tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post4686978686222719309..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: The Butler (advance screening)Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-45208278218615942312013-08-14T15:59:11.830-04:002013-08-14T15:59:11.830-04:00So glad you liked Fruitvale Station. Apart from se...So glad you liked Fruitvale Station. Apart from several unlikely coincidences in the closing scenes, I thought the movie was perfect (if a movie with such a sad ending could be called thus). I would like to see a post about the posters. I'd never noticed the trend before, but now I'll be on the lookout for it.Michael N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313953071196776990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-72503147331248572392013-08-13T23:07:27.935-04:002013-08-13T23:07:27.935-04:00I was specifically thinking of how 'Precious&#...I was specifically thinking of how 'Precious' got nominated for so many Oscars by the mostly white-male Academy when I said that. You're right; black audiences loved it too, and I didn't mean to imply otherwise, but I didn't like it. What can I say?<br /><br />The poster thing doesn't happen all the time, but when it does it irks me, especially for a movie that's as high-profile as this. Maybe I'll do a post about it one day.<br /><br />My post on 'Fruitvale' goes up on Friday. Outstanding movie.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-2988761800534323622013-08-13T19:40:06.341-04:002013-08-13T19:40:06.341-04:00Interesting comments on Lee Daniels' Precious....Interesting comments on Lee Daniels' Precious. A lot of your descriptions of the movie are probably true, but none of them would keep me from seeing and appreciating a movie if it's good, which I think Precious was. "Yet (white) people ate it up". I'd love to see the statistics on this. When I saw Precious in the movie theatre, most of the audience was black. The same was true of the (also excellent) Fruitvale Station, which, as Hollywood luck would have it, does have a black face on the poster. I don't know if I'll see The Butler. The trailer for it looked just as you described it, but I like Forest Whitaker so much, I'll see him in just about anything.Michael N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14313953071196776990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-65467729966377345992013-08-09T00:12:56.631-04:002013-08-09T00:12:56.631-04:00Not anymore so than any of the other cameos. She a...Not anymore so than any of the other cameos. She appears late in the film with Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan. She invites Forrest Whitaker to a state dinner.<br /><br />I suspect Daniels got all these big stars to do these small roles because he could. Like I said, though, the real story is between Whitaker and Oyelowo. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-58049764711840086612013-08-09T00:00:58.158-04:002013-08-09T00:00:58.158-04:00Sorry, but I can't see John "Say Anything...Sorry, but I can't see John "Say Anything" Cusack playing Nixon. And what is the purpose of casting Jane Fonda, who normally plays a lead role, as Nancy Reagan? Does Nancy have a significant role in this film? Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-78675867568637521072013-08-08T16:32:56.109-04:002013-08-08T16:32:56.109-04:00**Googles 'Backstairs at the White House'*...**Googles 'Backstairs at the White House'** <br /><br />Yeah, I think it's definitely comparable. Now I kinda wanna see that to compare the two.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-91180287363396473242013-08-08T15:52:08.320-04:002013-08-08T15:52:08.320-04:00I'm always intrigued by the stories behind the...I'm always intrigued by the stories behind the history approach. Am I wrong to compare the premise to Lillian Rogers Parks "Backstairs at the White House"? I remember enjoying that mini-series and the source book. <br /><br />Your praise for David Oyelowo intrigues me as a performance worth seeing. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com