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Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time in a village full of ninjas there lived an orphan named Naruto. When he was born, the chief of the village sealed a powerful and malevolent spirit of a nine-tailed fox inside thee child’s belly.
A corrupt New York City police detective with serious addictions seeks forgiveness while dealing with a heinous crime.
Precious
Studio: Lionsgate (1 hr. 49 min.)
Plot: An overweight, illiterate African-American teen in Harlem, whose about to give birth to her second child, is accepted into an alternative school where a teacher helps her find a new life.
Cast: Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Gabourey Sidibe, Sherri Shepard, Lenny Kravitz
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ****
Top Left to Right: Charles James, Miller Mendenhall, James Jones, Jay Johnson, Nathaniel McGhee and Henry Rogers
Below Left to Right: Johnnie Risper, Dennis Johnson and Joe Lane
As Barack and Michelle Obama get ready to celebrate their 17th anniversary–their first as President and First Lady–on October 3rd, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Andersen claims they are “the most real, down-to-earth, quintessentially American First Couple we’ve ever had in the White House. Whatever your politics, it’s almost impossible not to admire them on a personal level.”
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Filmmaker goes all the way there in latest e-mail blast to promote ‘Precious.’
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster
Released: September 22, 2009
ISBN: 781439158906
Studio: Lionsgate
Plot: Three siblings realize they’ve picked the wrong house to rob when they come face-to-face with the quick-tempered matriarch Madea.
Cast: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Brian White, Mary J. Blige, Hope Olaide Wilson, Kwesi Boakye, Freddy Sigla
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
Raving review for “Skin”