home sick

i woke up coughing yellow thick stuff so i called in. i felt like ass. j was incredibly awesome and brought me chicken soup and some movies, what a sweetie! sigh. anyway he stuck around and watched this movie with me. i've learned how not to be distracted now. *wink.

hollywood shuffle. i admit i had not even heard of this movie and probably for a reason. this 1987 robert townsend film takes a hard hitting, heavy handed yet hilarious look at hollywood's relationship with african-americans. robert plays an aspiring actor, part-time "winky dinky dog" worker in l.a. he auditions for the role of 'jimmy', a 'street hood, jive-talking, pimp' of sorts. he wins the role and has to cope with the emotional fall out of potentially playing such a character. the whole film is awkwardly filmed but according to the package, it was all done in one take and budgeted through his Visa card. when i wasn't laughing i was yelling 'amen' when he takes on the stereotypes that blacks have had to play in almost all hollywood films. it's a great little movie- thought provoking but in a fun way -not that there's much fun in racism. i recommend it for a great afternoon rental. a-