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Release date: May 24, 2013
Director: Chris Wedge
Character: Queen Tara
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Plot: The story of an ongoing battle between the forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of evil, who wish to destroy it. When a teenage girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she teams up with an elite band of warriors and a crew of comical, larger-than-life figures, to save their world... and ours.

Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

Release date: February 16, 2013
Director: Beyoncé, Ed Burke
Character: Herself
Genre: Documentary, Music
Plot: The documentary sees the 16-time Grammy Award-winning singer Beyoncé Knowles reflect on her childhood in Houston and the realities of running a business alongside family life. It sheds light on the global star's perspective of being a celebrity, the refuge she finds on stage, her joy at becoming a mother and her experiences of returning to the spotlight after the birth of her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.

Obsessed

Release date: April 24, 2009
Director: Steve Shill
Character: Sharon
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Plot: Derek Charles, a successful asset manager who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage to the beautiful Sharon. But when Lisa, a temp worker, starts stalking Derek, everything he's worked so hard for, are placed in jeopardy.

Cadillac Records

Release date: December 5, 2008
Director: Darnell Martin
Character: Etta James
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Plot: The rise and fall of Chess Records, which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Leonard Chess scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac.

Dreamgirls

Release date: December 15, 2006
Director: Bill Condon
Character: Deena Jones
Genre: Drama, Musical
Plot: Effie White, Deena Jones, and Lorrell Robinson - three friends from Chicago - are a promising singing trio called The Dreamettes. Accompanied by their songwriter C.C. White (Effie's brother), they travel to New York to compete in a talent show at the Apollo Theatre. Although the girls lose this first bid for fame, their talent attracts an ambitious manager by the name of Curtis Taylor, Jr., who uses unscrupulous tactics to move the girls from backup singers of superstar James "Thunder" Early to superstars of their own. Curtis reshapes the group to "crossover" from R & B to the lucrative pop music scene. Lead singer Effie gets replaced by the more attractive Deena and is eventually dropped from the trio. The group evolves into a more sophisticated group, The Dreams, with a lighter sound and chic look. They successfully attract a "whiter" audience and The Dreams rise to international stardom. The money, fame, and adulation, however, doesn't bring them happiness.

The Pink Panther

Release date: February 10, 2006
Director: Shawn Levy
Character: Xania
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Plot: A world-famous soccer coach has been murdered and his priceless, legendary ring has been stolen--a ring set with the stunning diamond known as the "Pink Panther." The French government needs a master detective to solve the crime and recover the gem--but he's not available, so they recruit none other than Inspector Jacques Clouseau. A stunning pop star, a soccer player, a Chinese assassin circles--but who committed the crime? And can anyone solve the case? Clouseau and his partner, Ponton, must unmask the murderer and keep their boss, Dreyfus, from taking credit for the victory, all without bringing the French legal system to a screeching halt.

The Fighting Temptations

Release date: September 19, 2003
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Character: Lilly
Genre: Comedy, Music
Plot: When slick-talking New York City advertising executive Darrin Hill travels back to his hometown of Monte Carlo, Georgia to claim the inheritence his aunt Sally left him, he finds he must fulfill her last wish before he can collect--create a gospel choir and lead it to success. But with a town full of tin ears and a shortage of singers, Darrin is about ready to give up and head back to the city where he belongs--until he runs into Lilly. A beautiful nightclub singer with a voice that could rock the competition at the annual Gospel Explosion, Lilly is just the miracle Darrin is looking for--if he can persuade her to sing.

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Release date: July 26, 2002
Director: Jay Roach
Character: Foxxy Cleopatra
Genre: Action, Comedy
Plot: It's been three years since Austin Powers, that swinging international man of mystery, has faced his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil. But after Dr. Evil and his accomplice Mini Me escape from a maximum-security prison, Austin is called to action once more in this third installment of the highly successful "Austin Powers" movie franchise. Teaming up with the mysterious Goldmember, Dr. Evil hatches a time-traveling scheme to take over the world, one that involves the kidnapping of Nigel Powers, Austin's beloved father and England's most renowned spy. As he chases the villains through time, Austin visits 1975 and joins forces with his old flame, Foxxy Cleopatra, a streetwise and stylish detective. Together Austin and Foxxy must find a way to save Nigel and stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem.

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Release date: May 8, 2001
Director: Robert Townsend
Character: Carmen Brown
Genre: Musical, Drama
Plot: A contemporary, urban retelling of the classic opera Carmen, this "hip hopera" follows the tragic life of Sgt. Derrick Hill whose world is turned upside down when the irresistible Carmen Brown enters his local bar. Through song, the star-studded cast tells the tale of their passionate romance and tragic demise.