A couple hours now after coming out of Avatar, I have to say I feel like the ‘masses’ on this one: it was undeniably impressive, but didn’t completely grab me as a filmgoer. The look of the film and the CGI aspects, I mean, WOW. The legend is James Cameron waited for the technology […]
Sherlock Holmes is the latest character to get a ‘reboot’ for today’s generation in an attempt to start a new Hollywood franchise. And in this case…I think they got it right (as a film, the box office will decide if it becomes a franchise of course). Robert Downey Jr. continues to make all of […]
Written and Directed by Jason Reitman Starring George Clooney Jeremy Osbern – Rigging Lighting Techinician Michael Stoecker – Rigging Grip (and yes, Jeremy and Michael drove straight to St. Louis to work on this film from the set of my film so I’m shouting them out here) I’ll try to keep this one short […]
Not long ago, I went to the movies with a friend I don’t see very often. I told her I was going back to my hometown for the holidays, so she asked me about growing up in Kansas, and what I was like before I was ‘Malik Aziz’ (literally and figuratively). I’m only being slightly […]
5. Changing Gears While I certainly doubt I’ve hung up my director’s hat forever, my time as an ‘indie film director’ has come to an end (on a high note at that – #7). My feel for the craft is on point, but now that putting money away for my future is my number […]
Looking back on it, the past 12 months have been a benchmark year for me, personally and professionally. We’ll see how this new decade plays out, but at the moment this feels like the year where all the various ‘instruments’ that are playing the soundtrack of my life are starting to all play the same […]
Here are the details for the Lady In My Life screening tomorrow night (Saturday): the entire festival is free to the public, so if you have interest, you can hang out all day and meet a lot of interesting people who share a love for black cinema: S.E. Manly Film Showcase presented by […]
Emily Blunt has been nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama for her turn as Victoria in The Young Victoria. Let me start by saying this, if you have no interest in the ‘English period piece’ genre, this film won’t win you over. If you love things in the Jane Austen vein, […]
For those of you in the Charlotte, NC area, Lady In My Life will be coming to a screen near you after the New Year. We’ve been invited to the 6th Annual Delta Film Showcase over the King holiday weekend. More details to come as I get them. Just riding the momentum…
For those of you in the L.A. area, if you’re interested in seeing my short film “Lady In My Life” with a live audience, it will be screening as part of the S.E. Manly Short Film Showcase put on by the Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center. The date is next Saturday, December 19th […]
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