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Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman 1993 2 stars

    TV, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Christopher Guest
Cast: Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin, William Windom, Cristi Conaway, Paul Benedict, O'Neal Compton, Victoria Haas, Frances Foster

  This remake of the 1958's cult film was made for cable TV. The original film provides much more enjoyable (so bad it becomes a comedy) fare. The storyline remains the same: woman grows to enormous size after encounter with alien and then gets back at her unfaithful husband.

Crooklyn 1994 3 stars

    R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, Zelda Harris, Carlton Williams, Joie Lee, David Patrick Kelly, Spike Lee, Isaiah Washington, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Frances Foster

  This film takes a look at the 1970s through the eyes of young Troy (Zelda Harris), and the struggles of an African American family are told.

A Piece of the Action 1977 2 and a half stars

    PG, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Poitier
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clark, Tracy Reed, Titos Vandis, Marc Lawrence, Frances Foster, Sheryl Lee Ralph

  This sequel to "Uptown Saturday Night" has Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby again teamed, but this time around they are determined to help ghetto kids improve their lot in life.

Streets of Gold 1986 2 stars

    R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joe Roth
Cast: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Wesley Snipes, Adrian Pasdar, Angela Molina, Elya Baskin, Rainbow Harvest, Adam Nathan, John Mahoney, John McCurry, Frances Foster

  One way out of the ghetto is being very good at sports. This movie is about a young Irish boy who sets his sights on being a champion boxer.

Take a Giant Step 1959 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee, Frederick O'Neal, Beah Richards, Frances Foster, Ellen Holly, Royce Wallace, Pauline Meyer, Dee Pollock

  A young African-American, Spencer Scott (Johnny Nash) finds that the world is filled with intolerance in this insightful story about a boy becoming a man.

Trapped in Silence 1986 2 stars

    TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Marsha Mason, Kiefer Sutherland, Karen Shallo, Rebecca Schull, Amy Wright, Stephen Pearlman, Ron Silver, Frances Foster, Harsh Nayyar, John McCurry, John Mahoney, Marlyn Mason

  In this made-for-TV movie, psychologist Jennifer Hubbell (Marsha Mason) helps a traumatized boy, Kevin Richter (Kiefer Sutherland), out of his refusal to talk due to a life of abuse.

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