Comanche Moon 2008  TV, 284 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Simon Wincer
Cast: Val Kilmer, Steve Zahn, Karl Urban, Linda Cardellini, Rachel Griffiths, Elizabeth Banks, Wes Studi, Ryan Merriman, James Rebhorn, Adam Beach, Ray McKinnon, Keith Robinson, Josh Berry, Sal Lopez, Jonathan Joss
In this prequel to the "Lonesome Dove" saga, Texas Rangers Woodrow Call (Karl Urban), Gus McCrae (Steve Zahn), and Inish Scull (Val Kilmer) have been protecting settlers from Comanche Indians while pursuing horse thief Kicking Wolf (Jonathan Joss), Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump (Wes Studi), and Mexican bandit king Ahumado (Sal Lopez). Now, Call and McCrae are left on their own when Scull leaves them after his horse is stolen. More than a few problems await them on the personal as well as the professional front.
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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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Fat Albert 2004  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Joel Zwick
Cast: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Shedrack Anderson III, Jermaine Williams, Keith Robinson, Alphonso McAuley, Aaron Frazier, Marques Houston, Dania Ramirez, Omarion, Keri Lynn Pratt, Rick Overton
The 1970s' cartoon series is updated as live-action in this story about depressed teen Doris (Kyla Pratt) for whom the cartoon characters Fat Albert (Kenan Thompson) and the Cosby kids jump out of the TV set–and into a modern world completely foreign and confusing to them–in an attempt to cheer up Doris.
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Mimic: Sentinel 2003 R, 76 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
aka: Mimic 3
Director: J.T. Petty
Cast: Alexis Dziena, Karl Geary, Lance Henriksen, John Kapelos, Rebecca Mader, Nick Phillips, Amanda Plummer, Keith Robinson, Tudorel Filimon, Maria Oprescu, Mircea Constantinescu, Mircea Anca Jr., Ion Haiduc, Nicolae Constantin Tarase, Marius Silviu Florentin
Sickly Marvin (Karl Geary) leads a sheltered life in a bubble at his apartment. For recreation, he keeps track of the neighborhood by looking out the window and photographing events. When he witnesses killings by giant roaches (yes, they are back), he, his sister (Alexis Dziena), and their friend (Rebecca Mader) realize that they must step in and save the day.
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The Reading Room 2005   PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: James Earl Jones, Joanna Cassidy, Georg Stanford Brown, Tim Reid, Kathryne Dora Brown, Keith Robinson, Douglas Spain, Austin Marques, Gabby Soleil, Monique Coleman, Lynne Moody, Christian Monzon, Jeanne Sakata
William Campbell (James Earl Jones) promised his wife (Lynne Moody) on her deathbed that he would open a reading room in their inner-city neighborhood to help teach illiterate neighbors how to read. He opens the reading room, but almost insurmountable problems arise and threaten his efforts to help the neighborhood. 2 User Reviews
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| | Truely inspirational | Anonymous 11/18/2009 | | Character building storyline steering a "not for profit" work project, James Earl Jones fills the screen with the intelligent emotion of a worthwhile act. |
| | Very Enjoyable | 03/14/2007 | | Useful for leadership training in Education at schools. Very well done and it was clean. |
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This Christmas 2007 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Preston A. Whitmore II
Cast: Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Loretta Devine, Chris Brown, Keith Robinson, Laz Alonso, Columbus Short, Sharon Leal, Lauren London, Lupe Ontiveros, Jessica Stroup, Mekhi Phifer, Regina King, David Banner, Ricky Harris
When the Whitfield family gathers together for Christmas at their mother Shirley "Ma' Dere's" (Loretta Devine) home in Los Angeles, they bring plenty of baggage with them–including divorce, pregnancy, an arrest, and debts. "Ma'Dere" wants to believe her children are perfect, but secrets are revealed. Despite all their problems, which now includes a badly cooked meal, family members do bond and discover what "family" really means.
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| 1. Comanche Moon (2008)
2. Dreamgirls (2006)
3. Fat Albert (2004)
4. Mimic: Sentinel (2003)
aka: Mimic 3
5. The Reading Room (2005)
6. This Christmas (2007)
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