Hoodlum (1997)

Starring:

• Laurence Fishburne
• Vanessa Williams 
• Tim Roth 
• Cicely Tyson 
• Chi McBride 
• Andy Garcia 
• Clarence Williams III 
• Loretta Devine 
• Queen Latifah 
• Paul Benjamin

Storyline
Having just been released from jail, Bumpy Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) returns to his criminal ways as a linchpin in the African-American-run numbers racket. However, Bumpy's longtime friend Illinois Gordon (Chi McBride) and girlfriend Francine Hughes (Vanessa Williams) are both eager to get him back on the straight and narrow. But a brewing rivalry with Mafia boss Lucky Luciano (Andy Garcia) and his henchman Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) threatens to raise the stakes to dangerous new levels.

Tales From The Hood (1995)

Starring:

• Clarence Williams III
• Joe Torry 
• De'aundre Bonds 
• Samuel Monroe Jr. 
• Anthony Griffith 
• David Alan Grier 
• Brandon Hammond 
• Rusty Cundieff 
• Paula Jai Parker 
• Roger Guenveur Smith 
• Art Evans 
• Rosalind Cash 
• Lamont Bentley

Storyline
Stack, Ball and Bulldog arrive at a local funeral parlor to retrieve a lost drug stash held by the mortician Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III). But Mr. Simms has plans for the boys. He leads them on a tour of his establishment, introducing them to his corpses. Even the dead have tales to tell and Mr. Simms is willing to tell them all. And you better listen: because when you’re in the hood, even everyday life can lead to extraordinary terror.