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AiZEECOOL
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|  Subject: BLACK COFFEE..  Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:53 pm | |
| “Black coffee, no sugar, no cream”
“That’s the type of girl I need down with my team”
Heavy D. didn’t lie when he said this
Even Tupac had you thinking about a new world
“The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice”
Everyone knows where the goods are
But the media never ever shows this
Act as if they don’t even exist
And there is nothing like a strong black woman
Call her crazy, call her a bitch, cause determined is what she is
And yes, light skin and dark skin women think differently
They go for different men and even goals
There are exceptions, but don’t say no
Both were treated differently, even if they were twins
And that dark skin woman hard a lot more hardships
That sexy dark brown chocolate skin
Not appreciated in the world she lives
Treated like dirt, but a woman she is
Then beg for forgiveness for all her sins
And you can’t even imagine she has been
I need that black coffee on my team
Paid her dues, so she knows what it takes
Go home to her at night for the joy she makes
Only face I wanna see when I awake
Get her when she comes, and I wont be late | |
| | | | hogwarts201
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| | Subject: Re: BLACK COFFEE.. Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:31 pm | |
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i dont drink coffee...im a mormon
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| | | | mr.like
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| | Subject: Re: BLACK COFFEE.. Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:11 am | |
| NO SUGAR NO CREAM... NO COPEMATE...... | |
| | | | hogwarts201
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| | Subject: Re: BLACK COFFEE.. Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:59 pm | |
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Watch nyo po yong 2007 movie produced by Oprah Winfrey, titled "THE GREAT DEBATERS" ..ang gnda po...a story of discrimination...
A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.
Director: Denzel Washington
Writers:Robert Eisele (screenplay), Robert Eisele (story),
Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker and Kimberly
Storyline: Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated season that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience.
MOVIE REVIEW:
In his sophomore effort, actor-director Denzel Washington has created one of the best films of the year, The Great Debaters. Never trying to be the cliché coming of age tale of student-teacher relationship that becomes like a bad aftertaste like past efforts, as Mona Lisa Smile; the film takes a high road to transform its narrative into a beautiful canvas for Washington to paint on like forgotten masterpieces like Stand and Deliver and Dead Poet's Society. Adapted from a Tony Scherman article by Robert Eisele and Jeffrey Porro, the film follows an astonishing pace and never forcing anything down the audience's throat rather, uses images and manifestations for its armor.
Washington's achievement here is pulling the performances of this new, unknown young actors. Denzel Whitaker as the innocent, curious James Jr. is wonderful in exposition of character and gives the best child performance of the year. At 17, young Whitaker should have no problem coming into his own as a great young leading man in the future. Nate Parker in a momentous breakthrough performance indulges the audience as Henry, the angry young college student dealing with the inequalities of African-Americans in the South. In the end it's the tenacious performance by the beautiful Jurnee Smollett that holds the emotional premise of the film together. Not only dealing the racial barrier, but the barrier of being a woman, a woman running away from her past and trying to settle into a world dominated by the differences of her own. Smollett's debate speeches are felt with every word, every expression, and every influential command. Smollett's performance is the ignored performance worthy of consideration for awards of 2007.
Not expecting too much from last year's Oscar winner Forest Whitaker probably helped him in watching the film. Whitaker reminds the viewer of how great he was for years before The Last King of Scotland. This is a true superior work on the actor's resume. So how Denzel Washington do in directing himself? Not glossing as much as Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner past works, Washington does an admirable effort and takes the supporting role (yes it's supporting) and acts as the film's right hand man. Adding his charisma, potency, and veteran thespian persona, the film is a success.
In terms of Oscar's chances, costume designer Sharen Davis nominated for her designs in Ray and Dreamgirls is worthy of citation. David J. Bomba's production design is quite easy on the eye and captures the era of tyranny and persecution. With the potential to be a late surge to the Academy Awards race, The Great Debaters delivers on every level encompassing the richness of love, the evil of oppression, and the beauty of triumph.
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THE GREAT DEBATERS
from wikipedia
The Great Debaters is a 2007 American biopic period drama film directed by and starring two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington and produced by Oprah Winfrey and her production company, Harpo Productions. It is based on an article written about the Wiley College debate team by Tony Scherman for the 1997 Spring issue of American Legacy.
The film co-stars Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Denzel Whitaker, Gina Ravera, Jermaine Williams and Jurnee Smollett. The screenplay was written by Robert Eisele. The film was released in theaters on December 25, 2007.
Plot
Based on a true story, the plot revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s, when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a pervasive fear for blacks. In the movie, the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University.
The movie also explores the social of Texas during the Great Depression including not only the day-to-day insults and slights African Americans endured, but also a lynching. Also depicted is James L. Farmer, Jr. (Denzel Whitaker), who, at 14 years old, was on Wiley's debate team after completing high school (and who later went on to co-found C.O.R.E., the Congress of Racial Equality). According to the Houston Chronicle, another character depicted on the team, Samantha Booke, is based on the real individual Henrietta Bell Wells, "the only female member of the 1930 debate team from Wiley College who participated in the first collegiate interracial debate in the United States. also happens to be a major African American poet whose papers are housed at the Library of Congress.
The key line of dialogue, used several times, is a famous paraphrase of Augustine of Hippo: "An unjust law is no law at all."
Another major line, repeated in slightly different versions according to context, concerns doing what you "have to do" in order that we "can do" what we "want to do." In all instances, these vital lines are spoken by the James L. Farmer Sr. and James L. Farmer, Jr. characters.
Historical background
The film depicts the Wiley Debate team beating Harvard College in the 1930s. This meeting actually never occurred. The debate most likely similar to the one depicted by the movie was the match up between Wiley and the University of Southern California, who at the time were the reigning debating champions. Wiley College did indeed win this matchup.According to Robert Eisele: "In that era, there was much at stake when a black college debated any white school, particularly one with the stature of Harvard. We used Harvard to demonstrate the heights they achieved."
The film omits another reality: even though they beat the reigning champions, the Great Debaters were not allowed to call themselves victors because they were not truly considered to belong to the debate society; blacks were not admitted until after World War
Production
The film was the first since 1979 to be allowed to film on Harvard's campus.
It is also the first film to feature two African Americans who had previously won the Academy Award for Best Actor: Denzel Washington (for Training Day) and Forest Whitaker (for The Last King of Scotland).
The Great Debaters debuted at No. 11 in its first weekend with a total of $6,006,180 from 1,171 venues. The film has grossed domestically $30,236,407 surpassing its budget of $15 million.
Reviews
Critics gave the film generally favorable reviews. As of June 14, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 80% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 122 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 65 out of 100, based on 32 reviews.
Carrie Rickey of the The Philadelphia Inquirer named it the 5th best film of 2007 and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times named it the 9th best film of 2007.
Many critics have criticized the film for "playing it safe." John Monaghan of the Detroit Free Press stated, "Serious moviegoers, especially those attracted by the movie's aggressive Oscar campaign, will likely find the package gorgeously wrapped, but intellectually empty."
Awards
* Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
* Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington
* Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Jurnee Smollett
* Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Denzel Washington
* Stanley Kramer Award
Nominations
* Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
* Image Award for Outstanding Director in a Motion Picture: Denzel Washington
Urban debate leagues
The release of the film coincided with a nationally stepped-up effort by urban debate leagues to get hundreds of inner-city and financially challenged schools to establish debate programs. Cities of focus included Denver, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.
Denzel Washington's donation
On December 19, 2007, Denzel Washington announced a $1 million donation to Wiley College so they could re-establish their debate team.
The Great Debaters was released on DVD on May 13, 2008 on 1-disc and 2-disc editions. In the 2-disc edition, the first disc includes no extra material, but the second disc includes an audio commentary, a making-of documentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, and a still gallery.
Soundtrack and score
The songs for the soundtrack to the film were hand-picked by Denzel Washington from over 1000 candidates. It contains remakes of traditional blues and Gospel songs from the 1920s and 1930s by artists including Sharon Jones, Alvin Youngblood Hart, David Berger, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. It features favorites, such as "Step It Up and Go," "Nobody's Fault But Mine," and the Duke Ellington classic, "Delta Serenade."
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| | Subject: Re: BLACK COFFEE.. Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:25 pm | |
| wow...
haba ng Commetz.. mo .... | |
| | | | hogwarts201
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| | Subject: Re: BLACK COFFEE.. Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:41 pm | |
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DAHIL NAPANOOD KO ANG MOVIE NA YAN...YON LNG YON...HEHEHE
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| | Subject: Re: BLACK COFFEE.. Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:15 am | |
| meron pla siyang MOVIE.... | |
| | | | hogwarts201
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| | Subject: Re: BLACK COFFEE.. Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:41 am | |
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YAP ...the movie is entitled "THE GREAT DEBATERS"
it's about the blacks who excels in debates in the US
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