Quincy Jones has had a career and a life that just won’t me duplicated. EGOT. He opened the door for Oprah to go to the next level. He opened the door for Will Smith to go to the next level. Nearly any creative I know would feel like his 90th biggest accomplishment would easily […]
Still buzzed from watching an IMAX print of ‘the Dark Knight’. Tenth anniversary and on a weeknight the place was still packed (well played Warner Brothers.) No film is perfect of course (the ‘Heat’ and ‘Se7en’ influences feel heavier now), but that film is still a quick 2 and a half hour ride. Adapting […]
The weekend! A video for one of the all timers today. Michael McDonald and probably my all time favorite misquoted lyric. He’s not singing, ‘The White Man has the Power!’ but damn it’s funny to think he is… See you on the other side gang!
The comedy stuff I’ve done hasn’t really been consolidated into one piece, until now. My buddy Jeebz likes to edit, so we tried to tone a few of the parts I’ve played over the years into a ‘comedic timing/hit the punchline’ highlight reel. As far as the intro/outro, hand to God, as we were […]
I’m not a ‘gospel’ guy in the traditional sense obviously, but damn this song (and this version) gets to me. And I know I’m far from alone. First time I heard it was in ‘The West Wing’ I think. And Kate McKinnon did a nice version on SNL a year or so ago. Lyrics […]
Barry Jenkins’ trailer dropped this week, and I’m about to hop back onto HBO for Issa, and pretty high odds I’ll have some thoughts on Spike’s new movie next Sunday, and Tessa is…Tessa… So this is as good of a video to start the week as any. Enjoy!
I’ve already been hit up by multiple homies about ‘Transformers: the Movie’ coming back to theatres for a one night only showing. Then my buddy Dio just sent me this video…which I never knew existed until now, so of course I have to share it… Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Been cackling at my desk for the last ten minutes… I’m a big fan of the first Mission Impossible, but never really thought of them as heist films (which I also love) until now. Time to cede the floor today to Michael Tucker and ‘Lessons from the Screenplay’…
Let’s start this week off on a light note. It was an off day for my workout routine, but this came on and I was shimmying around my apartment for a good thirty minutes. On the list of great songs that movies gave us, this has to be way up there. (And the video […]
‘Lessons from the Screenplay’ has quickly become my favorite video essay series in breaking down why some films and TV shows work (and some don’t)… Today, Michael Tucker breaks down Killmonger and Black Panther, and to say I was enthused by his thesis is an understatement. Enjoy!
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