The story of the rise and fall of an African American vocal group. Director Robert Townsend Writers Robert Townsend Keenen Ivory Wayans Stars Robert Townsend Michael Wright Leon
Brothers Kenny (Marlon Wayans) and Antoine Tyler (Kadeem Hardison) have always wanted to be basketball heroes, standing out as child athletes and now as college players at the University of Washington. But tragedy strikes during a game, when Kenny, the superstar of the family, sustains a fatal heart attack while playing. This forces Antoine to become the leader on the court, but not without some help from his brother, who returns as a ghost to help the Washington team in its quest for glory.
Accompanied by her husband, son and daughter, Adelaide Wilson returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child. Haunted by a traumatic experience from the past, Adelaide grows increasingly concerned that something bad is going to happen. Her worst fears soon become a reality when four masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the Wilsons into a fight for survival. When the masks come off, the family is horrified to learn that each attacker takes the appearance of one of them.
John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is the ultimate in suave black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy (Moses Gunn), the leader of the black crime mob, then against black nationals, and finally working with both against the white mafia who are trying to blackmail Bumpy by kidnapping his daughter.
They're getting the lowdown on the high price of living! Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen star as two desperate men who discover that they need each other ... and that Money Talks Fast-talking con man Franklin Hatchett (Tucker) is wrongfully accused of killing cops and needs protection from the police, the mob and his very pregnant girlfriend. Struggling television newsman James Russell (Sheen) needs a story. The two meet, and it's like a match to gasoline as they dodge bullets in a series of hair-raising escapes involving big diamonds, fast cars and a deadly game of hide-and-seek.
A woman is transformed into her younger self at a point in her life when the pressures of adulthood become too much to bear. Director Tina Gordon Writers Tracy Oliver(screenplay) Tina Gordon(screenplay) Stars Regina Hall Issa Rae Marsai Martin
THE NEW EDITION STORY: A three-part miniseries, "The New Edition Story" follows the R&B/pop group from their humble beginnings as kids in Boston to global mega-stardom -- weathering the highs and lows of controversy, personnel changes, and the ultimate cost of fame. In 1978, 11-year-old Bobby Brown convinces friends Ricky Bell, Mike Bivins and Ralph Tresvant to perform in local talent shows. The boys are discovered soon after, sign a record deal, and produce their first No. 1 hit, "Candy Girl." Years later, tension within the group forces dramatic changes -- Bobby Brown is kicked out -- and New Edition is never the same.
BOBBY BROWN STROY: From the team that produced the critically acclaimed "The New Edition Story," the top cable biopic of all time, comes the four-hour miniseries "The Bobby Brown Story." It picks up where its predecessor left off, delving into the stellar rise, near demise, and redemption of the founding member of the R&B supergroup New Edition. Brown's life epitomizes the meaning of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. His hits may have kept him at the top of the charts, but his antics kept his name in the headlines. Woody McClain reprises his role as Bobby Brown, painting a picture of the young performer's struggles with stardom as a solo artist.