Hollywood's irrational allergy to 'black' films

[Sheilbh]

American Gangster dis really well at the box office. Not all-black of course, but not far off.

That film really disappointed.  It should have been great.

[11B4V]

American Gangster dis really well at the box office. Not all-black of course, but not far off.

That film really disappointed.  It should have been great.

Kind of on the fence with this one.

[Gups]

I liked it. But then again it would have to be a pretty shitty gangster movie for me not to like it.

[katmai]

That was a decent film.

Yeah I remember enjoying it very much.

But I think it was a made for TV movie so I guess it doesn't count.

Yeah it was an HBO movie.

[dps]

FWIW, back when the movie The Preacher's Wife with Denzel Washington came out, I was still dating SocialWorkerGirl, and we went to see it.  It was a pretty well attended showing, but I think we were the only white people in the theater.  We also saw Ali in a packed theater, and there probably weren't more than half a dozen other white people in the audience.

[Caliga]

You people forgot about Coming to America.  Also, that movie starring The Fat Boys and Ralph Bellamy.

[Tonitrus]

American Gangster dis really well at the box office. Not all-black of course, but not far off.

Protagonist was Jewish, antagonist was married to a Latina, crooked cops were white, and the drugs were supplied by Asians = fails to qualify. 

Good movie, though.

[Razgovory]

Gay Rights was a late comer to liberal ideology.

[The Minsky Moment]

George Lucas may not be able to direct his way out of a paper bag, but the OP proves he still is a marketing genius - in this case suckering CNN, Jon Stewart et al to give his new flick lots of free pub in the guise of a news story.

[derspiess]

George Lucas may not be able to direct his way out of a paper bag, but the OP proves he still is a marketing genius - in this case suckering CNN, Jon Stewart et al to give his new flick lots of free pub in the guise of a news story.

Yep.