 Beat Street 1984  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Stan Lathan
Cast: Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis, Jon Chardiet, Leon W. Grant, Saundra Santiago, Lee Chamberlin, Mary Alice, Shawn Elliott, Jim Borrelli, Dean Elliott, Robert(3) Taylor, Antonia Rey, Lee Chamberlin, Franc Reyes, Tonya Pinkins
Bronx hip-hop artist Kenny (Guy Davis) and his dancer brother Lee (Robert Taylor) get involved with college music major Tracy (Rae Dawn Chong) who inspires them to use their talents as the means of rising out of the ghetto. The result is a musical production filled with rap groups, break dancers, and pop singers.
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Bed of Roses 1996  PG, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Goldenberg
Cast: Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson, Pamela Adlon, Josh Brolin, Brian Tarantina, Debra Monk, Mary Alice, Kenneth Cranham, Ally Walker, Anne Pitoniak, Gina Torres, Nick Tate
Wealthy widower Lewis (Christian Slater) sends Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) flowers at her Wall Street office. Lisa is thrilled until she discovers that her admirer delivers flowers for a living (he enjoys watching people smile when they receive flowers). Love perseveres, and romance wins out in this romantic comedy.
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Catfish in Black Bean Sauce 2000 PG-13, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chi Muoi Lo
Cast: Paul Winfield, Mary Alice, Chi Muoi Lo, Lauren Tom, Kieu Chinh, Sanaa Lathan, Tyler Christopher, Tzi Ma, George(2) Wallace, Wing Chen
When Saigon fell at the close of the Vietnam War, a brother and sister–Dwayne (Chi Muoi Lo) and Mai (Lauren Tom)–were separated from their parents and, subsequently, adopted in the U.S. by an African American family: Harold (Paul Winfield) and Dolores Williams (Mary Alice). The story takes place years later when Mai tracks down their birth mother, Vinh (Tzi Ma), and brings her home. Inevitable problems ensue.
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Down in the Delta 1998 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Maya Angelou
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Mary Alice, Esther Rolle, Loretta Devine, Wesley Snipes, Mpho Koaho, Kulani Hassen, Anne-Marie Johnson, Justin Lord
Loretta (Alfie Woodward) is 30 years old, and her life is going nowhere. To remedy the situation her mother, Rosa Lynn (Mary Alice), sends Loretta and her two children down South for the summer to live with her Aunt and Uncle (Esther Rolle and Al Freeman Jr.). After a short time, Loretta begins to blossom and, through family ties, gets her act together.
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The Inkwell 1994 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Matty Rich
Cast: Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglass, Glynn Turman, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Adrienne-Joi Johnson, Morris Chestnut, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary Alice, Duane Martin
Drew Tate (Larenz Tate) is a black teenager who becomes enlightened when he is forced to spend the summer of 1976 on Martha's Vineyard visiting wealthy relatives.
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 The Matrix Revolutions 2003 R, 129 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ian Bliss, Mary Alice, Monica Bellucci, Nona Gaye, Clayton Watson, Harold Perrineau, Lambert Wilson, Harry Lennix, Anthony Zerbe, Rupert Reid
As the citizens of Zion are mobilizing for an all-out battle against the machines, Neo (Keanu Reeves) lies in a comatose state in a subway station between the Matrix and the Real World. Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) holds a vigil over Neo's unconscious body and works with Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to free him. They succeed, and Neo again meets with The Oracle (Mary Alice). Now, with aid from Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith), Neo and Trinity enter the dangerous machine world where Neo makes a deal with the Deus Ex Machina to end the war and, hopefully, save the world.
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The Photographer 2000 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeremy Stein
Cast: Reg Rogers, Mary Alice, Marisa Berenson, Rob Campbell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Bauer, John Heard, Anthony Michael Hall, Kristen Wilson, Tom Noonan, Tina Holmes, Fenton Lawless, Richard Bright
A year after photographer Max (Reg Rogers) gained fame for his stunning art show, he has lost his creativity and must come up with something for his follow-up show. So, when a man leaves a folder with 10 stunning photos on the bar, Max considers use of the pictures. But he loses the pictures when they are stolen by muggers, and now he searches for the missing photos throughout the streets of NYC. On the way, he meets an assortment of oddball people. Good shots of the atmosphere on the streets of NYC.
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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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Sunshine State 2002  PG-13, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Edson, Miguel Ferrer, Mary Alice, Ralph Waite, James McDaniel, Bill Cobbs
Plantation Island off Florida's coast is the location developers have chosen on which to build expensive condos, hotels, and golf courses. But, first, the developers must talk property owners into selling. The owners consist of two side-by-side, but very different, beach communities: Lincoln Beach's African-American community and the tourist town of Delrona Beach.
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To Sleep with Anger 1990 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Burnett
Cast: Danny Glover, Richard(2) Brooks, Paul Butler, Mary Alice, Carl Lumbly, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Vonetta McGee, Wonderful Smith, Ethel Ayler, Sy Richardson
A drifter, Harry (Danny Glover), arrives at the doorstep of a couple he grew up with. The family, headed by Gideon (Paul Butler) and Suzie (Mary Alice), is undergoing strife, and Harry assists by helping them rediscover their roots. But, he also starts bringing in his shady friends and begins to drink heavily. After Gideon has a stroke, Harry takes over the household with disastrous results.
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The Wishing Tree 2000 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ivan Passer
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Helen Shaver, Mary Alice, Blair Underwood, Charles Weldon, Leslie Carlson, Peter Haworth, Stephen Joffe, Kaleigh Nevin, Maria Ricossa
Clara (Alfre Woodard) returns to her Georgia hometown after the death of her mother, a well-known storyteller in the area. As she reminisces with family and friends, she is caught up in the legends told by her mother.
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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. Beat Street (1984)
2. Bed of Roses (1996)
3. Catfish in Black Bean Sauce (2000)
4. Down in the Delta (1998)
5. The Inkwell (1994)
6. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
7. The Photographer (2000)
8. Sparkle (1976)
9. Sunshine State (2002)
10. To Sleep with Anger (1990)
11. The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
12. The Wishing Tree (2000)
13. The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
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