Tag: Drama

Supermodel

Release Date:  6/1/17 – Netflix (2015)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  95 mins.
Studio:  Datari Turner Productions
Director:  Shawn Baker

Cast:  Tatyana Ali (Lauren), Marc John Jefferies (Shucky), Tyson Beckford (Alex), Melissa De Sousa (Detective Lacey), Golden Brooks (Patricia Gillard), Roger Guenveur Smith (Max), Datari Turner (Talib), Fat Joe (Xavier), Toccara Jones (Dara), Angela Simmons (Tracy), Sessilee Lopez (Chloe).

Story:  A young girl from the Brooklyn housing projects goes from the subway to the runway, becoming one of the most sought after models in the fashion industry. But in the high stakes world of fashion and beauty, things aren’t always as pretty and glamorous as they seem. Source(s): Shadow and Act; IMDB.

 

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The Sin Seer

Release Date:  6/13/15; American Black Film Festival
Genre:  Drama/Thriller
Rating:  NR
Running Time: 119 mins.
Studio:  Overflow Entertainment, Silver Lining Entertainment
Director:  Paul D. Hannah
Cast:  Lisa Arrindell Anderson (Rose Ricard), Isaiah Washington Grant Summit), Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Nia), C. Thomas Howell, Michael Ironside (Alexander Rachet), Richard Brooks (Jake Ballard).

Story:  Rose Ricard has a gift, she can see into your soul. She can discern the truth from a lie and sometimes, she can perceive the very thoughts before they are formed in your mind. She uses these gifts to solve unsolved cases and bring closure where there is none. Her most recent case, unwittingly opens the doors to her own past and that of her new partner Grant Summit. Source: IMDB.

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Why She Cries

Why She CriesRelease Date:  6/16/15
Genre:  Drama/Inspirational
Rating:  NR
Running Time: 83 mins.
Studio:  Maverick Entertainment Group
Director: Tony White
Cast:  Miguel Nunez, James Black, Amanda Garrett, Whitney Hicks, Daria Lester.

Story:  Sisters are trying to patch up their relationship whilst one is keeping a dark secret from the other. Soon they find out that secrets amongst the average and the affluent are truly not that different, after crossing paths with a wealthy woman dealing with an illness that has caused her husband to be resentful and ashamed of her. Will fate cause them to face the revelation of past hurts and start a journey of forgiveness and healing? Source: Maverick Entertainment.

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Freedom

Freedom

Date:  6/5/15 (In Theaters)
Genre:  Drama/Historical
Rating: Unknown
Running Time:  98 mins.
Studio(s):  Production One, Distributors ARC Entertainment
Director:  Peter Cousens

Cast:  Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Samuel), John Newton (Bernhard Forcher), William Sadler (Plimpton), Sharon Leal (Vanessa), David Rasche (Jefferson Monroe), Terrence Mann (Barney Fagan), Michael Goodwin (Garrett).

Story:   Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel Woodward (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave hunter Plimpton (William Sadler). Hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbearers have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between revenge or freedom.

100 years earlier in 1748, John Newton the Captain of a slave trader sails from Africa with a cargo of slaves, bound for America. On board is Samuel’s great grandfather whose survival is tied to the fate of Captain Newton. The voyage changes Newton’s life forever and he creates a legacy that will inspire Samuel and the lives of millions for generations to come. Source(s): themoviefreedom.com; IMDB.

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Concussion

a/k/a GAME BRAIN

Release Date:  11/10/15 (AFI Fest); 12/25/15 (In Theaters)
Genre:  Drama/Sports/Based on Actual Events
Rating: PG-13
Running Time:  Unknown
Studio(s):  Scott Free Productions, Sony Pictures.
Director:  Peter Landesman
Cast:  Will Smith (Dr. Bennet Omalu), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Prema Mutiso), Alec Baldwin (Dr. Julian Bailes), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Dave Duerson), Stephen Moyer (Dr. Ron Hamilton), Luke Wilson (Roger Goodell-rumored), Albert Brooks (Dr. Cyril Wecht), Richard T. Jones (Andre Waters).

Story:  Will Smith stars in Concussion, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.  Source:  Sony Pictures.

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The Man in 3B

The Man In 3BRelease Date:  2015
Genre:  Drama/Mystery
Rating:  NR
Studio(s): Tri Destined Studios; Urban Books Media.
Running Time: 93 mins.
Director: Trey Haley
Cast:  Lamman Rucker (Darryl Graham), Christian Keyes (Slim), Brely Evans (Connie), D.B. Woodside (Detective Thomas), Nafessa Williams (Krystal), Kellita Smith (Detective Anderson), Anthony Montgomery (Avery), Billy Dee Williams (Cain), James Black (Ben), Robert Ri’chard (Benny), Jackée Harry (Miss Bertha), Trisha Mann (Nancy), Olivia Longott (Jerri), Marla Gibbs (Ms. Mamie).

Story:  The story follows Daryl Graham who has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens apartment building. His neighbors – male and female alike – can’t stop talking about him. He quickly becomes intertwined in each of the tenants’ lives and things seem to be going well, but when a murder happens in the building everyone becomes a prime suspect. The movie is based on the New York Times bestselling novel The Man In 3B by Carl Weber. Source(s): Monsters and Critics; PAFF.org.

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