Best Picture Nominees: “American Hustle”“Captain Phillips”“Dallas Buyers Club”“Gravity”“Her”“Nebraska”“Philomena”“12 Years A Slave”“The Wolf of Wall Street”Who I think should win: “12 Years a Slave”Who will probably win: “12 Years a Slave”Best Actor Nominees: Christian Bale, “American Hustle”Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years A Slave”Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”Who I think […]
When I went to San Diego Comic Con 2013, I unexpectedly ran into a woman who portrayed one of my favorite TV characters–Living Single‘s Erika Alexander. I couldn’t think of her name on the spot, so I asked her, “Maxine Shaw?” to which she quickly replied “Attorney at law!” And then we hugged. So awesome. […]
For the last several weeks, the trailers for “American Hustle” have left me ambivalent about seeing it in theatres. The other night, I saw a Richard Roeper review, in which he raved about how awesome it was, and that the DeNiro cameo was possibly some of the best ten minutes of his acting career. After […]
“The Wolf of Wall Street” brought back a boatload of nostalgia. I love Scorsese, and I love DiCaprio, so I was 99% sure I was going to love their latest project. After viewing it, I can tell you that was a complete understatement. “Goodfellas” is not only my favorite Scorsese film, but my favorite film, […]
The writers and producers of “Fast & Furious 7” are working frantically (I assume) in tweaking the script to accommodate the tremendous loss they’ve been dealt, while honoring both the character of Brian and Paul Walker’s final appearance in the franchise. Being a writer, I couldn’t help but ponder the course of action they’d take. […]
This started as a Facebook post but kept getting longer and longer. That’s when I realized that it’s been damn near three months since I’ve posted anything here. Sorry… Anyway, a friend linked to this on her FB page, and I have to say it pissed me off so much that it brought me out […]
There are many articles popping up (such as this one), stating that Miley Cyrus is privileged and shouldn’t be using aspects of “black” culture. Here’s what I think: I have to say that I don’t like the idea that those particular things are associated with black culture. Sure they’re part of some kind of culture–ghetto […]
Ben Affleck has signed on to be the new Bruce Wayne. Or at the very least, he’ll be donning the cape as The Dark Knight. I… When I saw the ending of “The Dark Knight Rises,” and the clever way Nolan went about incorporating Robin without calling him that or putting him in tights, and […]
