Arts & Entertainment
Movie Marks 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement
Carib Press — Starring Anika Noni Rose, Wood Harris and David Alan Grier, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” is the tale of a summer journey that leaves a family – and a nation – forever transformed.Movie Review: 2 Guns
Studio: Universal Pictures (1 hr. 49 min)Plot: Two crooked undercover officers unknowingly lead investigations on each other.
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Paul Patton, Bill Paxton, James Marsden
Rating: R
Bottom Line: **1/2
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Movie Review: World War Z
Studio: Paramount (1 hr. 55 min.)Plot: A United Nations employee tries to stop a pandemic that is threatening to decimate humanity.
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Matthew Fox, Fana Mokena, Abigail Hargrove, Sterling Jerins, David Morse.
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
Movie Review: Fast & Furious 6
Studio: Universal (2 hrs. 10 mins.)Plot: Agent Luke Hobbs enlists Dominic Toretto and his team to bring down former Special Ops soldier Owen Shaw, leader of a unit specializing in vehicular warfare.
Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Luke Evens, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and a Souped-up 1969 Dodge Daytona Charger.
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
Movie Review: Iron Man 3
Studio: (2 hrs. 10 min.)Plot: When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Cast: Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Jon Favreau, Rebecca Hall
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2
Movie Review: Inspiring Drama Brings History to Life
Director Brian Helgeland had to prove that he had what it took to make a great movie about baseball great Jackie Robinson. By Samantha Ofole-Prince
For director Brian Helgeland, taking on the task of writing and directing a movie about baseball hero Jackie Robinson was no easy chore.
Movie Review: Olympus Has Fallen
Studio: FilmDistrictPlot: A former Presidential guard is trapped inside the White after a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
Cast: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Robert Forster, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Rick Yune, Ashley Judd
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ***
Movie Review: “Better Mus’ Come”
Studio: African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (1 hr. 44 min.)
Plot: Two main political parties enlist the support of gangs to advance their political agenda in 1970s Jamaica.
Cast: Sheldon Shepherd, Nicole Sky Grey, Roger Guenveur Smith, Ricardo Orgill, Everaldo Creary
Rating: Not Rated
Bottom Line: ****