Should Tina Turner have been given more movie oportunitys
Posted: March 6th, 2008, 11:10 am
in the 70s and part of the 80s i thought the three great female all round entertainers were Shirely Maclaine, Barbra Striesand and Liza Minnelli (though Debbie Reynolds was probably as good)
however, as the 90s progressed i felt there was three more names to come to the fore, Cher, Bette Midler and Tina Turner. while Cher and the Devine Miss. M made there share of movies, Tina Turner only did Mad Max, though nearing 70 she recently played a town Mayor in some film.
i wonder if a great oportunity was missed here. She is a great singer and entertainer with legs to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even well into her 60s she still looked great in her mini-skirts. i wonder if she'll tone down a bit as the big 70 approaches, or ignore the passing of time regadless, Lol.
in the past black singers like Lena Horne suffered because of the colour of their skin when it came to doing glamorous lead roles. for example Lena played Julie in a revue of Showboat in the film Ziegfield Follies, but lost out to Ava Gardner, a girl of white complexion, who had to pass herself of as a negro girl. as it turned out Ava was brilliant, but like Natalie Wood in Kings Go Forth, were the studios to scared to cast a coloured girl in the roles.
i know Diana Ross to a degree has balanced the books, but wouldn't Tina have been sensational in the movies
however, as the 90s progressed i felt there was three more names to come to the fore, Cher, Bette Midler and Tina Turner. while Cher and the Devine Miss. M made there share of movies, Tina Turner only did Mad Max, though nearing 70 she recently played a town Mayor in some film.
i wonder if a great oportunity was missed here. She is a great singer and entertainer with legs to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even well into her 60s she still looked great in her mini-skirts. i wonder if she'll tone down a bit as the big 70 approaches, or ignore the passing of time regadless, Lol.
in the past black singers like Lena Horne suffered because of the colour of their skin when it came to doing glamorous lead roles. for example Lena played Julie in a revue of Showboat in the film Ziegfield Follies, but lost out to Ava Gardner, a girl of white complexion, who had to pass herself of as a negro girl. as it turned out Ava was brilliant, but like Natalie Wood in Kings Go Forth, were the studios to scared to cast a coloured girl in the roles.
i know Diana Ross to a degree has balanced the books, but wouldn't Tina have been sensational in the movies