Halle: There Are No Great Roles for Black Women (Catwoman Claims Hollywood "Racist")

Daily Mail ^ | 1/25/05 | Henry Meller

[jocon307]

"Isn't it true that the women from Bayonne are a little, uh, Butch? ;-)"

LOL, not sure about that, but many of them are TREMENDOUSLY FAT.

[MonaMars]

"The lack of good screenplays probably doesn't have much to do with her skin colour. Hollywood is mostly dreck. They are devoted to profit, not to art."

There is no lack of good screenplays. What there is is a lack of studios willing to buy them.

[Petronski]

Star Jones, as the sassy and stealthy KGB sleeper who sabotages the sub...

Scientists are working MIRACLES with stealth technology these days...

[greeneyes23]

"L'il Kim, as the sassy nuclear reactor officer, who kills the sassy KGB officer (Eartha Kitt)...

Star Jones, as the sassy and stealthy KGB sleeper who sabotages the sub...

Aaliyah, as the hopeful, thoughtful, and sassy navigation officer who plans a life in Mon-tay-na...

And of course, Admiral Nichelle Nichols as the wise but sassy head of the CIA."


You might feel the need to recast. I could be wrong but I think Aaliyah might have a little trouble getting there, if you get my drift

[dschemmer]

When she became the first black woman to win the best actress Oscar, Halle Berry hoped she would be the first of many.


What they fail to miss was that, in 2004, the first "African"-American (as in actually coming from Africa) to win an Academy Award was...
Charlize Theron

[Larry381]

"which left her partially deaf. "

But, unfortunately, not mute.

But, apparently, dumb

but still deplorably stupid

[SAMS]

Julia Roberts is one of the most over rated actresses in Hollywood....and now since she is out of the spot light, telling her nannies how to take care of her twins, I think Jennifer Anniston is about to mova into that category. Any movie I have ever seen her in, she is just playing Rachael with different name & without the cast of "friends" or the coffee shop.

[SAMS]

and, if I recall, a lousy driver!

[itsinthebag]

Halle Berry is black?

Well, her mother is white, her father is black, so that makes her white. Right? Oh no, wait a mintute. If you hae 1/16th ounce of black in ya, you're considered black. Right?

[itsinthebag]

Oops, hae should be have.

[DustyMoment]

Having said that, she has no one to blame but herself for not running away screaming from that stinker.

Agreed. But who held the gun to her head and forced her to accept the Catwoman role in the first place?

Let's be candid, here, she wanted the role because they wrote Catwoman as a sexy vamp and, like most Hollyweird exhibitionists, she wanted to wear the skimpy outfits that sexed the film up and showed off her body (and, it's a nice one).

However, as you noted, the film was still a stinker and she should have exercised some judgement and run away screaming.

[HamiltonJay]

No halle, first of all you aren't black, your mixed.. nothing wrong with that, but lets be honest with ourselves.. shall we?

Secondly, to get a good role you have to be able to actually ACT!!!! Sure skin is nice, but acting helps you get good roles..... Frankly your Oscar was undeserved, bunch of liberal guilt behind that one not your talent.

[siunevada]

There is no lack of good screenplays. What there is is a lack of studios willing to buy them.

I would agree with that statement. It says what I meant to say.

It's a gamble producing any movie and most established organizations would rather go for a safer bet on making a profit.

[sam_whiskey]

Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith; Vanessa Williams; Angela Basset, etc. etc.

[JohnnyZ]

I think Jennifer Anniston is about to mova into that category. Any movie I have ever seen her in, she is just playing Rachael with different name & without the cast of "friends" or the coffee shop.

On the other hand ..... when people like an actor as a certain character, they like to see them that way again and again, like Cary Grant or Jackie Chan (American version). You could call 'em "movie stars" instead of "actors", but as far as viewing pleasure goes it doesn't make much difference.