New Flicks

Stomp the Yard
Beyond the pride. Beyond the rivalry. Beyond the tradition.
Genres: Drama / Musical
Director: Sylvain White
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Starring: Columbus Short, Brian J. White, Ne-Yo, Meagan Good, Darrin DeWitt Henson

After the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he is courted by the top two campus fraternities, both of which want and need his fierce street-style dance moves to win the highly coveted national step show competition.

Dreamgirls
Fame Comes And Goes, Stars Rise And Fall, But Dreams Live Forever.
Genres: Drama / Musical
Director: Bill Condon
Distributors: Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks
Starring: Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson

Based on the 1981 Broadway musical comes Dreamgirls, a story of greed, tough hate and romance. Three young women Deena Jones (Knowles), Effie White (Hudson) and Lorrell Robinson (Rose) desire to become pop stars and get their wish when they're picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early (Murphy). Then they're set free for leads, but James, Curtis Taylor (Foxx) and Effie's brother C.C. (Robinson) decide for Deena to be lead which upsets Effie. This movie contains both original Broadway and new songs and it's one movie that the whole family will enjoy!

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