I’ve spent quite a bit of time the past few weeks profusely thanking the people around me. Calling friends, hanging out, sending cards: doing right by those who have done right by me. Nothing extraordinarily good or bad has happened to me (yet), but the desire to be grateful has hit me. Depending on […]
It seems no one is happy in Hollywood right now. In this month’s GQ, Clint Eastwood and Leonardo Dicaprio sit down for an interview to promote their upcoming film, J. Edgar. During the interview, both men, who happen to be icons for each of their generations, lament on how difficult it is to greenlight […]
One of the things I enjoy most about social media (Twitter specifically) is the ability to converse with people you may not get to in your normal routine of life. I get on the interwebs and have fun (as you probably know since you’re online reading this). One of the unexpected benefits that I’ve […]
Some i’s have to be dotted and some t’s need to be crossed, but I got word today that this fall, ‘Lady In My Life’ will appear on the nationally syndicated ‘African-American Short Films’ showcase. For all the jokes and humblebrags I’ve made about this short not going away, the truth is that for […]
I made a deliberate choice not to speak on 9/11 this year. I’ve expressed my feelings before here and in other places, and I knew on this anniversary there would be many other voices. My friends on the ‘My Fellow American’ project continue to do good work and bring in the heavy hitters to […]
A week or so of rumors became official today when Eddie Murphy was named the host of next year’s Academy Awards telecast. To one generation, Eddie is Donkey from Shrek and Norbit (sigh), but to my generation, Eddie was OUR stand up idol. Richard Pryor was the pioneer, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are […]
Count me among the many whose face curled up in disgust as soon as I heard the re was a movie about black folks called ‘The Help’. I mean, really? That was the best title they could come up with? There’s a very short list of actors at this point who I would consider ‘dream […]
A little over a month ago, I was asked what my resolution for this Ramadan would be. In my heart, I was aware of what I needed to do, but at the time I wasn’t ready to commit to it. Sometimes you go through things in your private life, and your feelings about those […]
All I ask for in my action films is a fun ride with some great sequences. Colombiana delivered in spades; Zoe Saldana should be able to look back at this film with a lot of pride when she’s done. Is it a ‘B film’? Sure there were some plot holes that probably could have been […]
I’ve talked a lot about what I am, and not much lately about what I do. I’ve been treated to some pleasant news which through sheer coincidence of timing came while I’ve been fasting. The last script that I wrote was a semi-autobiographical story about growing up as a Muslim in pre and post […]
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