Release Date: 9/16/16
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Rating: Not Available
Studio: Screen Gems
Director: Jon Cassar
Cast: Regina Hall, Morris Chestnut, Jaz Sinclair, Theo Rossi, Justin Lebrun
Story: A professional couple unable to conceive their own child hire a woman to act as their surrogate. Unfortunately for the hopeful parents, she develops a violent fixation on the husband before the baby is even born. Source(s): Variety, Deadline, IMDB.
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Release Date: 12/29/15 (DVD); 9/11/15 (In Theaters)
Genre: Thriller
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: Unknown
Studio: Sony Screen Gems
Director: David M. Rosenthal
Cast: Sanaa Lathan (Leah Vaughn), Morris Chestnut (Dave), Michael Ealy (Carter Duncan), Rutina Wesley, Kathryn Morris (Karen), Holt McCallany (Detective Hansen).
Story: Leah Vaughn appears to have the ideal life. She enjoys a challenging, fast-paced career as a lobbyist; Dave her long-term boyfriend loves her. And yet, at 36, she’s ready to move to the next phase. Marriage and a family seem a logical and welcome step. Dave is not so sure. A bit commitment phobic, his misgivings lead to a painful break up.
Enter Carter Duncan a handsome, charming stranger whose path keeps crossing with Leah’s. Caring and solicitous of Leah and her family and friends, their relationship rapidly progresses. It seems Leah has met the perfect guy. But if it seems too good to be true… Soon Carter’s protective nature morphs into something more sinister. It’s clear Leah has to end this new relationship and when she does, her one time lover becomes her ultimate enemy. It will take every bit of her cunning and resolve to escape and outwit him. Source: Movie Insider.
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Release 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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Release 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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Release Date: 1/27/15 (DVD); 9/28/13
Genre: Thriller
Rating: NR
Running Time: 96 mins.
Studio: Maverick Entertainment
Director: Jason Gourdine
Cast: Dylan Christian (Jonathan Zander), Nicholas Gourdine (Sheldon Marcus), Pastelle Perry (Veronica Nettles)
Story: Media giant Jonathan Zander is known for his take no prisoners business attitude. Under suspicion, Zander must find a new, trustworthy person for his organization. When he meets the talented, yet socially challenged, Sheldon Marcus, he finds the perfect tool to funnel his next business deal through. The effects of this deal could cause damage, but he will stop at nothing to increase his profits. After leaving a life of mediocrity, Sheldon must decide if he will participate in the deconstruction of society or attempt take down one of the most connected and dangerous business moguls in the world. Source: Maverick Entertainment.
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Release Date: April 22, 2014 (DVD);
January 23, 2014 (Film festival)
Genre: Thriller
Rating: Unknown
Running Time: Unknown
Studio: Modoc Spring; One Village Entertainment
Director: Stuart Connelly
Cast: Mekhi Phifer (The Suspect)
William Sadler (Sheriff Dixon)
Sterling K. Brown (The Other Suspect)
Derek Roché (Deputy Riley)
James McCaffrey (Polaski Sheriff)
Story: Two African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned, deadly turn. (Synopsis taken from IMDB).
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