Actor Rob Brown (1984)

Based on a nonfiction book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, We Own This City (2022) is an American crime drama miniseries. It was created by George Pelecanos and David Simon and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green. HBO airs the six-episode series on April 25, 2022. The miniseries chronicles the ascent and downfall of Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force, exposing the pervasive corruption within. Focusing on Sergeant Wayne ...

Stop-Loss (2008), directed by Kimberly Peirce, is a war drama following U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Brandon King and his squad stationed in Tikrit during the Iraq War. The film opens with footage from their tour, highlighting their remaining 28 days before they return home to the United States. While on duty at a checkpoint, they encounter gunshots as a car filled with insurgents speeds past. In response, the squad pursues them into an alley where they are ambushed from rooftops. Amidst the chaos, two soldiers are killed when an RPG is fired and another is injured when an Iraqi vehicle explodes. Fortunately, Pvt. Rico ...

In Take the Lead (2006), an American drama dance film directed by Liz Friedlander, Antonio Banderas portrays Pierre Dulaine, a dance instructor and the creator of Dancing Classrooms. As a group of students prepares for their school dance, Rock shows up with a damaged ticket and is turned away by Mr. Temple and Principal James. Later, he gets into trouble with some thugs who pressure him to vandalize the Principal’s car. However, when Pierre arrives and interrupts them, they scatter. The next day, Pierre visits the school to speak with the Principal about what he ...

The American drama film, Finding Forrester (2000), was written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant. In the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Jamal Wallace doesn’t fully embrace his potential as an intelligent student. Instead, he chooses to spend his time playing basketball with his friends. They capture the attention of William Forrester, a local recluse who is known as somewhat of an urban legend in the neighborhood. One day, Jamal’s friends dare him to sneak into Forrester’s apartment, but their plan goes awry when Jamal is caught off guard and flees, ...