Tag: Netflix

Fatal Affair

Release Date:  7/16/2020; Netflix
Genre:   Drama
Rating:   NR
Director:  Peter Sullivan
Studio(s):   Hybrid, Netflix

Cast:   Nia Long (Ellie), Omar Epps (David), Stephen Bishop (Michael), Aubrey Cleland (Brittany), Maya Stojan (Courtney), Kj Smith (Deborah), Jason-Shane Scott (Travis), Carolyn Hennesy (Janice), Fredella Calloway (Dr. Beverly), Estelle (Linda).

Story:   Ellie (Nia Long) tries to mend her marriage with her husband Marcus (Stephen Bishop) after a brief encounter with an old friend David (Omar Epps) only to find that David is more dangerous and unstable than she’d realized.  Source:  Black Film.

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Da 5 Bloods


Release Date:  6/12/20; Netflix
Genre:   Drama
Rating:  R
Director:  Spike Lee
Studio(s):  40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Netflix
Running Time:  154 mins.

Cast:  Delroy Lindo (Paul), Jonathan Majors (David), Norm Lewis (Eddie), Clarke Peters (Otis), Isiah Whitlock, Jr. (Melvin), Chadwick Boseman (Norman), Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser (Simon), Jean Reno, Veronica Ngo (Hanoi Hannah), Giancarlo Esposito, Johnny Tri Nguyen.

Story:  The story of four African American Vets – Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.), who return to Vietnam searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure.  Our heroes, joined by Paul’s concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle forces of Man and Nature, while confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War.  Source:  IMDB; Vanity Fair.

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All Day And A Night

Release Date:  5/1/2020; Netflix
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  R
Director:  Joe Robert Cole
Studio(s):  Color Force, Mighty Engine
Running Time:  121 mins.

Cast:  Jeffrey Wright (JD), Yahya Abdul-Mateen, II (Big Stunna), Andrea Ellsworth (Kim), Ashton Sanders (Jah), Regina Taylor (Tommetta), Jalyn Hall (Young Jah), Christopher Meyer (Lamark), Isaiah John (TQ).

Story:   While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.  Source:  Netflix.

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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

Release Date:  3/20/20; Netflix – Limited Series
Genre:   Drama/Biography
Rating:  NR
Director(s):  Kasi Lemmons and DeMane Davis
Studio(s):  Netflix, SpringHill Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television

Story:  The four-part limited series Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker will debut on Netflix on March 20.  In the series, Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer stars as Sarah Breedlove, known as Madam C.J. Walker, the black hair care pioneer and mogul who overcame hostile turn-of-the-century America, epic rivalries, tumultuous marriages and family challenges to become America’s first black, female self-made millionaire.  The series is inspired by the book, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker by Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles. Walker overcame post-slavery racial and gender biases, personal betrayals, and business rivalries to build a ground-breaking brand that revolutionized black hair care, as she simultaneously fought for social change.

Self Made also stars Blair Underwood as her husband C.J. Walker, Tiffany Haddish as her daughter Lelia, Carmen Ejogo as Walker’s business rival Addie Munroe, Garrett Morris as Walker’s father-in-law, Kevin Carroll as her longtime lawyer Freeman Ransom and Bill Bellamy as Ransom’s cousin, Sweetness.  Source(s):  Deadline; Elle.com.

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A Fall From Grace

Release Date:  1/17/20; Netflix
Genre: Thriller
Rating:   Unknown
Director:  Tyler Perry
Studio(s):   Tyler Perry Studios
Running Time:  Unknown

Cast:   Tyler Perry, Crystal Fox, Phylicia Rashad, Bresha Webb, Cicely Tyson.

Story:   Tyler Perry is teaming up with Netflix for a new thriller about a woman whose world is shattered by secrets.  On 11/22/19, the writer-director-producer announced on Twitter, that his upcoming film, A Fall from Grace will begin streaming on the platform on Jan. 17.  Netflix’s Strong Black Lead account also shared the news in a tweet saying the drama will be centered around a divorced woman who feels restored by a new romance, secrets soon start to erode her short-lived joy.  Source:  Deadline.  Poster Source:  Collider.com.

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Holiday Rush

 

Release Date:   11/28/19; Netflix
Genre:   Holiday/Comedy
Rating:   Unknown
Director:  Leslie Small
Studio(s):   Poke Prod, Netflix.
Running Time:  93 mins.

Cast:  Romany Malco (Rashon ‘Rush’ Williams), Stormi Maya (Katrina), Sonequa Martin-Green (Roxy Richardson), La La Anthony (Paula Williams), Tamala Jones (Jocelyn ‘Joss’ Hawkings), Deon Cole, Roscoe Orman (Reginald Miller), Darlene Love (Aunt Jo Robinson), Amarr M. Wooten (Jamal Williams), Jimmy Palumbo (Daniels), Alysia Livingston (Janella), Selena-Marie Alphonse (Gabby Williams), Andrea-Marie Alphonse (Evie Williams).

Story:   Single dad and radio DJ Rashon “Rush” Williams loses his job right as his four entitled kids share their pricey Christmas lists. To keep Rush on the air in Pittsburgh, his producer and aunt plan to help him buy another station if the Williams family can downsize fast and embrace a simpler life. In this heartwarming film, a loving father reconnects with his children when they all learn that true joy comes from who you have, not what you have.  Source/Photo Source:  What’sonnetflix.com.

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