SCNDLS said:

Yep.

SCNDLS said:

Greatest line I still quote to this day is by THAT brotha - "You want my arm to fall off?" - That nukka PIMPED that, didn't he?

MuthaFunka said:

JackieBlue said:

Ok, but damn - how many white-led romantic films hit 100 milly? Not many. So to ask that of a Black-led romantic film is asking WAAAAAY too much.

DanceWme said:

SCNDLS said:

MuthaFunka said:

He pimped BOTH of those damn movies. Had panties wet for generations. Shit even as Lando Calrissian he was pimpish in a gatdamn cape no less

SCNDLS said:

He still make me moist!

SCNDLS said:

He was the 1st brotha in space with a perm!

NibbleOnYaEar said:

MuthaFunka said:

lol.....is that good or bad?

Graycap23 said:

Damn. Good question. Both, maybe?

MuthaFunka said:

That cat couldn't act a lick. Never could.

Graycap23 said:

Billy's whole steelo was his smoothness and sex appeal.

MuthaFunka said:

I always thought Calvin Lockhart was the smoothest cat in Hollywood.

MuthaFunka said:

LOL!! That shit was greasy as hell too...

Graycap23 said:

He certainly was in Let's Do It Again .

Abdul said:

Naw! In space, he had LESS grease! Go peep it again and see!

MuthaFunka said:

LOL!

BlaqueKnight said:

If this was your woman, how would u take this?

Graycap23 said:

Heeeeelllll Naawwwww!!!!!

mrpunkfunk said:

She's not so classy in my book anymore! What would her daughter Nahla think when she sees this? "Mama, why were you kissing another man when you were with daddy?"

NibbleOnYaEar said:

I am a bit puzzled as 2 why Halle would do this. There are other ways 2 get her name back in headlines. Interesting.

Graycap23 said:

It's a million-dollar question.

Graycap23 said:

Personally, I wouldn't date her crazy, cokeheaded ass. Not everything that looks good is good for you.
BUT
I think that would pretty much solidify a one way ticket to splitsville...after a long ass shopping spree! Hell yeah, I would.

MuthaFunka said:

I wasn't necessary limiting it to romantic films but it's most apparent in a romantic angle in big films. It is mostly unspoken but understood that there is a reluctance to show black actors in loving romantic/sexual relationships with other black actors in bigger budgeted films. And not that sex scenes are always necessary but the reluctance is between two black actors in big films or even directly opposite one another in general ala buddy movies. The Bad Boys films would be an exception. They already think Will and Denzel are the only ones who can carry a movie. Two black actors? A love story? They're not ready to try for the numbers they want.

They will more than likely be partnered with a non-black actor. They can either say I won't do it and not do the film, accept a rewrite and keep it moving, take roles where this is not an issue or work in smaller films or indies.

Benjamin Bratt purposely casted opposite Halle in Catwoman. (Actors of Latin descent are seen as acceptable to both white and black audiences therefore, offending no one.) Her minute love scene with Gary Dourdan is for the most part off-camera in A Perfect Murder. Blade was practically neutered. The closest we got was the blood sucking scene with N’Bushe Wright who unfortunately didn’t even appear in the sequels. Blade was supposed to have a romance in the franchise and Goyer wrote it out.

If there is a scene, they love to do the fade to black and then we just see them in the morning. Or the stable married couple who have little interaction with each other Reign on Me, Pursuit of Happyness.

This is not my opinion but it does seem to be on the money. Blair Underwood, Will, Wesley and Samuel, writers who are trying to get their work produced by major studios have all commented on this. Some don't see it as a problem. And maybe it's not. Others want to see different images projected: fully fleshed out romantic relationships/loving scenes two black/Asian etc. actors because it makes the characters whole, not one or two dimensional. They don't feel they should have to compromise or edit their material for the masses.

This is not an issue for James Bond or Mission Impossible’s Ethan Hunt. For women it’s worse so I don't think it's as easy to say Halle just won't do it. Whatever movies she makes she is sorta of damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t and there are white actresses fighting for good roles too and compromising in other ways. Some wouldn't be working as much if they didn't step outside the box. Others tend to do the same type of roles because that's what they're offered. You play a lawyer or a dumb blonde in a successful movie, you keep getting offered a lawyer or a dumb blonde 20 times over in other movies.

Graycap23 said:

Not as quickly. Halle is over 40 and in Hollywood 40 = grandma no matter who you are.

BlaqueKnight said:

Isn't that the truth.

Graycap23 said:

I don’t think it’s a good look but I don’t think she takes it that seriously. They’re actors and it is a network and show geared toward men. She knows what they like and she knows what Jamie’s been sweating her about so she gave it to them/him. I think the crotch grabbing is a bit much but it’s cable and maybe that’s passé nowadays? I've seen the same in music videos at 3:00 in the afternoon. As for her child’s father? Do we even know if they’re still together as a couple? He’s definitely around for Nahla but maybe they’re not even together. If they are they could be more free than we know.

JackieBlue said:

The truth is that we don't comprise a big enough of a target market for big named actors/actresses to f*ck around with their careers like that. People like Will Smith know how the game is played and they have to play it in order to make the money and get the roles that they do. Love Jones was a great movie. I own it. It was a true representation of black love and I'm glad it got made. The honest truth is that everyone else wants to see racial stereotypes in movies and that's what they pay for. Look at Halle's personal life - she's dated mostly brothas. Will - married to a sista. Denzel - married to a sista. Their real lives reflect their preferences. On screen, its a different story. People don't want the truth. They want a fantasy. They want a stereotype. People will pay for the illusion, so Hollywood gives it to them.