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(0)Cedric the Entertainer
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The first novel from one of the original Kings of Comedy, Cedric “The Entertainer,” an engaging and entertaining crime caper that is a valentine to close-knit black families and tightly woven communities struggling to get by during the Depression and World War II.
Babe is a charismatic and widely loved man, a gambler with a gift for gab that often gets him out of tricky situations. He's also a dreamer, something he shares with his patient and...
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Featuring interviews with Cedric the Entertainer, John Salley, and Stic of the hip-hop duo Dead Prez, this documentary shows how intertwined histories of slavery, twentieth-century socioeconomic inequalities, and the rise of Big Food, have led to the increased consumption and dependence on meat, processed, junk, and fast food.
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What is the state of hip hop in the year 2002? Where is the music headed, who are the artists making a difference? This documentary takes an in-depth look at the current hip hop scene, and features interviews and performances with some of the most important artists in the business, including Snoop Dogg, OutKast, Ludacris, Run-D.M.C., Jay Z, Goodie Mob, The Roots, Russell Simmons and more.
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Cedric the Entertainer, one of the Original Kings of Comedy known for his roles in Ice Age, Barbershop and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, once again commands the stage as he hosts the ALL STAR COMEDY JAM. Cedric delivers on stage and has hand-picked some of the industry's most talented and sought after comedians, Kevin Hart, Tommy Davidson, Aries Spears and DeRay Davis, to follow his act. No topic is off limits with these comedians, everything from...
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The first novel from one of the original Kings of Comedy, Cedric “The Entertainer,” an engaging and entertaining crime caper that is a valentine to close-knit black families and tightly woven communities struggling to get by during the Depression and World War II.
Babe is a charismatic and widely loved man, a gambler with a gift for gab that often gets him out of tricky situations. He's also a dreamer, something he shares with his patient and...
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Hot in Cleveland volume 19
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After finding a smooth minister to marry her to Fred, Elka becomes a high-maintenance bride, and Victoria tests a perspiration absorbing jumpsuit.
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By-the-book Texas Ranger Roland Sharp (Tommy Lee Jones) tracks down a key informant with the help of streetwise preacher Percy Stevens (Cedric the Entertainer). But when the informant is eliminated, the hardened and humorless Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the crime – a group of University of Texas cheerleaders – by going undercover and moving in with the five uncontrollable college coeds.
10) The Opening Act
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Will Chu has it all - the job, the girl - but what's missing is his true passion in life, to become a stand-up comedian. When he gets the opportunity he's been waiting for, the emcee slot on the road opening for his hero Billy G., the realities of life on the stage come crashing in. Between relentless hecklers, drunk comedy groupies and hard-to-impress morning radio DJs, things get off to a rough start. Even if he can take the opportunity to learn...
11) Ride
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Pack your bags for a fast and funny hip-hop road trip with a sizzling soundtrack! When an outrageous busload of wannabe rappers from Harlem hits the highway following promises of fame and fortune, they end up having the misadventures of a lifetime! Crammed into a ratty old bus and given only 24 hours to make it to Miami, either they'll make it big...or they're making a big mistake!
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The all-star comedy line-up includes host D.L. Hughley and featured comics Earthquake, Lavell Crawford, Melanie Comarcho, and Arnez J. This unforgettable night of comedy was filmed in front of a live audience at South Beach's prestigious Jackie Gleason Theater during the American Black Film Festival.
14) Dance Fu
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A young dancer seeking fame and fortune gets sidetracked and caught up with a crazy crime kingpin. He masters a unique style of martial arts that incorporates his amazing dancng skills in order to venge his uncle's murder.
15) Dying Laughing
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Featuring the world's greatest stand-up comedians, DYING LAUGHING is a candid and heartfelt look inside the agony and ecstasy of making people laugh for a living.
16) Outlaw Posse
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1908. CHIEF (Mario Van Peebles) returns from years of hiding to claim stolen gold. In his quest, he reunites an ensemble of familiar faces - together they fight off ANGEL, whose rationale to the gold leaves a trail dead bodies.
