The one film that the Black Community needs is

[KingJamal]

I hope this shit happens because it will start to wake people up(not just us blacks). Like many of you I'm tired of seeing hairless arabs and white folks with braids & spray tans portraying the original Egyptians(the niggas on the walls and statues)

As a black aspiring film maker I must say...it's refreshing to hear you guys say these things...

I whole heartedly agree and it's one of the goals I have...honestly we need a black film in every category..Horror/Action/Drama/Epic/Coming of Age....

Someone needs to get Jay Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Russel...shit Babyface...get them mu fucka's to put up 5mil a piece and get shit started.

Crazy part is that Robert Townsend and Spike were on that shit like 20 years ago, the only difference is, I feel they were TOO "pro-black" and alienated other races from enjoying the films. I truly feel like if you make some genre films where the characters just so happen to be black but the themes are very much universal..you WILL make a profit.

Takers did a really good job at achieving this...and Drumline did as well a few years ago...too bad black people weren't Nick Cannon supporters because he was on his way with his film selections (Love Don't Cost a Thing, Drumline etc)

Hope you make it but that's the major issue with these movies being made. the studio's aren't sure how black folks will react and they know for sure that white folks tend to stay away from all black casted moives regardless of the the genre of movie. that's why studio's try so hard no to have movies branded as "black"movie. It turn all other races away. While black folks just show love and will go see any movie that is entertaining regardless of the race of the cast in the movie. . We know hollywood is all about that dollar. so they wont' even waste time with some of these ideas.

and i know a lot of black folks who fucked with drumline but you need more than just black folks. i really didn't like Takers but they had and half and half cast. I think if they had went full board action instead of trying to keep it PG 13 it would have been better.

SAD BUT TRUE!! that last eddi murphy movie tower heist fell victim to this. Eddi said that he originally wanted him, chris rock, martin, dave chapelle, keven heart, mike epps, and katt williams. But they gave him some bogus ass excuse(like usual) and they started naming other actors who happened to be white lol. Eddi wanted it to be a comedy version of oceans 11.

Thats true about white people not wanting to see "Black Movies" Truth is most white people are prejudice moviegoers. I remember watching spawn when it 1st came out. I was like why did they change terry into a white guy? And I think Todd Mcfarlane said the studios did that becuz they didn't want people to think it was a "black movie" SMFH. White people are something else.

they did the same thing with green lantern. He was originally supposed to be black but they made him white shortly after because of what you just said. Then they went back and made them two different lanterns at some point back in the day.

Naw thats not the same thing. Theres 4 different earth green laterns (Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, the black green lantern John Stewart,, Kyle Rayner) They just chose Hal Jordan cuz he was the 1st green lantern. Although I think John Stewart>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[Maalik]

I hope this shit happens because it will start to wake people up(not just us blacks). Like many of you I'm tired of seeing hairless arabs and white folks with braids & spray tans portraying the original Egyptians(the niggas on the walls and statues)

As a black aspiring film maker I must say...it's refreshing to hear you guys say these things...

I whole heartedly agree and it's one of the goals I have...honestly we need a black film in every category..Horror/Action/Drama/Epic/Coming of Age....

Someone needs to get Jay Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Russel...shit Babyface...get them mu fucka's to put up 5mil a piece and get shit started.

Crazy part is that Robert Townsend and Spike were on that shit like 20 years ago, the only difference is, I feel they were TOO "pro-black" and alienated other races from enjoying the films. I truly feel like if you make some genre films where the characters just so happen to be black but the themes are very much universal..you WILL make a profit.

Takers did a really good job at achieving this...and Drumline did as well a few years ago...too bad black people weren't Nick Cannon supporters because he was on his way with his film selections (Love Don't Cost a Thing, Drumline etc)

Hope you make it but that's the major issue with these movies being made. the studio's aren't sure how black folks will react and they know for sure that white folks tend to stay away from all black casted moives regardless of the the genre of movie. that's why studio's try so hard no to have movies branded as "black"movie. It turn all other races away. While black folks just show love and will go see any movie that is entertaining regardless of the race of the cast in the movie. . We know hollywood is all about that dollar. so they wont' even waste time with some of these ideas.

and i know a lot of black folks who fucked with drumline but you need more than just black folks. i really didn't like Takers but they had and half and half cast. I think if they had went full board action instead of trying to keep it PG 13 it would have been better.

SAD BUT TRUE!! that last eddi murphy movie tower heist fell victim to this. Eddi said that he originally wanted him, chris rock, martin, dave chapelle, keven heart, mike epps, and katt williams. But they gave him some bogus ass excuse(like usual) and they started naming other actors who happened to be white lol. Eddi wanted it to be a comedy version of oceans 11.

Thats true about white people not wanting to see "Black Movies" Truth is most white people are prejudice moviegoers. I remember watching spawn when it 1st came out. I was like why did they change terry into a white guy? And I think Todd Mcfarlane said the studios did that becuz they didn't want people to think it was a "black movie" SMFH. White people are something else.

they did the same thing with green lantern. He was originally supposed to be black but they made him white shortly after because of what you just said. Then they went back and made them two different lanterns at some point back in the day.

You know how White people be. Since Egypt is a majority Arab nation now, they're the real Egyptians & that's how Hollywood has portrayed it to be. Never mind the fact there's 10,000 years of history before the Persians, Assyrians, Greeks & Romans conquered Egypt. Never mind the fact the years we focus on (Old, Middle, New Kingdom Periods) were before any outside forces came in.....ergo.....it was a fully black civilization. Never mind the fact that the settlers of Kemet (Egypt) came from Ta Seti (Nubia) which was further down in Africa & evidence links the origins of Mali, Ancient Ghana & Songhai to the migration of those displaced Black Egyptians. White people are a trip breh. They'll brainwash you if you let them.

 

[PILL_COSBY]

Thats true about white people not wanting to see "Black Movies" Truth is most white people are prejudice moviegoers. I remember watching spawn when it 1st came out. I was like why did they change terry into a white guy? And I think Todd Mcfarlane said the studios did that becuz they didn't want people to think it was a "black movie" SMFH. White people are something else.

they did the same thing with green lantern. He was originally supposed to be black but they made him white shortly after because of what you just said. Then they went back and made them two different lanterns at some point back in the day.

Naw thats not the same thing. Theres 4 different earth green laterns (Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, the black green lantern John Stewart,, Kyle Rayner) They just chose Hal Jordan cuz he was the 1st green lantern. Although I think John Stewart>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Yo maybe I worded that wrong. But I remember hearing about the 1st green lantern(hal jordan) was originally suppose to be black. But they scrapped the idea because of how things were back then. Then later on they made that come true by making other earth green lanterns. Google it and you'll probably find it. I think they did the same shit with cat woman too.

I hope this shit happens because it will start to wake people up(not just us blacks). Like many of you I'm tired of seeing hairless arabs and white folks with braids & spray tans portraying the original Egyptians(the niggas on the walls and statues)

As a black aspiring film maker I must say...it's refreshing to hear you guys say these things...

I whole heartedly agree and it's one of the goals I have...honestly we need a black film in every category..Horror/Action/Drama/Epic/Coming of Age....

Someone needs to get Jay Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Russel...shit Babyface...get them mu fucka's to put up 5mil a piece and get shit started.

Crazy part is that Robert Townsend and Spike were on that shit like 20 years ago, the only difference is, I feel they were TOO "pro-black" and alienated other races from enjoying the films. I truly feel like if you make some genre films where the characters just so happen to be black but the themes are very much universal..you WILL make a profit.

Takers did a really good job at achieving this...and Drumline did as well a few years ago...too bad black people weren't Nick Cannon supporters because he was on his way with his film selections (Love Don't Cost a Thing, Drumline etc)

Hope you make it but that's the major issue with these movies being made. the studio's aren't sure how black folks will react and they know for sure that white folks tend to stay away from all black casted moives regardless of the the genre of movie. that's why studio's try so hard no to have movies branded as "black"movie. It turn all other races away. While black folks just show love and will go see any movie that is entertaining regardless of the race of the cast in the movie. . We know hollywood is all about that dollar. so they wont' even waste time with some of these ideas.

and i know a lot of black folks who fucked with drumline but you need more than just black folks. i really didn't like Takers but they had and half and half cast. I think if they had went full board action instead of trying to keep it PG 13 it would have been better.

SAD BUT TRUE!! that last eddi murphy movie tower heist fell victim to this. Eddi said that he originally wanted him, chris rock, martin, dave chapelle, keven heart, mike epps, and katt williams. But they gave him some bogus ass excuse(like usual) and they started naming other actors who happened to be white lol. Eddi wanted it to be a comedy version of oceans 11.

Thats true about white people not wanting to see "Black Movies" Truth is most white people are prejudice moviegoers. I remember watching spawn when it 1st came out. I was like why did they change terry into a white guy? And I think Todd Mcfarlane said the studios did that becuz they didn't want people to think it was a "black movie" SMFH. White people are something else.

they did the same thing with green lantern. He was originally supposed to be black but they made him white shortly after because of what you just said. Then they went back and made them two different lanterns at some point back in the day.

You know how White people be. Since Egypt is a majority Arab nation now, they're the real Egyptians & that's how Hollywood has portrayed it to be. Never mind the fact there's 10,000 years of history before the Persians, Assyrians, Greeks & Romans conquered Egypt. Never mind the fact the years we focus on (Old, Middle, New Kingdom Periods) were before any outside forces came in.....ergo.....it was a fully black civilization. Never mind the fact that the settlers of Kemet (Egypt) came from Ta Seti (Nubia) which was further down in Africa & evidence links the origins of Mali, Ancient Ghana & Songhai to the migration of those displaced Black Egyptians. White people are a trip breh. They'll brainwash you if you let them.

You don't even need all that. Just look at the statues, the paintings etc etc. Also after thousands of years the paint has faded so you already know what that means. They got pictures of chicks braiding hair, gold teeth, chains, mini fros, fades, and a bunch of descriptions from outsiders who just discovered the place. Last but not least it's in africa god damn it! Plus all those arab type buildings are built around the original african built structures.

Last but not least, why only in africa white folks make it seem like people didn't travel to other parts of africa? Like nobody from Somalia ever traveled to the congo and had kids. Their kids in congo didn't travel to egypt and have kids.Their kids in egypt didn't go to Nigeria later on down the line and settle there etc etc lol.

You do know some originals that aint mixed with arab and aint muslims still live there till this day. They are either outcast and get treated like shit by the arabs. Or they took on Islam and believe anything the arabs say like they are not the original people. Theirs this site where some of us are still living there and they talk about this. There's some shit on youtube too of them speaking on the "invaders" and how they are racist towards them(sounds familiar don't it?) I want to see them make this movie. They out there trying to kill off the blacks in Sudan now. Them cats done damn near took over and brainwashed all of east and north africa.

 

[MR.CJ]

I hope this shit happens because it will start to wake people up(not just us blacks). Like many of you I'm tired of seeing hairless arabs and white folks with braids & spray tans portraying the original Egyptians(the niggas on the walls and statues)

As a black aspiring film maker I must say...it's refreshing to hear you guys say these things...

I whole heartedly agree and it's one of the goals I have...honestly we need a black film in every category..Horror/Action/Drama/Epic/Coming of Age....

Someone needs to get Jay Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Russel...shit Babyface...get them mu fucka's to put up 5mil a piece and get shit started.

Crazy part is that Robert Townsend and Spike were on that shit like 20 years ago, the only difference is, I feel they were TOO "pro-black" and alienated other races from enjoying the films. I truly feel like if you make some genre films where the characters just so happen to be black but the themes are very much universal..you WILL make a profit.

Takers did a really good job at achieving this...and Drumline did as well a few years ago...too bad black people weren't Nick Cannon supporters because he was on his way with his film selections (Love Don't Cost a Thing, Drumline etc)

Hope you make it but that's the major issue with these movies being made. the studio's aren't sure how black folks will react and they know for sure that white folks tend to stay away from all black casted moives regardless of the the genre of movie. that's why studio's try so hard no to have movies branded as "black"movie. It turn all other races away. While black folks just show love and will go see any movie that is entertaining regardless of the race of the cast in the movie. . We know hollywood is all about that dollar. so they wont' even waste time with some of these ideas.

and i know a lot of black folks who fucked with drumline but you need more than just black folks. i really didn't like Takers but they had and half and half cast. I think if they had went full board action instead of trying to keep it PG 13 it would have been better.

SAD BUT TRUE!! that last eddi murphy movie tower heist fell victim to this. Eddi said that he originally wanted him, chris rock, martin, dave chapelle, keven heart, mike epps, and katt williams. But they gave him some bogus ass excuse(like usual) and they started naming other actors who happened to be white lol. Eddi wanted it to be a comedy version of oceans 11.

Thats true about white people not wanting to see "Black Movies" Truth is most white people are prejudice moviegoers. I remember watching spawn when it 1st came out. I was like why did they change terry into a white guy? And I think Todd Mcfarlane said the studios did that becuz they didn't want people to think it was a "black movie" SMFH. White people are something else.

they did the same thing with green lantern. He was originally supposed to be black but they made him white shortly after because of what you just said. Then they went back and made them two different lanterns at some point back in the day.

damn that would have been dope

 

[PILL_COSBY]

I hope this shit happens because it will start to wake people up(not just us blacks). Like many of you I'm tired of seeing hairless arabs and white folks with braids & spray tans portraying the original Egyptians(the niggas on the walls and statues)

As a black aspiring film maker I must say...it's refreshing to hear you guys say these things...

I whole heartedly agree and it's one of the goals I have...honestly we need a black film in every category..Horror/Action/Drama/Epic/Coming of Age....

Someone needs to get Jay Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Russel...shit Babyface...get them mu fucka's to put up 5mil a piece and get shit started.

Crazy part is that Robert Townsend and Spike were on that shit like 20 years ago, the only difference is, I feel they were TOO "pro-black" and alienated other races from enjoying the films. I truly feel like if you make some genre films where the characters just so happen to be black but the themes are very much universal..you WILL make a profit.

Takers did a really good job at achieving this...and Drumline did as well a few years ago...too bad black people weren't Nick Cannon supporters because he was on his way with his film selections (Love Don't Cost a Thing, Drumline etc)

Hope you make it but that's the major issue with these movies being made. the studio's aren't sure how black folks will react and they know for sure that white folks tend to stay away from all black casted moives regardless of the the genre of movie. that's why studio's try so hard no to have movies branded as "black"movie. It turn all other races away. While black folks just show love and will go see any movie that is entertaining regardless of the race of the cast in the movie. . We know hollywood is all about that dollar. so they wont' even waste time with some of these ideas.

and i know a lot of black folks who fucked with drumline but you need more than just black folks. i really didn't like Takers but they had and half and half cast. I think if they had went full board action instead of trying to keep it PG 13 it would have been better.

SAD BUT TRUE!! that last eddi murphy movie tower heist fell victim to this. Eddi said that he originally wanted him, chris rock, martin, dave chapelle, keven heart, mike epps, and katt williams. But they gave him some bogus ass excuse(like usual) and they started naming other actors who happened to be white lol. Eddi wanted it to be a comedy version of oceans 11.

Thats true about white people not wanting to see "Black Movies" Truth is most white people are prejudice moviegoers. I remember watching spawn when it 1st came out. I was like why did they change terry into a white guy? And I think Todd Mcfarlane said the studios did that becuz they didn't want people to think it was a "black movie" SMFH. White people are something else.

they did the same thing with green lantern. He was originally supposed to be black but they made him white shortly after because of what you just said. Then they went back and made them two different lanterns at some point back in the day.

damn that would have been dope

Look for the interview on youtube.

 

[MR.CJ]

what interview?

 

[Matt-]

Eh, they should redo the 10 Commandments with an all black cast.

 

[Bawse D.Lox]

i'm hearing ppl complain about good coming of age black films, yet they fail to mention "great debaters", and "Antwone Fisher"

 

[KingJamal]

I hope this shit happens because it will start to wake people up(not just us blacks). Like many of you I'm tired of seeing hairless arabs and white folks with braids & spray tans portraying the original Egyptians(the niggas on the walls and statues)

As a black aspiring film maker I must say...it's refreshing to hear you guys say these things...

I whole heartedly agree and it's one of the goals I have...honestly we need a black film in every category..Horror/Action/Drama/Epic/Coming of Age....

Someone needs to get Jay Z, Beyonce, Diddy, Russel...shit Babyface...get them mu fucka's to put up 5mil a piece and get shit started.

Crazy part is that Robert Townsend and Spike were on that shit like 20 years ago, the only difference is, I feel they were TOO "pro-black" and alienated other races from enjoying the films. I truly feel like if you make some genre films where the characters just so happen to be black but the themes are very much universal..you WILL make a profit.

Takers did a really good job at achieving this...and Drumline did as well a few years ago...too bad black people weren't Nick Cannon supporters because he was on his way with his film selections (Love Don't Cost a Thing, Drumline etc)

Hope you make it but that's the major issue with these movies being made. the studio's aren't sure how black folks will react and they know for sure that white folks tend to stay away from all black casted moives regardless of the the genre of movie. that's why studio's try so hard no to have movies branded as "black"movie. It turn all other races away. While black folks just show love and will go see any movie that is entertaining regardless of the race of the cast in the movie. . We know hollywood is all about that dollar. so they wont' even waste time with some of these ideas.

and i know a lot of black folks who fucked with drumline but you need more than just black folks. i really didn't like Takers but they had and half and half cast. I think if they had went full board action instead of trying to keep it PG 13 it would have been better.

SAD BUT TRUE!! that last eddi murphy movie tower heist fell victim to this. Eddi said that he originally wanted him, chris rock, martin, dave chapelle, keven heart, mike epps, and katt williams. But they gave him some bogus ass excuse(like usual) and they started naming other actors who happened to be white lol. Eddi wanted it to be a comedy version of oceans 11.

Thats true about white people not wanting to see "Black Movies" Truth is most white people are prejudice moviegoers. I remember watching spawn when it 1st came out. I was like why did they change terry into a white guy? And I think Todd Mcfarlane said the studios did that becuz they didn't want people to think it was a "black movie" SMFH. White people are something else.

they did the same thing with green lantern. He was originally supposed to be black but they made him white shortly after because of what you just said. Then they went back and made them two different lanterns at some point back in the day.

damn that would have been dope

Look for the interview on youtube.

All I found was this on wikipedia

Development

The idea for Tower Heist began development as early as 2005, when Murphy pitched a concept to producer Brian Grazer and Ratner concerning an all-star cast of black comedians including Chris Tucker, Kevin Hart, Dave Chapelle, Tracy Morgan, and Martin Lawrence, as a group of disgruntled employees who plan to rob Donald Trump and Trump Tower.[24][25][26] The film was originally titled Trump Heist under this concept.[10] A script was developed by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage and over the course of the next five years, the script was rewritten by several writers including Russell Gewirtz, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Ted Griffin, Leslie Dixon, Noah Baumbach, and Jeff Nathanson, with the bulk of the work – and credit – going to Griffin and Nathanson.[27]

Man thats some bullshit. They just had to have some white guys.

 

[CracceR]

Thats true about white people not wanting to see "Black Movies" Truth is most white people are prejudice moviegoers. I remember watching spawn when it 1st came out. I was like why did they change terry into a white guy? And I think Todd Mcfarlane said the studios did that becuz they didn't want people to think it was a "black movie" SMFH. White people are something else.

asian ppl do the same

if black ppl would have owned hollywood they would have done the same

 

[PILL_COSBY]

what interview?

Couldn't find the shit on youtube but here's the video
http://theurbandaily.com/1600275/eddie-murphy-tower-heist-movie-black-oceans-eleven/

Somebody embed the video because I don't know how to embed the code for that video on this site.

 

[MR.CJ]

thanks for that link

 

[vageneral08]

Classic black comedy movie>>>>> that shit always bring the black community together.....something like a friday type movie

 

[KingJamal]

Classic black comedy movie>>>>> that shit always bring the black community together.....something like a friday type movie

They're making another Friday soooo no need to worry about that

 

[CottonCitySlim]

The egyptians things is tricky, eygpt wasnt only one empire all the way through, it was two empires that was eventually united by king narmer(there is is rarely any art for the pre dynastic Eygpt), that was eventually conquered by khufu, khafre, and menkaure( khafre and all thethe art from thatthe period had the egyptiansthe painted verywith light brown) and that pharoh was conquered by another outside pharoh, that was conquered by a female pharoh who was erased by the next...and so on until the romans came. The there were like white egyptians because they wouldnt paint themshelves white in in acient art for no reason but obviously the last pharoh was black because his artwork reflects this and they nubian kings ruled eypgt until alexander came.

 

[fuc_i_look_like]

As far as coming of age black movies, ATL was weak and had an almost non existent plot. Love & Basketball was a much better written and directed film IMO. And it had zero elements of 'hoodness'. Which was a smart move.

And c/s Hollywood making a Black "Superbad".

 

[BoldChild]

Fantasy series written by blacks that have received good reviews.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6437061-the-hundred-thousand-kingdoms
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/565335.Acacia

 

[traestar]

moors in movies
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Sidney poitier, morgan freeman, and laurence fishburne all played moors in movies.

YEP!! The Merchant in Venice too!

 

[loch121]

That awkward moment when you realize there has never been an epic black film showing how we invented science,math, medicine,and language and it's 2012

 

[loch121]

The Hollywood wouldn't let them to have Nat Turner movie, it won't approved for sure but I believe only one who can pull this off is Quentin Tarantino.

Fuck Quentin Tarantino. I'm glad Denzel punked his ass.

When was this?