Friday, March 20, 2009

Mary J. Blige in the new Tyler Perry Film

So apparently Mary J. Blige is playing the lead role in Tyler Perry's film adaptation of his play, I Can Do Bad By Myself. I love Mary J. Blige's music. I have all her albums (well except the travesty that is Love & Life, but we'll pretend that one doesn't exist) and as a singer she can make you go through a range of emotions. Hopefully she will get an acting coach and try to bring all of that emotion to the big screen. Hopefully. When I heard the news I got all panicky inside and thought about Mary's past experiences as an actress. I can only pray that she has evolved since 2001's Prison Song and that one episode of the Jamie Foxx show. But since I don't believe in putting people in boxes and I do believe in people being multi-talented, I'll just say we'll see. Perhaps her acting talents have come a long way. Much like Beyonce's. (Anyone remember Carmen Jones: A Hip Hopera?)

In keeping with the BET updates, I can gleefully report that Rocsi from 106 & Park was hit with a drink (glass included) by the rapper Queen Pen. Unfortunately that has not stopped her from continuing to contaminate my television, but you take what you can get...
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9 comments:

  1. The ProfessorMarch 20, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    Thanks for the info. This was very well done. I hate the black bacground because it makes it hard to read but the content is tight. Keep it going!

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  2. ......March 20, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    This made me laugh out loud. Cool.

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  3. whats a robinsonMarch 20, 2009 at 1:38 PM

    I love Mary J. Blige too. Playing a lead in a film seems to be a big jump for her...

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  4. akMarch 20, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    hah...i remember coming home from school and watching the Jamie Foxx show..oh great tv

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  5. Pillar Caelee Sakura Sunemoto RodriguezMarch 20, 2009 at 1:41 PM

    I guess singing and acting aren't that different in some aspects, you're right they both convey emotion in different ways. However, acting does involve more preparation than singing, in my opinion.

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  6. The Original ManhattaniteMarch 20, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    Yes I do remember Beyonce playing in "Carmen" the hip hopera movie. She has a come a long way since then. Although now that I think about it her acting chops have improved tremendously actually. Thats crazy what happened to Rocsi wow! But why Rocsi of all people. It's kind of random. I love the blog it's funny. You've got a good point BET follows the same format as MTV does it's so sad that it is that way but true.

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  7. boooksnailMarch 20, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    Carmen Jones: A Hip Hopera = AMAZING. I don't know why, but I used to be obsessed with it. I used to watched the replays all the time and sing the songs. Though Beyonce was ridiculous in it, and not in a good way. Hopefully Mary J. does this movie justice.

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  8. Jimson RodriguezMarch 20, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    There was an article on EW.com about how Tyler Perry like this too. I'll send you the link some time when I find it again.

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  9. Jimson RodriguezMarch 20, 2009 at 2:59 PM

    Here's the article all about how Tyler Perry's bad for America. I'd love to hear your take on it!
    http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20266223,00.html

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