An elderly man reads a story to a women every day in a nursing home. The story is about a young couple who falls in love in the 1940’s. He tells how they met and fell in love and overcome obstacles
The Notebook
In the color: "UNTIL YOU DO RIGHT BY ME......
EVERYTHING YOU THINK ABOUT IS GOING TO CRUMBLE.
Don't blame Mr. Charlie, Mr. Charlie is just a man
And he's doing the best he can
I heard 'em say, “Don't blame Mr. Charlie, Mr. Charlie is just a man
And he's doing the best he can” That's why I still love you like I do
Twinkle, Twinkle, little Star
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high.
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle twinkle little star.
How I wonder what you are.
A misguided, young man is forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life
Baby Boy
A guy has just gotten fired for stealing cardboard boxes. To make matters worse, rent is due, and he hates his overbearing girlfriend. His neighborhood friend owes the local drug dealer money. As the hours drag on, they are shot at. The guys beat up the neighborhood bully. This happens all in one day.
Friday
Boys in the hood: Either They Don't Know...Don't Show...
Or Don't Care About What's Going On In The Hood
Hello, may I speak to Barbara
Barbara, this is Shirley
You might not know who I am
But the reason I am calling you is because
I was going through my old man's pockets this morning And I just happened to find your name and number So woman to woman
I don't think it's being anymore than fair
A Tisket, A Takset
A green and yellow basket
I wrote a letter to my mother
And on the way I dropped it
I dropped it, I dropped it
Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, a hairdresser writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of her broken-down car, she gets a lift from her friend and two other passengers
Poetic Justice
Four best friends have grown apart over the years. Yet when one of the friends is offered an opportunity to be a keynote speaker at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, she decides to bring along her friends. Along the way, they rekindle their wild side by dancing, drinking, brawling and reuniting.
Girls Trip
Color purple: I loves Harpo, God knows I do......
But I'll kill him dead before I let him beat me.
Now I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger,
but she ain’t messin’ with no broke n*****.”
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again”
After growing up in the gang lifestyle of the Los Angeles projects, a young man wants a way out. Everyone around him, including his unpredictable friend is trapped in their lives of crime and violence. He tries to leave the violent lifestyle but is shot to different times before he gets to leave
Menace to Society
A group of four women are struggling with their finances, so they decide to start robbing banks. At first the group is successful, but they soon attract the attention of an obsessive detective
Set it Off
Love and basketball: “Who you goin to the dance with anyway.......
Spalding?”
When I was young, me and my mama had beef
Seventeen years old, kicked out on the streets
Though back at the time I never thought I'd see her face Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place Suspended from school, and scared to go home
I was a fool, with the big boys breakin' all the rules
Hey Diddle, Diddle
Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon
A former student returns to his old high school in Richmond, California, to get the basketball team into shape. With tough rules and academic discipline, he succeeds in setting the players on a winning streak. But when their grades start to suffer, he locks them out of the gym and shuts down their championship season
Coach Carter
An ex-teacher take over as principal of a declining school. Before he can focus on improving the student body's state exam scores, he has to somehow get rid of the school gangs and narcotic problems
Lean On Me
Harlem Night: “Yeah, Barbara, it's Richie. Yeah look.....
I ain't never coming home no more. Take it easy.”
Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard,
To give the poor dog a bone:
When she came there,
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.
4 Harlem teens are out skipping school one day when they find out an old friend was killed in a shootout at a bar. After this, a friend tells his friends that they have no respect. To get some, they rob a corner grocery store, but things take an unexpected turn. Only the four friends know what happened, but one of them is out for himself
Juice