Imprisoned by Love

Imprisoned by LoveRelease Date 2/24/15 (DVD)
Genre:  Thriller
Rating:  NR
Running Time: 112 mins.
Studio:  Maverick Entertainment Group
Director:  Michael Angelo
Cast:  Reece Odum (Tracie), Marvin Baldwin, Jr. (Gerald), Regina Charles (Kim), Leah Monet Johnson (Brittany), Jaylin Simone (Jordan), Joyce White (Contessa Maxwell).

Story: Tracie, a devoted wife and mother, lives every day in fear at the hands of her abusive drunk husband Gerald. She does everything in her power to make a lifeless marriage work for the sake of her two loving children Jordan and Brittany. In the process, she almost loses everything. She feels trapped and alone in an abusive marriage that is spiraling into a bottomless abyss. Her friends and family serve as the voices of reason, but will the situation ever change or will Tracie continue to take the abuse and blame. Source: Maverick Entertainment.

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Legend of Black Annie, The

Black AnnieRelease Date:  2/10/15 (DVD)
Genre: Thriller
Rating:  NR
Running Time: 86 mins.
Studio: Cormarant Films, Mercury Rising Films, Maverick Entertainment Group
Directors: Terrence Flack, Shane Woodson

Cast: Tom Luce (Charles Warren, Sr.), Terrance Flack (Dr. Faulk), Shane Woodson (Holton Bundy), Arthur Richardson (Joe Willis).

Story: The Legend of Black Annie is a film loosely based on an urban legend. It starts in the late 1960s and ends in 2012. When a group of mischievous boys accidentally kill a young girl, her mother, who is versed in the art of voodoo, enacts revenge upon them and anyone involved in the cover-up. Local college professor Cornelius Faulk investigates the urban legend in an attempt to uncover the truth. Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

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The Good Life

The Good LifeRelease Date:  11/18/14 (DVD)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  Unknown
Running Time: 125 mins.
Studio:  Redd Bone Productions; Maverick Entertainment Group
Directors:  Owen McManus, Jr. 
Cast:  Robert McGill, Jr. (Mikey), Janell Flugence (Alicia), Selam Workeneh (Sasha), James Mastio, Drew Benson, Jonathan Sorapuru (Kevin).

Details:  Women, money, power, greed, drugs, passion, desire, love, wealth, secrets, seduction…family, tragedy…choices. Protagonist Mikey searches for the alluring good life in an underworld where antagonist Fabian holds all power. Younger brother, Kevin, wants in, against Mikey’s will. Forced to choose between family and the good life, what will Mikey choose?  Source: Maverick Entertainment.

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Englewood

Englewooda/k/a Englewood: The Growing Pains in Chicago
Release Date:  10/7/14 (DVD)
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Running Time:  93 mins.
Studio:  Forever Foreign Films LLC; Maverick Entertainment Group
Director:  William Cochran
Cast:  David Cowan (Joshua), William Cochran (Dennis), Rodney Harvey (Calvin), Aayisha Chanel (Kiesha)

Story:  Englewood examines the lives of three young men in Chicago, growing up in the Englewood area, who all have different views on the world as well as their value in it. Source(s): Maverick Entertainment; Forever Foreign Films; Official Facebook page.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRL-Vy9vETQ&rel=0

Jump In

Jump In

Release Date:  09/22/2014; Direct-to-Video
Genre:  Drama
Rating: NR
Runtime: 82 mins.
Studio: Maverick Entertainment
Director: Kimberly D Conner
Cast:  Sheree Bynum, Karen Malina White, Michael Higgenbottom, Kevin Craig West, Dingani Beza.

Synopsis:  Troy Alexander returns to her roots, armed with a plan, to pass the bar and start her own practice. Although, her love of the law takes a back seat to her young son, Jordan, it provides an escape from realities. Troy is convinced she doesn’t need love. She’s content and love is a distraction, until her friends, Tarin and Camryn stumble upon Malik Bond, a middle school math teacher. Her friends plan a meeting and all doesn’t go according to plan. Troy realizes that what Malik lacks in his wallet, he makes up for it in other areas. Sparks fly and life seems perfect… Then circumstances bring her well-thought plans to a halt. Her life flashes before her eyes, just as love lands at her door. Astounding revelations affecting the family in different ways, when the unthinkable happens. (Source: Maverick Entertainment).

Interludes

InterludesRelease Date:  7/15/14; Direct-to-Video
Genre:  Drama
Rating: NR
Running Time: 129 mins.
Studio:  Maverick Entertainment
Director:  Christopher Dorrah
Cast:  Clifton Powell (Blake), Tahiry Jose (Sare), Ray Lavender (Chris), Chrystle Wilson (Kim).

Story:  Based on the real life events of three incarcerated women as they detail traumatic events from their love lives. It’s about the complicated relationships, from first love to last, and how life events shape our hearts. (Source: Maverick Entertainment, official site).

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