I was traveling when this originally aired so I only caught the second part. Now that it’s on DVD and Netflix, I was able to watch both parts uninterrupted. Not a whole lot of new ground is broken in this Scorsese documentary about ‘the quiet, spiritual Beatle’, but what you learn (or relearn from a […]
Hope everyone had a nice day off (if you weren’t working yesterday). The last short I acted in is a nice little piece called ‘State of Separation’. Among my family and friends, it’s also affectionately known as the one where I play a cop, we’ll have plenty of time to talk about that later. For […]
Playing catchup with life, but a friend brought this to my attention and I agree it’s well worth the read…
This is not a political post, but before I start, I have to acknowledge today’s events… For my non-black friends and readers who mistakenly believe ‘all’ black folks fall on the the same spot on the political spectrum, you are about to see EXACTLY how conservative and/or liberal black folks can be when certain ‘issues’ […]
Late last year, a friend told me I should check out a book called ‘The Size of a Mustard Seed.’ I finally had time to read it and think it’s worth recommending. The story is of a young Muslim sister named Jameelah Salih. As the novel begins, she finds herself engaged to a well established, […]
So how did Think Like a Man succeed where Red Tails came up short? In retrospect, a lot of obvious factors added up: 1. Drama win awards, but comedies do better box office. That’s not a black or white thing, that’s a green thing. There’s a reason we all know Adam Sandler but only film geeks would immediately recognize Michael […]
Courtesy of LIFE Magazine, an awesome photographic look at early Brando shooting his first movie.
(sigh) While there wasn’t really any chance I was going to sit this one out, as information has continued to spill out about this case, I find myself driven to the point of nearly ‘ranting’. I’ll do my best to just make it plain and stay on topic, but if I end up write/yelling in […]
Depending on where you grew up or went to college (or both), today marks the official beginning of one of the most fun stretches in the sports year. As most of you know, I’m huge a sports fan. Ironically, college basketball is clearly in that second tier group of sports I follow (with baseball, golf, […]
Alright, let’s look at the biggie: Best Picture Who I Want to Win: Hm. Good movies this year, but nothing that feels like ‘I’ll stop whatever I’m doing when this comes on cable next year’. I’d say ‘Moneyball’ but now I want to pull a ‘reverse jaded’ move (yep, made that word up) since Pitt was […]
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