2014 LAFF Review: Dreams Are Colder Than Death
What does it mean to be Black in America today? Legendary cinematographer and director Arthur Jafa tears this question down to its roots with his signature imagery and narration from…
Review: Think Like A Man Too
This was a great weekend for Steve Harvey and Kevin Hart!!! Third top film for Hart this year with Grudge Match and about Last Night under his belt. In addition…
Ten Years Ago: THE NOTEBOOK and SPIDERMAN 2
Being an avid reader, Nick Cassavetes is one of my favorite authors. Mostly because he always conveys the hope and joy that comes along with love in his stories. To…
Los Angeles Film Festival: Billy Mize and The Bakersfield Sound
Every day I drive past the Academy of Country Music right off the 101 freeway in Encino and wonder why it is there. Seriously, I thought country music was relegated…
Los Angeles Film Festival: Evolution of a Criminal
There were soooo many films to choose from, but they ones that intrigued me the most just happened to center around imprisonment and the price that is paid for those…
Los Angeles Film Festival: Coffee Talk Session
Over the weekend, I attended a few Coffee Talk sessions with Directors and Actors. The Director panel included Kimberly Peirce (“Boys Don’t Cry”), Jonathan Dayton, Valarie Faris (“Little Miss Sunshine”) and…
#TBT TEN YEARS AGO: DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story was the precursor to such hit films as Anchorman, Blades of Glory and Waterboy. Most of these films starred a combination of Ben Stiller, Vince…
Ten Years Ago: The Lion King and Speed
In 1994, I was in La Jolla, Ca rehearsing the pre-Broadway tryout of the revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying starring Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally.…
LA Film Festival: Indies Movie mixed with a little Jonah and Channing
LA…looking for something to do this weekend? Here are some excerpts from THR’s Steve Pond on what is hot at the Los Angeles Film Festival running NOW through June 19th.…
RIP Ruby Dee
A legend has left us today…I met her when I was assigned to be a talent escort for an award show in Los Angeles. She was wickedly funny, brilliant, beautiful…
