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Shirley
Shirley is the portrayal of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm, the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for President of the U.S, and the cost of accomplishment for Shirley herself. This film will tell the story of Chisholm's boundary-breaking and historic presidential campaign, based on exclusive and extensive conversations with family, friends and those who knew her best.
Red Tails
1944. As the war in Europe continues to take its toll on Allied forces, the Pentagon brass has no recourse but to consider unorthodox options -- including the untried and untested African-American pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program. Just as the young Tuskegee men are on the brink of being shut down and shipped back home, they are given the ultimate chance to show their courage. Against all the odds, with something to prove and everything to lose, these intrepid young airmen take to the skies to fight for their country -- and the fate of the free world.
David Oyelowo, Rick McCallum, Tristan Wilds, Bryan Cranston, Method Man, Lee Tergesen, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nate Parker, Terrence Howard, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Marcus T. Paulk, Anthony Hemingway, John Ridley, George Lucas, Charles Floyd Johnson, Rick Otto, Michael B. Jordan, Andre Royo, Leslie Odom Jr., Kevin Phillips, Daniela Ruah
January 20, 2012 Nationwide Netflix Blu-ray Netflix DVD
St. Vincent
In the wake of his parents' divorce, a 12-year old boy forms an unlikely friendship with the misanthropic retiree living next door. A war veteran whose life mainly consists of drinking, gambling and prostitutes, the elder soon becomes an unlikely mentor.
October 24, 2014 Limited
Iron Man
Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
Lee Daniels' The Butler
The Butler is inspired by Wil Haygood’s Washington Post article about an African-American man who served as a butler (Forest Whitaker) to eight Presidents in the White House for over thirty years. From this unique vantage point, The Butler traces the dramatic changes that swept American society, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.
Laura Ziskin, David Oyelowo, James Marsden, Oprah Winfrey, Alex Pettyfer, Melissa Leo, Jane Fonda, Lee Daniels, Hilary Shor, Forest Whitaker, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lenny Kravitz, John Cusack, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, Alan Rickman, Terrence Howard, Colman Domingo, Wil Haygood, Minka Kelly, Cassian Elwes, Danny Strong, Jesse Williams, Nelsan Ellis, Pamela Oas Williams, Buddy Patrick
Fighting
Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum) has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard) sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.
As Shawn's manager, Harvey introduces him to the corrupt bare-knuckle circuit, where rich men bet on disposable pawns. Almost overnight, he becomes a star brawler, taking down professional boxers, mixed martial arts champs and ultimate fighters in a series of staggeringly intense bouts. But if Shawn ever hopes to escape the dark world in which he's found himself, he must now face the toughest fight of his life.
As Shawn's manager, Harvey introduces him to the corrupt bare-knuckle circuit, where rich men bet on disposable pawns. Almost overnight, he becomes a star brawler, taking down professional boxers, mixed martial arts champs and ultimate fighters in a series of staggeringly intense bouts. But if Shawn ever hopes to escape the dark world in which he's found himself, he must now face the toughest fight of his life.
Triumph
A bright and determined teen who has mild cerebral palsy strives to be a wrestler on his high school’s team and goes to humorous lengths to win over the heart of a classmate, the girl of his dreams.
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