What about women like Angela Bassett?
And she can't get big screen work. So much for that angle.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
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§ ita § - Jul 20, 2004 3:08:16 pm PDT #1044 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Jul 20, 2004 3:10:45 pm PDT #1045 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tell me you're not casting aspersions on her Oscar®. Hush your mouth.
I would never! And I'm shocked and appalled that you would think so.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2004 3:40:34 pm PDT #1046 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
She's got her Oscar, so now she wants to prove she can succeed as a sex object in a terrible, shallow, exploitive summer movie? Who's she been taking career advice from, Cuba Gooding Jr?
If she makes Snow Bitches next.....
You people are SO WRONG.
DXMachina - Jul 20, 2004 3:46:26 pm PDT #1047 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Tell me you're not casting aspersions on her Oscar®. Hush your mouth.
But wasn't that Oscar awarded to honor every African American actress ever? Or something like that?
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2004 3:47:38 pm PDT #1048 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Or something like that?
Every African American actress ever except the one presenting the show, who didn't get a mention.
So, yeah, something like that.
DXMachina - Jul 20, 2004 3:50:07 pm PDT #1049 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I knew it was something like that.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2004 3:52:40 pm PDT #1050 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
On a more serious note, I want to say something about black directors "crossing over," but I'm not sure what it is. I mean, if there are black directors with enough juice to break out of the ghetto, but then they are making movies about Woads and whatnot, they aren't using black actors as much. But then, in the long run, it's the people behind the screen with the real power, so maybe it's just the middle stage of better things for black actors?
Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2004 3:55:19 pm PDT #1051 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The sequel to the current hit I, Robot is likely to be shot in Australia, Will Smith told a news conference in Sydney Monday. Implying that director Alex Proyas, who is Australian, has been pushing for the sequel to be filmed in his homeland, Smith said. "We will probably be here next year. ... I love the idea. I loved working with Alex, so I, Robot II, or anything he is willing to make [I would do]." The original was filmed in Vancouver.
Jesse - Jul 20, 2004 3:56:41 pm PDT #1052 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I, Robot II
That would fuck with people's minds like WOAH. How do you pronounce it? One robot too?
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2004 3:59:38 pm PDT #1053 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But then, in the long run, it's the people behind the screen with the real power, so maybe it's just the middle stage of better things for black actors?
Hmm. I opine that the power lies with the producers. Or the hyphenated types. I love the idea of a black guy directing the seminal English hero story, even if it's a crappy movie -- it's colour-blind casting. However, I think that until it's colour blind in front of the camera, it's probably up to the black director to help acclimate the public to the strange and perplexing idea of black characters that aren't magical nor thugged out. Until of course, there are more black producers, or sneaky-assed and sugar-tongued casting directors.