The Great Debaters 2007  PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Denzel Washington
Cast: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker, Jermaine Williams, Forest Whitaker, Gina Ravera, John Heard, Kimberly Elise, Devyn A. Tyler, Trenton McClain Boyde, Ritchie Montgomery, Tim Parati
This film is loosely based on the true story of Wiley College professor Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) who, in 1935, led his small, Black, Texas college team of debaters against Harvard University's team of renown. Tolson's team–Henry Lowe (Nate Parker) and Hamilton Burgess (Jermaine Williams) are joined by alternates Samantha Booke (Jurnee Smollett) and James Farmer, Jr. (Denzel Whitaker). They undergo vigorous training by Tolson as he helps them improve their speaking skills. Conflicts concerning Tolson's efforts to help migrant farm workers rise to the fore, but, in the end, lessons are learned, and the debate team members learn to believe in themselves.
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The Tempest 1998  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Bender
Cast: Peter Fonda, John Glover, Harold Perrineau, Katherine Heigl, John Pyper-Ferguson, Eddie Mills, Dennis Redfield, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Jon Huffman, Tom Nowicki, Tim Parati, Rhoda Griffis, Lonnie Hamilton, Alex Van, Rachel Crouch
In this made-for-TV offering, Shakespeare's play is re-set before and during the Civil War–with slave owners replacing the roles of royalty. Plantation master Gideon Prosper's (Peter Fonda) wife has died, and he uses sorcery to distract himself from his grief. Gideon's brother, Anthony (John Glover), steals the land from Gideon, and, after trying to lynch Gideon, Anthony leaves him for dead. Gideon recovers and finds safety with his daughter, Miranda (Rachel Crouch), on a bayou island. Years pass, the Civil War is in progress, and Anthony is a Confederate spy. While Anthony is paddling a canoe nearby, Gideon uses his sorcery skills to cause a storm that capsizes the canoe. Anthony makes it to shore and shoots Gideon. Meanwhile, Miranda falls in love with a Union soldier, Capt. Frederick Allen (Eddie Mills), and they warn General Grant's troops about a trap set for them.
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The Ultimate Gift 2007 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael O. Sajbel
Cast: Drew Fuller, Bill Cobbs, Abigail Breslin, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Mircea Monroe, Brett Rice, Lee Meriwether, Brian Dennehy, Donna Cherry, D. David Morin, Mark Joy, Tim Parati
The late billionaire Red Sevens (James Garner) leaves his grandson Jason (Drew Fuller) an inheritance. But, instead of cash, Jason receives a list of 12 tasks described by Red as "Gifts." Through completion of these tasks, Jason's life will be changed forever in this story that shows how money is far different from happiness. 1 User Review
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| | Awesome Movie | susan 02/27/2009 | | A true picture of Money Brats that finally have to face the fact that they have no REAL friends. They have a false sence of who and what they are, until faced with reality. It is a real picture of how a family can be torn apart when the will isn't what they thought and they don't get want THEY want. Faced with the task of finding a TRUE friend the young money brat discovers he has a deep compasion for a single mother struggling to deal with her daughters cancer. A new friendship developes into a sincere reality of giving back. It is a very moving film and diffently begins to engage a sence of wanting to help our community. |
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| 1. The Great Debaters (2007)
2. The Tempest (1998)
3. The Ultimate Gift (2007)
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