HohnerCatcher said:

http://www.impawards.com/..._blues.jpg

http://www.impawards.com/...hogany.jpg

I just noticed that the two movie posters in the start of my thread are not showing!

Thanks for posting even though it was such an obvious fail!

sosgemini said:

It cracks me up that everytime a black Oscar nominee is mentioned within this forum, THEY WERE ROBBED!!

Ross was up against a career defining role by Liza Minnelli. She won all the other major awards that season. The film was directed by the red hot Bob Fosse. Sure, Ross was great in Blues but to say she was robbed is just forgetting historical context.

And while I am on the subject, no, Angela Bassett was not robbed either. WLGTDWI is a weak ass film and Bassett's nomination was reward in of itself. She lost to Holly Hunter who played a freaken mute. A mute! And Hunter owned that screen and carried that film without saying a word in a film that was just mindblowing. Bassett's film was a couple steps above a Lifetime movie of the week. So no, Bassett wasn't robbed either.

You know who was robbed? Ms. Goldberg for The Colored Purple and Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls. Those are robs!

Yep. My thoughts exactly, but Diana should've gotten that prize. I'll like to add Denzel to that list for Malcolm X as well!

Lady Sings The Blues

Mahongany was a very bad movie with a horrible script, I mean really. The only saving grace was the theme song, which should've won an Oscar. Awards shows and popularity...

silverchild said:

sosgemini said:

It cracks me up that everytime a black Oscar nominee is mentioned within this forum, THEY WERE ROBBED!!

Ross was up against a career defining role by Liza Minnelli. She won all the other major awards that season. The film was directed by the red hot Bob Fosse. Sure, Ross was great in Blues but to say she was robbed is just forgetting historical context.

And while I am on the subject, no, Angela Bassett was not robbed either. WLGTDWI is a weak ass film and Bassett's nomination was reward in of itself. She lost to Holly Hunter who played a freaken mute. A mute! And Hunter owned that screen and carried that film without saying a word in a film that was just mindblowing. Bassett's film was a couple steps above a Lifetime movie of the week. So no, Bassett wasn't robbed either.

You know who was robbed? Ms. Goldberg for The Colored Purple and Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls. Those are robs!

Yep. My thoughts exactly, but Diana should've gotten that prize. I'll like to add Denzel to that list for Malcolm X as well!

I agree to some level with what sos was saying. I loved Liza's role in Cabaret.

silverchild said:

Now here's a question that will throw us for a loop...which soundtrack was better (Lady Sings The Blues or Mahogany)? We all know Lady Sings The Blues is gonna be mostly everyone's choice, but the Mahogany soundtrack had beautiful instrumentals that I just love.

For the the Cat Fight instrumental alone. Michael Masser showed it with those instrumentals.

My vote goes to Mahogany.

Harlepolis said:

Mahogany

Despite the fashion siren goes back with hubby to the ghetto plot

I've already made my feelings pretty clear about the other mess.

So how do you think a film like Mahogany should have ended?

TonyVanDam said:

Harlepolis said:

Mahogany

Despite the fashion siren goes back with hubby to the ghetto plot

I've already made my feelings pretty clear about the other mess.

So how do you think a film like Mahogany should have ended?

She should've told his greasy ass to go fuck himself and stayed in Italy.

Harlepolis said:

Harlepolis said:

TonyVanDam said:

So how do you think a film like Mahogany should have ended?

She should've told his greasy ass to go fuck himself and stayed in Italy.

But doesn't that equal to "selling out"? Whatever happen to "Be True To The Game"?

BTW, moving back to the ghetto was a bad idea. The brotha could at least move to the interracial suburbs.

TonyVanDam said:

Lady sings the blues- heartbreaking to watch and Diana owned that role. Very believable.

TD3 said:

Mahongany was a very bad movie with a horrible script, I mean really. The only saving grace was the theme song, which should've won an Oscar. Awards shows and popularity...

omg that is my favorite song by her

HohnerCatcher said:

TD3 said:

Mahongany was a very bad movie with a horrible script, I mean really. The only saving grace was the theme song, which should've won an Oscar. Awards shows and popularity...

omg that is my favorite song by her

The orchestral arrangement for "theme of Mahogany" is perfect. The lyrics of that song had a hell lot more credibility and substance than sappy "Evergreen"; which won, Academy Award for Best Original Song. The 17th version of "A Star Is Born" was a bad movie too; I'm sure Judy Garland was rolling over in her grave.

TD3 said:

HohnerCatcher said:

omg that is my favorite song by her

The orchestral arrangement for "theme of Mahogany" is perfect. The lyrics of that song had a hell lot more credibility and substance than sappy "Evergreen"; which won, Academy Award for Best Original Song. The 17th version of "A Star Is Born" was a bad movie too; I'm sure Judy Garland was rolling over in her grave.

Uh, paws off, Miss Trina You're not gonna talk smack about this film, not in my watch.

Funny some of you would love to see Diana still in Italy in the film but if she did you still be criticizing her black ass.

TD3 said:

HohnerCatcher said:

omg that is my favorite song by her

The orchestral arrangement for "theme of Mahogany" is perfect. The lyrics of that song had a hell lot more credibility and substance than sappy "Evergreen"; which won, Academy Award for Best Original Song. The 17th version of "A Star Is Born" was a bad movie too; I'm sure Judy Garland was rolling over in her grave.

I agree! That's one of Diana's best songs.I love the lyrics,the orchestral arrangement,the vocals...it's such a haunting,captivating song

and yes,the 1976 "A Star Is Born" movie is terrible.Kris Kristofferson's character was so annoying that I was actually cheering his death at the end

Harlepolis said:

TD3 said:

The orchestral arrangement for "theme of Mahogany" is perfect. The lyrics of that song had a hell lot more credibility and substance than sappy "Evergreen"; which won, Academy Award for Best Original Song. The 17th version of "A Star Is Born" was a bad movie too; I'm sure Judy Garland was rolling over in her grave.

Uh, paws off, Miss Trina You're not gonna talk smack about this film, not in my watch.

Oh, I like the movie, Judy Garland's version. I didn't like the 17th version (Streisand's) of this movie, it was a hot mess. Kris could've done us all a favor and ran off the damn road in the first twenty minutes of the film.

THE END, with Streisand singing Everygreen...

'Love soft as an easy chair
Love fresh as the morning air
One love that is shared by two
I have found with you'

Don't make me gag...

SoulAlive said:

TD3 said:

The orchestral arrangement for "theme of Mahogany" is perfect. The lyrics of that song had a hell lot more credibility and substance than sappy "Evergreen"; which won, Academy Award for Best Original Song. The 17th version of "A Star Is Born" was a bad movie too; I'm sure Judy Garland was rolling over in her grave.

I agree! That's one of Diana's best songs.I love the lyrics,the orchestral arrangement,the vocals...it's such a haunting,captivating song

and yes,the 1976 "A Star Is Born" movie is terrible.Kris Kristofferson's character was so annoying that I was actually cheering his death at the end

You too Soul? This isn't a good thing.... the movie is dead on arrival.

See Harle, proof! Girl come on now.

Timmy84 said:

Funny some of you would love to see Diana still in Italy in the film but if she did you still be criticizing her black ass.

Exactly.

Timmy84 said:

Funny some of you would love to see Diana still in Italy in the film but if she did you still be criticizing her black ass.

Darling speak for yourself.

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

Funny some of you would love to see Diana still in Italy in the film but if she did you still be criticizing her black ass.

Darling speak for yourself.

I was cackling when I saw Billy Dee "The Grease Factory" Williams tell her "Success is nothing, without a man to share it with"

Now see, they could've used that bullshit to their advantage right there and managed to portray her in a cool light as opposed to the pathetic bullshit ending, but NOOOOOO what do they do? Fly her back to Chicago in the ghetto, GTFOHWTB, you could've told me she was selling bean pies in Harlem with him and it could've even sounded more realistic

I know, I know, its just a movie But I'm just saying.

TD3 said:

SoulAlive said:

I agree! That's one of Diana's best songs.I love the lyrics,the orchestral arrangement,the vocals...it's such a haunting,captivating song

and yes,the 1976 "A Star Is Born" movie is terrible.Kris Kristofferson's character was so annoying that I was actually cheering his death at the end

You too Soul? This isn't a good thing.... the movie is dead on arrival.

See Harle, proof! Girl come on now.

that movie is a hot mess.

SoulAlive said:

TD3 said:

You too Soul? This isn't a good thing.... the movie is dead on arrival.

See Harle, proof! Girl come on now.

that movie is a hot mess.

Ya'll need Jesus

TD3 said:

Timmy84 said:

Funny some of you would love to see Diana still in Italy in the film but if she did you still be criticizing her black ass.

Darling speak for yourself.

Sure. Suuuurrrre.

Cinnamon234 said:

"Lady Sings The Blues" is the better movie for sure, but the subject is too heavy handed for me to watch often. I have it on VHS (Yes I still have a VCR! Along with a DVD player) but only watch it once every few years. It just makes me so sad at how Billie Holiday's life turned out and yes I know the movie wasn't true to Billie's life in many ways, but either way she had a tragic ending and the movie often makes me sad, but Diana did a great job in it. She's a natural.

I prefer "Mahogany" for replay value however. It's so cheesy and campy, but I love the fabulous outfits Diana wears and who can forget the over the top scene where Anthony Perkin's character tries to kill Tracy in the car?

"Take the picture Sean....."

Lmaooooooooooo@ Diana's facial expressions in that scene.

I love "Mahogany".

[Edited 8/20/11 19:35pm]

THIS! ^ You took the words right outta my mouth! LSTB is the better movie but I choose Mahogany because of its cheesy, campy soap-like drama. And that scene where A. Perkins tries to kill Tracy in the car? Classic. So HILARIOUS!

Take the picture! TAKE THE FREAKIN PICTURE!!!

Mahogany FTW!

[Edited 8/22/11 11:44am]

sosgemini said:

It cracks me up that everytime a black Oscar nominee is mentioned within this forum, THEY WERE ROBBED!!

Ross was up against a career defining role by Liza Minnelli. She won all the other major awards that season. The film was directed by the red hot Bob Fosse. Sure, Ross was great in Blues but to say she was robbed is just forgetting historical context.

And while I am on the subject, no, Angela Bassett was not robbed either. WLGTDWI is a weak ass film and Bassett's nomination was reward in of itself. She lost to Holly Hunter who played a freaken mute. A mute! And Hunter owned that screen and carried that film without saying a word in a film that was just mindblowing. Bassett's film was a couple steps above a Lifetime movie of the week. So no, Bassett wasn't robbed either.

You know who was robbed? Ms. Goldberg for The Colored Purple and Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls. Those are robs!

i co-signed your post all the way, until you got here. i hated the color purple. there is something about it that is so contrived, i always hate when the "bad" characters are cartoon villains, and the "good" ones are so saintly as not to be believed. no nuance to the characters and there is a superficiality to the film that i can't quite put my finger on. hated the movie, hated the book, and when i had the opportunity to see the play, i turned my cousin down because i knew that was going to be 2 hours of my life i would have regretted giving up. whoopi did fine, everyone did fine, but hated the film. i liked her better in the film she did win for, 'ghosts'.

saw dreamsgirls. same thing you said about angela in 'what's love', in my mind applies to eddie and dreamgirls. weak ass movie, and if he was going to nominated he should have gotten one for bowfinger(?), the one with steve martin.

(btw, my vote is for lady sings the blues.)

kibbles said:

sosgemini said:

It cracks me up that everytime a black Oscar nominee is mentioned within this forum, THEY WERE ROBBED!!

Ross was up against a career defining role by Liza Minnelli. She won all the other major awards that season. The film was directed by the red hot Bob Fosse. Sure, Ross was great in Blues but to say she was robbed is just forgetting historical context.

And while I am on the subject, no, Angela Bassett was not robbed either. WLGTDWI is a weak ass film and Bassett's nomination was reward in of itself. She lost to Holly Hunter who played a freaken mute. A mute! And Hunter owned that screen and carried that film without saying a word in a film that was just mindblowing. Bassett's film was a couple steps above a Lifetime movie of the week. So no, Bassett wasn't robbed either.

You know who was robbed? Ms. Goldberg for The Colored Purple and Eddie Murphy for Dreamgirls. Those are robs!

i co-signed your post all the way, until you got here. i hated the color purple. there is something about it that is so contrived, i always hate when the "bad" characters are cartoon villains, and the "good" ones are so saintly as not to be believed. no nuance to the characters and there is a superficiality to the film that i can't quite put my finger on. hated the movie, hated the book, and when i had the opportunity to see the play, i turned my cousin down because i knew that was going to be 2 hours of my life i would have regretted giving up. whoopi did fine, everyone did fine, but hated the film. i liked her better in the film she did win for, 'ghosts'.

saw dreamsgirls. same thing you said about angela in 'what's love', in my mind applies to eddie and dreamgirls. weak ass movie, and if he was going to nominated he should have gotten one for bowfinger(?), the one with steve martin.

(btw, my vote is for lady sings the blues.)

Something used to bother me about "The Color Purple", I don't know what it is but you know every time someone mentions the movie now, it's often as something to be made fun of, especially Oprah's "you told Harpo to beat me" line. Dreamgirls SUCKED ass! It just did. As for "What's Love", what could've been a great film was hampered by inaccuracies, a not-so-good script and a little uneasiness. Larry & Angela were the only saving graces in that film like Eddie was the only saving grace in "Dreamgirls".

Lady Sings the Blues for the acting. Mahogany is just fun to watch and the theme song is killer.

TD3 said:

SoulAlive said:

I agree! That's one of Diana's best songs.I love the lyrics,the orchestral arrangement,the vocals...it's such a haunting,captivating song

and yes,the 1976 "A Star Is Born" movie is terrible.Kris Kristofferson's character was so annoying that I was actually cheering his death at the end

You too Soul? This isn't a good thing.... the movie is dead on arrival.

See Harle, proof! Girl come on now.

okay, now i have very, very fond memories of this movie. maybe you can put it down to the fact that i was young, maybe it was the jet lag, i don't know.

my cousin and her friend took me and my brother to this movie our first night in chicago, and i remember crying when kris kicked off. what about the part where she's alone in the manse, and she hears his voice downstairs and goes running only to find it was a tape recorder? you guys are just heartless!

and nobody likes 'evergreen'? come on! i don't like it more than the theme from mahogany, but still.... it's one of babs' best!