Running Out Of Time

Release Date:  11/17/2018 – BET;
11/19/18 – Digital & VOD
Genre:  Thriller
Rating:  NR
Director:  Chris Stokes
Studio(s):   Footage Films
Running Time:  Unknown
Cast:  Tasha Smith, RonReaco Lee, Telma Hopkins

Story:  Brenda Harper (Tasha Smith) recently suffered the loss of her husband from a sudden death. Newly widowed, taking care of her teenage daughter and ailing mother (Telma Hopkins), Brenda is the sole beneficiary of her husband’s assets, which include millions of dollars, property, and most importantly, a secret file that she has yet to discover.  Brenda finds out from her husband’s closest friend, Cain (RonReaco Lee) that the file is hidden inside their home, so they think, when they are all taken hostage at Brenda’s Summer home by two masked men, who are now threatening to kill them all if they don’t turn over the file. Having no answers, Brenda, her daughter, mother and Cain are tied up and held hostage until the masked men get what they want.  With time running out, Brenda has to do whatever she can to ensure her family’s survival.  The film was co-written by Marques Houston.  Source:  Black Film.

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The Holiday Calendar

a/k/a Christmas Calendar

Release Date:  11/2/18; Netflix
Genre:  Romance/Holiday
Rating:  NR
Director:   Bradley Walsh
Studio(s):   Netflix

Cast:  Kat Graham (Abby Sutton), Ethan Peck, Quincy Brown (Josh), Ron Cephas Jones (Gramps Sutton), Romaine Waite (Mitch), Genelle Williams (Sarah Sutton), Laura de Carteret (Judy Sutton), Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll (Fernando), Harris Shore (Ralphie).

Story:   A talented photographer, stuck in a dead-end job, inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future — and pointing her toward love.  Source(s):  Netflix, Country Living Magazine.

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Bikini Moon

Release Date:  10/12/18; In Theaters
(Original Release Date – 2017)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Milcho Manchevski
Studio(s):  Czar Film, YN Films, Milkman Productions, Banana Film DOOEL
Running Time:  104 mins.
Cast:  Condola Rashad (Bikini), Sarah Goldberg (Kate), Will Janowitz (Trevor), Sathya Sridharan (Krishna).

Story:  Initially discovered when the documentary filmmakers happen upon her at a homeless center, the lively and charismatic Bikini, soon becomes entrenched in the lives of the crew as they struggle to simultaneously help Bikini stay on her feet and complete their project. A self-described “Jesus with tits,” Bikini yearns to use her master carpentry skills to build a new life for herself and the daughter that was taken away by the foster care system.  Source:  Bikinimoonmovie.com, official site; The Hollywood Reporter.

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Overlord

Release Date:  11/9/18; In Theaters
Genre:  Horror
Rating:  NR
Director:  Julius Avery
Studio(s):   Bad Robot, Paramount Pictures
Running Time:  109 mins.

Cast:  Jovan Adepo (Pvt. Boyce), Wyatt Russell (Sgt. Ford), Mathilde Ollivier (Chloe), Pilou Asbæk (Dr. Wafner), Jacob Anderson (Grady), Dominic Applewhite (Rosenfeld), Iain De Caestecker (Chase), John Magaro (Tibbet), Bokeem Woodbine (Eldson).
Story:   On the eve of D-Day during World War II, American paratroopers are caught behind enemy lines after their plane crashes on a mission to destroy a German Radio Tower in a small town outside of Normandy. After reaching their target, the paratroopers come to realize that besides fighting off Nazi soldiers, they also must face off against horrifying, bloody, and violent creatures that are a result of a secret Nazi experiment.  Source:  Movie Insider; IMDB.

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Tyrel

Release Date:  12/5/18; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Sebastián Silva
Studio(s):   Magnolia Pictures
Running Time:  86 mins.
Cast:  Jason Mitchell (Tyler), Christopher Abbott (Johnny), Michael Cera (Alan), Caleb Landry Jones (Pete), Roddy Bottum (Dylan), Ann Dowd (neighbor), Phillip Ettinger (Charles), Michael Zegen (Eli), Reg E. Cathey (Dowd’s character partner).
Story:   Tyler (who someone mistakenly calls Tyrel) joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn’t know. As soon as they get there, it’s clear that (1) he’s the only black guy, and (2) it’s going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. Although Tyler is welcomed, he can’t help but feel uneasy in “Whitesville.” The combination of all the testosterone and alcohol starts to get out of hand, and Tyler’s precarious situation starts to feel like a nightmare.  Source:  Hollywood Outbreak, Rotten Tomatoes.

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Green Book

Release Date:  11/21/18; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  PG-13
Director:  Peter Farrelly
Studio(s):  Innisfree Pictures, Participant Media, Wessler Entertainment,
Universal Pictures
Running Time:  Unknown
Cast:  Mahershala Ali (Don Shirley), Viggo Mortensen (Tony Lip).
Story:   The film, which is based on a true story, stars Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali as Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class black pianist, who hires Tony Lip (Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen), a Bronx-born bouncer, to drive him on a concert tour that extends from Manhattan to the Deep South. Using the “Green Book,” which serves as a guide to the establishments that were safe at the time for African-Americans, the pair form an unexpected bond during their lengthy road trip. Source: Popsugar.

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