Category: Upcoming Films

Playin’ For Love

Playin' for LoveRelease Date: 1/16/15
Genre:  Comedy/Romance
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  Unknown
Studio:  Townsend Entertainment
Director:  Robert Townsend
Cast:  Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Talisa McCoy), Robert Townsend (Coach Banks), Jenifer Lewis (Alize Gates), Daniel Yorel Cooper (Justice McCoy), Esai Morales (Principle Jose Marti), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Coach Preston Reid), Melyssa Ford (Bella), Steve White (Reesie).

Story:  Romantic comedy about a top high school player, Justice “The Judge” McCoy, has just joined the Miami Jackson High School Generals basketball team. The Generals are an extraordinary team of fast plays, powerhouse athleticism, deadly defense and cocky assuredness, all attributes that have led to them being the number one team in the country to beat. Their success would not be possible without their dynamic coach, the charming, but crafty Niven Banks, a man who’s secretly set his sights on coaching up the next rung in the NCAA and now with a player like Justice McCoy, he might finally get his wish.

But Coach Nivens hadn’t counted on the sassy, no nonsense Talisa McCoy, Justice’s gorgeous mother, a woman so fiercely protective of her son and her other four children, she’s scary. Even scarier is her encyclopedic knowledge of basketball, which she can’t help, but share without much provocation.

Needless to say, Talisa and Coach Nivens bump heads. He’s not used to being off his game and she’s not used to feeling anything for a man. But eventually their love of basketball unearths long buried passions in them both. Their romance develops as several team romances develop, too. But then ambition threatens to destroy it all as well as any potential for winning the state championship. In a nail-biter of a game, we are left to root for our team but even more for our couples, adult and teen, to finally win at love. Sources: Tdjakes.org-Megafest; IMDB; official Facebook page.

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Soul Ties

 

Release Date:  12/14/18
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  Unknown
Studio(s):  5459 Films,
AVG Global Entertainment,
AmVic Entertainment,
Eleventh Entertainment,
Followme Productions
Directors:  Victor Hobson, Tee Ashira

Cast:  Rocsi (Paula), Katy Mixon (Grace), Terri J. Vaughn (Ruth), Christopher McDonald (Sydney), Leon (Dale, Sr.), Victoria Rowell (Maybelle), Flex Alexander (Jessie), Jasmine Burke,  (Melinda), Kyla Drew Simmons (Young Terry), Chico Benymon (Anthony), Joe Torry (Morris).

Story:  Based on the Novel Soul Ties by Tee Ashira.  When a young woman’s faith in her beloved collides head on with her faith in people, what begins as a tale of gut wrenching heartache, ends in a triumphant redemption that not only touches the soul, it leaves a welcome mat at the door of awakening. Source: IMDB.

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Nocturnal Agony

Nocturnal Agony

Release Date:  12/9/14 (DVD)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  Unrated
Running Time: 112 mins.
Studio:  Nubia Filmworks
Director:  Shuaib Mitchell
Cast:  Vernee Watson-Johnson (Lois), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (Theodore),
Rae’Ven Larrymore Kelly (Bay Bay), Hezekiah Walker (Franklin), Deidra LaWan Starnes (Patricia Helms Carter), Malachi Malik (Nathaniel).

Story:  LOGLINE: A highly successful upper middle class woman with a loving family has her seemingly “perfect” world turned upside down when the hidden secrets from her past suddenly resurface, forcing her and her beloved mother into a painful examination of their lives, their relationship with one another, and their faith in God.

Inspired by a true story, Nocturnal Agony is the tale of two women, Lois a renowned evangelist who is excitedly preparing for her retirement and her highly successful, upper middle class daughter Patty. By all accounts, Patty has it all: a successful career, a loving husband, a beautiful young daughter, an active church life and a gorgeous home in the suburbs. But something is eerily wrong and it all comes to a head when Patty’s seemingly “perfect” world turns upside down. This traumatic event uncovers years of hidden family secrets including issues of addiction, Bi-Polar Disorder, and child abuse which forces Patty and Lois into a painful examination of their lives, their relationship with each other, and their faith in God. Source: nocturnalagonythemovie.com, official site.

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An En Vogue Christmas

An En Voge Christmas Release Date: 11/22/14 (Lifetime TV)
Genre: Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  90 mins.
Studio:  Original Pictures, Marvista Entertainment
Director:  Brian K. Roberts

Cast:  Genelle Williams, David Alan Grier (Marty), Christopher Russell (Rick), Rhona Bennett, Cindy Herron, Ashanti Bromfield (Saige), Terry Ellis, Daren A. Herbert (Vaughn).

Story:  R&B singing group En Vogue will star as themselves in a holiday film about “getting back together” and performing.  An En Vogue Christmas will feature both EV classics and two new tunes.

Over the years, the funky divas of En Vogue have gone their separate ways, until they are asked to perform a benefit concert to save the club that made them stars. They put aside their hesitations to reunite for the special night, but first must overcome their challenging history with Marty their former manager and the man responsible for breaking them up. In the spirit of the holidays, the ladies find forgiveness and come together for an epic En Vogue Christmas concert to keep the club from closing its doors forever. Source(s): IMDB, Talk of DC. Photo Source: Talk of DC.

See what the critics are saying about this film at Critics’ Connection.

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Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love

Release Date: 11/23/14 (Lifetime TV)
Genre:  Romance
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  Unknown
Studio:   Game 7 Films, Good Shepard Productions, Move Mountain Productions, Seasons of Love.
Director:  Princess Monique

Cast:  Gladys Knight (Ms. Angie), Taraji P. Henson (Jackie), Letoya Luckett (Kyla), Cleo Anthony (Amir), Method Man (Big Rob), Richard Portnow (Pop), Robert Riley (Miles), Elizabeth Ho (Tweety).

Seasons of Love LeToya Luckett, Rob Riley

Story:  Kyla and Amir’s new romance is thrown for a loop when Amir’s father suddenly passes away and Kyla’s ex, Miles comes back into the picture. The two struggle to determine what truly matters to them in this story of life, love and family. Source(s): IMDB; Shadow and Act. Photo Source(s): Shadow and Act; Talk of DC.

See the preview trailer at Lifetime.com http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/seasons-of-love/video/seasons-of-love-preview-clip

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Fright Night Files

Fright Night Files

Release Date:  10/18/14; TV One
Genre:  Horror
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  90 mins.
Studio:  TV One
Director:  Russ Parr

Cast:  Elise Neal, Lynn Whitfield, Victoria Rowell, Harry Lennix, Eva Marcille, Bokeem Woodbine, Sean Blakemore, Davetta Sherwood, Karrueche Tran.

Story:  Fright Night Files is TV One’s first, original horror film — 90 minutes of terror broken into three separate tales that will have you hiding behind your hands. And to scare you through it all is Lynn Whitfield as Madame Mabry, a Jamaican, voodoo expert of the supernatural.

The trilogy event will feature the following stories:

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Late night radio DJ Coffee Black (Elise Neal) has the sultry voice that can seduce any man over the airwaves and in person, she brings them to their knees, in more ways than one. When Coffee begins to receive mysterious calls from past lovers like Isaiah (Bokeem Woodbine) her world is filled with dead air.

For The Love Of Lockwood
Jealousy engulfs Marla Peters (Eva Marcille) just as she is set to marry her fiancé Lockwood Masters (Sean Blakemore) driving him to call off the wedding. Lockwood ultimately forgives Marla and with a little assistance from Madame Mabry (Whitfield) promises to love her… to death.

Mirror, Mirror
Ronald (Harry Lennix) is caught in a love triangle between his new love Alexa (Victoria Rowell) and his live-in girlfriend Jessica (Davetta Sherwood). After coming home to find Jessica and friends including Monique (Karrueche Tran) performing a strange ritual, he breaks the relationship off. As a peace offering, Jessica brings an ornately-decorated mirror that changes his life forever.  Source(s):  TV One; Shadow and Act.

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