If you come here regularly or know me in real life, you know I’m good friends with the man in the middle of this picture. Aaron Rahsaan Thomas is one of the writers on CSI:NY, and he was the head writer on Friday’s episode, which is also noteworthy as being the television return […]
This weekend would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday. As a kid, I knew Lennon as a face and a name (much like the Beatles themselves) but not music I heard (or at that time recognized as theirs). As my individual interest in pop culture and music grew, it was only a matter of […]
Hey All, Haven’t posted in a little while, and probably won’t for a little longer. Just wanted to give a heads up I’m taking some personal time for myself at the moment. This year has gone very well; thanks to all who have read. Fingers crossed we’ll wrap up 2010 on a high note. Until […]
Saturday night I participated in the Reel Black Men Film Festival organized by the Black Hollywood Resource and Education Center. “Lady In My Life” screened along with several other films made by black filmmakers. All shorts (the longest was 30 minutes), the films covered the spectrum of storytelling: there were romances, dramas, comedies, satires, […]
I made reference to this a little while ago and now can officially announce it: I received an invitation to be part of a Q&A for my film this upcoming weekend, and here are the details. It’s known as the Reel Black Men Film Festival and its run by my friends at the Black […]
While I continue to be annoyed with Islam’s status as the modern day ‘boogeyman’, I also recognized long ago that the definition of the word ignorance comes out of people just not knowing what something is. And human nature is to fear what you don’t know or understand or control. So with that in […]
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, […]
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. […]
So it’s been a year since Michael died. I’ve been weighing in my mind what the tone of this piece should be: sentimental? comedic? somber? I was looking at the program and the ticket stub from his Memorial, thinking about it all. So much has happened within my own personal life these past 12 […]
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