Category: Upcoming Films

Carter High

Carter HighRelease Date:  10/30/15 (In Theaters – Limited); 11/7/15 (In Theaters – Nationwide)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  Unknown
Studio(s):  Sweet Chariot Productions, PlayNow enterprise, Tycor International Film Company.
Director:  Arthur Muhammad
Cast:  Vivica A. Fox (Mrs. James), Charles S. Dutton (Coach James), Pooch Hall (Coach Vonner), David Banner (Royce West), Reginald C. Hayes (Mr. Russeau), Robert Hayes (Gary), Aundre Dean (Derric), Lynn Andrews III (Keith).

Story:  Carter High is the emotional, gripping and ultimately uplifting true story of the powerhouse 1988 Carter High School Football Team from Dallas, Texas. Carter has to overcome tremendous difficulties to reach their ultimate goal of winning a state championship. As parents and community leaders come together to support the youth through their hardships, the team becomes the hero of the community.

The film is being produced by former Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders defensive end Greg Ellis and directed by former Carter player Arthur Muhammad. Source: thecarterhighmovie.com (official site); IMDB.

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Fifty Shades of Black

Release Date:  1/29/16 (In theaters)
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:  Unknown
Running Time:  Unknown
Studio(s):  IM Global, Open Road Films
Director:  Michael Tiddes
Cast:  Marlon Wayans, Jane Seymour, Mike Epps, Kali Hawk, Fred Willard.

Story:  A parody of the popular film/novel Fifty Shades of Gray.

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Details:  According to Variety Mike Epps, Kali Hawk, Jane Seymour, Affion Crockett and Fred Willard have joined Marlon Wayans in IM Global’s spoof Fifty Shades of Black.  Wayans, who stars as mysterious entrepreneur Christian Black, is a producer and writer of the film alongside regular writing and producing partner Rick Alvarez. Mike Tiddes is directing and Open Road, which distributed both of Wayans’ A Haunted House spoofs, has set a Jan. 29 release for the U.S.  Hawk (“Bridesmaids”) portrays the young woman drawn to Christian Black.

IM Global launched Fifty Shades of Black after Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey took in $570 million at the worldwide box office. Source: Variety.

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Call Me King

Call Me KingRelease Date:  9/8/15; DVD
Genre:  Drama/Crime
Rating:  Unknown
Running Time: 118 mins.
Studio(s):  Dark Energy Pictures, Shadow Motion Pictures, GVN Releasing.
Director:  R.L. Scott
Cast:  Amin Joseph (Rhyis), Maurice Whitfield (Khalil), Sean A. Riggs (Grimm), Johnathan McDaniel (Zho), Chris Mulkey (Angelo Costa), Bai Ling (Li Soo), Bill Cobbs (Malachi), Gabrielle Dennis (Leena), Shaun Mixon (Knight), Del Zamora (Feris).

Story:  Call Me King is the story of two young heirs, Rhyis (Amin Joseph) and Khalil (Maurice Whitfield) members of an ousted Haitian dictatorship who immigrate to the United States. Now as adults, the brothers are seeking to right the wrongs perpetrated by their father by assembling their own four-member crew of gun runners, “The Strap Set.”

The team is led by the eldest brother Rhyis. His goal is to earn enough capital and power in America to return to Haiti and reclaim his birth rite. Khalil, the younger brother, handles the lion’s share of sales and distribution to foreign buyers. Grimm (Sean A. Riggs) handles heavy artillery and deals with local distributors and Zho (Johnathan McDaniel) is a lethal sharp shooter.

Rhyis answers to only one man… Angelo Costa (Chris Mulkey) head of the Italian syndicate. Angelo utilizes “The Strap Set” as his key enforcers. When the rules of the underworld are broken, these four men inflict punishment to the letter. Heavily armed with automatic weapons, lethal fighting skills, and the strategies of war… “The Strap Set” are locked, loaded, and intent on returning victorious to the docks of Port-Au-Prince Haiti. Source(s): Callmekingmovie (official site); IMDB.

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Chapter & Verse

Release Date:  9/23/15 – 9/27/15 (Urbanworld Film Festival); 2014
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  62 mins.
Studio:  Harlem Film Company
Director: Jamal Joseph
Cast:  Daniel Beaty (Lance), Loretta Devine (Miss Maddy), Omari Hardwick (Jomo),
Selenis Leyva (Yolanda), Marc John Jefferies (B-Rock), Khadim Diop (Ty), Justin Martin
(G-Rod).

Story:  Upon his return from serving a ten-year sentence in prison, reformed gang leader, S. Lance Ingram, struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Unable to use the technological skills he acquired in jail, Lance is forced to accept a position delivering meals for a local food bank. It is here that he befriends Ms. Maddy, a past beauty with an irreverent and hardened shell to whom he delivers dinners. Through her, Lance finds hope, relearning the joys of life and living despite the outwardly bedeviled society in which they find themselves. Source: IMDB.

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As Evil Does

Release Date:  1/1/16
Genre:  Thriller
Rating:  Unknown
Running Time:  Unknown
Studio(s):  BroadMind Entertainment, Buggsy Productions
Director:  Yolanda Erica Buggs
Cast:  Bill Cobbs (Jeremiah), Dorian Missick (Dominic), Pamela Drake Wilson (Evangelist Carrie Robertson), Karl L. Sanders (Jesus).

As Evil Does

Story:  A suspense thriller that begins when a door-to-door evangelist engages an aging atheist in a conversation about religion and God. The conversation quickly devolves and the evangelist is asked to leave the house – but he doesn’t! When he re-emerges from the shadows after the caregiver has gone home, what ensues are three horrific nights of heated philosophical debates, cat and mouse pursuits, supernatural religious occurrences and torturous mayhem. Source(s): Shadow and Act, asevildoesthemovie.com.

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War Room

War Room

Release Date:  (8/28/15; In Theaters)
Genre:  Drama/Inspirational
Rating:  PG
Running Time:  Unknown
Studio(s):  FaithStep Films, Affirm Films, Red Sky Studios, TriStar Pictures
Director:  Alex Kendrick
Cast:  Priscilla Evans Shirer (Elizabeth Jordan), T.C. Stallings (Tony Jordan), Karen Abercrombie (Miss Clara), Beth Moore (Mandy), Michael, Jr. (Michael), Jadin Harris (Jennifer Stephens), Tenae Downing (Veronica Drake), Alena Pitts (Danielle Jordan)

Story:  Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have it all—great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream house. But appearances can be deceiving. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan’s world is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. While Tony basks in his professional success and flirts with temptation, Elizabeth resigns herself to increasing bitterness. But their lives take an unexpected turn when Elizabeth meets her newest client, Miss Clara, and is challenged to establish a “war room” and a battle plan of prayer for her family. As Elizabeth tries to fight for her family, Tony’s hidden struggles come to light. Tony must decide if he will make amends to his family and prove Miss Clara’s wisdom that victories don’t come by accident. Source: warroomthemovie.com.

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