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My Sweet Charlie

Release Date:  1/20/1970 (original TV airing); NBC
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  G
Running Time:  97 mins.
Director:  Lamont Johnson
Studio(s):  Bob Banner Associates, Universal Television, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Universal Pictures.
Cast:  Al Freeman, Jr. (Charlie Roberts), Patty Duke (Marlene Chambers), Ford Rainey (Treadwell), William Hardy (Mr. Larrabee), Chris Wilson (Mrs. Larrabee), Noble Willingham (Grady), Dave Ward (Sheriff).

Story:  Charles Roberts, a black activist lawyer from the North who traveled to rural Texas to participate in a Civil Rights protest, believes he killed a white man albeit in self-defense. Fearing for his life, he flees to a closed summer house on the Gulf Coast.  There he finds Marlene Chambers, a southern, white uneducated, prejudiced, unwed pregnant teenager who has taken refuge in the house after being shunned by her father and boyfriend for her pregnancy and cast out of her home. Forced by circumstance to stay there together, the two express mutual hostilities, confront prejudices (racial, regional, class and sexual), and eventually develop appreciation, and respect for one another.  When Marlene goes into labor Charlie hurries to the nearby town for supplies and help. He tries to act like a deferential southern Negro toward Treadwell, the prejudiced owner of a small country store, but is offended and allows his northern accent to come out. Treadwell starts a fight, Charlie runs away but Treadwell catches up with him, pulls a gun, and kills him.

Details:  This made-for-TV drama movie was based on the novel and play of the same name by David Westheimer.  The play opened at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre with Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard, Die Hard 2) and Louis Gossett, Jr. (Roots, An Officer and a Gentlemen) in the leading roles.  Sources:  every70smovieblogspot.com, AFI catalog, tcm.com, hornsectionblogspot.com.  Photo Sources:  modcinema.com, hornsectionblogspot.com, daaracarchive.org.

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The Photograph

Release Date:  2/14/20; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama/Romance
Rating:  PG-13
Director:  Stella Meghie
Studio(s):  Universal; Will Packer Productions
Running Time: Unknown
Cast: Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, Chelsea Peretti, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chante Adams, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Y’lan Noel, Courtney B. Vance, Lil Rel Howery, Teyonah Parris.

Details:  The Photograph stars Issa Rae as Mae Morton, the estranged daughter of famed photographer Christina Eames. When her mother suddenly passes away, Mae ends up on a journey to learn more about Christina’s life, and finds herself in a romance with Michael Block (LaKeith Stanfield), a journalist who’s writing an article about Christina, along the way.

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Breaking Brooklyn

Release Date:   12/1/17; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  PG-13
Director:  Paul Becker
Studio:   Opposite Field Pictures
Cast:  Louis Gossett, Jr. (Miles Bryant), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Greg Bryant), Nathan Kress (Albee Davis), Jack Noseworthy (Christian), Brian Tarantina (Randy Davis).

Story:  A homeless young dancer and his brother are taken in by an old Broadway showman when their father is arrested.  When one of the young men learns that their new guardian could lose his theatre, they enter a dance contest to save it.  Source:  Screendaily.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJY7jQlnRW8&rel=0

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King Of The Dancehall

king-of-the-dancehallRelease Date:  9/11/16; Toronto International Film Festival
Genre:   Drama/Music
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  100 mins.
Director:  Nick Cannon
Cast:  Nick Cannon (Tarzan Brixton), Donovan ‘Dada’ Davidson (Colin Harper), Whoopi Goldberg (Loretta Brixton), Louis Gossett, Jr. (The Bishop), Beenie Man, Busta Rhymes (Allestar ‘All Star Toasta’).

Story:   Nick Cannon’s feature film musical centers on a young man from Brooklyn named Tarzan (Cannon) who hatches a plan centered on marijuana to pay for his mother’s medical bills.  Tarzan travels to Jamaica where he meets up with his cousin (Busta Rhymes) and falls into the Jamaican dancehall music scene.  The fast-paced soundtrack includes Beenie Man, who also narrates the film.  Dancehall is a love letter to Jamaican music complemented with amazingly choreographed dance sequences that amount to physical poetry.  Source(s):  Indiewire; IMDB.

 

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The Other Side

Release Date:  8/1/18
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  TV-MA
Running Time:  138 mins.
Director:   Warren Pemberton
Studio:  The Other Side Productions, Soul Rebel Entertainment, Usman Sharif Productions

Cast:   Erica Hubbard (Gemma), Brad James (Allen), Altovise Lawrence (Kiya), Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. (Tobias), Roger Guenveur Smith (Martin), Cocoa Brown (Wedding Planner).

Story:  When Gem decided to invite her long-lost friend to be the Maid of Honor in her wedding, Allen, her fiancé, had no clue he’d be meeting Kiya, a wildly outspoken lesbian novelist.  Though an aspiring writer himself, Allen finds not a friend in his new house-guest, but a rival for Gem’s attention.  Eventually, the soon-to-be husband discovers there’s a lot more to the story than his fiancée explained.  Source:  theotherside-movie (Official Site).

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For The Love of Ruth

For The Love of Ruth

Release Date:  5/9/15 (TV One)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Studio(s):  Swirl Films
Running Time:  Unknown
Director:  Christine Swanson

Cast:  Denise Boutté (Ruth), Gary Dourdan (Braxton), Loretta Devine (Naomi Marachond), James Pickens, Jr. (Stephen).

Story:  Inspired by the biblical story, For The Love of Ruth follows the journey of Ruth Sommerling (Boutté), who, orphaned as a child and currently residing in a women’s shelter has lived a life filled with pain and disappointment. In rapid succession, Ruth marries Nicholas Marachond, but a dreadful accident leaves her widowed. Refusing to abandon the new family ties she’s formed, Ruth develops a close bond with Naomi Marachond (Devine). As the matriarch of the Marachond family, Naomi introduces Ruth to the fullness that a life filled with faith and loyalty presents. However, Naomi’s brother-in-law Stephen (Pickens, Jr.) discourages this connection and voices his suspicion of Ruth’s intentions. Ultimately, the love she desired all her life is found in Naomi’s reclusive cousin, Braxton (Dourdan) who despite objections from others showers Ruth with an outpouring of love and kindness. Source: TV One.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0Hj6q3pdvw&rel=0

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