Mary J. Blige
1) Mary can!
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
The multi-awarding-winning singer, artist, actress, and icon presents this entertaining and empowering story in which young Mary, told there are many things she cannot do, isn't about to let anyone tell her she cannot sing.
Description
Poppy and Branch discover that they are but one of six different Trolls tribes scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb, aided by her father King Thrash, wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch set out to visit all the other lands to unify...
5) Mudbound
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
In the Mississippi Delta of the 1940s, two farming families one of white landholders, and one of Black tenant farmers are bound by the unforgiving soil they share as they struggle to survive amid the upheavals of World War II and the poisonous hatred of the Jim Crow South. Each family sends a young man off to battle; when they return home, scarred, and find a common bond, the community is ripped apart. Writer-director Dee Rees, with co-writer Virgil...
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Starring world-class performers and recording artists including Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, David Alan Grier, and Ne-Yo, this is NBC's musical television production of The Wiz Live! Staying true to the groundbreaking Broadway show that put a vivid urban spin on the land of Oz, get ready for a fresh, eye-popping new trip down the yellow brick road. Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the original hit Broadway show became a cultural...
7) Rock of ages
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Drew and Sherrie meet in L.A. while pursuing their dream of life in the big city. Will their love survive the challenges the city throws their way? This musical features songs by Journey, Twisted Sister, Starship, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, and many more.
8) Body cam
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
While investigating the bizarre murder of a fellow officer, veteran Renee Lomito discovers a mysterious figure in their body cam footage. Haunted by visions of the event, she suspects something supernatural is targeting the cops in her unit. Now, in a race against time to find the one person she thinks can stop these killings, Renee uncovers a sinister secret among the police force surrounding the shooting and cover-up of an unarmed youth.
9) Soulbook
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
A return to his blue-eyed soul roots, this album features Stewart's artful interpretations of sixties and seventies-era soul classics.
"His new versions are respectful and careful...the songs get the elite treatment for Soulbook..."--New York Times.
"There's no doubting the love in that old heart of his..."--Entertainment Weekly.
"...respectfully solid..."--USA Today.
12) Born free
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Kid Rock's eighth studio album sees the Grammy Award-nominated Detroit rocker make some changes to his sound with the help of producer Rick Rubin. Along with the hit title track, the album includes a song with T.I. and Martina McBride called Care. Also included are guest appearances by Zac Brown, Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, and Bob Seger.
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Michael Rapaport goes on tour with A Tribe Called Quest in 2008, when they reunite to perform sold-out concerts across the country, almost ten years after the release of their last album, The Love Movement. Rapaport captures the story of their tenuous relationship as personal differences and unresolved conflicts continue to threaten their creative cohesion. Get a behind-the-scenes look at their journey and contributions as a band, and what currently...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Wyclef decided to follow up his 1997 debut album nearly ten years later with this equally promising alternative rap and R&B effort. He also collaborated with a diverse group of artists ranging from Paul Simon and Shakira to Akon and System of a Down.
"...appetite for stylistic gumbo."--Spin
"**** out of four...often-exuberant blend of politics and eclectic musical styles..."--USA Today
"He's aiming for one world, rocking to his thick, improbable...
16) Betty & Coretta
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Two extraordinary women-Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X-come to life in this Lifetime Movie Network movie. After their husbands' tragic assassinations, they developed a unique friendship spanning three decades as they carried on the Civil Rights movement while supporting their families as single mothers. Through their strength and dignity, they became role models for millions of women.
Pub. Date
2010
Description
After Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with them. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Mexican immigrant looking for work, moves into April's basement...
18) Rock of ages
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Drew and Sherrie meet in L.A. while pursuing their dream of life in the big city. Will their love survive the challenges the city throws their way? This musical features songs by Journey, Twisted Sister, Starship, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, and many more.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
After Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the young delinquents to the only relative they have: their aunt April. A heavy-drinking nightclub singer who lives off of her married boyfriend, April wants nothing to do with them. But her attitude begins to change when Sandino, a handsome Mexican immigrant looking for work, moves into April's basement...
