Category: Upcoming Films

1982

1982Release Date:  3/1/16; DVD (2013)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  R
Running Time:  90 mins.
Studio(s):  Black Squirrel Films, Confluential Films, Lionsgate.
Director: Tommy Oliver
Cast:  Hill Harper (Tim Brown), Bokeem Woodbine (Scoop), Sharon Leal (Shenae Brown),  La La Anthony (Neecy), Omar Benson Miller (T. K. Williams), Quinton Aaron (Turtle),  Wayne Brady (Alonzo), Elise Neal (Stacy), Ruby Dee (Rose Brown), Troi Zee (Maya).

Story:  When a government assassin is asked to do one last hit before retiring for good, he finds himself befriending the target and falling in love with the target’s wife and sister. When the agency finds out that he may not execute the mission as planned, it becomes a game of cat and mouse as he decides the fate of his new friend and the woman he truly loves…..who also has a dark secret. Sources: IMDB; Amazon.

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The Last Assignment

The Last AssignmentRelease Date:  2/9/16; DVD (2014)
Genre:  Action
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  79 mins.
Studio(s):  The Peoples Network, Maverick Entertainment Group.
Director(s):  Bobby Peoples, Renee Peoples.
Cast: Courtney Nichole, Derex Moore, Troy Bland, Embri Ocha, Andrea Kantargis

Story:  When a government assassin is asked to do one last hit before retiring for good, he finds himself befriending the target and falling in love with the target’s wife and sister. When the agency finds out that he may not execute the mission as planned, it becomes a game of cat and mouse as he decides the fate of his new friend and the woman he truly loves…..who also has a dark secret. Source(s): Maverick Entertainment.

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City of Vultures

a/k/a Vulture City

City of Vultures

Release Date:  2/9/16; DVD (2015)
Genre:  Drama
Rating: NR
Running Time:  97 mins.
Studio(s):  My Dream Entertainment; Uncork’d Entertainment
Director:  Marcus Carothers
Cast:  Marcus Carothers, Turion Wilson, Guadalís Del Carmen.
Story:  Inside an impoverished community in Chicago, Marcus, an ex-convicted felon returns from prison after eight years 0f incarceration. A product of a failed family structure, Marcus, like so many others in his community, functioned under a street-code of savagery. The “Gangster Disciples” governed the territories, and as a former member he lived in ongoing regret of the mob-related acts that led him to prison.

His determination to fit into common society is partnered with his first love, Shonna. Once a sheltered young lady of stern upbringing, Shonna experienced atrocities as a pre-teen which later led to promiscuity and prostitution. Marcus’s release from prison was her breath of hope.

They reunite on a quest to bury their darkened past and experience the fruits of the American Dream by escaping the realm of Chicago city streets.  Sources:  Amazon; IMDB.

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Meet The Blacks

Meet The Blacks stillRelease Date:  4/29/16
Genre:  Comedy/Thriller
Rating:  R
Running Time: 90 mins.
Studio:(s)  Hidden Empire Film Group, Freestyle Releasing
Director:  Deon Taylor
Cast:  Mike Epps (Carl Black), Mike Tyson (James Clown), Andrew Bachelor (Freezee), Lavell Crawford (Parole Officer), Zulay Henao (Lorena), Charlie Murphy (Key Flo), DeRay Davis (Tyrone), Bresha Webb (Allie), George Lopez, Lil Duval.

Story:  Spoof of The Purge film franchise. The Black family is getting out of Detroit in hopes of a better life. After Carl Black (Mike Epps) comes into some unexpected funds, he takes his family and leaves the hustling lifestyle behind for something better. Carl, his wife Lorena (Zulay Henao), son Carl Jr., daughter Allie Black (Bresha Webb) and cousin Cronut (Lil Duval) pack up and move to Beverly Hills. Turns out, Carl couldn’t have picked a worse time to move. They arrive right around the time of the annual purge, when all crime is legal for twelve hours. Source: Flickeringmyth; IMDB.

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The Bounce Back

Release Date:  12/9/16; In Theaters
Genre:  Romance/Romantic Comedy
Rating:  PG-13
Running Time: 104 mins.
Studio(s):  Ankle Sock & Baseball Pants, Cima Productions, Viva Pictures,
20th Century Fox, Double Dutch International.
Director:  Youssef Delara

Cast:  Shemar Moore (Matthew Taylor), Nadine Velazquez (Kristin Peralta), Bill Bellamy (Terry Twist), Matthew Willig (Vladamir), Kali Hawk (Jessica Williams), Michael Beach (Lester), Megan Stevenson (Sarah), Robinne Lee (Sam), Nishi Munshi (Haifa), Vanessa Bell Calloway (Ellen), Denise Boutte (Julie).

Story:  Father, author and relationship expert Matthew Taylor is on a whirlwind book tour promoting his new best seller, “The Bounce Back.” He’s got it all figured out until he meets the acerbic Kristin Peralta, a talk show circuit therapist who’s convinced he’s nothing but a charlatan. Matthew’s life is turned upside down when he inadvertently falls for Kristin and has to face the painful truth of his past relationship.  Source(s): Movie Insider, Shadow and Act, IMDB.

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Loving

 

LovingRelease Date:  11/4/16; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  Unknown
Studio(s):  Big Beach Films, Raindog Films
Running Time:  Unknown
Director: Jeff Nichols

Cast:  Joel Edgerton (Richard Loving), Ruth Negga (Mildred Loving),
Marton Csokas (Sheriff Brooks), Michael Shannon (Grey Villet), Nick Kroll (Bernie Cohen), Jon Bass (Phil Hirschkop), Bill Camp (Frank Beazley).

Richard and Mildred LovingStory:  On 5/8/15 Deadline reported that Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga will star as Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple behind the seminal 1967 civil rights case Loving vs. Virginia. Big Beach will finance the film, which is inspired by the documentary The Loving Story. Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, were married in June 1958.  As a result, authorities broke into their home, arrested them, and they were sentenced to a year in the state penitentiary. This sentence was suspended on the condition that they be exiled from the state of Virginia.  Unbowed, the couple spent the next nine years fighting to get home, together, and the theme of the story is about marrying the one you want and finding the one you need.

Shadow and Act stated on 11/20/15 that principal photography was underway in Virginia and that the story of the Lovings became the basis of Mr. & Mrs. Loving, a 1996 made-for-TV movie that starred Lela Rochon, Timothy Hutton and Ruby Dee. However, it was reported that Mildred Loving dismissed it as mostly fantasy.  Sources: Deadline; Shadow and Act; Photo Sources: lovingfilm.com; Shadow and Act.

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