On this edition Dr. Vibe’s Allies, since the Oscars are this Sunday, Victory Unlimited and Henri Morris are joined by Jon Covington (Founder of Men Of Color In The Industry) and actors Keith Burke and Scott Brooks. The men will continue their discussion, “The Hollywood Hustle: What Do You Think Of The Images Of Black Men In Movies And On Television?”.
Here are some of the conversation pieces for tonight’s show:
* With the rise of various black oriented networks like Aspire, TV One, BET, and sometimes “Oprah’s Network”—why are there little to no original programming aimed at Black men?
* Last year, in the Superman movie “Man of Steel”, Lawrence Fishburne was cast as Perry White. Before that, in the Daredevil movie, Michael Clark Duncan was cast as the Kingpin. These were both originally white characters in the comic books. And now—there’s been a recent backlash against Michael B. Jordan being cast to play Johnny Storm (The Human torch) in the upcoming Fantastic Four film—who is also originally a white character. What’s your opinion of white characters being recast with black actors?
* They have the money, the skills, the connections, and the name recognition—so what do you think is really stopping black Hollywood actors, directors, and producers from coming together and starting a black Hollywood?
* Back in the 40’s actors used to be contracted to work only for certain studios for a certain length of time. Is there any merit to studios revisiting this business model today? Would this hurt or help blacks in Hollywood?
* How has technology lowering the cost of filmmaking affected blacks seeking success in the film industry?
* 12 Years a Slave has been nominated for multiple Oscars this year. Whether it wins or not—is Hollywood trying to send black people a message by nominating this film over other black themed movies?
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