 Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Drama
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles, Michael Caine, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Verne Troyer, Mindy Sterling, Fred Savage, Diane Mizota, Carrie Ann Inaba, Nobu Matsuhisa, Josh Zuckerman, Clint Howard, Kevin Cooney
Mike Myers is back in his familiar roles as Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and Fat Bastard. Now, he also portrays newcomer Goldmember who lost his genitals in an accident and replaced them with a gold replica. After Goldmember kidnaps Austin's famous British spy father, Nigel Powers (Michael Caine), Austin time travels to 1975 in an effort to save him.
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Cadillac Records 2008 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Darnell Martin
Cast: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Beyonce Knowles, Columbus Short, Mos Def, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Natasha Ononogbo, Ginnie Randall, Norman Reedus, Jay O. Sanders, Valence Thomas, Gano Grills
Sex and violence play big roles in this story about a Chicago recording studio, Chess Records. It was founded in 1950 by Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody) and helped produce fame for such stars as Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), and Etta James (Beyonce Knowles) during a period that stretched into the 1960s when the controversial Chess had a booming business. The story is narrated by Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer) and follows the lives of the talented performers who recorded their songs at Chess Records studio.
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Carmen: A Hip Hopera 2001  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Beyonce Knowles, Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Joy Bryant, Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Lil' Bow Wow, Casey Lee, Troy Winbush, Sam Sarpong
The Prosper Merimee novel is filmed again, this time updated to modern-day L.A. Policeman Derrick Hill is ordered by his corrupt boss to arrest aspiring actress Carmen (Beyonce Knowles) for involvement in a bar incident. He falls in love with her, and she leads him down the road to ruin.
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 Dreamgirls 2006  PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bill Condon
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, Jordan Belfi, John Krasinski, John Lithgow
Based on the hit Broadway musical, this story involves the rise to fame of "The Dreams" (Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose) after they are discovered by Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) who finds work for them as a backup band for James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). But, it doesn't take long for "The Dreams" to gain popularity and outshine "Thunder." The film received two Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson); six other nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy). 1 User Review
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| | Zhane 02/26/2007 | | i love the movie so much. and i just want to wacht it over and over again. |
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Obsessed 2009 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Steve Shill
Cast: Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter, Jerry O'Connell, Christine Lahti, Bonnie Perlman, Nathan&Nicolas Meyers, Scout Taylor-Compton, Bruce McGill, Richard Ruccolo, Bryan Ross, Nelson Mashita, Ron Rogge, Matthew Humphreys, Dana Cuomo
Derek Charles (Idris Elba) is successful in business and is happily married to Sharon (Beyonce Knowles). They are enjoying their infant son Kyle (Nathan and Nicolas Myers). Then, office temp Lisa (Ali Larter) reports for work at the office and flirts with Derek. The flirting turns from harmless play to dangerous stalking, which leads Derek and Sharon to use desperate measures to defend Derek's honor and to protect themselves from Lisa's potentially deadly activities.
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 The Pink Panther 2006 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyonce Knowles, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Henry Czerny, Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Rees, William Abadie, Scott Adkins, Dexter Bell, Monty C. Floyd, Beyonce Knowles, Phillip Goodwin, Henri Garcin
In this prequel to the original "Pink Panther" (1964), the bumbling Inspector Clousseau (Steve Martin) is working on a murder case in which a diamond ring has been stolen from a murdered soccer coach. That ring just happens to be the famous Pink Panther diamond, and Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) promotes Clousseau to inspector in the quest to find the diamond. Dreyfus then places Gendarme Gilbert Ponton (Jean Reno) on the case with instructions to report back all actions taken by Clousseau–and the search is on.
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| 1. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
2. Cadillac Records (2008)
3. Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
4. Dreamgirls (2006)
5. Obsessed (2009)
6. The Pink Panther (2006)
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