A couple weeks into 2010, the last film I wrote and directed was being introduced to a national audience by a movie star. With a couple of weeks to go in 2010, I got to host a show where I gave an up and coming rapper/producer his first television experience. I love the harmony […]
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 […]
Over the weekend, our friends at the Lawrence Arts Center gave Lady In My Life another honor to add to its resume; it was chosen ‘Best Romance’ at the LAC Short Film Festival. It means alot to me, for several different reasons. I enjoy giving my KU guys a hard time, but I did […]
(Due to our busy schedules, Aaron and I couldn’t do our prediction column as promised. But since there was no way in hell either of us would miss the show live, here is our marathon conversation over IM. Enjoy…) MALIK: Welcome to the 1st Annual Art Fradieu Oscar Running Diary. My pre-show thoughts: While I like to think […]
Alright gang, my special guest for this year’s Oscar predictions is Aaron Rahsaan Thomas. For those of you who don’t know him or haven’t met him, here’s a quick bio: Born in Kansas City, Kansas, two years at Morehouse and then graduated from the University of Kansas, masters from the University of Southern California […]
Those of you who have followed my path for years know that, especially during Oscar season, I’ve done tongue in cheek Oscar previews with my frequent colloborator, Aaron Rahsaan Thomas. Me and Thomas have been chatting the past few days; we’re going to bring the Art Fradieu 2010 Oscar Preview here over the next few […]
A few different things going on as 2010 gets into full swing… For those of you who come by for the film reviews, I’ve been invited to post my reviews on 7tavern.com. A relatively young site like this one; their angle revolves around gathering the reviews from bloggers like myself in all types of formats. […]
While the general rule around here is to avoid namedropping, there are exceptions to every rule. Friday Night Lights is one of the few shows on network television that I make a point to watch, and it just started its third season a couple weeks ago. If you have DirectTV, you (could) have caught […]
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