Shades of Black

Personal disputes and problems with drugs, alcohol and illness accompany the musical quintet's rise to fame.

Personal disputes and problems with drugs, alcohol and illness accompany the musical quintet's rise to fame.

A computer whiz (Shemar Moore) suspected of murder seeks an aspiring actress's (Nia Long) help to elude killers and the law.","large":"Freddy (Shemar Moore) is a big-shot music industry executive, whose cousin, Blusette (Salli Richardson), is a successful and well-known singer managed by 8-Ball Harris (Ernie Hudson). Blusette soon realizes, however, that 8-Ball is a small-time crook, hoping to use

The daughter (Kelly Rowan) of a New Orleans aristocrat ties his murder to the legend of an artist (Tony Todd) fitted with a hook.","large":"As her brother stands trial for the killing of an outspoken New Orleans professor, inner-city schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) begins hearing rumors of the Candyman (Tony Todd), a murderous, knife-handed figure of urban legend. Skeptical of the Candym

A man (Gary Dourdan) convinces his wife (Kenya Moore) to engage in a threesome, unaware that the other woman (Gretchen Palmer) is mentally unstable.

A married psychologist has an affair with a mysterious man who is really after her large inheritance.","large":"Psychologist Mia DuBois (Monica Calhoun) runs a prosperous private practice, but her personal life is far from satisfactory. As she loses her passion for her husband (Kristoff St. John), she is primed for manipulation by her new, seductive client, Tammy Racine (Chrystale Wilson). Tammy l

Calvin confronts his family about their knowledge of his father's second family.

Jen and Dana encounter problems; Calvin spends time with his family; Jimmy's manager questions his chances.

Calvin continues to neglect the barber shop; Isaac steals a client; a ventriloquist causes trouble for Jen.

Isaac's ego becomes a problem; Jimmy tries to raise funds; Calvin wants to get Romadal out of jail.

Isaac and Teri consummate their relationship; Calvin worries that he will lose his shop.

After her son signs a contract with an NBA team, a woman invites friends and family to a wild barbecue at his new mansion.","large":"College basketball player Todd Anderson (Storm P) signs a $30 million deal with the New Jersey Nets and promptly moves to a wealthy suburb. His mother (Jenifer Lewis), however, insists that Todd remain connected to his humbler roots. So Todd decides to hold a good ol

When Reginald "Cool" Coolidge's ex-fiancée, Charli, pulls in to the gas station where he works, Cool realizes that he still loves her after three years apart. But there is one problem: Charli's wedding to another man is only 36 hours away.","large":"Reginald "Cool" Coolidge (Dorian Missick) is an actor hoping for his big break away from stereotypical black roles. When his ex-fiancée, Charli (Zoe S

Tragedy strikes a prosperous Louisiana family in 1962 after a girl (Jurnee Smollett) catches her father (Samuel L. Jackson) with another woman.","large":"Over the course of a long, hot Louisiana summer, a 10-year-old black girl, Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett), discovers that her family's affluent existence is merely a facade. The philandering of her suave doctor father, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson), c

A black attorney (Danny Glover), his wife (Whoopi Goldberg) and their two children move to a posh neighborhood in Greenwich, Conn.

A veteran policeman (Robert Duvall) and his rookie partner (Sean Penn) fight Los Angeles street gangs.","large":"In this gritty police drama from director Dennis Hopper, street-wise cop Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall) and hotheaded rookie Danny McGavin (Sean Penn) grapple with their new partnership on the gang-ridden streets of Los Angeles. Although Danny finally lets Hodges show him the ropes, his adr