And now, let’s talk about the gents… Best Actor in a Supporting Role Who I Want to Win: The film is earning its own cult, but Nick Nolte was the heart of Warrior, and turned in one of his better performances. Who Should Win: One of the rare times where who I want to win is I think should […]
Today we look at the ladies… Best Actress in a Supporting Role Who I Want to Win: I might get outcast for saying this, but being partial to comedy anyway, I thought Melissa McCarthy stole every scene in the best comedy that came up last year. Who Should Win: She’s kind of been the black sheep as […]
Let’s start the run toward this year’s Oscars with a look at a few behind the scenes categories: Best Adapted Screenplay Who I Want to Win: Don’t really have a dog in this fight, I think they were all pretty well written. Who Should Win: I’ll lean toward ‘Moneyball’ here as the least cinematic idea (building a […]
A week or so of rumors became official today when Eddie Murphy was named the host of next year’s Academy Awards telecast. To one generation, Eddie is Donkey from Shrek and Norbit (sigh), but to my generation, Eddie was OUR stand up idol. Richard Pryor was the pioneer, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are […]
One of the side effects of this boom period of comic book heroes is that everyone gets a shot to shine. The Black Panther is a Marvel character brought into existence to cater specifically to the African-American audience. While the name suggests a superhero based on the Oakland socio-political group, in fact this character is […]
My parents celebrated their anniversary this weekend. I’ve spent more time as of late thinking about both family and marriage. Specifically, how my generation and their generation treats those institutions. On one hand, we get our core values from the people that raised us, right? So from that point of view, marriage obviously still has […]
In what will most likely be the last time I’m asked back, I’ll be guest hosting Our Town Pasadena again tonight. My guest will be writer/producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas. He’s the man behind this week’s episode of CSI: NY, with guest stars Ne-Yo and Lesley-Ann Brandt. As some of you know, we’ve known each […]
I was flipping through the channels last night when I came across Tropic Thunder again. I remember before the film came out and I saw stills like the one above and I thought, “Man…..” It was a bold move, but in context it’s a sharp satire – a (white) Method actor so committed to […]
I’ve gone on record in saying I’m a fan of the writing of Bill Simmons (ESPN’s the Sports Guy). A friend of mine who I converted to the ‘Church of Simmons’ got me ‘The Book of Basketball’, the Sports Guy take on the history of the NBA. The book is 700 plus pages, but […]
In sports, the Triple Crown is considered the hardest thing to do, whether you’re talking baseball or horse racing. To even be in a position to have a chance at the Triple Crown, you have to be very good. To achieve a Triple Crown, you have to be very good and have the right […]
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