oh indeed. "Love Jones" is better than most of the fluff romantic comedies the likes of Kate Hudson and Jennifer Lopez star in...
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Reece Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good points, Keith. Good points... I remember 'A Warm December' with Sidney Poitier and Abby Lincoln. There are others...of course... 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/> _____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:22 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd:Best Ever December Opening ("I Am Legend")] 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] <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> aladvantage.com> 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.legacyho <http://www.legacyhomesavers.com> mesavers.com <http://www.legacyho <http://www.legacyhomesavers.com> mesavers.com> > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>] On > Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> comcast.net <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 6:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.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> aladvantage.com > <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] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
