Ghosting:  The Spirit of Christmas

a/k/a Ghosting

 

Release Date:  12/4/19; Freeform
Genre:   Holiday
Rating:  NR
Director:   Theresa Bennett
Studio(s):   Freeform, Is or Isn’t Entertainment, Midwest Livestock
Running Time:  Unknown

Cast:    Aisha Dee (Jess), Kimiko Glenn (Kara), Kendrick Sampson (Ben), Jazz Raycole (Mae), Missi Pyle (Chrissy), LisaGay Hamilton (Deb).

Story:   The protagonist Jess is a free-spirited young woman, who is content with her near-perfect life. However, destiny had different plans for her when she heads back from a rather pleasant first date.  Following her demise in a car accident, her spirit possesses the body of the man she went on a date with. The story revolves around the adventures and struggles of Jess’ unsettling spirit to achieve the ideal afterlife.  However, there’s more to this story! Jess’s friend Kara is the only one aware of the former’s presence even after her death, as she can see the spirit and even communicate with her. But will Kara be able to help Jess’ soul rest in peace with her New Age rituals and practices? Find out as the movie unveils the answer.  Source:  meaww.com.

Go For Sisters

Go For Sisters 2Go For Sisters 1Release Date 8/19/14, DVD;  11/8/13, Theaters (Limited)
Genre:  Drama/Crime
Rating:  NR
Running Time: 123 mins.
Studio: Variance Films
Director:  John Sayles
Cast:  LisaGay Hamilton (Bernice), Yolonda Ross (Fontayne), Edward James Olmos (Freddy Suarez), Hilary Barraford (Cindy), Mahershala Ali (Dez), Harold Perrineau (Wiley), Isaiah Washington (Vernell).

Story:  Bernice (LisaGay Hamilton) and Fontayne (Yolonda Ross) grew up so close people said they could “go for sisters”, but time sent them down different paths. Twenty years later, those paths cross: Fontayne is a recovering addict fresh out of jail, and Bernice is her new parole officer.

When Bernice’s son Rodney goes missing on the Mexican border, his shady associates all in hiding or brutally murdered, Bernice realizes she needs someone with the connections to navigate Rodney’s world without involving the police… and turns to her old friend. The pair enlist the services of disgraced ex-LAPD detective Freddy Suárez (Edward James Olmos) and plunge into the dim underbelly of Tijuana, forced to unravel a complex web of human traffickers, smugglers, and corrupt cops before Rodney meets the same fate as his partners.  Source:  Goforsisters.com, official site.

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdK8Ah7rs2E&rel=0

 

Life Of A King

Life of A KingRelease Date: February 11, 2014 (DVD);
January 17, 2014 (In Theaters & VOD)
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 102 mins.
Studio: Millennium Entertainment
Director: Jake Goldberger
Cast: Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Eugene)
Dennis Haysbert (Searcy)
LisaGay Hamilton (Sheila King)
Malcolm M. Mays (Tahime)
Story: True story of one man’s inspiring mission to better the lives of inner-city youth in Washington, D.C. After being incarcerated for 18 years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to help pull kids off the streets. Using the simple chess-inspired motto “think before you move,” Brown helped give troubled students something that he never had: a future. (Synopsis taken from Millennium Entertainment.

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