Stephen Belafonte Movies
- 2009
This fun and invigorating health program is hosted by Mel B, also known as Scary Spice, from her time with British girl group The Spice Girls. In addition to a full aerobic exercise routine, the program also features a 28 day lifestyle plan, to help viewers get both trim and healthy. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
Abel Ferrara's cult crime drama Bad Lieutenant is given a sister film with this Werner Herzog-helmed production that takes its inspiration from the original, but focuses on new characters and plotlines. Nicolas Cage steps into Harvey Keitel's mold of a corrupt and drug-addled police officer, with the scummy setting moving from New York City to New Orleans. Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, and Xzibit co-star in the Nu Image/Millennium Films picture. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, (more)
Steampunk aesthetics inform this story of a dystopic future in which humankind wages an explosive last stand against the demonic NecroMutants, who would see the entire human race brutally annihilated. Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, and John Malkovich star in this effects-heavy sci-fi action thriller from director Simon Hunter (Dead of Night). ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, (more)
Family Portraits: A Trilogy of America director Douglas Buck follows that gruesome collection of three short films with this feature-length reimaging of cinema auteur Brian De Palma's 1973 horror film concerning a pair of mysterious siblings and the curious reporter who stumbles upon their deadly secret. Grace (Chloë Sevigny) is an ambitious young journalist conducting an investigation of a controversial psychiatrist (Stephen Rea) who is currently maintaining a questionable relationship with disturbed patient Angelique (Lou Doillon). As the investigation continues, Grace soon stumbles into an ongoing conspiracy populated by human experimentation, strange deaths, and a controversial operation. As the probing reporter delves ever deeper into the profoundly unsettling details and witnesses a brutal murder thanks to the unintended assistance of Angelique's latest love interest, Dr. Dylan Wallace, her fragile mental state is quickly shattered by the spiraling violence and unspeakable revelations to which she is now inextricably bound. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lou Doillon, Stephen Rea, (more)
The directorial debut from Jason Reitman, the media satire Thank You for Smoking stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick, a man who has turned spinning news and information into a successful career for the tobacco lobby. He plots strategies with his colleagues (Maria Bello and David Koechner) on how to make other dangerous products more appealing to the American public. Nick ends up going to Hollywood with his young son (Cameron Bright) in order to get a movie producer to include characters smoking in his newest film. Nick is kidnapped by a vigilante group concerned about the harmful nature of his product. The cast includes William H. Macy as a Senator who runs on a strong anti-tobacco position, Rob Lowe as the Hollywood bigwig, and Robert Duvall as the king of the tobacco industry. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Christopher Buckley. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, (more)
Macy Gray: A Day in the Life features a camera crew following around the pop star during a typical day in her life. The program includes footage of her hanging out in such famous locations as the Sunset Strip, Hollywood Blvd., and Mann's Chinese Theater. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- 2002
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Some rappers simply talk about the lifestyle, and other rappers live it. From his trying childhood in a crime-ridden New Orleans housing project to the nightclubs where he first began to develop his unique style on the microphone, rapper C-Murder returns to his roots to discover the influences and people to helped to drive his creativity. Hosted by legendary rapper Ice-T. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2002
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Straight From the Projects is a series of video releases. Each episode in the series documents a visit from a rap act to their hometown. This edition showcases M.O.P. as they lead viewers through the mean streets of Brownsville, Brooklyn. This documentary is hosted by Cypress Hill's B-Real. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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This installment of the hard-hitting series Straight from the Projects follows rapper Trick Daddy as he returns to his impoverished home in the inner city of Miami to face the violence and hardship that continues there despite his escaping to find success. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
