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Studio: Codeblack Entertainment
Plot: A story of two impoverished brothers and the adversities they face.
Cast: Vanessa Williams, Nashawn Kearse, Christopher Scott, Tatum O’Neal, Rodney Henry, Fredro Starr
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: *1/2
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Plot: A happily married man who fantasizes about being with other women finds his willpower tested after he’s visited by the ex-mistress of an old friend.
Cast: Chris Rock, Kerry Washington, Gina Torres, Wendell Pierce, Edward Herrmann, Steve Buscemi
Rating: R
Bottom Line: ***
Salt In His Shoes
By Deloris Jordan with Roslyn Jordan (illustrations by Kadir Nelson)
ISBN: 0-689-83419-50
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Available at: Bookstores everywhere
E. LANSING, MI — The stage setup inside the intimate Fairchild Theater at Michigan State University was boring and simple. There were no 400 inch screens playing videos. No pyrotechnic machines blasting fireballs. No 40-piece string orchestra fiddling violins. Just a set of turntables and a microphone. And that’s all Lupe Fiasco, 24, needed.
On Sunday April 1, World Wrestling Entertainment presents WrestleMania 23; live from Ford Field in Detroit, Mi. At the event WWE Champion John Cena will defend his championship against Shawn Michaels. A three-time champion and former body builder, Cena is experienced, in shape, and ready for what many wrestling analysts say will be his biggest challenge to date. The Champ is still here, but first he has to stand up to our interview questions.
Waiting
By Ha Jin
ISBN-1-58788-004-0
Publisher: Brilliance
Available at: Bookstores everywhere
After reviewing several “business bestseller” lists for the year, and reflecting on books I have read, I selected three titles that I feel are some of the best business books for 2006.