Yeah and "Brown Sugar", and "Two Can Play That Game", and others.
I guess i can't expect Smith to risk all on a Black female as a love interest when he wouldn't do "Bamboozled" Still think it's sad, a missed opportunity to make a positive statement about blacks to whites--and to blacks--and about himself. But hey, his life... I say again, it's why i support the likes of Tyler Perry as much as possible. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I feel ya. Love "Love Jones" Need more of that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > i guess i just feel Black people who make it have an obligation to > show the world all aspects of our people, and one that's rarely shown > in Hollywood films is Black-on-Black love. If he'd never done a > romance, i'd be fine, but i still find it offensive his only romantic > comedy wasn't with a sister. but that's just me, confused in a world > where black-on-black love is a bad thing at the box office. it's his > business, like i said, there's always "Love Jones" > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> > As I said, I can not tell what his agenda is. Maybe it is just to make > money. I read once that he was interested in politics. I see > Happyness, Ali, and Bagger Vance as attempts to get serious, but he does > not do this type of work often . What I would say, is that I do not > think romance is a genre that all actors are interested in focusing on. > Romance do not draw as many Oscars or do they make as many > blockbusters. These are two things we know he is interested in. So, > why would you expect him to put it above his obvious interest in > biopics. Something else you should consider is that he has never taken > on the producer role yet. For some reason Will Smith and romance seem > important to you. Why specifically him, when he is not even putting on > the director's or producer's hat like others. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: > > > > i know it seems i'm picking on Smith, but after all this time, how > > much more profit does he need to take some risks? So many actors and > > actresses, once they've reached a certain level, start doing the > > alternation bit: make a crowd-pleasure for dough, then make a film for > > the love of the craft and an intelligent script. Robert Redford's been > > doing that for years. He'd make something like "Sneakers" or "Indecent > > Proposal" in order to fund "Quiz Show" or "Milagro Beanfield War". > > Smith has been pulling twenty plus million a picture for several years > > now. Surely he can test the waters and do something as revolutionary > > as make a love story with a black woman.... > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> > > Consider this. Maybe his agenda is purely profits. If that is the > > case, I seriously doubt if he would touch Black on Black romance. I > > honestly can not tell what his agenda is. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > yeah, yeah! :( > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> > > > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> > > > It does look good. I like Berg and the rest of the cast.. Keith will > > > be disappointed, but not surprised. I still say if Black or Black > > > romantic comedies are part of Smith's agenda, he is not going to risk > > > that on a blockbuster. > > > > > > Justin Mohareb wrote: > > > > > > > > Has anyone heard anything about Hancock? > > > > > > > > His first Superhero flick. > > > > > > > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/> > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/>> > > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/> > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/>>> > > > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/> > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/>> > > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/> > > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/ > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448157/>>>> > > > > > > > > http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html> > > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html>> > > > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html> > > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html>>> > > > > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html> > > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html>> > > > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html> > > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html > <http://gamera-spinning.livejournal.com/1455030.html>>>> > > > > > > > > Looks cute. 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