Irma P. Hall

A woman discovers her family's magical, cathartic process of coping with death, all through her mother's sacred china.

"Golden Voices Competition" is to be held this year at Terrell Christian College (TCC), but there's one problem TCC does not have a choir. Georgia Mae Jackson (Irma P. Hall) who is the head of the music department has been challenged by the Assistant Dean Vickie Wilson (Tonea Stewart), to put a choir together in one month or lose her job. Georgia's back goes out so she tricks her granddaughter, Sidney Nicole Taylor (Nikki Dixon) into taking over the choir for her. Sidney turns the college upside down when she hires a fallen, bad boy, R&B singer, Jax Rebel (Mario Mims), to help her with the choir. Dean Wilson finds out about Jax's sorted past and threatens to fire Georgia if they don't win the competition. Will, Sidney and Jax be able to save Georgia's job?

Two nine-year-old boys from sunny Venice California set off on a mission to cross Los Angeles on skateboards at night in an attempt to reach the Staples Center by 8am the next morning for a survival contest.

Through their individual trials and turbulence, three strangers are drawn together under one roof.

História de dois irmãos adotivos que escolhem caminhos separados. Malcolm segue os passos de seu pai e começa a pastorear uma pequena igreja enquanto Silk segue um caminho de escuridão tentando redenção em sua própria conveniência.

A vida de Benjamin Morton mudou para sempre no dia em que conheceu sua vizinha. Ava era e sempre será a garota dos seus sonhos. Da inocência de uma amizade de infância, passando pela atração adolescente, o amor deles se fortaleceu e cresceu. Quando a vida dá uma reviravolta, que nenhum deles esperava, todo o seu futuro é questionado. O filme explora os altos e baixos da vida e do amor, mostrando que em tempos bons e ruins a vida pode ser levada com esperança e que sempre há a oportunidade para algo novo.

The story of best friends who set out on a dangerous, but comedic journey that challenges the restrictions of a Jim Crow South to fulfill their dreams.

A hardworking couple plagued by bad luck and tough circumstances, they watched their middle-class lifestyle crumble away as unemployment took its brutal toll. Struggling to survive and to maintain appearances, Darius is at the end of his rope. His hope is almost gone, but faith may offer and answer, if he can only overcome the pride that holds him back.

"A Man Called Jon" is a light-hearted dramedy about Pastor Jon Terrell Carson's unusual style of worship. Jon's church is very traditional and is not accustomed to outbursts during service. One day after embarrassing the church along with his family, Senior Pastor Stannum decides to reach out to the Bishop requesting that Jon be assigned to a church more suited to his style of praise. Jon and his family find themselves at an African American Church, where he is confronted by Associate Pastor Dickens, who later informs him that he was sent to the wrong church due to mix-up in paperwork. Jon is moved to his third church where he struggles to fit in. Will Jon be able to control his celebration or will he be moved for a fourth time?

Jesus combined diverse people and assorted stories to change the world! Now, He wants to use you! When the students of Rosewood High School lose their theater, music and dance departments due to budgets cuts, they create their own. Struggling to find the right script, music & choreography the students get advice from an uncommon source; the Bible! Each student becomes uniquely influenced as they discover that God takes them personally. Equipped with unique talents, they bond together to prepare the perfect production by exploring the diversity of parables taught in the Bible. Fighting overwhelming challenges, the teens fight against political correctness to defend their privilege to worship, meet and perform. Will months of constant bullying by the establishment defeat the production and dismantle their faith? Armed with expert legal counsel and unexpected help from Christian music's finest, these teens realize what it means to be...UNCOMMON!

What would you do if you told the world you heard God's voice and no one believed you? Steps of Faith, is a light-heart dramedy about Faith Houston an accountant, who is directed by God to move to a small town to work on a Hippotherapy farm helping children. Faith is mocked by her family since she doesn't have a rapport with children or animals and is not a devout Christian.

An epic tale about a supremely intelligent young African-American male who rises from the ferocious and oppressive streets of North Philadelphia to being a shining star in the lucrative world of high finance at Wall Street's most prestigious firm. However, he soon finds that the white-collar world is filled with crime and death just like the drug-filled hood he left behind. His only chance of survival is to fully integrate a mysterious gift from a slain childhood friend fully into the fabric of his character.

The Blackmon family subsist in their car following the recession, desperate to keep up appearances and reclaim their silent dignity as a stable unit.

Os detetives Hank (Willem Dafoe) e Vargas (Michael Pena) foram atender um chamado da Central. O motivo era o assassinato de uma senhora e o principal suspeito, Brad (Michael Shannon) era o próprio filho dela. Mas ele fez dois reféns em sua casa e o desafio para Hanks agora não é mais sabem quem matou ou com o que, mas porquê ele fez isso, já que Brad se diz influenciado por estranhas forças.

Alunos do ensino médio deslocados pelo furacão Katrina formam um time de basquete.

Um pequeno ato de heroísmo, após a passagem do furacão Katrina, resulta em uma promoção para o policial Terrence McDonagh, mas também em uma lesão nas costas que causa dores constantes. Os medicamentos não funcionam e ele começa a usar narcóticos, mergulhando no mundo da corrupção.

Ocean (Monica Calhoun), a 27-year-old highly-motivated mother has found her calling in managing a neighborhood apartment building along with the residents and the problems found within. As she struggles with a new job, a new home, her own children, a difficult niece, and the issues of other tenants, all within learn something about taking action and using compassion in their own lives.

A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed...and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.

The Story follows Troy, a young man whose beloved wife passes away. The movie opens at her funeral, and Troy, ill-equipped to deal with this kind of grief at this stage in his life, just shuts down. Lost for direction, he receives in the mail a letter his wife wrote him while she was sick, which asks him to build his Aunt Hilda a porch. With nowhere else to turn, Troy drives to where his aunt lives in the desert. There, he meets with his Aunt Hilda, a supporting cast of crazy fun old ladies, and Bobby, a kind of wise cowboy, all of whom make it easier for Troy to find the place within to deal with his grief and move forward, and help open Troy's eyes that his pain is not unique. In the Process, Troy also learns the Difference between "true love" and "love at first sight".

Chronicles a day in the life of 2 soldiers on Casualty Notification Duty as they bear the grim news of 3 soldiers killed in Iraq to 3 families back home.

O taxista Max está trabalhando em uma noite aparentemente tranquila de Los Angeles, até que pega como passageiro Vincent, um assassino de aluguel que está na cidade para completar o plano de um cartel do narcotráfico. Vincent precisa aguardar que as testemunhas de um crime morram e, para isso, conta com Max para despistar a polícia local e o FBI. Obrigado a seguir ordens, Max precisa ainda lutar contra a possibilidade de ser morto, já que Vincent pode usá-lo para proteção pessoal.

O professor G.H. Dorr tem um grande plano para assaltar um cassino. Ele aluga um quarto na casa de uma senhora, onde convoca seus comparsas para discutir o plano de ação. A situação se complica quando a senhora descobre o plano, o que faz com que os ladrões tenham que eliminá-la de qualquer maneira.

An unhappily married housewife and mother of two children seperates from her husband and gets a new job where she developes a mutual attraction to her female boss.

Life does a 180-degree turn for bitter spinster Lettie (Mary Tyler Moore) when she takes in her 9-year-old grandniece, Travis (Holliston Coleman), in this Emmy Award-winning movie. Confused by her aunt's cold treatment, Travis attempts to uncover the reason for Lettie's self-imposed seclusion by befriending farmhand Isaiah (Charles Robinson) and Lettie's former beau Sam (Burt Reynolds). Can the three reawaken Lettie's long-gone love of life?

The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.

Após um talentoso agente ser morto em ação, a organização decide contratar seu irmão gêmeo para concluir sua missão. O problema é que ele é Jake Hayes, um malandro das ruas que não tem o menor jeito para agente secreto. Para minimizar este problema a CIA coloca ao seu lado Gaylord Oakes, um agente experiente que tem por missão lhe ensinar como fala, anda e age um agente da CIA.

Scott Wilson plays Jimmy Ray in 'Don't Let Go'. He's a Rockabilly star who's a legend both because of his great hits and because he gave up music very young when his brother was killed. Now, years later he has two sons and they have a band. Jimmy Ray is an alcoholic, still consumed by his grief and angry with his sons for wanting to play music. His wife, Katharine Ross, tries to mediate.

When Aunt T. visits the Carmichaels to celebrate Kwanzaa, she tells Susie the holiday is a time to honor the legacy of our great people.

A Girl Thing is a mini-series that revolves around a New York city street, a coffee house and a shrinks office. Dr. Beth Noonan is the therapist to one star per hour. Hour one deals with a woman not capable of having a relationship. Hour Two is about sisters who hate each other, trying to get along one last time. Hour Three is about adultery.

Tommy, um ex-detento à procura de emprego, enfrenta barreiras por causa do seu passado nas ruas, até que a vovó Memaw o encontra. Abrindo sua casa, ela o ajuda a arranjar um emprego e um espaço para usar o seu talento musical no coral da igreja regido por Charles, mostrando-lhe que Deus pode cuidar dos seus problemas. Lilly, a neta de Memaw, desenvolve uma amizade muito especial com Tommy. As mudanças no comportamento dele causam um grande impacto em sua amizade com G. Smooth, um pequeno traficante.

No sul da década de 1940, um homem afro-americano é injustamente acusado de matar um dono de loja branco. Em sua defesa, seu advogado branco o iguala a um porco humilde, para indicar que ele não teve o bom senso de saber o que estava fazendo. Apesar de condenado, ele é condenado à morte, mas sua madrinha e a tia do professor local convencem o professor a ir à cela do condenado todos os dias para tentar reafirmar a ele que ele não é um animal, mas um homem com dignidade.

A young woman becomes obsessed with a small-time North Carolina rock singer.

Conheça Patch Adams, um médico que não parece, age ou pensa como nenhum doutor que você conheceu antes. Para Patch, humor é o melhor remédio, e ele está disposto a fazer de tudo para que seus pacientes sorriam – mesmo que isto signifique arriscar sua própria carreira.

Em 1873, uma ex-escrava, que vive perto de Cincinnati com sua família, é surpreendida com a visita de um velho amigo da época em que ambos eram escravos. Ele decide se mudar para a mesma cidade e logo vários mistérios são revelados.

20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.

John Kelso (John Cusack) é um jovem escritor de NY enviado para a cidade sulista, Savannah para fazer uma matéria sobre uma festa de natal badalada. Patrocinada por Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey), a festa é um acontecimento elegante e de muito estilo. Mas nem tudo sai como planejado, e Williams atira e mata seu companheiro, Billy Hanson (Jude Law). Alegando legítima defesa, Williams confia em seus amigos do júri e em seu importante papel na sociedade de Savannah para se livrar da prisão. Já Kelso vê uma ótima oportunidade para escrever uma grande história. E entre falsos moralismos e conveniências sociais, uma trama de mistério e assassinato domina Savannah.

Mama Joe mantém a família unida por 40 anos em torno do jantar de domingo, mas o diabetes a hospitaliza, os jantares param e tensões entre as três filhas começam a separar a família. O neto Ahmad elabora um esquema para uni-la novamente.

When a renegade military reject puts new superweapons in dangerous hands, John Henry Irons becomes Steel. Wearing body armor, wielding a fearsome electrohammer and riding a gadget-packed motorcycle, he's ready to wage war... if he can fix the untimely glitches in his untested gear.

Em Los Angeles Nick Beam (Tim Robbins), um publicitário, acredita ter descoberto que sua mulher (Kelly Preston) está tendo um caso com seu chefe. Ele então pega seu carro e começa a dirigir insanamente, até ser abordado por Terrance Paul (Martin Lawrence), um negro desempregado que quer roubá-lo. Porém, Nick ignora a arma do assaltante e vai embora, com o ladrão dentro do veículo, dirigindo sem parar até o Arizona. Gradativamente no entanto surge uma amizade entre os dois e Nick decide voltar para se vingar do seu chefe, roubando centenas de milhares de dólares que ele sabe que estão no cofre da empresa. Entretanto, surge um problema quando os dois começam a serem perseguidos por dois ladrões.

Diversas pessoas gostam de dizer que seus animais de estimação são humanos, mas uma socialite de Nova York, Gertrude "Trudy" Lintz dá um novo significado para esta afirmação. Ela e o marido, Bill Lintz, um médico, vivem em uma mansão onde ela cria um casal de chimpanzés, que os veste como humanos e além disto têm refeições na mesa com ela e Bill. Há ainda um papagaio, cachorros, patos, cavalos e gatos na propriedade, mas ela tem um especial interesse pelos símios, tanto que quando fica sabendo que na Filadélfia há um filhote de gorila bem doente, ela ruma para lá e traz para casa o filhote. Bill diagnostica que ele está com pneumonia dupla em estágio avançado e, ao tomar conhecimento que o filhote já tem um nome: Buddy, não acha conveniente, pois será mais duro para Trudy quando ela morrer. No entanto ela se mostra incansável e consegue salvar a vida de Buddy, que cresce e, se tornando mais forte, começa a ficar difícil de ser controlado.

Fazendeiro branco de meia idade descobre, quando da morte de sua mãe, ser filho, na verdade, de criada negra. Nos diários de sua mae adotiva, encontra outra grande surpresa: ele tem um meio irmão negro, que mora em Chigaco, e que decide conhecer.

Sem provas para prender maníaco homicida, policial novata arma plano perigoso: fazer amizade com o assassino na espera de um tropeço.

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.

Chicago, 1971. Quando criança, Brian McCafferty viu seu pai, bombeiro, perder a vida no cumprimento do dever. Vinte anos depois ele passa a integrar o corpo de bombeiros, juntando-se ao irmão mais velho, Stephen. Os dois brigam o tempo todo e Brian vai trabalhar com Donald Rimgale, investigador de incêndios, num caso de 'cortina de fogo' que pode ter motivações políticas.

In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care for him, being on the road too much. Now, the only thing that can help is if a cold, bureaucratic adoption agency caseworker sees the error of her ways and allows them to be together.

Bruce Won arrives in America in search of an American G.I. who saved his life in the Korean War. He meets an orphan boy and together they land themselves in a string of outrageous situations. This high-strung farce culminates when a case of mistaken identity leads a gang of thugs to think Bruce is a karate master. They arrange a nationally-televised match which pits our hero against a monstrous brute, and Bruce is beaten to a bloody pulp...

Gemma, uma adolescente com problemas afetivos e que vive com o avô desde que foi abandonada pela mãe. Quando ela vai para uma cidadezinha passar o verão, se reencontra com a mãe e cai de amores por um rude trabalhador rural.

Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying a young man of humble prospects, and her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is pregnant. The story of unselfish love between a man and a woman and the abiding love within a family, this American classic explores the enduring themes of human existence.

An impressionable young man finds himself literally enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's parents hire a deprogrammer to kidnap him and return him to his family.

Six kids fix up an old calliope named Penelope

A juvenile court services director strives to fight the odds following his promise to a resourceful 11-year-old to keep her and her four younger brothers and sisters together as a family after their parents abandoned them, despite a bureaucrat's insistence that it is impossible to locate a single foster home for all five.

The historic federal-state controversy over the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Elizabeth Huckaby, one of the teachers and girls' vice principal.

Billie Dupree is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport. When a young girl in a wheelchair finds the airport by watching gliders fly, she decides she wants to learn how to fly. Dupree teaches her to fly with some special controls compensating for her handicap. Koup Trenton runs an aircraft repair service and is trying desperately to get an old airplane back in the air. The three, together, put the young girl and the old plane up in the air.

This sequel to the highly-rated 1979 TV movie provides another fictionalized behind-the-scenes glimpse at the comely squad and the pressures put on them as they face another Super Bowl and an upcoming USO tour.

To salvage his job and the circulation of his magazine, an editor decides to publish an expose revealing the inside story of the famed cheerleading squad and plants his reporter/girlfriend among the girls.

Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket.