Does This Really Surprise You?

I read an interesting post over at the blackactor blog today. She was saying that when a black film is a shambles, folks are quick to jump on the actors or the directors. But does anyone look at the real foundation of these travesties? I must admit that even I don't really think about this one that much...the screenwriters should be held up to the magnifying glass more than anyone, really, cause they are the genesis of the bs. And we wonder why these films are so out of touch with "us"? Take a look at this and even Stevie Wonder can see it:

The Screenwriters

When I read The Invisible Woman’s Top 10 Worst Black Films of 2007, it got me to thinking. Since film is a collaborative effort, there may be been several people responsible for these “worst films.” I was wondering who wrote them. When a film is successful, the director usually (or the actors) get all the credit and when it’s a disaster, often the actor takes the blame. But there are others involved. Here, we highlight the screenwriters of some of IW’s Top 10 Worst Black Films of 2007.

Are We Done Yet?

Apparently this film was a remake of a 1948 film entitled, “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.” Screenwriter - Hank Nelkin (white Jew)


I Think I Love My Wife

Screenwriter I - Chris Rock


Screenwriter II - Louis C.K.


Code Name: The Cleaner

Screenwriter I - Robert Adetuyi (who also wrote Stomp The Yard)

Screenwriter II - George Gallo


Who’s Your Caddy?

Screenwriter I - Don Michael Paul

Screenwriter II - Bradley Allenstein (also wrote "Juwanna Mann")


Screenwriter III - Robert Henny



First Sunday

Screenwriter – David E. Talbert

From IW: This explains so very, very much about "Who's Your Caddy?" I cannot believe it took 3 people to write that, but I guess it takes that much brainpower to think of the hundreds of stereotypes involved with that movie. And tho there's no picture of Bradley Allenstein, I think it's pretty safe to say he is a white Jew.

And btw, tho David Talbert is black, he was the king of the black play/coonery/chitlin' circuit waaaay before Tyler Perry. He singlehandedly set us back to Jim Crow with some of his projects in the 80's and 90's, and seems to be up to his same shenanigans going into the new millennium with "First Sunday".

It is a shame that in 3 decades we haven't really come that far on who is writing "our" stories. Almost all of the black films in the 70's, blackexploitation especially, were written by whites, the majority white Jews.

Let the madness stop folkses! I get emails from many an "unsold screenwriter". Please, I'm begging you, please solicit the hell out of your s--t!! Like I said to another blogger the other day, Cathy Hughes, one of my idols, who is now the head and owner of TV One and Radio One, was rejected 32 times before the 33rd person believed in her and her proposals. If that's not inspiring, I don't know what is. Step it up y'all...get out there!