I remember watching this again, couple of months ago...


Lynn Whitfield is TRULY a sight to behold

Its a heavy project, I pray to god he won't fuck it up.

Harlepolis said:

But Lynn always play the depressed black woman roles...Im ready 4 her to do something else.

paisleypark4 said:

There's more to her roles than just the "depressed black woman". Esp in "Colored Girls". And "The Josephine Baker Story" was 'something else'.

Anyway, I don't care what she does to be honest, as long as I can watch her get into her act, I'm content

Harlepolis said:

I loved Josephine Baker story...however she was also just in Tyler Perry's "Meet The Browns" and wasnt too impressed by that role she played; however I believed that had to do with the bad writing and screenplay.

I am ready to see some new faces in a Tyler Perry film and see how they come about; Im ready to see Mariah in a serious role and Im kind of excited about this. At least she did good in Precious, not the best but a heck of alot better than Glitter or even Wisegirls. Im scared for Macy... should be ok too; I have never seen her serious before

paisleypark4 said:

I thought Macy was good in Lackawanna Blues..... Lynn was In Meet The Browns ?
I don't remember her in that movie... I know she was the Mother in Madea's Family Reunion... Angela Bassett was in Meet The Browns
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banks said:

Oh yeah she PLAYED THAT ROLE!!!! Had me crying when they was in the bedroom recounting the child abuse.

Tyler's got my attention with Ms. Phylicia Rashad. It would be nice if Lynn could make an appearance. And I wouldn't mind seeing a bit of Sheryl Lee Ralph either.

paisleypark4 said:

Angela was in the awful Meet The Browns

banks said:

that was S. Epatha Merkeson's movie through and through.

i loved Macy in Shadowboxer

DesireeNevermind said:

HELL YEAH!!!

You touch that child again, baaaaby, we gon' DANCE!

I love that movie

DesireeNevermind said:[quote]

banks said:

that was S. Epatha Merkeson's movie through and through.[/quote]


No doubt...

Harlepolis said:

oh that's one of my fav scenes. and dude sho nuff backed off and carried his big ass back to that white caddie. sittin' up there wit a white car, white dog, and a white wife to beat up on. ooh i couldn't stand dat foo!


and she handled that crazy war vet too. he was on one!

Harlepolis said:

I love that line

DesireeNevermind said:

Saul Williams he was my fave actor in that film along with Jeffrey Wright(that goes without saying).

I LOVE HIM, I wish he acted in more movies,,,so far I've seen him in that movie, "Slam", couple of episodes from Girlfriend and a Kevin Spacey movie(forgot its title).

DesireeNevermind said:

Good.

Timmy84 said:

Halle's good though. Did you see her in "Their Eyes Were Watching God"? I abandoned any doubts about her acting ability after that.

Now Bey...she need summopractis!

DesireeNevermind said:

Oh Halle is DEF great anybody who says otherwise should go back and watch Losing Isaiah. That movie leave me emotionally drained

Loooooved her as Dorothy Dandridge although I wish they expanded more on her story.

She was great in Alexy Haley's Queen too I don't know why but everytime I see that scene where she goes into that church and say I's a nigra, I's a nigra I
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Harlepolis said:

x one million :i can't even breathe:

I used to quote that line all the time! Ooh, I ran it in the ground. That and "Make it not be true!" by the fabulous Rita Moreno in my all-time favorite, West Side Story.

Halle was acting a fool in that scene on "Queen"!

Timmy84 said:

she really was. I couldn't embrace if for nothin'. She all covered in dirt and shit talkin' bout Is Nigra. I laughed at that and the other scene where she says "Queen Youz a White gurl now."



but um....I need to see more of this chick. Her part in ATL was small but powerful.

Whoopi is the best on that casting, I love whoopi.

PricelessHo said:

Ditto. "I need fiiiive dranks and something strong!!!"

DesireeNevermind said:

Yes I would love to see her act in something different. I think she's about to get type cast as "the always ANGRY female" or something. I know she was in "Daddy's Little Girls" too but that movie was horrendous.

missfee said:

I liked that movie too..I knew some moms just like that

missfee said:

that movie was a mess and it's sad cuz it had potential. i still liked her in it. tasha needs a new role cuz you're right...she's one roll away from getting typecast.

JackieBlue said:

That's Natalie Wood's line. And the line is, "Tell it not be true".

BTW: I hope Perry goes to film school before he takes on this film. I could give a squat about Atlanta's economy when he is ruining the black film economy for generations and generations. Precious proved their is money to be earned from quality films. Now Perry needs to up his game or quiet. NOW!

Perry voiced times and time again that he's content with his filmmaking method as long as his fans are I agree though, his films' writing and directing are gag worthy.

BTW did ya'll know that Tasha Smith used to teach acting? If thats true, then she was BADLY directed so far I love her though, she reminds me of Khandi Alexander, another actress who was cast as the "angry black female" untill her breakthrough in TV,,,I could see the same thing happening to Tasha. TV has been kind to black actresses.
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Harlepolis said:

Umm..it's Tyler Perry