PFunkjazz said:

That Ali movie is a 2-hours cringe special

I can't blame Spike Lee for snubbing the whole thing.

Harlepolis said:

and I can see WHY they gave it to Denzel, lol.

Timmy84 said:

I can't

He played Malcolm X and Hurricane, mofo got snubbed.

But he played a delinquent corrupted cop taken down by a *suprice suprice* a good white cop, and he gets an Oscar for it. GTFOH with that bullshit. And don't get me started on "American Gangster".

Phonywood works in a mysterious stanky way, I tell ya

Timmy84, I got a question! Who was 'Marty Madison' in Dreamgirls supposed to be in real life?

DANGEROUSx said:

Hmm, I have no idea at the moment. I wanted to say Harvey Fuqua but he worked with Berry Gordy in Motown so I don't know.

Timmy84 said:

I can't

He played Malcolm X and Hurricane, mofo got snubbed.

But he played a delinquent corrupted cop taken down by a *suprice suprice* a good white cop, and he gets an Oscar for it. GTFOH with that bullshit. And don't get me started on "American Gangster".

Phonywood works in a mysterious stanky way, I tell ya

a delinquent corrupted cop taken down by a *suprice suprice* a good white cop, and he gets an Oscar for it. GTFOH with that bullshit. And don't get me started on "American Gangster"

DANGEROUSx said:

I'm a bit of a SF geek and dig his science-fiction roles (INDEPENDENCE DAY, I, ROBOT, MIBs (but his serious ACTOR roles are either over-the top (PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS) or horribly miscast (ALI...too skinny)!

His recent I AM LEGEND is aMAJOR star turn!! I thoroughly dug that flick!!!! .

Timmy84 said:

I can't

He played Malcolm X and Hurricane, mofo got snubbed.

But he played a delinquent corrupted cop taken down by a *suprice suprice* a good white cop, and he gets an Oscar for it. GTFOH with that bullshit. And don't get me started on "American Gangster".

Phonywood works in a mysterious stanky way, I tell ya

Harlepolis said:

Well, at least AG was reality.

I keep forgetting that you like SF so much. I am Legend was good, but was light on the SF stuff (much to my disappointment). Make sure you pick up the new Blade Runner release. Good stuff! Philip K Dick is one of my fave authors.

Actually it was perfectly "on point", if your perspective is how science is used to solve the problem presented in the plot.

At any rate, I expected I would really dislike Beyonce in Dreamgirls, but honestly? I thought she was pretty good. Not fantastic, and she was bad in a few spots, but I went with it and thought she brought some presence to the role.

PFunkjazz said:

That's my preferred brand of SF. It's lacking from a lot of today's stuff in the genre. It kills me when people refer to stuff like Transformers as SF. Fun enough film, but no...it's action.

Mosley's new to me. I'll look him up.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Remember DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS with Denzil? So-so for a movie (Mosley's preference was for Danny Glover who has a little "ruffer" edge than Denzil). This is part of his Easy Rawlins detective series. Mosley creates heroic black males that know the streets, but aren't tainted by them. He is quite prolific with SF, contemporary fiction and an existential porno novel.


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glamorization of "gangsters and drugs" and the whole re-hashed charade.

One of television's most critically acclaimed programs, the Peabody Award-winning drama series 'The Wire' continues to challenge viewers with a "cop show" unlike anything on air.

The fifth and final season of 'The Wire' centers on the media's role in addressing - or failing to address - the fundamental political, economic and social realities depicted over the course of the series, while also resolving storylines of the numerous characters woven throughout the narrative arc of the show.

Explains series creator David Simon, "It made sense to finish 'The Wire' with this reflection on the state of the media, as all the other attendant problems of the American city depicted in the previous four seasons will not be solved until the depth and range of those problems is first acknowledged. And that won't happen without an intelligent, aggressive and well-funded press."

This season of 'The Wire' is based in large part on Simon's experiences in 13 years at The Baltimore Sun. Simon decries recent trends in the newspaper industry that have conspired to make high-end journalism vulnerable: out-of-town chain ownership, an economic climate in which the share price of media companies matters more to industry leaders than the product itself, and a newsroom culture in which prizes, personal ambition and the cult of the "impact" story has replaced consistent and detailed coverage of complex issues as the primary goal.

The first season of 'The Wire' (2002) concentrated on the often-futile efforts of police to infiltrate a West Baltimore drug ring headed by Avon Barksdale and his lieutenant, Stringer Bell. In Seasons Two and Three, as the Barksdale investigation escalated, new storylines involving pressures on the working class and the city's political leadership were introduced. Season Four focused on the stories of several young boys in the public school system, struggling with problems at home and the lure of the corner - set against the rise of a new drug empire in West Baltimore and a new Mayor in City Hall.

Returning cast regulars from the first four seasons of 'The Wire' include Dominic West, Sonja Sohn, Lance Reddick, Wendell Pierce, Deirdre Lovejoy, Clarke Peters, Reg E. Cathey, Domenick Lombardozzi, Seth Gilliam, Aidan Gillen, Jamie Hector, Michael Kenneth Williams, John Doman, Andre Royo, Corey Parker Robinson, Tristan Wilds, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Jermaine Crawford and Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

New cast regulars this season include Clark Johnson ('Homicide: Life on the Street') as city editor Augustus "Gus" Haynes, Tom McCarthy ('Year of the Dog') as reporter Scott Templeton, Michelle Paress as reporter Alma Gutierrez, Neal Huff ('Michael Clayton') as Michael Steintorf, Mayor Carcetti's chief of staff, and Michael Kostroff ('The Closer') as attorney Maury Levy.

Supporting cast members this season include Steve Earle, Frankie Faison, Anwan Glover, Method Man, Felicia "Snoop" Pearson and Amy Ryan.

Among the directors this season are series veterans Dan Attias, Joe Chappelle, Ernest Dickerson, Agnieszka Holland, Seith Mann, Anthony Hemingway and Clark Johnson (who directed the first episode of 'The Wire,' and also directs its final episode). New directors this season include the husband and wife team of Joy Kecken & Scott Kecken and series regular Dominic West, in his directorial debut.

The writing staff of 'The Wire' includes David Simon, who penned two books of narrative nonfiction, 'Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets,' which inspired the hit series 'Homicide: Life on the Street,' and 'The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood,' which inspired the Emmy(R)-winning HBO miniseries 'The Corner'; Ed Burns, a former Baltimore police detective and Baltimore city public school teacher, who coauthored the book 'The Corner' with Simon; William F. Zorzi, a former political writer and editor for the Baltimore Sun; and Chris Collins, an up-and-coming talent who served as staff writer last season and also wrote the award-winning documentary 'Disarm.' Also writing for the series this season are novelists Dennis Lehane ('Gone Baby Gone,' 'Mystic River'), George Pelecanos ('Hard Revolution,' 'Right as Rain') and Richard Price ('Lush Life,' 'Clockers'), as well as TV veteran David Mills, who was one of the writers and executive producers on 'The Corner,' and a writer for 'NYPD Blue' and 'Homicide: Life on the Street.'

'The Wire' was created by David Simon; executive producers, David Simon and Nina Kostroff Noble; co-executive producers, Joe Chappelle and Ed Burns; producers, Karen Thorson and George Pelecanos.

Harlepolis said:

I actually couldn't watch Ali halfway through, lol. I watch "Training Day" with Denzel (the one he finally won the Oscar on) and I can see WHY they gave it to Denzel, lol.

Timmy84 said:

I think you mean he finally won his second oscar. He won one in 1989 for Glory, too.

Lovesexy82 said:

Ha, I should've worded it for BEST ACTOR.

Timmy84 said:

are you slipping Timmy???

missfee said:

Nope, lol. I just said it out of the blue.

Timmy84 said:

sure tell me anything

Timmy84 said:

I can't

He played Malcolm X and Hurricane, mofo got snubbed.

But he played a delinquent corrupted cop taken down by a *suprice suprice* a good white cop, and he gets an Oscar for it. GTFOH with that bullshit. And don't get me started on "American Gangster".

Phonywood works in a mysterious stanky way, I tell ya