Today I’m appreciative of my father giving me the space to follow where my heart takes me… I got an unexpected phone call asking if I would be interested in being part of a panel talking about (black) cinema. I said I’d be flattered and I would be. Movies are one of my passions (sports, […]
Time for another geeky post… As the countdown to Batman 3 officially begins, Warner Brothers released an animated version of the comic story, “Under the Red Hood.” Like its namesake, this animated film centers on a new supervillain in Gotham taking on the persona of the Red Hood. Or rather, an ‘old’ villain. The […]
There’s Chris Nolan and there’s everybody else right now. That was my first thought walking out of Inception a little while ago. I’m not saying there aren’t other filmmakers capable of making films as thought provoking or visually interesting as him; nothing could be further from the truth. But with the billion dollar Dark Knight […]
Now that the NBA season is over, I’ve been catching up on movies and TV shows that have slipped through the cracks. A few quick opinions – Curb Your Enthusiasm: halfway through the last season, started kind of slow but picking up steam fast. Requiem for a Dream: the visual storytelling and acting still hold up. Some […]
Words will never do justice to the highs and lows I’ve felt the first half of 2010. I’m not sure what I’ve ‘learned’, but I’ve definitely been reminded of various lessons that I’ve picked up over the years: 1. Whatever you fear the most in this world, there’s something a million times worse out there. […]
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