A Beautiful Soul
Drama

First Weekend date: 2012

ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL SOUL R&B superstar ANDRE STEPHENS is on top of the world. He has success, fame and fortune but spiritually he has lost his way. However, his perfect life is shattered when his entourage is brutally attacked, leaving Andre and his best friend CHRIS JOHNSON clinging to life. On a spiritual journey that exists in a place that is neither on Earth nor in Heaven, Andre is given the opportunity to reevaluate his life and his faith.

MPAA Rating: R
Starring: Deitrick Haddon, Lesley-Ann Brandt and Harry Lennix
Writers: Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber
Produced by: Cindy Bond, Jeffrey W. Byrd, Twinkie Byrd, Holly Davis Carter, Danny Green, Deitrick Haddon, David J. Hutchinson, Noel Jones, Chevonne O'Shaughnessy, Kimberly Ogletree, Ronnie J. Pitre, Bryant Scott, Leonard S. Scott, Dominique Telson
Directed by: Jeffrey W. Byrd
Distributor:

website & trailer

Restless City
Drama, Music

First Weekend date: April 27 (in New York, L.A. and Atlanta), additional cities on May 4

RESTLESS CITY tells the story of an Africa immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle, and falling in love is his greatest risk. Djibril is a young African immigrant who’s life can only go upward. He wants to be a pop star and one day return to Africa where his mother and father toil for a meager living. By day he sells merchandise on Canal Street for a small income, but he continuously seeks a way to succeed as a singer. When Djibril meets Trini, a prostitute under the control of Bekay, the local loan shark, his life assumes new purpose and momentum; however, whether Djibril and Trini can outrun Bekay’s nefarious influence is another story.

MPAA Rating: R
Starring: Hervé Diese, Mohamed Dione and Ger Duany
Writers: Eugene M. Gussenhoven
Produced by: Onye Anyanwu, Andrew Dosunmu, Muna El Fituri, Katie Mustard, Anthony Okungbowa, Matthew Parker, David Raymond
Directed by: Andrew Dosunmu
Distributor:

website & trailer

Think Like A Man
Comedy

Four friends conspire to turn the tables on their women when they discover the ladies have been using Steve Harvey's relationship advice against them.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Chris Brown, Gabrielle Union and Kevin Hart
Writers: Steve Harvey (book), Keith Merryman (screenplay)
Produced by: Glenn S. Gainor, Rob Hardy, Steve Harvey, Rushion McDonald, William Packer
Directed by: Tim Story
Distributor:

website & trailer

Marley
Documentary

Made with the unprecedented support of the Marley family, MARLEY is the first film to tell the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his earliest days to his rise to international superstardom. Along with an incredible soundtrack, the film features rare footage, archival photos, and incredible performances and interviews with his family, friends, and bandmates – the people that knew him best. The film is sure to be a revelation to Bob Marley fans, of which there are many (the triple-platinum artist has nearly 35 million fans on his Facebook page alone), and newcomers alike.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley and Rita Marley
Writers:
Produced by: Steve Bing, Chris Blackwell, Geraldine Hawkins, Ziggy Marley, Suzette Newman, Zach Schwartz, Charles Steel
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Distributor:

website & trailer

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Drama

The Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Starring: Blair Underwood, Sharon Leal and Nicole Beharie
Writers: Cory Tynan
Produced by: Jonathan Babineaux, Jamie R. Balthazar, Neema Barnette, Jeff Clanagan, Kevin Columbus, Steve Greener, Nina Henderson Moore, Gina Holland, T.D. Jakes, Michael Turner, Cory Tynan, Blair Underwood, Curtis Wallace, Derrick Williams
Directed by: Neema Barnette
Distributor:

website & trailer

The Samaritan
Thriller

First Weekend date:
Digital Download & OnDemand: April 6th, 2012
In Theatres: May 16th, 2012

After twenty years in prison, Foley (Samuel L. Jackson) is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris (Ruth Negga), the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion: Ethan (Luke Kirby), the son of his former partner, has an ingenious plan and he wants Foley in. The harder he tries to escape his past, the tighter he is ensnared in Ethan's web of secrets, until it becomes all too clear to Foley that some wrongs can never be made right.

MPAA Rating: R
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby and Ruth Negga
Writers: Elan Mastai, David Weaver
Produced by: James Atherton, Geoffrey Brandt, Suzanne Cheriton, Andras Hamori, Mark Horowitz, Samuel L. Jackson, Lacia Kornylo, Elan Mastai, Ben Murray, Mark Musselman, Jan Pace, Derek Rappaport, Eli Selden, David Sparkes, David Weaver, Tony Wosk
Directed by: David Weaver
Distributor:

website & trailer

We The Party
Comedy

A revealing look at contemporary youth culture, writer-director Mario Van Peebles' WE THE PARTY shows teenagers as they are, not as adults would like them to be. Set amidst the latest trends in music, dance and fashion, WE THE PARTY is a colorful, cutting-edge comedy set in an ethnically diverse Los Angeles high school during America's first black president. The film focuses on five friends as they deal with romance, money, prom, college, sex, bullies, facebook, fitting in, standing out, and finding themselves. Evoking such classic teen comedies as The Breakfast Club and House Party but with an attitude and style all its own, WE THE PARTY captures the hopes, confusion, challenges and dreams of today's teenagers as they plunge headlong into an uncertain future.

MPAA Rating: R
Starring: Mandela Van Peebles, Simone Battle and Moises Arias
Writers: Mario Van Peebles
Produced by: Michael Cohen, Dwjuan F. Fox, Joel C. High, Jonathan McHugh, Joy Saez, Rene Max Silva, Mario Van Peebles, Tal Vigderson
Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
Distributor:

website & trailer

Dark Tide
Drama, Thriller

Kate (Halle Berry) is a shark expert whose business has been failing since a shark attack killed a fellow diver under her command. Once dubbed "the shark whisperer," Kate is haunted by the memory of the attack and unable to get back into the water. With bills piling up and the bank about to foreclose on Kate's boat, Kate's ex-boyfriend Jeff (Olivier Martinez) presents her with a lucrative opportunity: lead a thrill-seeking millionaire businessman on a dangerous shark dive...outside the cage. Battling her self-doubts and fear, Kate accepts the proposal -- and sets a course for the world's deadliest feeding ground: Shark Alley.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez and Ralph Brown
Writers: Ronnie Christensen, Amy Sorlie
Produced by: Jeanette Buerling, Verenice Buerling, Matthew E. Chausse, Sukee Chew, Meg Clark, Ali Cook, Trish Cook, Michael Corso, Chris Curling, Brian Donovan, Vlokkie Gordon, Anthony Gudas, Nina Heyns, John Michaels, Maggie Monteith .... executive producer Celine Rattray, Douglas Saylor Jr., Adi Shankar, Martin Shore, Spencer Silna, Matthew Spain, Guy Tannahill, Christopher Tuffin, Eric van den Eijnden, David Wicht
Directed by: John Stockwell
Distributor:

website & trailer

Thousand Words
Comedy

After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent Jack McCall finds a Bodhi tree on his property. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word we speak.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Ariel Winter and Allison Janney Crewson
Writers: Steve Koren
Produced by: Jane Bartelme, Caroline Bresard, Nicolas Cage, Alain Chabat, Stephanie Danan, Nicolas Giraudi, Norman Golightly, Steve Koren, Brian Robbins, Sharla Sumpter, Lars P. Winther
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Distributor:

website & trailer

Good Deeds
Comedy, Drama

Perry stars as Glen Deeds, an affluent and successful entrepreneur who’s about to get married when he becomes enamored by a down-on-her-luck single mom, who will be played by Newton.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union and Thandie Newton
Writer: Tyler Perry
Produced by: Ozzie Areu, Paul Hall, Tyler Perry
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Distributor:

website & trailer

Safe House
Thriller

The film centers on a young house sitter of a CIA-run safe house who must help a criminal, who's being hidden there, avoid being killed as they flee to another secure facility when the first house is destroyed by villains who want the witness dead.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds and Robert Patrick
Writer: David Guggenheim
Produced by: Scott Aversano, Marc D. Evans, Trevor Macy, Adam Merims, Scott Stuber
Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
Distributor:

website & trailer

Red Tails
Action, Drama, War

1944. World War II rages and the fate of the free world hangs in the balance. Meanwhile the black pilots of the experimental Tuskegee training program are courageously waging two wars at once – one against enemies overseas, and the other against discrimination within the military and back home. Racial prejudices have long held ace airman Martin Easy Julian (Nate Parker) and his black pilots back at base - leaving them with little to do but further hone their flying skills - while their white counterparts are shipped out to combat after a mere three months of training. Mistakenly deemed inferior and assigned only second-rate planes and missions, the pilots of Tuskegee have mastered the skies with ease but have not been granted the opportunity to truly spread their wings.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, David Oyelowo, Daniela Ruah, Michael B. Jordan
Writer: George Lucas, John Ridley
Produced by: Chas. Floyd Johnson, Ales Komárek, George Lucas, Rick McCallum
Directed by: Anthony Hemingway
Distributor:

website & trailer

Joyful Noise
Musical, Comedy, Drama

Story centers on an unlikely partnership between two strong-minded women who are forced to work together to save a small town gospel choir after budgetcuts threaten to shut them down.

Latifah will play a no-nonsense mother put in charge of the choir after the untimely death of the choir director. Her character's faced with the challenges of raising two teens while her husband is away in the military and getting the choir ready for a national competition if she hopes to keep the program afloat.

Parton will play the widow of the choir director who had assumed she would take her late husband's position of leading the choir. Production will start in January.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Courtney B. Vance, Keke Palmer
Writer: Todd Graff
Produced by: Timothy M. Bourne, Yolanda T. Cochran, Joseph Farrell, K.C. Hodenfield, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Michael G. Nathanson, Catherine Paura
Directed by: Todd Graff
Distributor:

website & trailer

The Help
Drama

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, “The Help” stars Emma Stone (star of the breakout hit, “Zombieland”) as Skeeter, a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives—and a small Mississippi town—upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Academy Award® nominee Viola Davis (“Eat Pray Love”) stars as Aibileen, Skeeter’s best friend’s housekeeper, who is the first to open up—to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter’s life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories—and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly—and unwillingly—caught up in the changing times.

MPAA Rating: None
Starring: Viola Davis, David Oyelowo, Cicely Tyson, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mike Vogel, Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek
Writers: Kathryn Stockett, Tate Taylor
Produced by: Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei, Michael Barnathan, Nate Berkus, Jennifer Blum, Chris Columbus, Brunson Green, L. Dean Jones Jr., Sonya Lunsford, John Norris, Mark Radcliffe, Jeff Skoll, Tate Taylor
Directed by: Tate Taylor

website & trailer