Don King: Only in America 1997  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Herzfeld
Cast: Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jeremy Piven, Darius McCrary, Keith David, Gabriel Casseus, Loretta Devine, Brent Jennings, Lahmard J. Tate, Danny Johnson, Bernie Mac
This made-for-HBO biography of the famous fight promoter Don King stars Ving Rhames in the title role. It follows King's rise from small-time street racketeer to jail time for murder to his innovative ideas for promoting the sport of boxing.
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Next Day Air 2009  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Benny Boom
Cast: Donald Faison, Mike Epps, Darius McCrary, Mos Def, Wood Harris, Yasmin Deliz, Omari Hardwick, Emilio Rivera, Cisco Reyes, Lauren London, Lobo Sebastian, Malik Barhardt, Debbie Allen, Jo D. Jonz, Shawn Michael Howard
Impaired by his weed smoking, Next Day Air deliveryman Leo (Donald Faison) accidentally delivers 10 kilos of grade-A cocaine to inept criminals Brody (Mike Epps) and Guch (Wood Harris). They plot to sell the cocaine to Brody's cousin Shavoo (Omari Hardwick) who just happens to be a drug dealer. Meanwhile, the intended recipients of the cocaine package, mobster Jesus (Cisco Reyes) and his girlfriend Chita (Yasmin Deliz) start searching for the package before drug lord Bodega (Emilio Rivera) learns that it is missing. Double-crosses and schemes lie ahead in what will culminate in an all-out battle for what amounts to a million dollars in cash and drugs.
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Park Day 1998  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sterling Macer Jr.
Cast: Hill Harper, Monica Calhoun, Lande Scott, Brock Peters, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Sonya Hensley, Darius McCrary, Jaqueline Fleming, Edwin Morrow, Henry Calvin, Ron Canada
Long-time friends Steve and John (Hill Harper and Lande Scott) are at decision points with regard to what they will make of their lives. Things become clearer on Park Day in their home town.
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Vampires: Los Muertos 2002 R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Cast: Jon Bon Jovi, Cristian de la Fuente, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Arly Jover, Darius McCrary, Anilu Pardo, Javier Grajeda, Tommy Lee Wallace, Diego Luna, Honorato Magaloni
Although John Carpenter's name is associated with this sequel to his 1998 "John Carpenter's Vampires," it is directed by one of his associates, Tommy Lee Wallace, who has a few horror flicks to his credit. The Vampire hunters are back, funded by the Vatican, to rid the world of those pesky vampires. Derek Bliss (Jon Bon Jovi) is sent to Mexico to take care of a particularly nasty nest of the bloodsuckers. Direct to video/DVD.
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| 1. Don King: Only in America (1997)
2. Next Day Air (2009)
3. Park Day (1998)
4. Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
aka: John Carpenter's Vampires: Los Muertos
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