Preaching to the Choir
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{{Infobox film
| name = Preaching to the Choir
| image =
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| director = Charles Randolph-Wright
| producer = Peter E. Lengyel
Richard Perello
| writer = Kevin Hefferman
Peter E. Lengyel
| story =
| starring = Billoah Greene
Darien Sills-Evans
Novella Nelson
Janine Green
Rosa Arredondo
Eartha Kitt
Tichina Arnold
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
| music = Nona Hendryx
| cinematography = Robert Barocci
| editing = Melody London
Jaycob Craycroft
| studio = CodeBlack Entertainment
Catalan Films
TV One
Radio One
| distributor = Freestyle Releasing
| released = {{Film date|2006|4|14}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Preaching to the Choir is a 2006 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and starring Billoah Greene, Darien Sills-Evans, Novella Nelson, Janine Green, Rosa Arredondo, Eartha Kitt, Tichina Arnold and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
Cast
- Billoah Greene as Teshawn
- Darien Sills-Evans as Wesley
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Bull Sharky
- Janine Green as Kia
- Novella Nelson as Aunt June
- Tuffy Questell as Stumpy
- Eartha Kitt as Sister Nettie
- Patti LaBelle as Sister Jasmine
- Rosa Arredondo as Rachel
- Tichina Arnold as Desiree
- Tim Reid as Prophet
Release
Reception
The film has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on fourteen reviews.{{cite web|title=Preaching to the Choir|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/on_the_one|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}
John Anderson of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Despite the ungainly script and direction, the climactic performances — including one by young singer Anny Jules –absolve the movie of most of its sins."{{cite magazine|last=Anderson|first=John|title=Preaching to the Choir|date=April 12, 2006|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/preaching-to-the-choir-1200516983/|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}
Bruce Westbrook of the Houston Chronicle also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Nor does it sermonize at the expense of entertaining. Instead, it melds gospel and hip-hop for a music-driven tale of twin brothers who reconnect."{{cite news|last=Westbrook|first=Bruce|title=Preaching to the Choir|date=April 14, 2006|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/Preaching-to-the-Choir-1891934.php|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0374923}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|on_the_one}}
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:2000s musical comedy-drama films