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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)


















































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Storyline
In 1956, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers landed a doo-wop hit with "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" Fame turned to tragedy as lead singer Lymon (Larenz Tate) descended into substance abuse that eventually claimed his life at age 25. But Lymon didn't just leave his fans bereft -- he also left behind three women, and each believes she's owed his song royalties: Platters singer Zola Taylor (Halle Berry), prostitute Elizabeth Waters (Vivica A. Fox) and schoolteacher Emira Eagle (Lela Rochon).

Woo (1998)








































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Woo (Jada Pinkett Smith) is a woman in control of her world. She is smart, self-confident, sophisticated, and snarky. And she doesn't have any trouble attracting members of the opposite sex. But for some reason, no one ever sticks around. Woo meets Tim (Tommy Davidson), a paralegal who is her complete opposite. They shouldn't click. However, Woo and Tim begin to bond when a series of weird and stressful calamities hit them while they are on their first date.