J. David Shanks

The Shield Season 6

Barbershop movie trailer - starring Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Troy Garity, Eve, Leonard Howze. Directed by Tim Story. Genre: Comedy Rating: PG-13

Barbershop is a smart comedy about a day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin (Ice Cube), who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out. Calvin's barbershop is filled with an eclectic and hilarious cast of characters that share their stories, jokes, trials and tribulations. In the shop we find Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), an old barber with strong opinions and no customers. Jimmy (Sean Patrick Thomas) is a highly educated barber with a superiority complex who can't stand Isaac (Troy Garity), the new, white barber who just wants a shot at cutting some hair. Ricky is an ex-con with two strikes against him and is desperately trying to stay straight. Terri (rap star Eve, making her feature film debut) is a hard-edged woman who can't seem to leave her two-timing boyfriend. And lastly there's Dinka, a fellow barber who is madly in love with Terri but doesn't get the time of day.

Time for another haircut - the buzz is back in Barbershop 2: Back in Business. Calvin (Ice Cube), Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), Terri (Eve), Jimmy (Thomas), Isaac (Garity), Ricky (Ealy), and Dinka (Howze) are once more open for business at Calvin's Barbershop, with Queen Latifah cutting up as Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door. Calvin is again struggling to keep his father's shop and traditions alive, this time against urban developers looking to replace 'mom and pop' establishments with name-brand chains. The world changes, but some things never go out of style - from current events and politics to relationships and love, you can still say anything you want at the barbershop.