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Studio: Columbia Pictures/Plot: An over-protective but loving father is confronted with the arrival of a white future son-in law.
Cast: Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana, Judith Scott, Mike Epps, Sherri Shepherd
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ****
The Fire Next Time
By James Baldwin
ISBN: 0-679-74472-X
Publisher: Random House
Available: Bookstores everywhere
The Red Notebook
By Paul Auster
ISBN: 0-812-1498-2
Publisher: New Directions Books
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: MGM
Plot: John Travolta returns as Chili Palmer in this sequel to the 1995 smash comedy Get Shorty.
Cast: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, The Rock, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, André Benjamin, Christina Milian and Harvey Keitel
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2
The Red Notebook
By Paul Auster
ISBN: 0-812-1498-2
Publisher: New Directions Books
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: Colombia Pictures
Plot: A professional matchmaker’s program is threatened by a female journalist who enrolls as a student and plans on publishing an exposé on his fraudulent methods.
Cast:Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Michael Rapaport, Ato Essandoh
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: **1/2
Sunrise
By Chassie West
ISBN: 0-06-108110-8
Publisher: Harper Collins
Available: Bookstores everywhere
The Mammy
By Brendan O’Carroll
ISBN: 0-452-28103-2
Publisher: Plume
Available: Bookstores everywhere
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Plot: Inspired by true-life story of controversial high-school basketball coach Ken Carter, who received both high praise and staunch criticism when he made national news in 1999 for benching his entire undefeated basketball team for poor academic performance.
Cast: Samuel L Jackson, Robert Ri’chard, Rick Gonzalez, Ashanti, Adrienne Bailon
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***
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