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Sister Act II: Back in the Habit (2003)

When Deloris van Cartier left the convent to return to her life in Las Vegas at the end of “Sister Act,” she thought her days in black and white were over. But in “Sister Act II,” she discovers she was wrong. The nuns from St. Catherine’s have taken teaching positions at St. Francis, a crumbling school in a despairing community. The sisters badly want to help these teenagers find their places in life and to have a chance at success, but all of the kids are world-weary and can’t see a way to accomplish their dreams. They’re running the nuns … Continue reading →

Sister Act (1992)

Whoopi Goldberg stars in “Sister Act,” a hysterical movie about showgirls, nuns, and what happens when they meet up. Dolores van Cartier (Goldberg) has been singing in a nightclub owned by her boyfriend, who is a gangster, unbeknownst to her. When she goes back to his office after her performance one night, she witnesses a mob hit and runs for her life. She testifies to the police, but her boyfriend is looking for her and she has to go into hiding to save her life. Lt. Souther, the officer in charge of her case, arranges for her to stay in … Continue reading →

Lilies of the Field – William E. Barrett

Making waves in Hollywood in 1963 as a major motion picture starring Sidney Poitier and Lilia Skala, “Lilies of the Field” first appeared as a gentle novella, a triumph for author William E. Barrett. Homer Smith, a black man from South Carolina, was just honorably released from the Army and has decided to travel around the West for a while before returning home. He carefully saved his pay packets and had plenty of money for his travels, but every so often the urge to work strikes him and he stops for a while to do odd jobs. He’s never seen … Continue reading →