BET Star Cinema Movie Fun Facts November 14–20, 2011

Learn fun facts about this week's movies.

Ray (2004) - Hollywood took notice of Kerry Washington when she landed the role of Della Bea Robinson, wife of legendary R&B pioneer Ray Charles, in the critically-hailed biopic Ray. Jamie Foxx, who played the film's lead, won an Oscar for Best Actor.(Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Ray (2004) - Ray is the number-one music biopic (per screen average) of all time.(Photo: Universal Pictures)

Eve's Bayou (1996) - Now established as a Hollywood power player, Jackson stepped into the role of producer for Eve's Bayou. He also starred in this drama set in Louisiana, playing a doctor whose daughter witnesses him having an affair.(Photo: Courtesy Trimark Pictures)

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Eve's Bayou (1997) - Eve’s Bayou made it onto Time magazine’s list of 25 most important movies on race in 2008.(Photo: Trimark Pictures)

Mo' Money (1992) - Damon Wayans's romantic crime caper, also starring Stacey Dash and then-newcomer Bernie Mac, floated right to the top of the charts when it premiered in 1992, stealing thunder from Boomerang, which was also in theaters at that time. (Photo: Courtesy Columbia Pictures)

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Mo’ Money (1992) - Damon Wayans was considered for the role of the Riddler in Batman Forever. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

Cinderella - Whitney Houston produced and co-stars with Brandy in this 1990s urban update of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, based on the classic fairy tale. Why shouldn't Black girls have their own Cinderella? (Photo: Brown House Productions)

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Cinderella (1997) - Brandy is the first African-American to portray Cinderella. (Photo: BrownHouse Productions)