it's really news 2 me

Tina Turner's comeback included her bestseller I, Tina (as told to Kurt Loder) and her narrative was so well known that when she repeatedly turned down Stephen Spielberg at the Grammys (for The Color Purple) no one held it against her. Everyone grasped what she meant when she said she didn't need to play the role, she'd already lived it.

sad!

its disgusting how this movie gets no recognition from the film community. the color purple didn't win a single oscar in the 1985 ceremony and, in an incredibly rare occurrence, the film was nominated for best picture but NOT best director.
even on AFI's 100 best list, the color purple is conspicuously missing. interesting, however, is that other spielberg films such as jaws and schindler's list do make the cut.

[Edited 12/29/06 12:09pm]

sallysassalot said:

That's because a good number of people - including some of those who praise it - consider it very anti-male. I've always seen it as very pro-woman and anti-oppression, so I never bought into that. It's a great film, one of Spielberg's best.

And I'm glad Tina didn't play the part for whatever reason. She's a phenomenal entertainer, but I don't think she's that good an actress. I also thought she was too old for the part.