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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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Captive

CaptiveRelease Date:  9/18/15 (In Theaters)
Genre:  Drama/Thriller
Rating:  PG-13
Running Time:  93 mins.
Studio(s):  BN Films, 1019 Entertainment, Brightside Entertainment, Itaca Films, Yoruba Saxon Productions, Distributors Paramount Pictures.
Director:  Jerry Jameson

Cast:  David Oyelowo (Brian Nichols), Kate Mara (Ashley Smith), Michael Kenneth Williams (Detective John Chestnut), Mimi Rogers (Kim Rogers), Leonor Varela (Detective Sanchez), E. Roger Mitchell (Sergeant Teasley).

Story:  Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, a thrilling drama about the spiritual collision of two broken lives. When Brian Nichols – on the run as the subject of a city wide manhunt and desperate to make contact with his newborn son – takes recovering meth addict Ashley Smith hostage in her own apartment, she turns for guidance to Rick Warren’s best-selling inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life. While reading aloud, Ashley and her would-be killer each face crossroads where despair and death intersect hope. Source(s): captivethemovie.com, IMDB.

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Creed

Creed Poster 2a/k/a Rocky 7

Release Date:  11/25/15 (In Theaters)
Genre:  Drama/Sports
Rating:  Unknown
Running Time:  95 mins.
Studio(s):  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), New Line Cinema, Warner Bros.
Director:  Ryan Coogler
Writers:  Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington
Cast:  Michael B. Jordan (Adonis Johnson), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa), Tessa Thompson (Bianca), Graham McTavish (Tommy Holiday), Phylicia Rashad (Mary Anne Creed), Anthony Bellew (‘Pretty’ Ricky Conlan), Wood Harris.

Story:  Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there’s no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed’s legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.

Once in the City of Brotherly Love, Adonis tracks Rocky down and asks him to be his trainer. Despite his insistence that he is out of the fight game for good, Rocky sees in Adonis the strength and determination he had known in Apollo – the fierce rival who became his closest friend. Agreeing to take him on, Rocky trains the young fighter, even as the former champ is battling an opponent more deadly than any he faced in the ring.

With Rocky in his corner, it isn’t long before Adonis gets his own shot at the title…but can he develop not only the drive but also the heart of a true fighter, in time to get into the ring? Source: Creedthemovie.com.

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Of Sentimental Value

Of Sentimental ValueRelease Date:  8/1/16
Genre:  Drama/Family
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  76 mins.
Studio(s):  Cambium Break Pictures, Princess of Suburbia Films, Green Apple Entertainment.
Director:  Jean Senelier
Writer:  Princess Fumi Hancock
Cast:  Aleta Myles (Siberia Tonka), Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister (Tee), Malik Yoba (Alan Hamilton), Richard Neal (Jake O’Conner), Inder Kumar (Aashish Babu), John Dumelo (Jack Rubeau), Vitalis Ndubuisi (Siberia’s father), Patsha Bay (Onka).

Story:  An African Immigrant’s life turns upside down when she mistakenly loses a family artifact while desperately seeking relief from her heap of debt in America! Unknowingly she unleashes a mystical power around her in America and also amongst her loved ones in Africa. She must race to save her sister’s life by retrieving the family artifact while juggling her two unexpected and very different love interests, an African US based wealthy art collector and a simple American consignment store owner. Who wins her heart and will she save her sister in time? Source(s): Official Facebook Page; YouTube.

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Beat Street Resurrection

a/k/a Beat Street
Beat Street Resurrection
Release Date:  12/31/16 (DVD)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  89 mins.
Studio(s):  Green Apple Entertainment, 2-G Multi-Media
Directors:  Greg Galloway, Thomas Mikal Ford

Cast:  Gregory Alan Williams (Captain Tim Weathers), Terri J. Vaughn (Mayor Cummings), Thomas Mikal Ford (Chief Carey Sommers), Jeremy Strong (Frederick McAllister), Naeemah McCowan (Ashley Banks).

Story:  A washed up police chief must team up with a rookie detective to infiltrate an underground hip-hop dance crew to find the killer of small town Mayor’s son.  Source:  Official Facebook page.

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Lila & Eve

Lila & EveRelease Date:  7/17/15 (Limited and On Demand)
Genre:  Drama/Thriller
Rating:  R
Running Time: 94 mins.
Studio(s):  A+E Studios, ChickFlick Productions, JuVee Productions, Lifetime Films, Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Director:  Charles Stone, III

Cast:  Viola Davis (Lila), Jennifer Lopez (Eve Rafael), Shea Whigham (Holliston),
Aml Ameen (Stephon), Andre Royo (Skaketti), Chris Chalk (Alonzo), Michole Briana White (Mae), Yolonda Ross (Patrice).

Story:  Lila and Eve tells the story of Lila (Davis), a grief-stricken mother who in the aftermath of her son’s murder in a drive-by shooting attends a support group where she meets Eve (Lopez), who has lost her daughter. When Lila hits numerous roadblocks from the police in bringing justice for her son’s slaying, Eve urges Lila to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers. The two women soon embark on a killing spree of their own, as they work to the top of the chain of drug dealers to avenge the murder of Lila’s son.  Source: Movie Insider.

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