Chino XL Movies
An incarcerated father is forced to stand by and watch as his two young sons struggle to survive on the streets in a gritty urban drama starring Clifton Powell and Sean Blakemore. Ali Dean is a failed father, and now he will bear witness as his failure threatens to turn into an endless cycle of violence and poor decision making. Though Ali's son Tariq shows much promise as an emerging pugilist, Cesar falls on the wrong side of the law after becoming involved with the local drug trade. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Clifton Powell, Dominic Daniel, (more)
Rob Reiner directs Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson in Alex & Emma, a romantic comedy about an author and his secretary. Gangsters will kill Alex (Wilson) in 30 days if he doesn't pay back his gambling debts. The only way he can do that is to finish his new novel. He hires sassy court stenographer Emma (Hudson) to transcribe his dictation. The film intercuts between the two of them writing the story, and the story within the story. Hudson plays three roles in the film, and Wilson plays two. Sophie Marceau and David Paymer round out the cast. The premise is (very) loosely based on a series of events that befell Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, (more)
An ex-convict determined to go straight finds himself unwittingly drawn back into the lucrative drug trade in this tense family crime drama from Barrio Wars director Paul Wynne. Gererdo is a former drug runner who has served his time, and now wants to live a quiet life with devoted girlfriend Luchana. In order to make that happen Gerardo turns his back on the drug trade, instead landing a job in the mailroom of his brother's successful law firm. What Gerardo fails to realize, however, it that the outwardly legitimate law firm is actually run by notorious cocaine dealer Miguel. Enraged by the fact that he has been tricked back into the drug trade, Gerardo organizes a sting designed to expose Miguel for the criminal that he truly is. But when the sting goes horribly awry and Gerardo becomes subject to Miguel's wrath, devoted brother Jose picks up the gun a prepares to exact a little vigilante justice. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Experience Shakespeare's classic tale of love and tragedy in an entirely new setting as the tale of Romeo and Juliet plays out against the backdrop of the Latin barrio in this moving crime drama from director Paul Wynne. Despite their status in rival gangs, Plato and Angelina's passion overpowers their gang loyalties, and the forbidden lovers are soon embarking on a dangerous and forbidden romance. When Plato kills Angelina's psychotic brother Rico's friend Santino in revenge for Rico's killing of Plato's sister in a pool-hall brawl, Angelina fakes her own death in hopes that she and Rico can escape to Venice and end the cycle of violence that threatens to consume them. Little do the tragic lovers realize that there is no escaping fate, and wherever they may run to their past is certain to catch up to them. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Chino XL, Sevier Crespo, (more)
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