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3) Fences
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a former Negro League baseball player struggles to provide for his family.
8) Guess who
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A hilarious remake of the 1967 classic Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, with a slight twist. An African-American girl brings her white boyfriend home to meet her parents.
"A consciously lightweight romantic comedy that pokes fun at racial stereotyping..."--Detroit News.
"I laughed at the interplay and think anyone should enjoy this fun film."--Entertainment Spectrum.
"Radiant chemistry between Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher..."--Filmcritic.com.
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
When Viola learns that her next asthma attack is likely to kill her, she sets out to fix her fractured family before she sets foot anywhere near the grave. Proudly choosing to keep her health issues a secret, she contends with sibling rivalry, teen pregnancy, and prescription drug addiction; and that's just one of her four kids.
11) Waterproof
Pub. Date
[2001], c1998
Description
Eli, a Washington, D.C. storeowner, is inadvertently shot by the young son of a taxi cab driver. In a panic, his mom kidnaps the wounded Eli and flees to her hometown of Waterproof, Louisiana. Arriving at the home of her estranged family, its not long before a dark childhood secret is revealed. An emotionally-charged, faith-based story that focuses on the interaction of a stranger and a family torn apart by a long-buried secret.
15) I will follow
Pub. Date
2011
Description
"Maye is a success. Hot career. Hot boyfriend. But when her world is turned upside down by tragedy, she must struggle to keep her balance... chronicles a day in the life of a woman at a crossroads, and the twelve people help her move forward into a brave, new world"--Container.
16) The river Niger
Pub. Date
2007
Description
"In this gripping, intimate look at life in the ghetto, Johnny Williams is a house panter that moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption."
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
When college students Marcus and Lucia make a surprise engagement announcement, their feuding fathers threaten to turn a dream wedding into a battle royal. Throw in eccentric relatives and clashing cultures, and you've got a recipe for laugh-out-loud lunacy and nonstop fun!
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
When college students Marcus and Lucia make a surprise engagement announcement, their feuding fathers threaten to turn a dream wedding into a battle royal. Throw in eccentric relatives and clashing cultures, and you've got a recipe for laugh-out-loud lunacy and nonstop fun!