Mama, I Want to Sing! (
2011) | IMDb:
4.3
Preacher's daughter Amara Winter sings in the church choir before being discovered by a well-established musician. She soon rises to international fame as a pop singer.
Directed by:
Charles Randolph-Wright
Semi-Pro (
2008) | IMDb:
5.8
Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the worst team in the league. In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the NBA plans to merge with the best teams of the ABA at the end of the season. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. If the Tropics want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning.
A Soldier's Story (
1984) | IMDb:
7.2
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Starring:
Howard Rollins
,
Adolph Caesar
,
Art Evans
,
Robert Townsend
,
Denzel Washington
,
David Alan Grier
Directed by:
Norman Jewison