Writer/director Mark Harris (“Black Butterfly”) is hoping for a little sugar on Jan. 10, when his romantic comedy “Black Coffee” opens in eight locations in select cities nationwide.
“Coffee” — which Harris bills as “the first black romantic comedy of the year” — stars Darrin Dewitt Henson (“Stomp the Yard”), Gabrielle Dennis (“Bring it On”) and Tiffany Hines (“Bones,” “90210”). It’s the story of a man (Henson) who loses his job and his girlfriend (Dennis) on the same day — and his friends’ attempt to get him back on his feet in both the dating and professional world.
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“Black Coffee” opens in AMC theaters in select cities including Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Chicago and Atlanta.