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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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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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking... 1996  R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Paris Barclay
Cast: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Chris Spencer, Helen Martin, Suli McCullough, Darrel Heath, Isaiah Barnes, Lahmard J. Tate, Keenen Ivory Wayans
[Full title: "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood"] In this satire on Afro-American movies, Ashtray's (Shawn Wayans) return to the LA ghetto of his youth provides the opportunity to meet an eclectic bunch of characters–including Loc Doc (Marlon Wayans), Crazy Legs (Suli McCullough), Preach (Chris Spencer), and Dashiki (Tracey Cherellle Jones).
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Little Richard 2000 TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Leon, Jenifer Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Tamala Jones, Garrett Morris, Mel Jackson, Lahmard J. Tate, Anthony Lee, Anthony Griffith, Jonelle Kennedy
Rock & Roll legend Little Richard's (Leon) rise from a poor, Southern child to phenomenal success in music is told in this made-for-TV film.
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| 1. Barbershop (2002)
2. Don King: Only in America (1997)
3. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking... (1996)
4. Little Richard (2000)
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