badujunkie said:

when she gonna do a movie that ain't tyler perry, i wanna know. three was / is overkill. her management sucks.

I hope this is the last film that she's associated with Tyler.

There was a screening today! Sherri Shepherd went and said all the actresses were phenomenal.

No Janet solo track

trueiopian said:

There was a screening today! Sherri Shepherd went and said all the actresses were phenomenal.

Sherri also said her own Lifetime show phenomenal. And that show sucked!

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sosgemini said:

trueiopian said:

There was a screening today! Sherri Shepherd went and said all the actresses were phenomenal.

Sherri also said her show her own show was phenomenal.

cold

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trueiopian said:

There was a screening today! Sherri Shepherd went and said all the actresses were phenomenal.

I don't know who that is but yayyy

edit - nvm

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badujunkie said:

when she gonna do a movie that ain't tyler perry, i wanna know. three was / is overkill. her management sucks.

What other director is hiring black female actresses besides Tyler?

midiscover said:

badujunkie said:

when she gonna do a movie that ain't tyler perry, i wanna know. three was / is overkill. her management sucks.

What other director is hiring black female actresses besides Tyler?

Spike Lee

Kasi Lemmons

Whoever keeps hiring Queen Latifah

Whoever keeps hiring the Avatar chick (who granted is actually latina but still, she looks black)

There was an awesome article on a blog where they broke down the fallacy that Perry is the only director hiring black talent. I'll try to dig it up tomorrow and post it for y'all.

Janet is in a comfort zone right now with Perry but she needs to realize if she is going to be taken serious as an actress, she needs to branch out beyond the shadow of Perry.

sosgemini said:

midiscover said:

What other director is hiring black female actresses besides Tyler?

Spike Lee

Kasi Lemmons

Whoever keeps hiring Queen Latifah

Whoever keeps hiring the Avatar chick (who granted is actually latina but still, she looks black)

There was an awesome article on a blog where they broke down the fallacy that Perry is the only director hiring black talent. I'll try to dig it up tomorrow and post it for y'all.

Janet is in a comfort zone right now with Perry but she needs to realize if she is going to be taken serious as an actress, she needs to branch out beyond the shadow of Perry.

Has Spike Lee made a movie in the last 5 or so years? All I see him talking about is Haita and Katrina victims and making documentaries on that type of stuff. Is he still making movies?

daPrettyman said:

sosgemini said:

Spike Lee

Kasi Lemmons

Whoever keeps hiring Queen Latifah

Whoever keeps hiring the Avatar chick (who granted is actually latina but still, she looks black)

There was an awesome article on a blog where they broke down the fallacy that Perry is the only director hiring black talent. I'll try to dig it up tomorrow and post it for y'all.

Janet is in a comfort zone right now with Perry but she needs to realize if she is going to be taken serious as an actress, she needs to branch out beyond the shadow of Perry.

Has Spike Lee made a movie in the last 5 or so years? All I see him talking about is Haita and Katrina victims and making documentaries on that type of stuff. Is he still making movies?

Umm, Miracle at St. Anna and Passing Strange.

Oh, and how could I forget to include Lee Daniels, mutha fool won his actress an Oscar and people are still blind to the it's not only Perry deal.

sosgemini said:

daPrettyman said:

Has Spike Lee made a movie in the last 5 or so years? All I see him talking about is Haita and Katrina victims and making documentaries on that type of stuff. Is he still making movies?

Umm, Miracle at St. Anna and Passing Strange.

Oh, and how could I forget to include Lee Daniels, mutha fool won his actress an Oscar and people are still blind to the it's not only Perry deal.

I don't keep up with Spike (unitl he releases some comment about something).

I could see Lee casting Janet for a movie. It all depends on the character.

sosgemini said:

daPrettyman said:

Has Spike Lee made a movie in the last 5 or so years? All I see him talking about is Haita and Katrina victims and making documentaries on that type of stuff. Is he still making movies?

Umm, Miracle at St. Anna and Passing Strange.

Oh, and how could I forget to include Lee Daniels, mutha fool won his actress an Oscar and people are still blind to the it's not only Perry deal.

Remember Janet was originally going to be in that movie Lee was directing. I forget the name of it, I think it was "Tennessee"...

That's right. I wonder if Janet would de-glam herself like Carrey did for Precious. Hmmm....

sosgemini said:

That's right. I wonder if Janet would de-glam herself like Carrey did for Precious. Hmmm....

She did for "Poetic Justice". She was not really glammed up in that movie.

Timmy84 said:

badujunkie said:

when she gonna do a movie that ain't tyler perry, i wanna know. three was / is overkill. her management sucks.

I hope this is the last film that she's associated with Tyler.

I think she was just building her acting chops/confidence back up by working consistently with Tyler.

Musicslave said:

Timmy84 said:

I hope this is the last film that she's associated with Tyler.

I think she was just building her acting chops/confidence back up by working consistently with Tyler.

That could just be it. But I hope it's not more than three films. Clearly she's gained some confidence by now, right?

Timmy84 said:

Musicslave said:

I think she was just building her acting chops/confidence back up by working consistently with Tyler.

That could just be it. But I hope it's not more than three films. Clearly she's gained some confidence by now, right?

Janet's been a lazy artist for over a decade now. In music and her acting career. She doesn't have the courage to think outside the box anymore.

Insider update:

[I]t’s the real deal — maybe too conceptually out there for safe, old, mainstream white Academy tastes, but the performances range from good (Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine) to great (Phylicia Rashad, Thandie Newton) to pretty much masterful (Kimberly Elise, Macy Gray).

I call bullshit! Kimberly and her overactting over Phylicia Rashad and wtf at Macy Gray

midiscover said:

I call bullshit! Kimberly and her overactting over Phylicia Rashad and wtf at Macy Gray

Kimberly acts in the same role, have you noticed that? Who knows how Macy performed?

Timmy84 said:

midiscover said:

I call bullshit! Kimberly and her overactting over Phylicia Rashad and wtf at Macy Gray

Kimberly acts in the same role, have you noticed that? Who knows how Macy performed?

Yep. I didn't want to say anything, but that crazy heifer plays the same role over and over.

Timmy84 said:

Musicslave said:

I think she was just building her acting chops/confidence back up by working consistently with Tyler.

That could just be it. But I hope it's not more than three films. Clearly she's gained some confidence by now, right?

She's got a new movie that's sans Perry. Except, she's playing herself. Errr....

Soundtrack snippets - http://www.essence.com/en...lusive.php

Timmy84 said:

midiscover said:

I call bullshit! Kimberly and her overactting over Phylicia Rashad and wtf at Macy Gray

Kimberly acts in the same role, have you noticed that? Who knows how Macy performed?

She's always crying

Here's a movie review for the film. And its not a good one:

http://www.hollywoodrepor...view-32056

NaughtyKitty said:

Here's a movie review for the film. And its not a good one:

http://www.hollywoodrepor...view-32056

But the plaudits for Rashad *have* started. Just watch...she just might pull this nomination off.

sosgemini said:

Timmy84 said:

That could just be it. But I hope it's not more than three films. Clearly she's gained some confidence by now, right?

She's got a new movie that's sans Perry. Except, she's playing herself. Errr....

Yeah, I think that's that joint being directed by Bill Duke. She along with others are doing cameos as themselves in that one.

I hear ya Timmy, let's hope she's ready for more challenging roles from more challenging directors. In that new Jet article she mentions that alot of scripts are coming her way. I hope there's some good stuff in there for her.

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Musicslave said:

sosgemini said:

She's got a new movie that's sans Perry. Except, she's playing herself. Errr....

Yeah, I think that's that joint being directed by Bill Duke. She along with others are doing cameos as themselves in that one.

I hear ya Timmy, let's hope she's ready for more challenging roles from more challenging directors. In that new Jet article she mentions that alot of scripts are coming her way. I hope there's some good stuff in there for her.

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I hope so too. I'm also glad she's living her dream of being a film actress.

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