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Dec. 1, 2009 1:00 PM ET (AP)
Actors: Gabourey Sidibe, Lenny Kravitz, Paula Patton, Mo'nique, Mariah Carey
Synopsis: Monster's Ball producer Lee Daniels follows up his 2005 directorial debut, Shadowboxer, with this adaptation of author Sapphire's best-selling novel about an overweight, illiterate African-American teen from Harlem who discovers an alternate path in life after she begins attending a new school. Read More
Synopsis: This behind-the-scenes documentary chronicles pop star Michael Jackson's 2007 criminal trial, in which he was accused of sexual abuse. Later acquitted of all charges, Jackson was the center of a wild media circus for the duration of the trial, as well as the undying support of fans, who swarmed Read More
Actors: Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K., Michael Clarke Duncan
Synopsis: A single father who has just found success as the host of an outrageous television talk show begins to question his path in life when he returns home to attend his parents' 50th wedding anniversary party in the company of his famous fiancée -- a reality television star -- in this Read More
Actors: Mo'nique
Synopsis: Large and in-charge comedienne Mo'nique puts her joke telling skills to the ultimate test by taking her stand-up act behind the steely cold corridors of the Ohio Reformatory for Women. With a wit powerful enough to charm the most hardened convict, the fearless Mo'nique cuts loose to share her Read More
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Saget, Lewis Black, Christina Applegate, Mo'nique
Synopsis: Animal Planet aesthetics get infused with blush-inducing blue-humor sensibilities as director Bob Saget teams with an all-star cast of comics including Lewis Black, Tracy Morgan, Jason Alexander, Dane Cook, and Whoopi Goldberg to prove that sometimes penguins aren't as sweet as they appear to be Read More
Actors: Darius McCrary, Wesley Jonathan, Chrystee Pharris, Anthony Anderson, Mo'nique
Synopsis: A college campus springs to life when the local radio station announces the official opening of the step competition season. At UTS, the Greeks rule the campus but the Steppers are the kings of the hill. Step season is underway, and with a big money prize up for grabs the heat is on. As the Read More
Actors: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme
Synopsis: Two guys used to drinking beer for fun suddenly become fierce competitors in a sort of Lager Olympics in this over-the-top comedy. Todd Wolfhouse (Erik Stolhanske) and his brother Jan (Paul Soter) are from a German-American family but have never visited the Old Country until their grandfather dies Read More
Actors: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Helen Mirren, Vanessa Ferlito, Macy Gray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Synopsis: A late-career change of heart leads to a dangerous life on the run for two seasoned assassins whose complex relationship masks a dark past in director Lee Daniels' pulpy film noir. When Mickey (Cuba Gooding Jr.) was just a child, his abusive father savagely murdered the young boy's mother shortly Read More
Crew: Executive Producer
Actors: Mo'nique, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Godfrey, Kendra C. Johnson, Joyful Drake
Synopsis: A woman makes it her business to convince the world that bigger is better in this comedy. Jazmin Biltmore (Mo'Nique) is a plus-size woman trying to find a place in the skin-and-bones world of high fashion. Jazmin has her heart set on launching her own line of clothes for large ladies, but she Read More
Actors: Amanda Bynes, Mo'nique, Kathy Najimy
Actors: Monteria Ivey
Synopsis: In this release that substitutes the power of the fists for the quickness of the wits, host Monteria Ivey takes the stage of New York City's La Mama Experimental Theater Club to introduce some of the funniest "snappers" in America. A longstanding and playful tradition in African-American Read More
Actors: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Delroy Lindo
Synopsis: The (mostly) true story of a Hollywood princess turned bounty hunter is told in this witty action-drama from director Tony Scott. Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) was the daughter of famed actor Laurence Harvey (played by Jesse Pate) who passed on when Domino was only eight years old. Domino's Read More
Actors: Eddie Griffin, Anna Friel, Kevin McNally
Synopsis: A South Central, LA con-artist finds that his rhyming skills can pay off in the least likely of venues after winning a poetry contest staged by a financially strapped Irish town in this fish out of water comedy starring Eddie Griffin and Mo'Nique. Ballywood, Ireland is a town with a cash flow Read More
Synopsis: The biggest franchise in comedy brings home the best stand up acts to hit the stage in a side splitting collection of clips that keeps the laughs coming. From larger than life Queen of Comedy Mo'Nique to the hilarious Bruce Bruce, Joe Torry and Original King of Comedy Cedric the Entertainer, this Read More
Synopsis: Lady of laughter Mo'nique is your hostess for this no-holds-barred performance by a handful of up-and-coming African-American comics. The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. One includes hilarious standup from DeRay Davis, Chris Spencer, Doug Williams, Rodney Perry, and more. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Read More
Synopsis: Plus-sized funny lady Mo'nique is your hostess for this performance video, which features a handful of leading African-American comics. The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 2 features side-splitting standup material from Rodman, Vince Morris, Sexy Marlo, Ralphie May, and others. ~ Mark Deming, All Read More
Actors: Mo'nique, Kellita Smith, Gina Torres, David Ramsey, Taraji P. Henson
Synopsis: Blood may be thicker than water, but it doesn't hold a candle to hairspray, as we learn in this urban comedy. Angela (Kellita Smith) is a successful hairdresser who operates her own salon based in Los Angeles. One day, Angela gets an unexpected visit from her sister Peaches (Mo'Nique), who runs a Read More
Actors: Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Debra Messing, Stephen Tobolowsky, Evan Arnold
Synopsis: Jim Davis' famous cartoon cat finally makes his way to the big screen in this adaptation of the popular comic strip Garfield, which combines live action with CGI animation. Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer) is a sweet, if somewhat clueless, man who shares his home with his pet cat, Garfield (voice of Bill Murray Read More
Actors: John Witherspoon, Kevin Hart, Tom Arnold, Method Man, Snoop Dogg, K.D. Aubert
Synopsis: After an excruciatingly humiliating in-flight experience that culminated in a messy breakup and the untimely death of a dog, Nashawn Wade (Kevin Hart) sues the airline for all it's worth. This turns out to be a more than profitable move on his part; the lawsuit brings him a settlement in the hefty Read More
Synopsis: Plus-sized comedian Mo'nique -- best known for her starring role on the situation comedy The Parkers -- offers up her adults-only standup act in all its raunchy glory on this performance video. Platinum Comedy Series: Mo'nique - One Night Stand features the comic performing for fans in Biloxi, MS Read More
Actors: Mo'nique, Countess Vaughn
Actors: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Zachary Simmons Glover, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Ashley Archer
Synopsis: A black family gets a first-hand look at the trials and tribulations of upward mobility and suburban segregation in this pointed comedy. In 1973, Tom (Danny Glover) is an African-American attorney who is determined to raise himself up by his own bootstraps from his position near the bottom of the Read More
Actors: Shaquille O'Neal, Emmitt Smith, Jamie Foxx
Synopsis: Roasting Emmitt Smith: Sha's All Star Comedy Roast 2 features the basketball big man and other famous sports and entertainment figures poking fun at the man who would retire from the NFL as the game's all-time leading rusher. Among the personalities who appear are comedians Dick Gregory and Jeff Read More
Actors: Steven Seagal, Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, Nia Peeples, Tony Plana, Bruce Weitz
Synopsis: Action hero Steven Seagal goes behind bars -- though don't worry, he isn't really a bad guy -- in this action thriller. Sascha Petrosevitch (Seagal) is an FBI agent working undercover to infiltrate a gangland kingpin's operations. While Petrosevitch is able to gain the trust of one of the Read More
Synopsis: Russell Simmons' HBO series Def Comedy Jam was one of the first nationwide showcases for African-American comedians, who could perform raw, streetwise material without censorship or interference; many of the show's guests have gone on to become some of the best known comic talents in America Read More
Synopsis: Some of America's best urban comics have appeared on BET's standup showcase ComicView, and this home video collection brings together some of the show's all-time funniest moments. On BET ComicView: All Stars, Vol. 2, Arnez J plays host to such laugh merchants as Rickey Smiley, Sommore, Mo'nique Read More
Actors: Vivica A. Fox, Lee Anthony, Morris Chestnut, Cherise Leana Bangs, Anthony Anderson, Zatella Beatty, Gabrielle Union, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Tamala Jones, Mo'nique
Synopsis: Love really is a battlefield in this war of the sexes comedy that marks the directorial debut of Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997) screenwriter Mark Brown. Vivica A. Fox stars as Shante, a knowledgeable veteran of the dating game who thinks she's found the perfect mate in the handsome Keith Read More
Actors: Tyrese Gibson, Omar Gooding, A.J. Johnson, Taraji P. Henson, Snoop Dogg, Ving Rhames
Synopsis: Ten years later, writer and director John Singleton returns to the South Central Los Angeles neighborhoods of his debut film Boyz 'N the Hood (1991). Tyrese Gibson stars as Jody, a jobless 20-year-old African-American man who has fathered two children by two different women, Yvette (Taraji P. Henson Read More
Synopsis: Four of today's hottest black comedians headline this Queens of Comedy video special, a follow-up to Spike Lee's The Original Kings of Comedy film (although Lee does not direct here). Adele Givens, Mo'Nique (from UPN's The Parkers), Sommore, and Laura Hayes (from BET's Comic View) present a very Read More
Actors: Brian Hooks, N'Bushe Wright, Faizon Love, E-40, Starletta DuPois
Synopsis: Noted hip-hop producer DJ Pooh, who co-wrote the urban comedy Friday, makes his directorial debut with this comedy-drama. A young African-American man is enjoying his freedom after his second stretch in prison. Under the "three strikes and you're out" law, another brush with the police could mean Read More
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