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12 Years a Slave
In this multi-award win-
ning movie, Chiwetel
Ejiofor plays Solomon
Northup, a free black
man from upstate New
York, who is kidnapped
and sold into slavery in
the South. Subjected to
the cruelty of one ma-
levolent owner (Michael
Fassbender), he also
found unexpected kind-
ness from another, as
he struggled continually
to survive and maintain
some of his dignity.
The Inevitable Defeat
of Mister and Pete
Two youths from the
Brooklyn projects
attempt to fend for
themselves on the
streets after their
parents are arrested.
This urban drama
from director George
Tillman Jr, features
Jennifer Hudson, Jef-
frey Wright, Anthony
Mackie, and Nige-
rian London-born
actor, Adewale
Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
The Best Man Holiday
The long-awaited next chapter
to the 1999 hit movie, ‘The Best
Man’ comes as Taye Diggs, Nia
Long, Morris Chestnut, Harold
Perrineau, Terrence Howard,
Sanaa Lathan, Monica Cal-
houn, Melissa De Sousa and
Regina Hall reprise their career-
launching roles in The Best Man
Holiday after nearly 15 years
apart.
Baggage Claim
Determined to get
engaged before
her youngest sister’s
wedding, flight at-
tendant Montana
Moore (Paula Patton)
finds herself with only
30 days to find Mr.
Right. Using her air-
line connections to
“accidentally” meet
up with eligible ex-
boyfriends and scour
for potential candi-
dates, in countless
comedic encounters.
The Butler
This is the story of a White House butler who served
eight American presidents over three decades. The
movie outlines the dramatic changes that swept
American society during this time, from the civil rights
movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those
changes affected this man’s life and family. This star
studded movie stars Forest Whitaker as the butler.
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