Karen Tsen Lee Movies
A high school basketball player from Indiana finds his fate careening down an increasingly uncertain path when his family moves to Newark, New Jersey in his senior year and he befriends an inner city basketball phenomenon who may be able to lead them to the state championships. Indiana teen Josh Sendler (Douglas Smith) expected to spend his senior year surrounded by lush cornfields, so when his family moves to Newark it feels like world is suddenly turned upside down. There, on the concrete courts of New Jersey, Josh makes the acquaintance of a talented young basketball player named Antwon (Kevin Phillips). Together, Josh and Antwon form a formidable team on the court, a team that could accomplish great things if it wasn't for the racism that's about to set these streets ablaze. Will Josh and Antwon's friendship prove strong enough to endure the challenges that lit ahead and lead them to true victory? Wyclef Jean provides original music for this gritty sports drama from director Phil Bertelsen. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kevin L. Phillips, Douglas Smith, (more)
- 2004
ER costar Ming-Na is cast as Li Mei Nu, an immigrant woman in search of her missing sister Jiao Wu. The authorities are also interested in catching up with Li Wu, who has apparently abandoned two of her daughters in a squalid apartment. As the SVU detectives pursue the case, it becomes clear that the missing woman was being persecuted by an alien-smuggling gang which uses its "customers" as sweatshop workers and sex slaves. Unfortunately, none of the gang's victims are willing to cooperate with the detectives--especially after Li Mei is savagely beaten on the orders of a corrupt customs attorney. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1996
The seedy New Moon Motel is the scene of a mysterious murder -- and it isn't the first time that this fleabag has "hosted" a major crime. Though most of the motel's tenants appear to be losers and down-and-outers, appearances can be deceiving. As Kellerman (Reed Diamond) follows the existing clues pertaining to the murder, Lewis (Clark Johnson) embarks on a hunt for the victim's missing boot. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard Belzer, Reed Diamond, (more)
