tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post4807723523718053136..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: "We can't find the talent"Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-44478048088611121812010-11-01T01:36:53.032-07:002010-11-01T01:36:53.032-07:00I'll say it again, the talent and will is out ...I'll say it again, the talent and will is out there in Indian country, it is just that both non-native producers and audiences across the nation are more interested in quick fix entertainment that involves repeats of seedy sex, violence and destruction, comedic standards and boring romances done over and over again by the status quo majority.<br /><br />Thanks to Tyler Perry's recent onslaught into the industry, African Americans seem to be following in the Anglos footsteps of contemporary life and drama.<br /><br />There is nothing new coming out that low-income Americans can relate to across racial lines. Even Perrys TV sitcoms come across campy and upperclass as "Friends" or "The Cosby Show".<br /><br />Natives do not need Hollywood. We need our own studios and production companies and/or we should go to Europeans, Austrailians or Canadians, whom are in fact, more susceptable and receptive to native issues, writers and stories.<br /><br />It is sad to see Chris Eyre go Hollywood. When is his film about Jesse Ed Davis coming out? Its been more than a few years since we've read they were supposed to be working on a film about the lengendary Kiowa guitarist? I hope Hollywood doesn't do a film on Davis. They'll probably have someone like Lou Diamond Phillips play him since by their standards, LaBamba somehow qualifies him to play a plains tribe native.Burtnoreply@blogger.com