On May 20, 11:16�pm, Bob Rudd
verizon.net> wrote:>>>>Undaunted, Hudson went on to land the role of Effie White in the movie
>>>>adaptation of the musical "Dreamgirls," based loosely on the story of
>>>>Motown act The Supremes, for which she won a Golden Globe and Academy
>>>>Award as best supporting actress.
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>>>>She next appears in the upcoming film adaptation of the HBO TV series
>>>>"Sex in the City" and on its soundtrack, due May 27, as well as "The
>>>>Secret Life of Bees," which hits U.S. theaters on October 17.
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>>>>Better late than never, I suppose - Hudson missed a big op for an
>>>>album drop during all the "Showgirls" hubbub, and the "Sex In The
>>>>City" flick is out in a week with that soundtrack dropping a few days
>>>>prior - I'm wondering if the focus on acting is such a good move
>>>>career-wise for a singer (if she still considers herself as one)? �=3FIs
>>>>it better for someone shooting for a music career to focus so heavily
>>>>on acting? �=3FIs is wise to miss what IMO are tailor perfect
>>>>opportunities in scheduling for releasing an album?
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>>>>Generally speaking - there are many singers turned actors with much
>>>>success, the same doesn't seem to hold true in reverse - or does it?
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>>> I don't think she made a mistake at all. �=3FI think it's smart of her to
>>> release the album at a time where it can stand on it's own rather than
>>> just be seen as another piece of marketing for her film. �=3FPlus it
>>> allows her to focus all her time on promoting the album instead of
>>> stretching herself too think. �=3F
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>> HER film? �I don't think so. �No one gives two shits about her being
>> in that movie. �Michael Patrick King said he only cast her to try and
>> court black audiences. �Of course, he prettied it up when he said it,
>> but at the end of the day, you gotta sell tickets and that show is a
>> white show. �They're sending out Hudson to do interviews in all the
>> urban media outlets to help try and conquer that crowd, but she does
>> not have any sort of significant (or large) role in the film. �It's
>> rather akin to, say, casting Mira Sorvino to play one of the Stop
>> signs in The Fast & The Furious.
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> I pity ANY guy drug along to that drek. �Thankfully, my wife never got
> into it and wants no part of it.
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Oh, I love that show and cannot wait for the movie. Just from a
writer's standpoint, that show was classic in its character
development and deepening throughout the seasons. Of course, I
wouldn't expect straight men to be its demographic, but the women and
gays will more than make up for it. I see it hitting 100 mil.
