ATL 2006   PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Chris Robinson
Cast: T.I., Evan Ross Naess, Mykelti Williamson, Lauren London, Albert Daniels, Jackie Long, Jason Weaver, Keith David, Lonette McKee, Big Boi, Khadijah, Malika
In the South Atlanta neighborhood of Mechanicsville, teens–Rashad (T. I.) and his brother Ant (Evan Ross Naess)–have assorted problems, but they hang out with their friends at the Cascade roller rink on Sunday nights and, along with those friends and hip-hop music, escape from their everyday existences. 1 User Review
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| | movie | brownskin 08/06/2007 | | i really liked the movie they should come out with a part at the end it left me hangin |
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Blind Faith 1998  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Cast: Charles S. Dutton, Courtney B. Vance, Kadeem Hardison, Lonette McKee, Garland Whitt, Karen Glave, Jeff Clarke, Nancy Herard, Jim Jones, Alex Karzis
Set in 1957, a young Black, Charles Williams (Charles S. Dutton), is accused of murdering a young White. Charles' uncle, John Williams (Courtney B. Vance), steps in to defend him and to uncover the truth behind the killing.
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Brewster's Millions 1985  PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Hume Cronyn, Jerry Orbach, Joe Grifasi, Pat Hingle, Tovah Feldshuh, Stephen Collins, Peter Jason, David White, Jerome Dempsey, David Wohl, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Milt Kogan
This version of George Barr McCutcheon's novel involves baseball player Montgomery Brewster (Richard Pryor) who will inherit $300 million if he can obey the will's stipulations, which include spending all of the money within one month and keeping the inheritance a secret. His friends–baseball catcher Spike Nolan and girlfriend Angela (John Candy and Lonette McKee)–do not understand the reason behind Brewster's spending spree and try to help, but that task proves overwhelming.
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The Cotton Club 1984  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Nicolas Cage, James Remar, Allen Garfield, Bob Hoskins, Fred Gwynne, Gwen Verdon, Lisa Jane Persky, Maurice Hines, Julian Beck, Novella Nelson, Laurence Fishburne
Set in Harlem during the 1920s' Jazz Age, this film involves intertwining stories set in the midst of music, gangsters, murder, and romance. One of the stories involves Harlem's Cotton Club coronet player Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere) who saves the life of gangster Dutch Schultz (James Remar), and Dutch returns the favor by inviting Dixie into his life. After going through an uneasy romance with Dutch's girlfriend Vera Cicero (Diane Lane), Dixie moves on to Hollywood and stars in gangster films. Lots of big names add to the fun. 1 User Review
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| | Great performances | rasmas 03/04/2009 | | |
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Cuba 1979  R, 120 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Sean Connery, Brooke Adams, Jack Weston, Hector Elizondo, Denholm Elliott, Chris Sarandon, Lonette McKee, Martin Balsam, Alejandro Rey, Danny De La Paz, Wolfe Morris, David Rappaport, Walter Gotell, Louisa Moritz, Dave King
Set during the Cuban Revolution in 1959, this is the love story of a British missionary Major Robert Dapes (Sean Connery) and his re-discovered love for Alexandra Lopez de Pulido (Brooke Adams) who find themselves in the middle of a country undergoing a bloody revolution.
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Fast Food, Fast Women 2000 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Amos Kollek
Cast: Anna Levine, Jamie Harris, Louise Lasser, Robert Modica, Lonette McKee, Victor Argo, Angelica Torn, Austin Pendleton, Valerie Geffner, Mark Margolis
Amos Kollek presents a number of storylines about ordinary people trying to find love. Bella (Anna Levine) waitresses at a Manhattan diner, and during her off-hours she begins a very shaky relationship with a cab driver (Jamie Harris). Meanwhile, one of Bella's friends, Paul (Robert Modica), meets the widowed Emily (Louise Lasser), and another friend, Seymour (Victor Argo), is entranced by young Wanda (Valerie Geffner).
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Gardens of Stone 1987 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: James Caan, James Earl Jones, Anjelica Huston, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lonette McKee, Sam Bottoms, Elias Koteas, Laurence Fishburne
This movie tries to show the inner workings of the brotherhood of soldiers. "Gardens of Stone" refers to Arlington National Cemetery, and the story centers on the Old Guard of elite soldiers who perform the internment ceremonies at Arlington.
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He Got Game 1998 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Ned Beatty, Jim Brown, Lonette McKee, Zelda Harris, John Turturro, Jennifer Esposito, Bill Nunn
Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen) is a talented high-school basketball player who is being courted by many colleges. The governor wants Jesus to play for his alma mater and, as part of the enticement, arranges for Jesus' father to be released from prison for one week.
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Honey 2003  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Bille Woodruff
Cast: Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Joy Bryant, Lil' Romeo, David Moscow, Lonette McKee, Zachary Williams, Jull Weber, Laurie Ann Gibson, Christian Monzon, Al Shearer, O'Neal McNight, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Anthony Sherwood, Wes Williams
Strong, sexy hip-hop dancer and music-video choreographer Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) enjoys a glamorous lifestyle. But, success has taken its toll on her past relationships, and Honey must make a decision between glittering success and family and friends who she has excluded from her life. Honey chooses to return to her roots and plans to start a dancing school with a group of neighborhood kids.
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Jungle Fever 1991 R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro, Frank Vincent, Anthony Quinn
This Spike Lee offering, "Jungle Fever" (Lee's term for an unhealthy interracial sexual affair), is very amusing, psychologically powerful, and supported by impressive performances. The story involves a married Black man who has an affair with a White woman and how their actions affect those around them.
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Lift 2001 R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: DeMane Davis, Khari Streeter
Cast: Kerry Washington, Lonette McKee, Eugene Byrd, Barbara Montgomery, Samantha Brown, Sticky Fingaz, Todd(2) Williams, Annette Miller, Jacqui Parker, Naheem Allah
Niecy (Kerry Washington) enjoys her good "day" job as a window dresser in a department store. But her real job is that of an expert shoplifter. Now pregnant, she decides to prove her love for her unloving mother by stealing a necklace her mother admires. This heist is beyond her normal theft, and she must solicit the help of a jewel thief.
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 Malcolm X 1992 PG-13, 201 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Lonette McKee, Debi Mazar, Joe Seneca, Kate Vernon, Tommy Hollis, James McDaniel, LaTanya Richardson
This is a very good biographical film about Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) and his rise from Black activist to influential leader of the Nation of Islam and his assassination at age 39.
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Round Midnight 1986  R, 133 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Dexter Gordon, Francois Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Martin Scorsese, Lonette McKee, Herbie Hancock, John Berry, Philippe Noiret, Alain Sarde
This is a tribute to the great black musicians in Paris during the 1950s. The story is actually about a jazz saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) and his friendship with an avid fan (Francois Cluzet). An Oscar went to Herbie Hancock for his Musical Score, and Dexter Gordon received a Best Actor nomination.
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Sparkle 1976 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Sam O'Steen
Cast: Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith, Phillip Michael Thomas, Mary Alice, Dorian Harewood, DeWayne Jessie, Tony King, Joyce Easton, Armelia McQueen
Music is the highlight in this movie about three Harlem sisters who climb the ladder to success as rock singers in the 1950s.
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Which Way Is Up? 1977 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee, Margaret Avery, DeWayne Jessie, Morgan Woodward, Dolph Sweet, Daniel Valdez, Luis Valdez, Tim Thomerson, Marc Alaimo, Bebe Drake, Ernesto Hernandez, Marilyn Coleman, Gloria Edwards, Morgan Roberts
Richard Pryor takes on three roles in this film. In the first role, Prior plays Leroy Jones, a poor orange picker, who accidentally joins a labor union and gets laid off. He leaves his wife Annie Mae (Margaret Avery) and father Rufus (also Prior) behind and travels to Los Angeles where he falls in love with Vanetta (Lonette McKee) but returns home after being rehired by his former employers. Now he learns that Annie Mae is pregnant, and the father is Reverend Lennox Thomas (also Prior). Leroy's solution to his problems: seduce Reverend Thomas' wife. This film has gained cult favorite status with Pryor's fans. 1 User Review
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| | FAMILY FAVORITE | Anonymous 05/11/2009 | | |
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The Women of Brewster Place 1989 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Donna Deitch
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Jackee, Cicely Tyson, Robin Givens, Olivia Cole, Lonette McKee, Mary Alice, Leon, Paula Kelly, Paul Winfield
The inner-city tenements are the setting of this story of the lives of black women and how they cope with life.
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| 1. ATL (2006)
2. Blind Faith (1998)
3. Brewster's Millions (1985)
4. The Cotton Club (1984)
5. Cuba (1979)
6. Fast Food, Fast Women (2000)
7. Gardens of Stone (1987)
8. He Got Game (1998)
9. Honey (2003)
10. Jungle Fever (1991)
11. Lift (2001)
12. Malcolm X (1992)
13. Round Midnight (1986)
14. Sparkle (1976)
15. Which Way Is Up? (1977)
16. The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
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