Carmen: A Hip Hopera 2001 PG-13, 88 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Townsend Cast: Beyonce Knowles, Mekhi Phifer, Mos Def, Rah Digga, Joy Bryant, Jermaine Dupri, Wyclef Jean, Da Brat, Lil' Bow Wow, Casey Lee, Troy Winbush, Sam Sarpong
The Prosper Merimee novel is filmed again, this time updated to modern-day L.A. Policeman Derrick Hill is ordered by his corrupt boss to arrest aspiring actress Carmen (Beyonce Knowles) for involvement in a bar incident. He falls in love with her, and she leads him down the road to ruin.
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Love Don't Cost a Thing 2003 PG-13, 100 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Troy Beyer Cast: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson, Al Thompson, Kal Penn, Kevin Christy, Nichole Mercedes, Melissa Schuman, Sam Sarpong, Gay Thomas Wilson, Imani Parks
Nerdy, high-school senior Alvin Johnson (Nick Cannon) thinks he has the solution for becoming popular: if he pays cheerleader Paris Morgan (Christina Milian) the money needed to repair her mother's wrecked car, she will pretend to be his girlfriend for two weeks.
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| 1. Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
2. Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
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