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Obsessed (2009)
Starring: Idris Elba, Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter, Bruce McGill, Jerry O'Connell, Christine Lahti
Directed by: Steve Shill
Release Date: April 24th, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual material including some suggestive dialogue, some violence and thematic content.
Studio: Sony ScreenGems
Derek Charles (Idris Elba), 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 (Beyoncé Knowles). But when Lisa (Ali Larter), a temp worker, starts stalking Derek, all the things he's worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy.
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Dreamgirls (2006)
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Hudson, Keith Robinson, Bobby Slayton
Directed by: Bill Condon
Release Date: December 15th, 2006 (NY, LA) Wider release: December 25; Wider release: January 19, 2007)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some sexuality and drug content.
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Based on the award-winning hit Broadway musical about a female singing group called the Dreamettes.
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The Pink Panther (2006)
Starring: Steve Martin, Kevin Kline, Beyonce Knowles, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Release Date: February 10th, 2006 (wide).
MPAA Rating: PG for occasional crude and suggestive humor and language.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
In this new Inspector Clouseau adventure, the incompetent French detective (Martin) investigates the murder of the nation's soccer team coach while also looking into the disappearance of the famous Pink Panther diamond, the national treasure of the nation of Lugash.
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The Fighting Temptations (2003)
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce Knowles, Mike Epps, Faith Evans
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Release Date: September 19th, 2003 (wide).
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual references.
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
When slick-talking New York City advertising executive Darrin Fox travels back to his small hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance 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.
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Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Starring: Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles, Michael Caine, Michael York, Seth Green
Directed by: Jay Roach
Release Date: July 26, 2002 Nationwide.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual innuendo, crude humor and language.
Distributor: New Line Cinema
It's been three years since Austin Powers, that swinging international man of mystery, has had to face his arch enemy, 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 yet peculiar 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 but stylish detective. Together Austin and Foxxy must find a way to save Nigel and stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem.
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Charlie's Angels (2000) - As song performer
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch
Directed by: McG
Release Date: November 3, 2000 Nationwide.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for action violence, innuendo and some sensuality/nudity.
Distributor: Columbia Tristar
In this remake of the popular 1970s television show, the three angels--Dylan (Drew Barrymore), Natalie (Cameron Diaz), and Alex (Lucy Liu)--are called to duty by their flirtatious boss, Bosley (Bill Murray), to intervene in the kidnapping of a well-known millionaire.
The film has been updated from the original TV show in a few poignant ways: The angels are now called "women" (not "little girls") in the introductory voice-over, and they concentrate on strength and martial arts when they fight criminals because they no longer carry guns. Packed with glam action and featuring a fantastic cast--including LL Cool J--CHARLIE'S ANGELS promises to please.
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Beyonce in Hollywood
Primarily known as the creative and driving force behind one of the most popular music groups of the late '90s and early 2000s, Beyoncé Knowles began expanding her remarkable repertoire in 2002 with her feature-film acting debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Born on September 4th, 1981 in Houston, TX, Knowles' performance career began at the tender age of seven, under the leadership of her father, producer Matthew Knowles. Joining forces with her cousin Kelly Rowland and acquaintances LeToya Tuckett and LaTavia Roberson, Knowles and her father formed the group Destiny's Child in 1990.
The group spent the better part of the 1990s languishing in obscurity until 1997, when they recorded the song "Killing Time" for inclusion on the Men in Black soundtrack. Shortly thereafter, the group recorded their self-titled debut album, which sold over a million copies and spawned platinum-selling follow-up albums. Unfortunately, the group was also soon immersed in a bitter breakup and a subsequent lawsuit.
Throughout the course of these setbacks, however, Knowles assumed a larger amount of responsibility and control over her group's creative output. As the group began to stabilize once again, Knowles began experimenting with acting in a modern-day version of the opera Carmen, produced in 2001 by MTV.
Shortly after this opportunity, Knowles found herself cast in the third film in comic Mike Myers' Austin Powers series, Austin Powers in Goldmember. Knowles received generally positive reviews for her role as Foxxy Cleopatra, a CIA agent and the love interest for Myers' Austin Powers.
With her success in this film, Knowles began getting follow-up offers and accepted a role in the 2003 Jonathan Lynn film The Fighting Temptations starring opposite Cuba Gooding Jr.
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