SoulAlive said:

I can't imagine there is a large enough audience for this to be a TV movie. Maybe if this aired on BET or whatever they call themsevels now. Actually a documentary type flick on TV One would suffice.


TV or no, this shit gonna end up in the discount DVD pile at Walmart.

geez what is it with posters like you and brofie who think you know everything and have to be so rude when replying to people?

...and yet there's no Phyllis Hyman bio film. Shame on you, Hollywood.

Who can play Brenda and Susan?

SoulAlive said:

P!NK is a perfect choice for Brenda. Hell, it's almost typecasting!

Since Ashanti isn't doing anything else anymore, she might as well be Susan.

mimi2 said:

No one was being rude, so I'm not even reading the rest of your snit fit. My points are valid. If you read your own insecurities into them, I can't worry about that.

ernestsewell said:

LOL so you lack manners, have no understanding of what Denise Matthews is like these days and you're delusional now.


and about your other idea, obviously neither Ashanti nor P!nk will be in this tv movie. I highly doubt the budget for this project would be able to pay 1 of them, never mind both of them. The people in charge of this movie are going to find 2 other girls who haven't done anything of note yet in their careers, just like Krystal Rivera.

DesireeNevermind said:

It wouldn't be on BET. BET is too busy airing "Baby Boy" and "Three Strikes". Maybe VH1. "V6" should go straight to video, instead of television.

"V6" is a made-for-television motion picture in the making that is based on the lives and times of the famed trio. The film is now being produced for a cable television network and is in its development stage. "V6" promises to produce a genuine look behind the purple curtain at the bold women who emanated confident sensuality and rocked the stage in revealing lingerie before any other act dared. These women breathed life into the fantastical imagery lurking in the minds of men and their collective chronicle is filled with the brand of drama you would anticipate from a pop iconic group with the musician Prince as their headmaster.

Krystal Rivera will star in the docudrama/musical. The twenty-year-old Atlanta-based model/actress has been selected to portray the seductive songstress Denise Matthews, better known as Vanity. Born Krystal Lucricia Rivera to a Puerto Rican and Black father and a Puerto Rican and St. Thomian mother, the exotic young siren embodies the sultry spirit that once defined Vanity. The filming of the "V6" movie is expected to begin in New York City in late 2010.

ernestsewell said:

geez what is it with posters like you and brofie who think you know everything and have to be so rude when replying to people?


Before I reply to you, let me say-no obviously I'm not speaking for her, but anyone who has read her interviews in recent years could figure out what I said. No way is Denise Matthews involved in this project. If she, or Prince, or anyone else was involved, they would have been listed/pictured on the web site. Now, the project is in its early stages, but so far only Brenda has been mentioned as involved.


As I said before but obviously you ignored it, the movie is glorifying the outrageous style and appearance of Vanity 6. That goes totally against what Denise Matthews stands for today. If you think she's going to be involved with making this movie, then you're totally wrong Her whole book is about condemning who and what Vanity represented.


You also misunderstood most of what I wrote. First you say "only Denise knows if she's involved or not" before saying "so what if she's upset"-so you kind of ramble in your answer

When I said "shock" audiences, I obviously meant it in a positive way. People couldn't believe these 3 women could get up on and go stage dressed the way they were, singing the kinds of songs they did. That was not a common thing back then. You know it wasn't so stop trying to argue for the sake of arguing with me.


Now obviously the movie will talk about the story of Vanity 6 and what happened behind the scenes, but it's being made because of who they were and what they represented.


Now please don't argue with me when you're obviously talking out your ass.

I thought Warner Bros. owned the rights to the music?

As for Lil' Miss Rivera - all I have to say is "f*ckin' kids these days...they don't know shyt."
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mimi2 said:

Sorry, but blatantly sexual lyrics were nothing new for the 80's and had been sung by many a singer for decades before V6, the appearance of whom will be footnoted in American music by the way pretty much as one hit wonders all across the board. If you want some spicy music lyrics you can go all the way back to the 20's and 30's Bessie Smith recordings, or ANY female that sang practically ANY of Cole Porter's songs, since all he ever wrote about was booze, drugs, and getting laid (however delightfully tongue in cheek the songs in question were), So let's not say that V6 was groundbreaking in that regard. They wore Moulin Rouge lookin' lingerie without the hoop skirts and that was pretty much the gist of their schtick...and onstage or off they had nothing interesting to say about sexuality that hadn't already been said by Bessie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Tina Turner 20-40 years before them. At best, they're a fun 80's pop culture nugget in American music's time capsule, not more or less.

mimi2 said:

Sorry, but blatantly sexual lyrics were nothing new for the 80's and had been sung by many a singer for decades before V6, the appearance of whom will be footnoted in American music by the way pretty much as one hit wonders all across the board. If you want some spicy music lyrics you can go all the way back to the 20's and 30's Bessie Smith recordings, or ANY female that sang practically ANY of Cole Porter's songs, since all he ever wrote about was booze, drugs, and getting laid (however delightfully tongue in cheek the songs in question were), So let's not say that V6 was groundbreaking in that regard. They wore Moulin Rouge lookin' lingerie without the hoop skirts and that was pretty much the gist of their schtick...and onstage or off they had nothing interesting to say about sexuality that hadn't already been said by Bessie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Tina Turner 20-40 years before them. At best, they're a fun 80's pop culture nugget in American music's time capsule, not more or less.

mimi2 said:

Sorry, but blatantly sexual lyrics were nothing new for the 80's and had been sung by many a singer for decades before V6, the appearance of whom will be footnoted in American music by the way pretty much as one hit wonders all across the board. If you want some spicy music lyrics you can go all the way back to the 20's and 30's Bessie Smith recordings, or ANY female that sang practically ANY of Cole Porter's songs, since all he ever wrote about was booze, drugs, and getting laid (however delightfully tongue in cheek the songs in question were), So let's not say that V6 was groundbreaking in that regard. They wore Moulin Rouge lookin' lingerie without the hoop skirts and that was pretty much the gist of their schtick...and onstage or off they had nothing interesting to say about sexuality that hadn't already been said by Bessie, Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Tina Turner 20-40 years before them. At best, they're a fun 80's pop culture nugget in American music's time capsule, not more or less.

I still can't quite wrap my head around this being a possible reality.

Any way, it should be a good laff if it does get made, and who knows maybe it get the album re-released! (although that would render my CD copy worthless )

Ottensen said:

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"ANY of Cole Porter's songs"
Your comparing Cole Porter lyrics to " I need 7 inches or more" (LOL).

Come on the Vanity Six project was wild for its time. In addtion, I don't see how Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Etta James or Tina Turner have anything in common with Vanity Six or what they were doing in the 80's.

Hmmm...I don't know about this girl playing Vanity. I guess we'll see...maybe.

though, the movie will probably be released straight to DVD like you guys said.

The film is now being produced for a cable television network and is in its development stage.

you guys. First, this is a made-for-tv movie

Secondly, I don't think Denise Matthews is involved in this. There was another thread a month or so ago linking the main website and it's Brenda Bennett who is involved. Denise has said before she doesn't want to make a movie about herself, as she is far removed from the hollywood scene now. When or if she catches wind of this project, I think she's going to be very unhappy about it. The movie is going to highlight how the Vanity 6 group shocked audiences with their lingerie style and dirty lyrics, thus opening the door for female acts to be more openly sexual. Denise wouldn't want this message to be sent out to the world.


So anyway, I forgot to ask this in the first post, do you guys think this Krystal Rivera person can pull off a convincing Vanity, or not? I hope her acting is better than her interview skills I wasn't impressed with her answers.
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BlaqueKnight said:

Hon, vintage r&b for these kids nowadays is Mary J.Blige's "What's the 411". Try to introduce them to anything before 1992 and their heads practically implode.

Beyond that, watching that child speak on camera was absolutely painful for my ears. She doesn't exactly strike me as a student from The Actor's Studio and I'm wondering how in the Lawd did someone come to a decision to let her carry a movie? I'm really trying to picture some suit in their office going over the casting and saying, yes, we're going to put our money on that one