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Daddy's home [videorecording] / by Gray, Natasha,director, screenwriter.; Layne, Chyna,actor.; Ward, Caryn,actor.; Winfrey, Travis,actor.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.(CARDINAL)340134; Swirl Films (Firm),production company,publisher.;
Director of photography, Chandler Tucker ; edited by Charles Stewart.Travis Winfrey, Caryn Ward, Chyna Layne.With a young daughter, two baby mamas, and his own mama breathing down his neck, Ronald 'R.C.' Carr has got more ladies in his life than he can handle. Between his love interests scheming to get him to settle down and his unresolved issues with his own father, R.C. has got some growing to do. It'll take finding the right harmony of love and forgiveness to be a real man and a true father.DVD, 1.78:1 widescreen, Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Made-for-TV movies.; Absentee fathers; African American men; Films for the hearing impaired.; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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A fool and his money / by Talbert, David E.,directorproducerauthor.; Talbert, Lyn,producer.; Beach, Michael,actor.; Griffin, Eddie,1968-actor.; Herron, Cindy,1961-actor.; Layne, Chyna,actor.; Ratliff, Mishon,actor.; Taylor, Willie,actor.; Nesby, Ann,actor.; Ireland, Trae,1978-actor.; One Village Entertainment (Firm); 260 Degrees Entertainment.; Golden Girls.;
Music by Derrick Hodge; music director, Lynette Williams; original songs by Brent Jones.Michael Beach, Eddie Griffin, Cindy Herron-Braggs, Chyna Layne, Mishon Ratliff, Willie Taylor, Ann Nesby, Trae Ireland.You'll laugh till it hurts in this heartwarming tale of a down-on-their-luck family that wins a radio contest for a million dollars. Now it seems everybody wants a piece of their new found fortune, including a long lost uncle played masterfully by comedian Eddie Griffin. You'll be rich with love and laughter in this must-see musical for the entire family!Not rated.DVD, widescreen (1.78: aspect ratio) ; NTSC ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Drama.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Comedy films.; Advertising; Man-woman relationships; Money; Advertising.; Man-woman relationships.; Money.; DVD videodisc.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Maya's soul / by Glover, Conrad,actordirectorproducerauthor.; Jones, Nicholl,actor.; Underdue, Rashawn,actor.; Velez, Jaime,actor.; Duford, Brian,musical director.; Maverick Entertainment Group (Firm);
Director of photography, Vanessa Alexis ; editor, David Wright ; music, Brian Duford.Nicholl Jones, Rashawn Underdue, Jaime Velez, Sydney Chase, Raine Brown, Chyna Layne, Conrad Glover.Maya took her life for granted until the day a fire took away her home. She awakes from a coma to find her mother is dead and it shatters whatever faith she has left. A difficult street life consumes her and the road to recovery is long.MPAA rating: R; language including sexual dialogue, some violence and drug content.DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Drama.; Melodrama.; Melodrama.; Melodrama.; Melodrama; Feature films.; Melodrama.; Feature films.; Spiritual healing; Soul; Faith; Street life; Coma; Mothers; Coma.; Faith.; Mothers; Soul.; Spiritual healing.; Street life.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire) [videorecording] / by Daniels, Lee,1959-film producer,film director.; Fletcher, Geoffrey,1970-screenwriter.; Siegel-Magness, Sarah,film producer.; Magness, Gary,film producer.; Winfrey, Oprah,film producer.(CARDINAL)347260; Perry, Tyler,film producer.(CARDINAL)340730; Cortés, Lisa,film producer.; Heller, Tom,film producer.; Dunn, Andrew(Andrew William),cinematographer.; Mo'Nique,actor.(CARDINAL)542793; Patton, Paula,actor.(CARDINAL)787023; Carey, Mariah,actor.(CARDINAL)366974; Shepherd, Sherri,1967-actor.(CARDINAL)495425; Kravitz, Lenny,actor.(CARDINAL)357145; Sidibe, Gabourey,actor.(CARDINAL)589140; Mathis, Mark G.,film producer.(CARDINAL)848867; Klotz, Joe,editor of moving image work.; Grigorov, Mario,composer (expression); Berliner, Roshelle,production designer.; Draghici, Marina,costume designer.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Sapphire,1950-Push.; Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),presenter,publisher.(CARDINAL)340342; Smokewood Entertainment (Firm),production company.;
Co-executive producer, Simone Sheffield ; co-producer, Mark G. Mathis ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music by Mario Grigorov ; music supervisor, Lynn Fainchtein ; production designer, Roshelle Berliner ; costume designer, Marina Draghici.Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, Xosha Roquemore, Angelic Zambrana, Aunt Dot, Nealla Gordon, Grace Hightower, Barret Isaiah Mindell, Kimberly Russell, Bill Sage, Susan Taylor.In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain, helps Precious learn to read and she responds to this glimmer of hope. Precious also meets Mrs. Weiss, a social worker, who discovers the abuse and incest that Precious has had to endure. Her father dies of AIDS and Precious learns that she is now HIV-positive.MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language.Lone Star Library.DVD format; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.Academy Awards, 2009: Best Picture, Best actress (Mo'Nique), and best director ; Golden Globe Winner, Best supporting actress, Monique, Best Picture Drama, Best Actress Drama, Gabourey Sidibe ; Best Picture of 2009, Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Subjects: Film adaptations.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Sapphire, 1950-; African American teenage mothers; Overweight teenagers; Illiterate persons; Abused children; Rape victims; Incest; African American teenage girls;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 40 / Total copies: 76
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