Twice Bitten

Release Date:  9/7/21; BET/BET Her
Genre:  Thriller
Director:  Patricia Cuffie-Jones
Studio(s):  Nasser Entertainment Group, Studio City Pictures, BET Networks/Viacom

Cast:  LisaRaye McCoy, Kevin A. Walton, Shanica Knowles, Dorian Gregory and Ledisi.

Story:  As summer comes to an end, BET has a new slate of primetime suspense thrillers premiering on BET and BET Her every Tuesday across five weeks starting Tuesday, August 31st.  The film list includes three BET Original Movies; Always & Forever, Twice Bitten and the highly anticipated Karen.  Plus the linear debut of two BET+ Original Movies; Influence and Sacrifice.  Each film features tantalizing plot twists and gripping storylines that will bring audiences to the edge of their seats!

LisaRaye McCoy stars in Twice Bitten, a whodunit about a sexy conman targeting his next mark, for his latest swindle. His routine scam hits a snag when suspicion mounts and the scheme spirals into desperation, betrayal, and murder.  Sources:  BET Pressroom; Variety; urbanbridgez. com.  Photo Source:  urbanbridgez.com.

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The Morning After

Release Date:  8/31/21; DVD (Original Release – 2018)
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:  NR
Director:  Javier McIntosh
Studio(s):  PurposeXDesign, Maverick Entertainment.
Running Time:  49 mins./51 mins.
Cast:  Karon Joseph Riley, Marquita Goings, Ernestine Johnson.
Story:  After Michael & Tiffany end their five-year relationship, they awaken to find they’ve switched bodies. Now they are forced to work together to live each other’s lives, while doing all they can to make sure friends and coworkers don’t suspect a thing.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

 

 

 

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The Wrong Cheer Captain

 

Release Date:  8/29/21; Lifetime

Genre:  Thriller

Rating:  NR

Director:  David DeCoteau

Studio(s):   Hybrid, Lifetime

Cast:  Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry, Sofia Masson, Alexis Samone, Claire Tablizo.

Story:   Kate begins to suspect that Anna, the newly appointed captain of her cheer squad, is responsible for the death of Emma, but while Kate tries to find the truth, Anna is out to destroy her life.  Source:  IMDB.  Photo Source:  Shadow & Act.

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Her Leather Coat

a/k/a The Leather Coat

Release Date:  8/24/21; DVD & Streaming (Original Release – 2018)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Monique Dismuke
Studio(s):  Pharoah Filmworks; History In The Making Entertainment; Maverick Entertainment Group
Running Time:  73 mins./85 mins.
Cast:  Amanda Doss, Jasmine Price, Paisley Anderson

Story:  All family secrets have a price, and a due date, for this family of estranged sisters, the date is now.

3 sisters lives are torn apart by sudden passing of their mother, they have to confront long held secrets that can bring them together or torn apart forever.  Sources:  Maverick Entertainment; IMDB.

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Our Kind of People

Release Date:  9/21/21 – Series Premiere; Fox
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Directors:  Tasha Smith, Keesha Sharp

Studio(s):  20th Century Fox Television, Fox Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Propagate, TheGistofIt Productions, Fox Network.

Cast:  Yaya DaCosta, Morris Chestnut, Alana Bright, Joe Morton, Nadine Ellis, Lance Gross, Rhyon Nicole Brown, Kyle Bary, Debbi Morgan, L. Scott Caldwell.

Story:  Inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham’s provocative, critically acclaimed book, “Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class,” the series takes place in the aspirational world of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, a historical stronghold where the rich and powerful black elite have come to play for over 50 years. Our Kind Of People follows a strong-willed, single mom as she sets out to reclaim her family’s name and make an impact with her revolutionary haircare line that highlights the innate, natural beauty of black women. But she soon discovers a dark secret about her own mother’s past that will turn her world upside-down and shake up this community forever. The show is a soapy, thrilling exploration of race and class in America and an unapologetic celebration of black resilience and achievement.  Sources:  hypeabout.com; fox.com (official site).

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She Sexy


Release Date:  8/24/21; DVD
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Joseph A. Elmore, Jr.
Studio(s):  ElmoreVision Entertainment, Maverick Entertainment Group
Running Time:  100 mins.
Cast:  Merlisa Determined, Yohance Myles, Latoya Ward, Breanna Morgan

Story:  An actress agrees to become a writer’s muse, in order to help him finish his latest romance novel.

A successful romance novelist loses sight on what is real and what is fantasy, when he falls in love with a character inside of the story that he is currently writing.  Sources:  Maverickentertainment.com; IMDB.

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