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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Three Six Mafia: Choices - The Movie (2001)


















Starring:
  • Isley Nicole Melton
  • Paul Beauregard
  • Cassie Betts
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Shot largely in Three 6 Mafia's hometown of Memphis, TN, Choices examines the conflict between right and wrong and is based on the life of an ex-convict and the choices that he makes trying to get his life on the right track.

Mandabi (1968)

















Starring:
  • Makhouredia Gueye
  • Ynousse N'Diaye
  • Isseu Niang
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A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.

Deep Cover (1992)












































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Storyline
Russell Stevens (Fishburne) is a police officer that is recruited by a drug enforcement agent to go undercover in Los Angeles to bring down a huge drug operation. While undercover, he is to rise in the ranks by working closely with David (Goldblum), a shady Jewish attorney who is connected with Barbosa (Sierra), a big-time kingpin that has ties with larger distributors and even a corrupt politician. As Stevens gets further involved in the street life, he comes at a crossroads between his duty as an officer of the law and surviving the underworld to stay alive.