A Mafia buy out of Papa Byrd's karate school downtown ends in his death. Byrd's daughter, Sydney, refuses to sell, and wants revenge. Byrd's students call the Black Belt Jones for help. Jones reluctantly teams with Sydney in many battles. Director Robert Clouse Writers Oscar Williams(screenplay) Fred Weintraub(story) Alexandra Rose(story) Stars Jim Kelly Gloria Hendry Scatman Crothers
All the scary movie characters are back in a laugh packed sequel that scares up even more irreverent fun than the original. Marlon Wayans and Anna Faris lead a stellar cast that takes extreme pleasure in skewering Hollywood's most frightening feature films and spoofing popular culture. Starring Regina Hall, Christopher Kennedy Masterson, Tori Spelling and Tim Curry, Chris Elliott and James Woods, nothing's sacred and anything goes in this outlandish must-see comedy hit.
The horrors of modern dating seen through one young woman's defiant battle to survive her new boyfriend's unusual appetites. Director Mimi Cave Writer Lauryn Kahn Stars Daisy Edgar-Jones Sebastian Stan Jojo T. Gibbs
The story of R&B artist Michel'le, who rose to fame in the late 1980s when she signed on to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. Director Janice Cooke Writer Dianne Houston Stars Rhyon Nicole Brown Curtis Hamilton Kedrick Brown
It's Eddie Murphy "as you love to see him!" in this gut-bustingly funny movie that displays his comedic genius in multiple roles! Murphy star as mild-mannered Norbit, who gets a second chance at love with his childhood sweetheart, Kate (Thandie Newton, The Pursuit of Happyness). But there's one huge obstacle: jealous, mean-tempered Rasputia (Murphy), you wants Norbit all to her sizeable self. Can Norbit win the heart of Kate... before Rasputia put the hurt on him? With an all-star cast including Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire), Marlon Wayans (White Chicks) and Eddie Griffin (Date Movie), Norbit "will make you laugh 'til you cheer!"
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects. Director John Singleton Writer John Singleton Stars Cuba Gooding Jr. Laurence Fishburne Hudhail Al-Amir
After "The Man" kills his brother and poisons the neighborhood with tainted liquor, a kung fu fighter (Michael Jai White) wages a war that takes him all the way to Nixon's White House.
Candyman, the first film in the series, is a 1992 horror film, serving as a loose adaptation of Clive Barker's 1985 short story "The Forbidden" of the collection Books of Blood. The film follows a graduate student, Helen Lyle, who is studying urban legends along with her colleague Bernadette.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century Mandinka, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, and transported to North America. It explores his life and those of his descendants in the United States, down to Haley.
T (Robert Hooks) is a slick detective who's done very well for himself, but still runs his operation from the same mean streets he grew up on in South Central Los Angeles. His latest case comes from local hoods Chalky (Paul Winfield) and Pete (Ralph Waite), who claim that someone's been robbing their dice games at gunpoint. As T searches for the perpetrator, he realizes the job is a setup. Chalky and Pete have pinned a murder on him, and both cops and criminals think T is to blame. Initial release: November 1, 1972 Director: Ivan Dixon Music composed by: Marvin Gaye Screenplay: John D. F. Black Producers: John D. F. Black, Joel Freeman #blaxploitation