacles to secure a better life for her unborn child. (Repeat).
Vietnam diary of a U.S. platoon's assault on an NVA stronghold. Dylan McDermott. Doc: Courtney Vance. Languilli: Anthony Barrile. Motown: Michael Patrick Boatman. Washburn: Don Cheadle. Directed by John Irvin. (Repeat).
While grappling with her seemingly insurmountable grief, a young woman named Vanessa embarks on a retreat in search of some solace. However, she soon discovers that the lines between different realities have begun to blur, and she finds herself caught in the crossfire. (Repeat).
In this suspenseful thriller, Halle Berry plays a successful psychologist who wakes up in an eerie penitentiary after a car accident. Although she cannot remember much, she is shocked to learn that she's been charged with her husband's murder. (Repeat).
In the 1870s, a young woman named Abigale Archer is determined to survive a ruthless winter in Montana. Fighting the cold by herself, Abigale has little to lose. When a gang of bandits steals her family's horse, Abigale becomes committed to saving the only thing she cares about. (Repeat).