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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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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
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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