Bill Duke
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"This is the memoir of Bill Duke, one of the first--and few--African Americans to direct for both television and feature films. Duke recalls his childhood, the importance of his family and mentors, and the challenges he faced as an African American--to not only achieve success as an actor, but more significantly as a director in a very white Hollywood"--
2) The predator
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter, and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
3) Mandy
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Red, a lumberjack living in the depths of the woods, has sequestered himself and his doting girlfriend, Mandy, from the world. Though Mandy is a gentle woman who spends most of her time immersed in a book, she finds herself in a life-threatening situation after being kidnapped by an ill-intentioned cult leader. When stripped from her home by a group of malicious cult members, Red sets out to avenge Mandy's abrupt and inexplicable disappearance.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
After years of disagreement concerning what true happiness, success, and love really are, Dave and Clarice Johnson have finally reached a breaking point in their marriage. Clarice is hurt in a car accident and the obvious truth is that more than just her injuries need immediate attention. Their odds of making it are worsen as Clarice begins to see a physical therapist. Dave develops a friendship with Julie and her teenage son Bryson. The acceptance...
5) Bad country
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In 1983, a veteran Baton Rouge detective, Bud Carter, infiltrates the most powerful criminal enterprise in the South. After taking down its top lieutenant and contract killer, Jesse Weiland, the detective convinces him to become an informant. Jesse sets out to help bring down the entire organization, including its architect, Lutin.
Publisher
A & E
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A dozen cases await the reclusive Manhattan epicure and his gregarious sidekick. Archie finds a dead woman's body while doing a simple favor for a friend. Wolfe bolts from court when he believes his testimony will convict an innocent man. While fetching his raincoat, Archie stumbles onto a murder scene. A delivery boy is murdered and Archie is the prime suspect. Wolfe and Archie hunt for the mother of an abandoned baby. A lecherous producer is poisoned...
7) Dark girls
Publisher
One Village Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Examines the cultural phenomenon of "colorism", the prejudice or discrimination based on the relative darkness or lightness of skin generally within one's own ethnic or racial group, specifically as it pertains to women and girls of color in America and other parts of the world.
8) Commando
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Colonel John Matrix is retired from the army. He lives in the mountains of California with his daughter Jenny. Jenny is kidnapped by Bennett, one of John's former soldiers. Bennet's boss, exiled Latin American dictator Arius, demands that John assassinate the president of Arius's country so Arius can reinstate himself as dictator. John is put on a southbound airplane with a guard, but before the airplane can take off, John snaps the guard's neck,...
10) Henry's crime
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
11) Never again
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
This proves that love can find you no matter how hard you try to avoid it. Christopher and Grace are two jaded New Yorkers who, until now, have been successful at avoiding serious relationships. Once the two meet, they vow to keep it strictly casual, that is until they discover just how compatible they really are.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A rap superhero is encased in muscular flesh like armor, his face is an impassive mask, he reaches out to destroy his enemies with his unique talent. Marcus is a gangster who breaks from his youthful life of crime to triumph as a rapper. Marcus's girlfriend helps him pull free the wires holding his jaw shut when he's recovered from being shot in the face. He even has a moment when a razor blade is thrown into his cell and is encouraged to kill himself....
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
A nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent. While there she turns the convent choir into a "soulful chorus of swingin' sisters." The sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Whoopi Goldberg returns as the lounge singer who goes undercover as a nun to help an ailing inner-city school.
14) Mandy
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The quiet life of devoted couple Red and Mandy takes a dark and bizarre turn when a nightmarish cult and their maniacal leader seek to possess Mandy, body and soul. A shocking assault on the innocent pair leads to a spiraling, surreal, bloody rampage of all out, mind-altering vengeance.
16) Cover
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Valerie Maas is a devoted, churchgoing wife and mother whose faith is shattered when she discovers that her husband Dutch is living a secret double life. And when she's subsequently arrested for the murder of a famous singer who has a big secret of his own, Valerie is as shocked as anyone-- she's the last person anyone would suspect would do such a thing. But she may actually have the best motive of all and an assistant D.A. with an election to win...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
L.A.P.D. reject and major troublemaker, Earl, ends up getting L.A. police officer, Hank, kicked off the force for brutality. Now, these two guys, who can't stand each other, are stuck working together as lowly security guards.
18) Deep cover
Series
Criterion collection volume 1086
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Russell Stevens, a police officer, goes undercover as 'John Hull,' the partner of a dangerously ambitious cocaine trafficker, in order to infiltrate and bring down a powerful Latin American drug ring operating in L.A. But the further Stevens descends into this ruthless world of money, violence, and power, the more disillusioned he becomes -- and the harder it is to make out the line between right and wrong, crime and justice. Steeped in shadowy,...
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Black has never been more beautiful, witnessed by this magnificent collection featuring accomplished dark-skinned women from all walks of life. In Dark Girls, celebrities such as Lupita Nyong'o, Vanessa Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Brandi and Karli Harvey, and over seventy-five other outstanding women share intimate insights into what their dark skin means to them."--Amazon.com.