Agreed, it's not what i'm looking for. I'm looking for a movie where the romance with a Sister is the focus--comedy or drama. I guess, though, we have stuff like "Love Jones", "Two Can Play that Game", "Brown Sugar", etc., there's no dearth of Black romance at the movies. Though I would like to see a dramatic romance at the big screen soon....Looking at the American Film Institute's list of the "Top Passionate 100 Films" of all time, i find only two on the list with Blacks: Porgy and Bess, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Two out of one hundred! And looking at the list of the 400 nominated films, we get a whopping three additional: Carmen Jones, Jungle Fever (WTF?), and Mississippi Masala? Are these five films really the best of Black-oriented romance we have in the last century??? (the answer is "no", of course, which is why lists like the AFI's have to be taken with a grain of salt, but still, the point is there...)
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just love that movie. ...and Keith he had a Black wife with a former Black mistress. However, I know that does not count as a romantic comedy Reece Jennings wrote: > > How about 'Enemy of the State?' > > Maurice Jennings > Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? > KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! > Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation => > http://www.legacyhomesavers.com <http://www.legacyhomesavers.com> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 6:17 PM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:Best Ever December Opening ("I Am Legend")] > > So, *now* can Smith finally do a love story with a Black woman? :( (You > know me Tracey: you knew i had to ask!) > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [NPHC] Best Ever December Opening ("I Am Legend") > > Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:18:08 -0500 > > From: Marva > > > > > > > > Smith's 'Legend' grows with $76.5M debut > > > > By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer 51 minutes ago > > > > LOS ANGELES - For the last man on Earth, Will Smith sure has a lot of > > friends. The Warner Bros. tale "I Am Legend," starring Smith as a > > plague survivor who may be the last living human, debuted with $76.5 > > million, the biggest December opening ever and a personal best for one > > of Hollywood's top box-office champs, according to studio estimates > Sunday. > > > > "It's no wonder Will Smith feels so lonely. Everyone else on Earth is > > in the movie theater," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of > > box-office tracker Media By Numbers. > > > > The 20th Century Fox family flick "Alvin and the Chipmunks," starring > > Jason Lee in a big-screen take on the cartoon critters, opened a > > strong No. 2 with $45 million. The two films combined to give > > Hollywood a year-end surge after a drowsy fall season. > > > > "Forty-five million acorns," said Chris Aronson, senior vice president > > for distribution at 20th Century Fox. "Chipmunks are diurnal animals > > and they do hibernate, but not right now." > > > > Overall business soared, with the top 12 movies taking in $153.6 > > million, up 39 percent from the same weekend a year earlier, when > > Smith also was No. 1 with a $26.5 million debut for "The Pursuit of > Happyness." > > > > The previous No. 1 movie, New Line Cinema's fantasy "The Golden > > Compass," nose-dived in its second weekend, coming in third with $9 > > million, down a dismal 65 percent from its less-than-expected $25.8 > > million debut a week earlier. > > > > "The Golden Compass," which cost $180 million to produce, has done $90 > > million so far overseas but has proven a dud domestically with just > > $41 million. > > > > On the other hand, "I Am Legend" smashed Smith's personal debut > > record, easily exceeding the $52.1 million opening weekends of "I, > > Robot" and "Men in Black II," his previous bests. "I Am Legend" outdid > > the $72.6 million premiere of 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The > > Return of the King," the previous best December opening. > > > > "It's nice to be in the Will Smith business," said Dan Fellman, head > > of distribution for Warner Bros. "He is just the No. 1 box-office star > > in the world today." > > > > Based on the Richard Matheson novel filmed twice before as Vincent > > Price's "The Last Man on Earth" and Charlton Heston's "The Omega Man," > > "I Am Legend" casts Smith as a scientist trying to find a cure and > > fighting off the vestiges of humanity, people transformed by the > > plague into vampire-like creatures. > > > > Two Golden Globe nominees just hitting theaters did well in their > > second weekends. > > > > Focus Features' "Atonement" - a tragic romance that led the Globes > > with seven nominations, including best drama and acting honors for > > Keira Knightley and James McAvoy - pulled in $1.85 million in 117 > theaters. > > That gave "Atonement" a strong average of $15,835 a theater, compared > > to > > $21,224 in 3,606 cinemas for "I Am Legend." > > > > Fox Searchlight's "Juno," a teen-pregnancy comedy whose three > > nominations included best comedy or musical and an acting honor for > > Ellen Page, grossed $1.44 million in 40 theaters for a $36,018 average. > > > > "Atonement" and "Juno" expand into nationwide release over the next > > three weekends. > > > > Another Golden Globe nominee, the Paramount Classics-DreamWorks > > foreign-language contender "The Kite Runner," debuted strongly with > > $450,970 in 35 theaters for a $12,885 average. Spanning the Soviet > > invasion of Afghanistan to modern times, the film follows an emigrant > > to America who returns home to rescue the son of a childhood friend. > > > > Francis Ford Coppola's first film in 10 years, "Youth Without Youth" > > from Sony Pictures Classics, had a so-so debut of $27,815 in six > > theaters, averaging $4,636. The film stars Tim Roth as an elderly > > language scholar whose youth is restored by a lightning strike. > > > > Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian > > theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be > > released Monday. > > > > 1. "I Am Legend," $76.5 million. > > > > 2. "Alvin and the Chipmunks," $45 million. > > > > 3. "The Golden Compass," $9 million. > > > > 4. "Enchanted," $6 million. > > > > 5. "No Country for Old Men," $3 million. > > > > 6. "The Perfect Holiday," $2.97 million. > > > > 7. "Fred Claus," $2.3 million. > > > > 8. "This Christmas," $2.3 million. > > > > 9. "Atonement," $1.85 million. > > > > 10. "August Rush," $1.8 million. > > > > -- > > Marva > > "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is > > that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our > > darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be > > brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not > > to be?" - Marianne Williamson > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
