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Sisters

Release Date:  8/3/23; BET+
Genre:  Drama
Rating:   NR
Running Time:  100 mins.
Director:  Jahmar Hill
Studio(s):  Jahmar Hill Productions

Cast:  Lil Mama (Tia), Columbus Short (Kevin), Cocoa Brown (Pat), Tobias Truvillion (Reggie), K.D. Aubert (Tara), Ciera Angelia (Diamond), Alisa Reyes (Elise), De’Aundre Bonds (E), Jensen Atwood (Trae), Christine Lakin (Dr. Thomas).

Story:  The film tells the story of Diamond and her sisters, Tia and Tara.  Raised by their grandmother, their lives are greatly impacted by her influence. When the family learns she has cancer and needs surgery urgently, the sisters need to find a way to come up with enough money quickly. Willing to do anything to save their beloved grandmother’s life, the sisters turn to doing things they don’t want to, but must do.  Source:  theblkscript.

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Dear Frank

Release Date:  11/10/19; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama/Thriller
Rating:  NR
Director:  Luis F. Montalvo
Studio(s):  Muddy Water Pictures, Webber Films.
Running Time:  93 mins.

Cast:  Brian White (Frank), Claudia Jordan (Beth), Columbus Short (George), Kearia Schroeder (Carrie), Nicholas Turturro (Father Quinn), Torrei Hart (Keke), Lil Durk (T-Mac).

Story:  Brian White plays a successful business man named Frank who has been happily married for 20 years to Beth (Claudia Jordan).  At their anniversary party, Beth appears to fall ill and faints.  Ultimately, Beth passes away after being poisoned at the party.  Frank is now left to grieve the love of his life.  He ends up finding Beth’s diary and decides to read it.  In it, he finds details of her secret infidelities and transgressions, including a list of her secret lovers.  Fueled by rage and heartbreak, Frank goes on the hunt for answers but that eventually turns fatal.  Source:  teaintheshade.com.

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True to the Game

Release Date:  9/8/17; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  Unknown
Director:  Preston A. Whitmore, II
Studio:   Imani Motion Pictures

Cast:  Erica Peeples (Gena Hollins), Vivica A. Fox (Shoog), Nelsan Ellis (Tyrik), Malcolm David Kelley (Black), Jennifer Freeman (Lita), Columbus Short (Quadir Richards), Nafessa Williams (Sahirah), Andra Fuller (Jerrell), Draya Michele (Cherelle), Starletta DuPois (Gah-Git).

Story:  Based on the novel of the same name written by Teri Woods. The film is about a charismatic drug lord, played by Columbus Short, who falls for a young girl from Philadelphia. He begins planning a way out of the crime world with his love for her, but tragedy strikes just as he is about to start his new life.  Source:  Firstshowing.net.

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Fear Files

(f/k/a Fright Night Files)

Fear FilesRelease Date:  3/13/15 (TV One)
Genre:  Horror/Thriller
Rating:  NR
Running Time: Unknown
Studio(s):  UpToParr Productions; TV One
Directors:  Russ Parr, Mark Freiburger

Details:  Robin Givens, Columbus Short and Lynn Whitfield headline TV One’s next installment of its horror anthology, “Fear Files” (formerly “Fright Night Files”) with 3 new terrifying tales of love, revenge and murder, on Friday, March 13 at 8PM/ET.

According to Shadow & Act, Radio One Founder and Chairperson, Cathy Hughes said, “Buoyed by the positive viewer and social media response to the inaugural airing, we are pleased to be able to deliver another installment of this compelling and entertaining series. Delving deeper into the horror genre helps fulfill TV One’s mission of super-serving the Black audience with a wide variety of programming genres reflecting the diversity of content Black viewers want to see.

The trilogy event will feature the following stories:

For The Love of Lockwood Too
Starring Nadine Ellis, Sean Blakemore, Eva Marcille and Lynn Whitfield. Lockwood Masters (Blakemore) is back and has another victim in his sights, the beautiful Bianca Wayne (Ellis). After a love potion overdose from Madam Mabry (Whitfield), Lockwood cannot help but devour the women he falls in love with. When Lockwood’s first wife and victim Marla Peters (Marcille) makes a ghostly appearance, Lockwood is trapped between delusions and reality. Meanwhile, Bianca is battling her heart’s desire to fall for this charming man and, much like Marla, she too questions how far she’d go for the love of Lockwood.

Mama’s Boy
Starring Robin Givens, Clifton Powell, Mishon Ratliff and Malachi Malik. Elaine Channing (Givens) is a loving mother with a terrifying secret. All of the men she becomes involved with are met with a tragic end. Desperately, she fears her son is murdering her lovers. In a bizarre twist, Elaine must decide how far she will go to protect her son.

 Fire
Starring Columbus Short, Mel Jackson and Erica Hubbard. When City Councilman Harvey Jordan (Short) unveils a plan to build a football stadium in a low income neighborhood, friction erupts within the community. After a lethal fire removes the last resident blocking his project, many begin to question if this death was in fact an accident, or has the Councilman’s ambition led to murder. The truth begins to haunt him as a determined reporter, Kelisia Waters (Hubbard) will stop at nothing to get answers she desires. Sources: Shadow & Act, EurWeb.

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