Elijah Kelley

The Making of the Wiz Live!

Mary McDonagh Murphy

Mary J. Blige, David Alan Grier

Go behind the curtain in The Land of Oz with NBC's "The Making of The Wiz Live!" The hour-long special will give an exclusive backstage look at this highly anticipated television event.

The Butler

Lee Daniels

Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

The Wiz Live!

Matthew Diamond, Kenny Leon

Mary J. Blige, Uzo Aduba

Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative team, the imaginative Cirque du Soleil Theatrical and a diverse cast of showstoppers designed to create an eye-popping new take on the musical unlike anything ever seen.

A Lesson Before Dying

Joseph Sargent

Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson

In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing a a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, to indicate that he didn't have the sense to know what he was doing. Nevertheless convicted, he is sentenced to die, but his godmother and the aunt of the local schoolteacher convince school teacher go to the convicted man's cell each day to try to reaffirm to him that he is not an animal but a man with dignity.

Hairspray

Adam Shankman

Nikki Blonsky, За́кари Дэ́вид Алекса́ндр Э́фрон

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

Take the Lead

Liz Friedlander

Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.

28 Days

Betty Thomas

Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen

After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.

Strange Magic

Gary Rydstrom

Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood

A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.

Boys of Abu Ghraib

Luke Moran

Сара Пэкстон, Sean Astin

An American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site, where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee.

Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage

Robin Roberts, Charles McGee

Robin Roberts explores the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary group of African American pilots—including her father—that served in WWII, revealing how these warriors for change helped end segregation in the military and pave the way for the civil rights movement.