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The Blackening

Release Date:  6/16/23; In Theaters
(Original Release Date:  9/16/22 – Toronto International Film Festival)
Genre:  Horror/Comedy
Rating:   NR
Running Time:  96 mins.
Director:  Tim Story
Studio(s):  Catchlight Studios, Lionsgate, MRC Film, Media Rights Capital (MRC), The Story Company.

Cast:  Grace Byers (Allison), Jermaine Fowler (Clifton), Melvin Gregg (King), X Mayo (Shanika), Dewayne Perkins (Dewayne), Antoinette Robertson (Lisa), Sinqua Walls (Nnamdi), Jay Pharoah (Shawn), Yvonne Orji (Morgan), Diedrich Bader (Officer White), James Preston Rogers (Camden Conner).

Story:  Based on the 2018 short film of the same name by the comedy troupe 3Peat, The Blackening centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game.  The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?  Source(s):  official site, theblackening.movie, Wikipedia.

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2 Minutes of Fame

a/k/a #2MinutesofFame

Release  Date:  6/16/2020 ; DVD/VOD
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:   R
Director:   Leslie Small
Studio(s):   Codeblack Entertainment, Lionsgate
Running Time:  97 mins.

Cast:  Kimrie Lewis, Keke Palmer, Katt Williams, RonReaco Lee, Jay Pharoah, Reatha Grey, Valery M. Ortiz, Madeleine Byrne, Jim Wise, Jonny Berryman

Story:   After his impressions of a comedian named Marques (Katt Williams) make him an online sensation, Deandre (Jay Pharoah) goes to L.A. with dreams of stand-up stardom. But his girlfriend (Keke Palmer) needs him to be a stand-up guy and help raise their young son. Marques, the reigning king of comedy, isn’t about to give up his throne, and plots a rude—and hilarious—awakening for Deandre in this laugh-out-loud comedy with a heart.  Source:  onvideo.org.

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Bad Hair

 

Release Date:   10/23/20; Hulu (Original Release: 1/23/20 – Sundance Film Festival)
Genre:   Comedy/Horror
Rating:  NR
Director:   Justin Simien
Studio(s):   Sight Unseen Pictures
Running Time:  115 mins.

Cast:  Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Blair Underwood, Laverne Cox

Story:   Los Angeles, 1989. Anna Bludso (Elle Lorraine) is a scarred survivor of a scalp burn from a mild relaxer perm. She also has the smarts and ambition to be the next on-air star at Culture, a music video TV show. After years of struggling to be seen for her ideas and hard work, Anna fears the worst when her dreadlocked boss is replaced by Zora (Vanessa Williams), an ex-supermodel with a silver tongue.  Zora warns Anna that her nappy look has got to go, so Anna bites the bullet and gets a weave. Turns out, her flowing new hair is the key to success—but it arrived with a mind of its own, and it bites back!  Source:  Sundance.org.

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