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THE BLACK GODFATHER
J.J., a small time hustler with a conscience, single-handedly closes down the Mob’s drug operation, thereby earning the title, “the Black Godfather.” But the mob's got a secret weapon: a crooked cop who's got dirt on all the syndicates, and now J.J. is in for the fight of his life.

STARRING: Rod Perry (S.W.A.T.), Jimmy Witherspoon
ACTION, 1974
BLACK SISTER'S REVENGE
A native young girl from the South moves in with her relatives in a Los Angeles ghetto. At first she is made fun of, but eventually she is accepted and plots to rob a bank to raise bail money for her new boyfriend, who is a jailed drug dealer.

STARRING: Jerri Hayes, Eddie Allen, Charles D. Brooks III, Laetitia Burdett
DIRECTED BY: Jamaa Fanaka
COMEDY, 1998
BLACK SPRING BREAK
When a college football star and his rapper friend hit the sands in Daytona Beach, every sports agent and gold-digger wants a piece of them.

STARRING: Daron Fordham, Kenny Flyy, Le Kisha Raine
MUSIC BY: 2-Live Crew, 69 Boys, DJ Spank, Whodini, Gilbeaux, Tru featuring Master P, Jackson Five, Under the Influence, Trapp: BIG & Tupac
COMEDY, 1998
BLACKENSTEIN
Two doctors attempt to restore the body of a dismembered Vietnam Vet but instead create Blackenstein. Their horrific creation goes on a rampage of murder and disemboweling, unaffected by fists, bullets, and blunt objects.

STARRING: Ivory Stone, Liz Renay, Cardella de Milo
URBAN / RETRO / HORROR, 1973
BLOOD OF A CHAMPION
An ex-con finds it very difficult adjusting to a normal life with his dedicated wife after spending ten years in prison. His luck finally turns around when he’s offered a chance to fight again. But this time, it’s the brutal sport of underground street fighting, controlled by a merciless, unscrupulous businessman, and the stakes are high!

STARRING: Deborah Cox (Dr. Dolittle 2) and Bokeem Woodbine (Bones, CIS: Miami)
DIRECTED BY: Lawrence Page
ACTION, 80 minutes, 2006
BLOODLINE
Two brothers, Nate and Marcus, grow up in radically different environments. One os raised in the ghetto the other from a decent home. They are reunited after ten years on different sides of the law. Marcus is a police officer, while Nate is a drug dealer. With the city cracking down on crime and drugs, the promise to stay brothers forever puts their relationship to the test.

STARRING: Money Mark, Suthun' Boy, Ray Benzino
ACTION, 2006
BOOK OF LOVE
A humorous look at the tribulations of unrequited love and failed relationships of three men living, dating and loving in Los Angeles, and the one thing they have in common: therapy.

STARRING: Robin Givens (Head of State), Salli Richardson (Antwone Fisher), Loretta Devine (Crash)
ROMANCE, 2006
BOSS'N UP
Stuck as a dead-end grocery clerk, charismatic Cordé (Snoop Dogg) is down on his luck, broke and frustrated. He realizes his true calling when he meets a veteran of the pimp game who shows him the ropes. But with jealous hustlers watching his every move, a pimp can't have it both ways, he must choose between love and the game.

STARRING: Snoop Dogg, Lil’ Jon, Trina, Shillae Anderson, Hawthorn James (The Five Heartbeats)
DIRECTED BY: Pook Brown • PRODUCED BY: Snoop Dogg
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: Three never before seen videos "Get 2 Know Ya", "Drop it Like It's Hot", "Let's Get Blown", Audio CD with 4 tracks.
MUSICAL / DRAMA, 90 minutes, 2005
THE DOLEMITE COLLECTION
Rudy Ray Moore, "The King of Party Records", brings us a sensational collection of films and performances:

DOLEMITE: (1975) - Dolemite and the girls take on the mob.

THE HUMAN TORNADO: (1976) - In this sequel to the smash hit DOLEMITE, Moore is on the run from a redneck sheriff who has caught Dolemite with his woman.

PETEY WHEATSTRAW: THE DEVIL'S SON-IN-LAW (1977) - Gunned down by the mob, a comedian is given a second chance at life if he will marry te Devil's hideous daughter.

DISCO GOD FATHER: (1979) - Moore is an ex-cop called back into action to stop an angel dust producer.

RUDE: (1983) - A combination of martial arts sequences, over the top sex scenes, and Rudy's own brand of raunchy humor.

THE LEGEND OF DOLEMITE: BIGGER AND BADDER: (2000) - A documentary of interviews with performers Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Arsenio Hall, and more.

RUDY RAY MOORE: LIVE AT WETLANDS: (2000) - Brings Rudy back to his R&B roots.
DOWNTIME
Based on a true story of penitentiary warfare. A gritty look at the gangs who control prison life and one man’s struggle with incarceration, drug addition, violence and betrayal. “Move over Traffic” – San Francisco Bay Guardian.

STARRING: William Van Nolan, Peter Quartaroli (Scorpion King), Sam McBride, Latino rap artists Sir Dyno & Crew, Tay da Tay
ACTION, 2002

THA EASTSIDAZ
A gritty tale of double cross and revenge unfolds when a gang kingpin is set up, and while serving time in maximum security prison gets payback.

STARRING: Snoop Dogg, Tray Deee, Goldie Loc, Darryl Brunson
MUSIC BY: XZIBIT, Warren G, Jayo Felony & Tash
ACTION/DRAMA, 2000

HIGH FREAKQUENCY
Wes, a station director has his hands more than full with disc jockeys Jordan and Venom. The DJs have their hearts in the right place but soon their antics get out of control.

STARRING: John Witherspoon (Soul Plane, Friday), Marcus Chong (The Matrix), Deon Richmond (Scream 3) and Adrienne Johnson
COMEDY, 1998
HOW U LIKE ME NOW?
An ambitious yuppie, bored by her unmotivated boyfriend, moves out and starts an interracial relationship with a man she meets at a party. But when things don't work out, she goes home to find that her ex has a surprise for her!

STARRING: Darnell Williams, Salli Richardson, Daniel Gardner, Charnele Brown
COMEDY, 1993
THE LUAU
Opportunity knocks when Cedric’s parents leave for the weekend and he throws a luau. But can he control the group of freaks wreaking havoc on the house, find his girl, and get lei’d all before his folks get home?

STARRING: Brian Hooks (3 Strikes, Phat Beach), Troy Winbush (The Replacements), Maia Campbell (In the House)
COMEDY, 2002
MALIBOOTY
Donzelli promised his sister he’d join the Army if he lost another job and now the recruiter is knocking on the door. He flees to L.A. with his friends: Bird, a 98-lb. weakling with delusions of player grandeur, and Raymond, a beauty school drop-out trapped by a jealous girlfriend, to try their luck with the bootylicious ladies at the Boogie Beach Bash.

STARRING: Brian Hooks (Phat Beach, 3 Strikes), Stickey Fingaz (Flight of the Phoenix), Kym E. Whitley, E-40
COMEDY, 2003
NIKITA BLUES
On a collision course with life, Nikita is a senior at Los Angeles High, set on getting her English teacher, Mr. Jackson, to fall in love with her.

STARRING: Essemce Atloms, Roz Ryan, Mari Morrow, Kenny Lee
DRAMA, 2001
PENITENTIARY
Martel Gordone is thrown deep into the bowels of the prison system, where the only consistent truth is to kill or be killed. To show his strength and gain respect from the other inmates, Martel must distinguish himself as a boxer, taking on all corners to save his own skin and regain his pride as a human being.

STARRING: Gloria Delaney, Badja Djola, Carl Irwin, Leon Isaac Kennedy
DIRECTED BY: Jamaa Fanaka
ACTION, 99 minutes, 1979
PENITENTIARY 2
Featuring the first big screen appearance by Mr. T, PENIENTIARY 2 is the sequel to PENIENTIARY. Paroled prison boxing champ Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone hangs up his gloves and moves in with his sister's family and rekindles his romance with Clarisse. But he soon learns that life on the outside isn't much easier that it was in prison.

STARRING: Leon Isaac Kennedy, Mr. T, Ernie Hudson, Hawthorne James, Rudy Ray Moore, Tony Cox
DIRECTED BY: Jamaa Fanaka
ACTION, 108 minutes, 1982
PREMIUM
Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor who works at his mother's boyfriend's gas station to repay him for covering his college tuition. One day at the station, his ex-fiance - and one true love - reappears after 3 years. Cool discovers that she is to be wed in 36 hours. In a last-ditch attempt to win her back, he takes on the biggest "role" of his life.

STARRING: Dorian Missick, Zoe Saldana, Hill Harper, Eva Pigford
ROMANCE / DRAMA, 2006
Q THE MOVIE
Cedrick’s parents have entrusted him with their house while they are away — but it’s the perfect time to throw a wild BBQ. Things turn hilariously out-of-control when unexpected guests turn up and Cedrick must destroy the evidence before his parents realize their backyard was turned into party central.

STARRING: Brian Hooks (Phat Beach, 3 Strikes), Keno D. Deary
COMEDY, 1999

ROCK THE BELLS
Furiously paced, Rock The Bells follows a Hip-Hop festival producer Michael Chang Weisburg and his guerilla promotion team as they put everything on the line to reunite the notorious no-shows, The Wu-Tang Clan. Fighting for the arrival of all nine Wu-Tang members and overwhelmed by security attempts to control the riotous crowd in the overheated, overcrowded venue, will they deliver the history-making show they have promised?

STARRING: Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man, U-God
DIRECTED BY: Denis Hennelly, Casey Suchan
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY: Redman, Dilated Peoples, MC Supernatural, Sage Francis, Eyedea & Abilities, Chali 2na, Dj Numark
THEATRICAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, 7 ARTS, 103 minutes, 2007

STATISTIC
A young man grows up on the mean streets of Long Island, NY and quickly becomes a statistic in the prison system. But all that changes when he falls in love and decides he wants to go straight.

STARRING: Lawrence Page, Temeko Cameron, Redman, Mobb Deep, Lost Boyz
ACTION, 2001
SOUL VENGEANCE
A proud black man does time in jail where he is subjected to heinous experiements. Once released, he goes about exacting vengeance on those who put him in prison. This includes both seducing their women and murdering them by a mysterious means.

STARRING: Marlo Monte, Reatha Grey, Stan Kamber, Tiffany Peters, Ben Bigelow
DIRECTED BY: Jamaa Fanaka
ACTION, 1975
THE WALK
A turbulent period in the life of a young, frustrated African-American woman. The film unfolds with her struggle to cope with a myriad of conflict-filled relationships. Her peace lies in a youth minister who guides her on a soul-searching journey that returns her to the accepting Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior.

STARRING: Eva Pigford, Regina Belle
INSPIRATIONAL / DRAMA, 95 minutes, 2005
WINNER TAKES ALL
An epic inner-city tale about two boys who grow up on opposite sides of the law. Two childhood friends come up in a life of crime — one is jailed, the other becomes a narcotics agent.

STARRING: Gold and platinum recording artists and actors such as B-Real of Cypress Hill, Domino, Rappin’ 4-Tay, AMG, Flesh N’ Bone of Bone Thugs n’ Harmony, Joe Estevez
ACTION, 1999