what y'all doing up in Milwaukee? Surely there are enough Black folk up there
to warrant some Black films geting released on opening day
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From: Moondancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Heh, I'm in MIlwaukee too, so guess I have to wait.
Moondancer
On 7/27/07, ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hasn't opened here in Milwaukee, yet. I've been looking for it since
> I saw the trailer. I will break my rule of never paying first run
> movie prices to see it when it comes.
>
> ~rave!
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > I still haven't gotten around to writing my review, but I wanted to
> exhort everyone to see Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor in "Talk to
> Me". This is a really good film. It captures the times and the
> feeling of the times very well. Cheadle--unfairly underappreciated by
> the masses, including some Black folk--is really good as Petey
> Greene. Potentially overlooked, but just as good is Ejiofor as the
> straightlaced Dewey Hughes. Often doing memorable but supporting
> roles, Ejiofor shows once again that he's good enough to carry a
> leading man role--if given the chance. (Incidentally, there was talk
> of Ejiofor being considered as the new James Bond, during the
> microsecond when it was considered to make teh character a Black
> man). Both men are powerful actors who hold their own against each
> other. Each actor's performance is made better by the other's. Also
> good in character parts are Tarija P. Henson, in another outlandish
> performance, Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Sheen, and Vondie Curt
> > is Hall. The overall cast, acting, writing, and production values
> are excellent. This is no doubt due in no small part to Cheadle
> serving as an executive producer, and greatly to Kasi Lemmons ("Eve's
> Bayou", "Caveman's Valentine").
> >
> > The movie just takes you back to those times when it was special to
> hear a black man on the radio actually talking about *black* issues.
> When it was revolutionary to hear someone on the radio talking about
> how "they" are keeping us down. When someone could call Barry Gordy
> a "pimp" and not do it out of mean spiritedness. When "keeping it
> real" wasn't a catch phrase calculated to pull in a demographic, but
> a simple description of a man who liked to run his mouth. Petey
> reminds you of that uncle, brother, or cousin everyone has. The one
> where you say "boy, if only someone would pay you for talkign trash
> all the time, youd be rich". And like that loudmouthed relative,
> Petey's still just plain old folk, with all the flaws (drinking,
> women) and insecurities they have. The film is very profane--liberal
> usage of the "f" and "p" words abound--so please don't take the
> kiddies. But it's also funny, serious, and even thought-provoking in
> its own way.
> >
> > Overall a very good film that I plan to see again. It's been in
> limited release for two weeks, goes wide release this week. Please
> support it so that a good Black film can make some money. Support it
> so Hollywood realizes that someone other than Will Smith or Denzel
> Washington is a good Black actor. And support it because you'll have
> a good time at the movies with Petey Greene.
> >
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