 The Cheetah Girls 2003   TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Oz Scott
Cast: Raven-Symone, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, Sabrina Bryan, Lynn Whitfield, Sandra Caldwell, Juan Chioran, Lori Anne Alter, Kyle Schmid, Denton Rowe, Vince Corazza, Linette Robinson, Rothaford Gray
This is the story of four teenage singers–Galleria (Raven), Chanel (Adrienne Bailon), Aqua (Kiely Williams), and Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan)–who call themselves the Cheetah Girls. When they are discovered by record producer Jackal Johnson (Vince Corazza), he wants the girls to have a different look, different songs, and a different name. Galleria becomes caught up in the fame while she is insistent on keeping the Cheetahs together the way they were before Jackal. This leads to a huge fight where the girls must decide whether fame or friendship is more important. (Review by LW)
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The Cheetah Girls 2 2006  TV, 96 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Drama
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Raven-Symone, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan, Kiely Williams, Lynn Whitfield, Belinda, Lori Anne Alter, Abel Folk, Kim Manning, Golan Yosef, Peter Vives Newey, Rosana Pastor
The Cheetah Girls are back. This sequel is full of flava as the girl group jets off to Spain to participate in a musical festival. The girls are in awe and enjoying the beautiful scenery together, but slowly they drift apart. Galleria (Raven) wants the group to practice, practice, practice; Chanel (Adrienne Bailon) finds a new friend in fellow singer Marisol (Belinda); Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan) has her eye on a hot dancer (Golan Yosef); and Aqua (Kiely Williams) decides that fashion is her new passion. Again, the Cheetahs learn about themselves and how hard the journey to stardom truly is. (Review by LW)
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College Road Trip 2008 G, 83 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Roger Kumble
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Raven-Symone, Brenda Song, Kym Whitley, Adam LeFevre, Eugene Jones III, Donny Osmond, Molly Ephraim, Matthew Schlein, Eshaya Draper, Will Sasso, Geneva Carr, Lonny Ross, Margo Harshman, Lucas Grabeel
Illinois police chief James Porter (Martin Lawrence) drives his high-school daughter Melanie (Raven-Symone) to Washington, D.C., for her interview at Georgetown University. But, along the way, more than a few problems await. They get lost and then discover that Melanie's 10-year-old brother Trey (Eshaya Draper) and his pet pig have stowed away in the van, and, of course, they total the van. They get a ride with show-tune singing Doug (Donny Osmond) and his college-age daughter Wendy (Molly Ephraim) and end up on a tour bus where karaoke is the order of the day. By story's end, father and daughter form a bond as lessons are learned during their unique adventure.
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Doctor Dolittle 1998 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
aka: Dr. Dolittle
Director: Betty Thomas
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Tambor, Kyla Pratt, Peter Boyle, Chris Rock, Albert Brooks, Raven-Symone, Steven Gilborn, Norm MacDonald, John Leguizamo, Julie Kavner
Dr. John Dolittle (Eddie Murphy) treats humans and has forgotten that he once talked with the animals. But, when he nearly runs over a dog, Lucky (voice of Norm MacDonald), his past returns, he is hearing animal voices, and everyone thinks that he has lost his mind. The cast of voices for the animals–which includes Norm MacDonald, Julie Kavner, Reni Santoni, Garry Shandling, Paul Reubens, Albert Brooks, Chris Rock, and Gilbert Gottfried–is a highlight as the animals communicate with the good doctor (Eddie Murphy) who learned as a child to talk to the animals.
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Dr. Dolittle 2 2001 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: Steve Carr
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson, Jeffrey Jones, Kevin Pollak, Raven-Symone, Kyla Pratt, Steve Zahn, Lisa Kudrow, Norm MacDonald, Molly Shannon, Lil' Zane, Denise Dowse, James Avery, Andy Richter, Victor Raider-Wexler
Eddie Murphy returns in his role of Dr. John Dolittle, still enjoying his magical power of being able to talk to animals. This time around, he attempts to introduce a circus bear into the wilds where it is hoped the bear will mate with an endangered Pacific Western bear and, hopefully, prevent extinction of the species.
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 Everyone's Hero 2006 G, 85 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Colin Brady, Christopher Reeve, Dan St. Pierre
Cast: Jake T. Austin, Rob Reiner, Brian Dennehy, Raven-Symone, Robert Wagner, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Kind, Dana Reeve, Mandy Patinkin, Forest Whitaker, Gideon Jacobs
In this animated adventure, Chicago Cubs pitcher Lefty Maginnis (voice of William H. Macy) obeys instructions from his club's owner (voice of Robert Wagner) to steal Babe Ruth's (voice of Brian Dennehy) pet bat, Darlin' (voice of Whoopi Goldberg). The stadium caretaker's son, Yankee Irving–a.k.a. "Everyone's Hero"–(voice of Jake T. Austin) spots Lefty stealing the bat and sets off with a talking baseball, Screwie (voice of Rob Reiner), on a thousand-mile trek to regain the bat and bring it back to Babe Ruth in time for the 1932 World Series.
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 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 2004 G, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, John Rhys-Davies, Heather Matarazzo, Chris Pine, Callum Blue, Kathleen Marshall, Tom Poston, Joel McCrary, Kim Thompson, Raven-Symone, Sean O'Bryan, Caroline Goodall, Larry Miller
In this sequel to "The Princess Diaries," Mia (Anne Hathaway) is now turning 21, has finished college, and her grandmother Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews) is preparing to step down and relinquish the throne of Genovia to Mia. There is one problem: Genovia law requires that their queen be married. Now, Mia is given 30 days in which to find a husband. Will it be the charming Andrew (Callum Blue), or will Mia choose dashing Nicholas (Chris Pine) who has had his eye on the throne?
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Queen 1993  TV, 283 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Alex Haley's Queen
Director: John Erman
Cast: Halle Berry, Jasmine Guy, Tim Daly, Martin Sheen, Ann - Margret, Patricia Clarkson, Paul Winfield, Raven-Symone, Charlotte Moore, Ossie Davis, Jane Krakowski, Jasmine Guy, Samuel E. Wright, Peter Maloney, Tim Guinee
Alex Haley's saga continues. His first story, "Roots," involved seven generations of his mother's family. The miniseries "Queen" is based on Haley's father's family. Haley passed away in 1992 before completing his story, which was then completed by David Stevens. The plot revolves around Queen (Halle Berry) who was the daughter of a slave, Easter (Jasmine Guy), and plantation owner James Jackson Jr. (Tim Daly). Queen is light skinned and tries to pass for a White person, but in the aftermath of the Civil War, she faces many obstacles along the way.
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| 1. The Cheetah Girls (2003)
2. The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006)
3. College Road Trip (2008)
4. Doctor Dolittle (1998)
aka: Dr. Dolittle
5. Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
6. Everyone's Hero (2006)
7. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
8. Queen (1993)
aka: Alex Haley's Queen
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