Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Dreamgirls- My Take

2007-01-04 Thread The Yokozuna of Soul
Great stuff, Keith. I noticed this morning that Dreamgirls was the #3 movie last weekend, and was only on on 852 screens. Night At the Museum and Pursuit of Happyness were on 3800 and 2800 screens, respectively, and were the #1 and #2 movies. The rest of the list were on a minimum of 2

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Dreamgirls- My Take

2007-01-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
Thanks. I saw that per screen stat as well, meaning Dreamgirls outperformed all other movies. Tyler Perry tapped into this same phenomenon. First, with his highly successful stage plays based on his Medea character. Though the vast majority of whites had never heard of Perry (or any of the

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Dreamgirls- My Take

2007-01-04 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh terrific review! Can't wait to see this one! Cheers! Amy Thanks. I saw that per screen stat as well, meaning Dreamgirls outperformed all other movies. Tyler Perry tapped into this same phenomenon. First, with his highly successful stage plays based on his Medea

[scifinoir2] OT: Dreamgirls- My Take

2007-01-03 Thread KeithBJohnson
Saw this last week (for the wife, you know!) For my money, the best movie about Blacks in the music biz is still Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats, but Dreamgirls is a fun flick. Very good, entertaining movie. Kinda light and fluffy like a marshmellow, but that's okay. The following is