Details: Year of Release: 1916 Genre: Drama Rating: N/A Runtime: Unknown Silent Black & White Studio: Frederick Douglass Film Company Cast: Thomas M. Mosley (Bob Winall) Ida Askins (Alma Elton) Florence Snead (Bessie Winall) Marshall Davies (Jim Sample) F. King (Mr. Hinderus) Fred Leighton (Colonel Goodwill) Synopsis: Freed from slavery after the Civil War, the…
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Night Comes On
Release Date: 8/3/18; Video-On-Demand Genre: Drama Rating: NR Director: Jordana Spiro Studio(s): Superlative Films, Genera Entertainment, Thunderhead Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Films Running time: 90 mins. Cast: Dominique Fishback (Angel Lamere), Tatum Marilyn Hall (Abby Lamere) Story: Night Comes On tells the story of Angel, a young woman released from juvenile detention on the eve of…
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Release Date: 6/15/17; American Black Film Festival Genre: Drama Rating: Unknown Running Time: 87 mins Black & White Director: Diaunte Thompson Cast: David A. Green, Robert D. Jordan, JaMaurae Birden, Tina Gilton Story: Jaleel finally has enough cash saved up to leave Oakland and avoid the violent fate of his father, along with so many…
Read MoreMichael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
Release Date: 5/29/17; Lifetime Genre: Drama/Biography Rating: NR Director: Dianne Houston Studio: Lifetime, Silver Screen Pictures, Lifetime Television Cast: Navi (Michael Jackson), Chad L. Coleman (Bill Whitfield), Sam Adegoke (Javon Beard), Aidan Smith (Prince Jackson), Taegen Burns (Paris Jackson), Michael Mourra (Blanket Jackson). Story: Based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson…
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Release Date: 4/21/17; UMC Genre: Drama Rating: NR Running Time: 103 mins. Director: Ben Caird Studio: JP International Productions, RLJ Entertainment, Urban Movie Channel (UMC). Cast: Marcus Henderson (Paulie), Amy Pietz (Beth), Jeffrey DeMunn (Walt), Gillian Zinser (Eliza), Quinton Aaron (Byron). Story: The story of a recently released convict who faces the conflict of enduring…
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Release Date: 8/4/17; In Theaters Genre: Drama/Based on Actual Events Rating: Unknown Running Time: Unknown Director: Kathryn Bigelow Studio: Annapurna Pictures, First Light Production, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast: John Boyega, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, Ben O’Toole, Hannah Murray, Anthony Mackie, Jacob Latimore, Algee Smith, Joseph David-Jones, Kaitlyn Dever, Jason Mitchell, John Krasinski, Jeremy Strong, and Laz Alonso.…
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