 Biker Boyz 2003  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Reggie Rock Bythewood
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Derek Luke, Orlando Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Lisa Bonet, Brendan Fehr, Larenz Tate, Kid Rock, Rick Gonzalez, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Meagan Good, Terrence Howard
Biker clubs–mostly composed of affluent African Americans–meet in Fresno, CA, for the annual drag racing championships. Big on noise, little of substance.
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The Brothers 2001  R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gary Hardwick
Cast: Morris Chestnut, Shemar Moore, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, Gabrielle Union, Tamala Jones, Susan Dalian, Tatyana Ali, Jenifer Lewis, Clifton Powell, Marla Gibbs, Julie Benz, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Kimberly Scott, Angelle Brooks
"The Brothers" is a group of close friends–affluent Black professionals Jackson Smith (Morris Chestnut), Derrick West (D.L. Hughley), Brian Palmer (Bill Bellamy), and Terry White (Shemar Moore)–who have problems figuring out what's behind love and commitment in male/female relationships. Complications arise when Terry considers giving up his bachelorhood for marriage. Good comedy.
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The Cherokee Kid 1996  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Paris Barclay
Cast: Sinbad, James Coburn, Gregory Hines, A Martinez, Ernie Hudson, Mark Pellegrino, Burt Reynolds, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Hal Williams, Obba Babatunde, Dawnn Lewis, Lorraine Toussaint
After the dastardly Cyrus (James Coburn) ruined his family by grabbing their land, young Isaiah (Sinbad) vowed revenge after he learned the lessons of life and gunfighting. Later, having accomplished that, he is now ready for the showdown.
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 Coming to America 1988 R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: John Landis
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Calvin Lockhart, Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Shari Headley, Paul Bates, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Vanessa Bell Calloway
Another Eddie Murphy vehicle, but this time he stars as pampered, African Prince Akeem who, against his family's wishes, is trying to find a bride in New York City. Arsenio Hall costars as his buddy Semmi. Akeem and Semmi assume false identities as Akeem tries to find a woman who will not fall for him simply because he is a prince. They get jobs at Cleo McDowell's (John Amos) food emporium, and romance blossoms between Akeem and Cleo's daughter Lisa (Shari Headley). But now, Akeem's parents (James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair) arrive on the scene prepared to take Akeem home to Africa. Eddie and Arsenio take on several other roles in addition to their primary ones. Good fun.
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Daylight 1996 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Jay O. Sanders, Karen Young, Claire Bloom, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Renoly Santiago, Colin Fox
A Sly Stallone flick with no terrorists–how can this be? There is plenty of excitement, however, as Stallone plays a former rescue service chief who is on the scene when an explosion rips through a New Jersey-to-Manhattan artery, the Holland Tunnel. Special effects, of course, are great.
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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 Red Sneakers 2002 TV, 110 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Gregory Hines
Cast: Dempsey Pappion, Cabral Richards, Chris Collins, Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Linda Carter, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Makyla Smith, Neil Crone, Jordan Walker
Reggie (Dempsey Pappion) would like to play on his high school basketball team but his lack of talent requires that he sit on the bench as manager for the team. All that changes when Zeke (Gregory Hines) gives Reggie a pair of red basketball shoes that supposedly belonged to a famous player. Now Reggie is the star of the team, but problems still lurk in this made-for-TV film.
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| 1. Biker Boyz (2003)
2. The Brothers (2001)
3. The Cherokee Kid (1996)
4. Coming to America (1988)
5. Daylight (1996)
6. The Inkwell (1994)
7. The Red Sneakers (2002)
8. What's Love Got to Do with It? (1993)
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