Barbershop 2002  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Anthony Anderson, Leonard Earl Howze, Michael Ealy, Keith David, Jazsmin Lewis, Lahmard J. Tate, Tom Wright, Sonya Eddy, Jason Winston George, DeRay Davis
Calvin (Ice Cube) inherits a South Side barbershop but wants out. His solution: sell the shop to Lester (Keith David) with the promise that the storefront sign will remain the "Barbershop." But problems quickly develop when Calvin learns that Lester plans to turn the shop into a strip joint called the "Barbershop," and Calvin realizes he has more to lose than the family business.
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2004 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Cast: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Queen Latifah, Harry Lennix, Robert Wisdom, Jazsmin Lewis, Carl Wright, DeRay Davis, Kenan Thompson, Garcelle Beauvais
In this sequel to 2002's "Barbershop," Calvin (Ice Cube) and his opinionated crew, including barber Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) are back. This time around, Calvin encounters a new problem: a development company plans to open a high-tech hair salon featuring "honeys in bikinis" as its barbers directly across the street from Calvin's barbershop. This means that Calvin's "Barbershop" is in jeopardy–and the fight is on.
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Code Name: The Cleaner 2007  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Les Mayfield
Cast: Cedric the Entertainer, Lucy Liu, Nicollette Sheridan, Mark Dacascos, Callum Keith Rennie, Niecy Nash, DeRay Davis, Will Patton, Kevin McNulty, BJ Davis, Bart Anderson, Tom Butler
After being hit in the head and having his wallet stolen, Jake (Cedric the Entertainer) wakes up in a hotel room with a dead FBI agent lying next to him. While Jake tries to regain his memory, he finds himself at the center of a government conspiracy–and to add to Jake's confusion, Diane (Nicollette Sheridan) claims to be his wife, while waitress Gina (Lucy Liu) tells him she is his girlfriend. Jake, himself, begins to suspect that he is a spy.
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 The Fog 2005  PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Rupert Wainwright
Cast: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair, DeRay Davis, Kenneth Welsh, Adrian Hough, Sara Botsford, Cole Heppell, Mary Black, Jonathon Young, Rade Serbedzija, R. Nelson Brown, Matthew Currie Holmes, Sonja Bennett, Meghan Heffern
One hundred years after lepers died in a shipwreck, their ghosts rise from the deep during a supernatural fog and embark on a murder spree in the nearby coastal town. A remake of John Carpenter's 1980 film.
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Imagine That 2009  PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Drama
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Thomas Haden Church, Nicole Ari Parker, Ronny Cox, Martin Sheen, DeRay Davis, Bobb'e J. Thompson, James Patrick Stuart, Vanessa Williams, John DeVito, Stephen Rannazzisi, Timm Sharp, Heidi Marnhout, Mel Harris
Financial executive Evan Danielson (Eddie Murphy) is so obsessed with his work and competing against newly hired Johnny Whitefeather (Thomas Haden Church) that he has little time for his young daughter Olivia (Yara Shahidi) who lives with Evan's ex-wife Trish (Nicole Ari Parker). When Olivia comes to live with Evan for a few days, she tests his nerves with her fantasy games. Evan starts out ignoring Olivia until her fantasy world–in which she obtains stock tips from a queen and a princess–accurately predicts fiscal trends. When Evan follows their suggestions, his career soars, and he has fun with Olivia at the same time.
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License to Wed 2007 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Ken Kwapis
Cast: Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Eric Christian Olsen, Christine Taylor, Josh Flitter, DeRay Davis, Peter Strauss, Grace Zabriskie, Roxanne Hart, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Rachael Harrris, Brian Baumgartner
Ben (John Krasinski) and Sadie (Mandy Moore) are engaged to be married and plan to have the wedding performed at Sadie's family's church. But there is one stipulation: Ben and Sadie must attend a marriage preparation course taught by the Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) and his minister-in-training Choir Boy (Josh Flitter). Will Ben's and Sadie's love survive the rigors of the exhausting pre-nuptial class?
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Semi-Pro 2008 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Kent Alterman
Cast: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Andrew Daly, Will Arnett, Andy Richter, David Koechner, Rob Corddry, Matt Walsh, Jackie Earle Haley, DeRay Davis
This story is set in 1976, when the American Basketball Association is about to merge with the National Basketball Association. Jackie Moon (Will Farrell) uses the profits from his soul ballad "Love Me Sexy" to purchase the Flint Michigan Tropics–the worst team in basketball. Jackie is already a player and coach on the team, but, now, as the owner as well, his goal is to qualify as one of the teams that will merge into the NBA. To that end, Jackie obtains former Boston Celtics point-guard, mean-tempered Monix (Woody Harrelson) to lead the team on a winning streak–and the craziness begins.
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Who Made the Potatoe Salad? 2006 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Damon "Coke" Daniels
Cast: Jaleel White, Jennia Fredrique, DeRay Davis, Clifton Powell, Eddie Griffin, Ella Joyce, Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Reynaldo Rey, Bebe Drake, Gary Owen, Michael Colyar
San Diego police officer Michael (Jaleel White) travels to Los Angeles to meet the family of his fiancee Ashley (Jennia Fredrique), and the fun begins.
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| 1. Barbershop (2002)
2. Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
3. Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
4. The Fog (2005)
5. Imagine That (2009)
6. License to Wed (2007)
7. Semi-Pro (2008)
8. Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006)
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