I was as prepared as I’ve ever been, and this Ramadan was as physically and mentally smooth as any I’ve experienced. In this life, I still have work to do it seems. I’m excited to start working out again and putting meat on my bones. I’m excited to finish the last script I was working […]
Returned to the director’s chair. Made a quality short that will find a new audience every holiday season (like the film its based on, ironically). Wrote my first original pilot. Wrote my first spec based on a TV show I love. Producer on another ‘legacy’ project that’s one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ things […]
I could equal, but can’t do better than this to end Love Song Week. Enjoy!
The story goes that when Mike was trying to return to pop relevancy he went to Prince for advice (who’s obviously nailed it). And Prince pretty much told him, ‘Forget the theatrics. Do smaller venues. Remind people that you’re a great vocalist.’ And Prince was right (as today’s song cosigns). But Mike was also probably […]
CNN is about to push out ‘The Seventies’; over the weekend I finally saw the British Invasion episode of ‘the Sixties’, and it was everything I wanted and more. Short version: BeatleMania hit, inspired in part by their covers of Isley Brothers and Barrett Strong’s hit songs; the Rolling Stones followed suit, letting James Brown […]
Over time, I’ve been building my castle of love Just for two, though you never knew you were my reason I’ve gone much too far for you now to say That I’ve got to throw my castle away Over dreams, I have picked out a perfect come true Though you never knew it was of […]
I always remembered this as a fantastic soul song. Rewatching the video for the first time in years (now as an educated film geek), my first thought was, ‘Now that is how you photograph a pair of beautiful black women with African features.’ Who directed this? And me when I got to the credits and […]
There’s a reason in ‘The Art of Rap’ doc, that Em was genuinely flattered when he heard Redman say how he was a great lyricist. Enjoy!
In case you missed it, here’s the full essay from my future movie son Michael B. Jordan to the people who have a problem with him portraying a popular fictional character. http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/22/michael-b-jordan-fantastic-four-race Get em Young Man!
The weekend. Enjoy! Love is real , real is love Love is feeling , feeling love Love is wanting to be loved Love is touch, touch is love Love is reaching, reaching love Love is asking to be loved Love is you You and me Love is knowing we can be Love is free, free […]
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