After a child is accidentally killed in a gang shooting, a group of women led by Lysistrata (Teyonah Parris) organize against the ongoing violence in Chicago's Southside: They will withhold sex from their men until they agree to lay down their arms. Lysistrata's lover, rapper/gang leader Demetrius (Nick Cannon) - nicknamed Chi-Raq - retaliates by intensifying his feud with gang lord Cyclops (Wesley Snipes). Lysistrata's movement challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world, and raises tensions in the already violent neighbourhood. Chi-Raq is an incendiary film about gang culture and gun control in the US, directed by Academy-Award® winner Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X) and also features an A-list cast including John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson.
The Angel Doll' is a beautifully touching true story told through the eyes of ten-year-old boy Jerry. He tells of his carefree life in the 1950s with his friend Whitey. Whitey is devoted to his seriously ill four-year-old sister Sandy whose only comfort from her illness is her love for angels. Although Whitey has saved money from his paper round to buy her a special angel doll he cannot find one in the small town that they live in. Jerry and Whitey set out with single-minded determination to find a doll and along the way face fear prejudice and theft. They learn what is truly important as their lives and the lives of others are affected in a very unexpected way.
When a deserted ship arrives in New York City carrying a slaughtered crew and an even more horrific cargo mutant green eggs the size of footballs that pulsate with life until they spray hideous chest-bursting death a government research team uncovers a grisly conspiracy of murder space monsters and coffee. Who is harvesting these alien hell-spores and what is their connection to a doomed mission to Mars? Directed by Luigi Cozzi owner and operator of the Dario Argento store in R
Nick Cannon plays Tracy ""Tre"" Stokes a streetwise LA cop in 'Underclassman' which combines frenetic action with sharp-eared comedy. When a student at an elite private school gets murdered the rough-edged rookie Stokes gets assigned as the undercover detective to track down the killer. The resulting culture shock is only one of his difficulties. The ever-resourceful Stokes resorts to using his unique blend of sharkish good cheer and rakish charm to woo his beautiful teacher Karen Lo
Cats & DogsThey're cunning. They're stealthy. They're waging a top-secret ultra-high-tech struggle for global domination right under our noses. they're .... Cats & Dogs! Witness this epic 'tail' of what happens when an eccentric professor (Jeff Goldblum) makes a discovery that could tip the age-old balance of pet power. Now an inexperienced young beagle pup named Lou is about to begin the ultimate mission im-paws-ible: to save humanity from a total cat-tastrophe!The Iron GiantSomething huge is on the horizon. Hogarth Hughes just rescued an enormous robot that fell from the stars to Earth. Now young Hogarth has one very big friend and an even bigger problem: How do you keep a 50 -foot-tall steel -eating (junkyard cars are especially tasty) giant a secret? It's even harder when a nosy government agent arrives in town to hunt down the alien invader and the combined land sea and air might of the U.S military is sent to demolish the giant. The result: an incredible adventure that's part metal part magic all heart.Scooby DooZoinks! Two years after a clash of egos forced Mystery Inc. to close its doors Scooby Doo and his clever crime solving cohorts Fred Daphne Shaggy and Velma are individually summoned to Spooky island to investigate a series of paranormal incidents at the ultra-hip Spring Break hot spot. Concerned that his way cool theme park might truly be haunted Spooky Island owner Emile Mondavarious tries to reunite these notorious meddling detectives to solve the mystery before his supernatural secret scares away the college crowds. Scooby and the gang will have to overcome their personal differences and forget everything they think they know about fake ghouls and phoney creatures to crack the case save themselves and possibly ... the world. Ruh-Roh!
British director Ron Peck's look back at at the production of his groundbreaking ""Nighthawks "" which candidly explored a closeted gay schoolteacher's inner conflicts. The director tells very poignantly his own story of self-discovery and coming out. Most striking is the story of how much effort and determination it took to get Nighthawks made and why there are hundreds of names in the closing credits that the ""producers would like to give thanks to"" - they are people who sent in sma
Two roommates caught in a blackout pass the time by telling each other terrifying tales of terror. In ""Pain Killer "" a soldier comes back from the Gulf War with murder on his mind. Next a nebbish finds that a strange cologne can grant all his wishes in ""The Cologne"" (written by B-movie legend Tim Ritter). Finally an elderly priest is chosen to become a vampire hunter in ""Blood Runs Cold "" where a priest is chosen by God to rid the world of vampires.
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