tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.comments2023-06-19T03:57:36.749-04:00thatgirl006Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03442030182537565510noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-76340329402427614342013-06-17T20:20:27.784-04:002013-06-17T20:20:27.784-04:00awesome. simply awesome!awesome. simply awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099190727496220624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-58930771919341921032013-02-22T05:31:33.544-05:002013-02-22T05:31:33.544-05:00I saw your blog and found good information about m...I saw your blog and found good information about music, dance and fashion. Thanks for sharing this type of blog.MotorClub Of Americahttp://www.mcasignup.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-86246790194606310222012-11-26T14:19:24.333-05:002012-11-26T14:19:24.333-05:00Thank you valentines teddy bear! We are very happy...Thank you valentines teddy bear! We are very happy to hear that you are enjoying our blog. We have some great posts coming up so please continue to stop by frequently!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442030182537565510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-85902291553325137852011-01-19T23:06:55.166-05:002011-01-19T23:06:55.166-05:00great article. sounds like a great concept. stevie...great article. sounds like a great concept. stevie wonder is such a great artist to explore dance with.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974730455461365440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-78820596838289708792011-01-19T23:06:01.663-05:002011-01-19T23:06:01.663-05:00great article. i"m a huge stevie wonder fan, ...great article. i"m a huge stevie wonder fan, and this definitely sounds like a interesting concept. cant wait to see it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00974730455461365440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-64429352130230161132011-01-18T08:30:56.261-05:002011-01-18T08:30:56.261-05:00Thanks for reading! Art IS for Everyone, and it...Thanks for reading! Art IS for Everyone, and it's never too late to begin exposing ourselves to it whether it be "high" or "popular" forms. I took my grandmother (who is in her 80's to the opera). She had ever been in her whole life and loved it! My young cousins & mentees started going to Ailey & Broadway with me at very early ages. Performance art should be a part of our lives. Concert Dance to Stevie Wonder??? Now that is a gateway Drug for sure!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525720385774258066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-27987948698842211642011-01-17T13:07:29.861-05:002011-01-17T13:07:29.861-05:00Great article. It is good to see that artist are b...Great article. It is good to see that artist are bridging the gap between the elite and popular. That's Art for everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-64041824896023209662010-11-10T12:21:50.280-05:002010-11-10T12:21:50.280-05:00Oh and PS, there was a female set to direct, the i...Oh and PS, there was a female set to direct, the incredible Nzingha Stewart but Tyler bought her out and made her Exec Producer. Another genius producer/marketing move.scruffdivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129938319259131221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-72308677357810714282010-11-10T12:17:55.490-05:002010-11-10T12:17:55.490-05:00I think the "THEIR LANE" comment is the ...I think the "THEIR LANE" comment is the reason there is controversy. Ntozake Shange did a choreopoem on Broadway that was abstract and had feathers and metaphor up the wazoo. Tyler Perry does situation comedy movies. As somebody who isn't a TP hater because I think he's a GENIUS producer and marketer, I have a problem with people getting made at me because I hate the way he tells a story. As a ticket buyer I hate the way he tells a story. I'm not telling anyone to not see his movie but I get to exercise my right to not want to see his movie just because he's black like me. That said, you go Rod!scruffdivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129938319259131221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-88752602215762631552010-11-10T12:00:37.503-05:002010-11-10T12:00:37.503-05:00Hey Anonymous,
If you want to read Rod Gailes OBC...Hey Anonymous,<br /><br />If you want to read Rod Gailes OBC's post, he offers his perspective after having seen the film. It s not a review either but you may find it interesting. check it out: http://thatgirl006.blogspot.com/2010/11/tyler-perry-is-not-devil.html<br /><br />Thank you for comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442030182537565510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-53704153236980569462010-11-10T11:34:10.731-05:002010-11-10T11:34:10.731-05:00from t. tara turk:
Anonymous (the last one unless...from t. tara turk:<br /><br />Anonymous (the last one unless you're all the same person!),<br /><br />This wasn't meant to be a review more so a reason why there are a LARGE group of people (who aren't haters) who are reluctant and skeptical to see the movie because they know the history of the story and because of the filmmaker. I think I'm allowed to have the opinion because I've given Tyler Perry enough of my dough to know I never walk away from any of his films impressed, amazed or moved. You know how you hear of a new project by a director/actor/writer and you immediately know you're checking it out? He's not on my list. As someone who pays for her movie tickets, I have a right to make that decision. There are lots of people having great conversations about the film (my favorite is the one black men are having about how this black man portrays them) but this blog wasn't about that. Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />-t.tara turkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-19825263960131633482010-11-10T08:58:21.010-05:002010-11-10T08:58:21.010-05:00Every artist should work really hard to do their b...Every artist should work really hard to do their best work in THEIR Lane. It was a wonderful day when Roger Ebert decided he no longer wanted to be a screenwriter and would concentrate on being being the best movie critic he could be. In making that choice he has become a legend. It always made me squirm when Spike would get on TV & lambaste Black Industry people (Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, Clint Eastwood) because I felt it drew attention away from the work he himself was doing. If we, as generative artists, focus more on creating good work and less on tearing down the easiest and least talented of targets, I think we'll get where we need to be going much faster. It never feels good to hear the "bootstraps" message, but it's in that message that the most powerful & influential creators find strength and become the topics of these cyclical discussions about who should tell what story. Should Norman Jewison do "Malcolm X"? Should Spielberg do the "Color Purple" or "Amistad"? Should Tyler do "For Colored Girls"? It seems we have this discussion with some regularity. While we discuss it, some other joker is out there making money and telling the stories. Whether it be on screen or stage or on the page. On record or the the internet or on napkins. The playing field is more level than it has ever been. And so it is up to all artists, be they writer, director, actor or musician, to tell their story, do their work, create their art. While we don't HAVE to choose between being a critic or a creator, sometimes we should.Twitter.com/TheeOBCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-82245617568757637312010-11-10T02:25:31.649-05:002010-11-10T02:25:31.649-05:00how can you judge something you've never seen?...how can you judge something you've never seen? is that a bit hypocritical? i appreciate your opinion and your creative/somewhat theoretical spin, but please experience it first and then let's have the dialogue....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-23213359934877934652010-11-09T09:26:08.284-05:002010-11-09T09:26:08.284-05:00Did not make "Birth Of A Nation"...yet? ...Did not make "Birth Of A Nation"...yet? LOL That was hilarious but we already have our new millenium "Birth Of A Nation" and it's called "Hancock"(My opinion). I feel that Tyler Perry situation in film is equivalent to Barack Obama. Black people attempt to justify why they love this man so much and give their cliche` reasons; but at the end of the day it doesn't matter whether or not he does a great job, it only matters that he is Black and so he gets a pass. Great blog post Mr.Gailes...I enjoyed reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-29283435241342850462010-11-07T00:56:11.425-04:002010-11-07T00:56:11.425-04:00I've seen two productions of FCGWHCSWTRIE (no ...I've seen two productions of FCGWHCSWTRIE (no way I'm typing that full title) and each production has been moving and involving and free flowing and at the same time, claustrophobic because of it's intimacy. One of the lines that stood out was "THERE WAS NO AIR," and there really wasn't. Like Tara, I fear a Tyler Perry production of this piece because what was once intimate will inevitably become very broad and overdone. But this film--this work needs to be seen by a large audience. Tyler Perry, in association with Oprah can deliver that audience. For years, this piece has been remade under different names that have waited to exhale the "no air" Shange brought into the public consciousness. It's time her voice, her ideas were brought to a larger audience because the condition she depicts and the hope that she elicits is for more than just colored girls. Will Tyler Perry ruin it? He may make a bad movie--but he cannot kill the message. It transcends format.<br /><br /><br />"exhaled" the "no air" Colored Girls first breathed into existence. Will thet film beWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722200981515468055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-66859530842097493312010-11-06T15:01:06.121-04:002010-11-06T15:01:06.121-04:00it is interesting. i hope the readers will keep th...it is interesting. i hope the readers will keep this conversation going. more to come...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-461143014943901232010-11-06T14:56:34.569-04:002010-11-06T14:56:34.569-04:00You can read T. Tara Turk weekly at On Demand Week...You can read T. Tara Turk weekly at On Demand Weekly too.<br />http://ondemandweekly.com/blog/article/who_the_bleep_did_i_marry_vod_hidden_gem/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-14987590843606306152010-11-06T14:39:27.154-04:002010-11-06T14:39:27.154-04:00Very interesting perspective, TP is one of the bes...Very interesting perspective, TP is one of the best at what he does the black woman is THE best at what she does. We are no longer crying about life we are strengthened by the struggles. More to come . . . .<br />WowweeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-91861903922463698672010-10-22T14:53:08.596-04:002010-10-22T14:53:08.596-04:00Thanks for reading Angela!!
SwiftyThanks for reading Angela!! <br /><br />SwiftySwifty Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780195853339057920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-90407339393314743862010-10-21T16:42:49.757-04:002010-10-21T16:42:49.757-04:00hello Angela, please come back and share your thou...hello Angela, please come back and share your thoughts after you've seen it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442030182537565510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-56369388583312875672010-10-21T16:28:49.892-04:002010-10-21T16:28:49.892-04:00Great review. I've been on the fence about wh...Great review. I've been on the fence about whether or not to see Catfish (not wanting to fully admit that I DO want to see it) and I feel like I just got permission. I'll keep my expectations in check...Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-7951603492595480222009-07-11T10:54:40.850-04:002009-07-11T10:54:40.850-04:00PITTSBURGH STILL HAS LOTS OF LOVE FOR THE TALENTED...PITTSBURGH STILL HAS LOTS OF LOVE FOR THE TALENTED MR. MERCERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-69746295375604584092008-12-22T17:28:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:28:00.000-05:00Thank You so much! I've been looking for an acupun...Thank You so much! I've been looking for an acupuncturist:)) Definitely will give Erika a call!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-21953898625552021522008-12-21T12:30:00.000-05:002008-12-21T12:30:00.000-05:00Thanks for pointing that out. It is a great show, ...Thanks for pointing that out. <BR/>It is a great show, and was very well received. As a result, Colors has been booked for an additional 3-week run in Detroit in February. Check it if you are in the area. Thanks for reading and for the feedback Melissa!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442030182537565510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773318.post-82307093910706638162008-12-21T11:57:00.000-05:002008-12-21T11:57:00.000-05:00Looks like a cool show, but Bush Sr. didn't take o...Looks like a cool show, but Bush Sr. didn't take office until 1989...Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320849113534787485noreply@blogger.com