Marcello Thedford Movies

A forty-something advertising executive in the midst of a difficult divorce finds her passionate affair by a streetwise artist nearly half her age threatening to derail her career and destroy her life in this racy romantic drama. Destiny's professional life may be at a ten, but her personal life is about to bottom out. Her marriage has eroded, and now as the details of the divorce are being finalized, Destiny meets handsome young artist Troy. Troy is young enough to be Destiny's son, though their connection is both immediate and passionate. With Troy, Destiny's dormant sensual nature is suddenly reawakened. But before long, lust has turned to obsession, and Destiny's career starts to suffer. If Destiny can just get a grip on her romantic life while still keeping sight of her professional goals, perhaps she can emerge from this conflict with more than she had going in. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Upon discovering that his daughter is about to wed an administrative assistant from an upper middle class background, a blue collar father experiences a slight case of parental insanity and attempts to sabotage the wedding in order to keep his family together. Jerome and Martha Wallace did their best to raise their daughter Michelle right, and their efforts have paid off; Michelle is a beautiful and intelligent woman who has just gotten engaged to the man of her dreams. But Jerome is having a hard time accepting the fact that his daughter is all grown up and about to start her own family, and in a momentary lapse of sanity he starts doing everything in his power to stop the wedding bells from chiming. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Dewayne's (Justin Aaron Daniels) parents are out of town, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for a house party. When he caves to his friends' demands that he throw the biggest shindig of all time, he quickly finds himself in all sorts of hot water, and has to fix a long list of problems before mom and dad return home. ~ Carly Wray, All Movie Guide

The Christian-themed Keeping the Faith series continues with this installment starring Kel Mitchell, Mercello Thedford, and Spencer Scott, and detailing one family's efforts to keep it together after stumbling into an especially large inheritance. As ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

On the eve of his biggest audition to date, an unfocused actor enlists the aid of his show-business buddies in getting his act together and landing the role that could finally launch him into the big time. T.O. (Lawrence Adisa) may be a working actor, but now the all night partying and constant distractions are beginning to take their toll on the once-promising star. Later, T.O. will seek some helpful guidance from good friends Regina King and French Stewart. When all hope seems lost, it begins to appear that the only thing keeping T.O. on his toes is the prospect of losing a potentially lucrative role from longtime nemesis Morris (Sam Sarpong). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Real-life rap artist Snoop Dog guests in this episode as fictional rapper Murderuss, who is accused of killing his musical rival Extra Large (Marcello Thedford). Monk (Tony Shalhoub) does his best to clear Murderuss, but all the circumstantial evidence is against the singer: his trademark pocket watch was used to trigger the bomb that wiped out Extra Large, and Murderuss' famous gold chain was used to strangle the first victim's chauffeur. Before long, even Monk is persuaded of Murderuss' guilt--but he's afraid to drop the case for fear of incurring the rapper's rath--er, wrath. The solution to the crime...comes in a rhyme...in the nick of time. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actor/director/screenwriter Jean-Claude La Marre offers a controversial new vision of religious history with this interpretation of the Bible that presents Jesus Christ as a black man and suggests that the crucifixion, may, in fact, have been racially motivated. By exploring the last 48 hours in the life of Christ (La Marre), the director/screenwriter places the relationship shared between the Biblical Messiah and his disciples, the mindset of the Romans who occupied Judea, Joseph's relationship with his family, and the manner in which Mary and Joseph's family was affected by Jesus' persecution under the microscope to challenge conventional beliefs and encourage audiences to question the manner in which the story of Jesus has been interpreted by modern, organized religion. Beginning with the preparations of the Last Supper and ending with the Crucifixion that would set into motion one of the most spectacular stories ever told, Color of the Cross aims to tell a timeless and familiar tale from a fresh and thought-provoking new perspective. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The domestic problems between Andy (Dennis Franz) and Connie (Charlotte Ross), exacerbated by the resentful Theo (Austin Majors) and the colicky baby Michelle, spill over into their work at the 15th. Cases on this week's docket include the beating death of a woman in her own kitchen, and the discovery of a body in an SVU well stocked with picnic supplies. All of this pales into insignificance when Andy's partner, Detective John Clark Jr. (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), is arrested on a drug charge by the relentless Internal Affairs Bureau. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Kovacs' (Goran Visnjic) car accident and disastrous misdiagnosis has left a patient with profound brain damage. While Weaver (Laura Innes) suffers from the side effects of her "secret" pregnancy, Abby (Maura Tierney) covers for her at the ER. The heightened security measures at County General ensnare Pratt (Mekhi Phifer), who is packing a gun -- thereby placing Carter (Noah Wyle) in an unenviable position. Gallant (Sharif Atkins) squares off against the mercenary young bride (Sofia Milos) of an elderly patient (Patrick Cranshaw). And Lewis (Sherry Stringfield) keeps a suicide watch on a self-admitted child molester. Edward Asner makes the first of several appearances as Dr. James McNulty, the crusty head of a storefront clinic. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

It has been two months since the smallpox lockdown at County General. The Emergency Room is now swamped with patients due to the wholesale closings of many other ERs in Cook County. Likewise, there is huge influx of new med students, among them the outspoken Erin Harkins (Leslie Bibb), who is tired of waiting for her first orientation. Elsewhere, Corday (Alex Kingston) has returned to Chicago, only to be immediately unnerved by the bizarre behavior of Weaver (Laura Innes). Romano's (Paul McCrane) severed arm has been re-attached, but he's not out of danger yet. And Pratt (Mekhi Phifer) performs what amounts to a medical miracle. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The nurses' petition against Kovac (Goran Visnjic) leads to heightened tensions and a personnel shortage at the ER. Abby (Maura Tierney) has her doubts when her brother Eric (Tom Everett Scott) claims to be on leave from the Air Force. Pratt (Mekhi Phifer) offers comfort to Chen (Ming-Na), who hasn't quite gotten over being held at gunpoint by a disgruntled patient. And Corday (Alex Kingston) and Nathan (Don Cheadle) argue over a seriously ill patient (Nora Zimmett) who refuses to be resuscitated by "heroic measures." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

This made-for-TV movie focuses on the grassroots efforts of a Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to combat the entrenched racism of the segregated South. The film focuses on Owen Walker (Vicellus Reon Shannon), a youth who longs to address the injustices of his hometown in rural Mississippi. His father Will (Danny Glover) forswore his own previous attempts to organize local blacks. Owen resents his father, until he too realizes the true cost of protesting. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

First, a little background: in 1955, the Director's Guild of America created the pseudonym Alan Smithee, which film directors are allowed to use if they feel their work has been tampered with to such a degree that they no longer want the credit. (For example, if you look at the credits of the expanded and heavily narrated TV version of Dune, you'll notice the director is not listed as David Lynch, but as Alan Smithee.) An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn is a comedy about a film editor (played by Eric Idle) who finally gets his big break -- he's given the opportunity to direct a big-budget action film starring Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jackie Chan. But filming does not go well (the budget eventually balloons to 200 million dollars) and the producer, James Edmunds (Ryan O'Neal), tampers with the final cut of the film. As a result, the hapless neophyte director doesn't want his name to appear on the credits. But his real name is Alan Smithee, so what's he supposed to do? In a stunning example of art imitating life, director Arthur Hiller was supposedly unhappy with the interference of screenwriter and producer Joe Eszterhas on this project and chose to remove his name from the credits -- so An Alan Smithee Film carries the directorial credit of none other than Alan Smithee. Rappers Coolio and Chuck D appear as the filmmaking Brothers Brothers; Chuck D also contributed to the film's score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide