Thursday, June 28, 2007

August, 2007 Hidden Gems

Wolfe's "Bam Bam & Celeste" Stars Margaret Cho, Bruce Daniels, Alan Cumming. Free-spirited rejects Bam Bam and Celeste both feel that life is passing them by and after seeing an ad for a contestant search for "Trading Faces", a realty makeover show, they decide to follow their dreams to New York City. Their adventure is strewn with potential disasters and comical crises as they encounter thugs, survivalists, racists, a lesbian Lone Ranger, and other roadside distractions before finally reaching the city. They arrive, only to find their hometown high school nemeses, now the style dictators of the world-famous Salon Mirage, sitting in judgment at "Trading Faces". Helped by the show's assistant and Celeste's Mommy, the two friends persevere and discover that true beauty lies within.


Vivendi's "The Hit" Stars Blair Underwood, DeRay Davis, Ernest HardinJr. In this sequel to cult favorite "Straight Out Of Compton High", an up and coming record executive whose goal is to bring all rival rap record labels together and form one Black-owned label that gives back to the community. While trying to build this label, he inadvertently crosses the Mob, who attempts to shut down his plans. From rival gangsters to dodging mob hits to tangled love triangles, this film is full of plot twist and action.


Starz's "Elvis: The Miniseries" Stars Jonathon Rhys Meyers, Camryn Manheim, Randy Quaid, Rose McGowan. A definitive performance in the acclaimed miniseries event that depicts Elvis from 1950s teen outcast to worldwide sensation, through his grim decline to spectacular 1968 comeback. Experience the triumphs and tragedies, excesses and affairs, madness and music of the The King of Rock & Roll.