yeah, i know, i know, it's supposed to be an etta james look, but i see this picture of beyonce with a shirley jones shag and i can only think of one thing: ROMANCE 1600!!!



ok whatever, she's wearing a hat here, but you know what was going on under that veil in 1985.



am i the only one who can't get past the krush groove-era connection with beyonce's cadillac records 'do? it's very distracting, i hope she wears a kerchief on her head through most of the movie or else i'm afraid i'll start chanting "ROCK ROCK HOLLY ROCK" in the middle of the theater.

ok, just had to get that off my chest.

sheila e looks better.

TotalAlisa said:

yeah, well, you know, duh.

Anxiety said:

okay whats up with that spooky smile. it looks evil.

and YES i have an opinion. Its No right or wrong. Its just i dont' find beyonce that pretty

TotalAlisa said:

i meant "duh" sheila looks prettier than bouncy. it was meant more as a compliment to sheila than an insult to you. apologies if i got my chocolate in your peanut butter.

Who tha fuck thought it was a good idea to have Beyonce play Etta James?

That movie is going to be a disaster, just based on that picture. It's beyonce in a blonde short wig.
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Stymie said:

well, diana ross was such a dead ringer for billie holiday...

Anxiety said:

Timmy84 said:

Diana was still brilliant in that part and made it her own I don't mind that she didn't look Billie...Diana is a hot mess, but she could act her ass off. Don't forget She was nominated for an Oscar for that role. Beyonce...is a bland. When I watched Dreamgirls she just does nothing, but look like Beyonce trying to mimick Diana Ross. She couldn't manage to give some grit to a made up character, what made her caretakers think she could handle portraying a woman as deep as Etta. Papa Knowles is determined to get his baby the oscar Jennifer stole from her.
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Anxiety said:

Ah, Krush Groove...if that doesn't bring back memories...

Actually, the memories are mostly of my friends teasing me about Sheila's rapping ("I'm Sheila E. and I wanna say/That I'm a super high power called Krushin' Lady!").

Sheila also totally had this look during the Sex Cymbal days.

steelyd said:

i never liked diana ross in that role. maybe it's because i'm more of a billie fan than a diana fan, but there were some parts of that movie that i thought were just plain laughable, just like i thought there were some parts of mahogany that belonged in the overacting hall of shame as well. but hey - i liked diana in 'the wiz' (even if she was too old for the part)!

beyonce might fare better as etta, i don't know. like you said, i see her more as a generic movie star and not so much a character actress. though if they ever make a film adaptation of the sister fate video, they should call bouncey up.

Anxiety said:

True but Diana's acting skills made us forget that, so all was forgiven. Too bad Beyonce doesn't got it like that.

Anxiety said:

I've never seen that movie.

Anxiety said:

I love Billie Holiday too, a lot people say they don't like Diana's portrayal. I guess I like that Diana wasn't afraid to go over the top. LOL she was too old for the Wiz(I thought I was the only one who thought that)

Yesss you said it Beyonce is generic. BTW she does look like Sheila.....they should do a Sheila Biopic...If Beyonce can learn to play the Timbales

steelyd said:

Diana being too old for Doroty in The Wiz was one of the major criticisms of the movie when it came out. I would actually enjoy the movie more if Stephanie Mills got the chance to take her role to the big screen.

They couldn't get Effie to play Etta?

shesoffthewall said:

stephanie mills would have been awesome. though i will hand it to diana...it took me a few viewings of the wiz before my brain finally snapped and i thought "heeeyyyy, WAIT A MINUTE..."

Stymie said:

Probably the moneychangers who have to worry about getting butts in seats.

I remain hopefully skeptical.

steelyd said:

I agree,Diana was brilliant in "Lady Sings The Blues".She's one singer who can truly act.It's a shame she didn't get an Oscar for that role.

As an "actress",Beyonce is a bore.She doesn't have the screen presence that Diana Ross had.

Is she hoping for a Tina Turner, like, biopic.

Anxiety said:

Stymie said:

come-ova-here-dere-now-boy!






SMACK!




CLASSIC!!! We gotta get you the movie..NOW
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contrapposto said:

you may be the only person who understands my undying love for that goofy ass video.

Brendan said:

Yeah them and probably Papa Knowles and Beyonce thought it was a great idea as well.

Brendan said:

when are studios going to realize it's the story that sells the movie not the actor

TotalAlisa said:

Yeah...but you would still shag her though....

paisleypark4 said:

no thank you. i hate diana ross.

ehuffnsd said:

Exactly. They are gonna get a bunch of Bouncy fans than a bunch of etta's fans. I won't see it.