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View ArticleBringing Your Characters To Life
I recently revisited this awesome post from the dearly departed Script Frenzy’s Young Writers Program. http://ywp.scriptfrenzy.org/files/scriptfrenzy-ywp/sf_ywp_10_wb_hs_chars.pdf How many clever...
View ArticleCNN Has Left The Building
I’ve had a long term love affair with CNN. I love that it was based in Atlanta instead of NYC. It added a whole different character to its reporting. Then there was its early use of cellular phone...
View ArticleMurder, Horror, and Mayhem: A Writer’s Musings
Hannibal The Following. Two fascinating new series are enjoying critical acclaim. Both feature terrific actors. Those who only know Hannibal‘s Mads Mikkelsen from his hopefully well paid turn in...
View ArticleNothing Sure, Nothing Certain
People used to think that computer graphics and visual effects work was secure. Pricy film and art school degrees were undertaken with the good cheer that accompanies the certainty of future and good...
View ArticleThe Voice Is The Smartest Show on Television
The Voice feels like the future to me. It’s shocking to watch something that feels like it’s catching up to where much of the nation already is. Its energy reminds me of the first Fast and the...
View ArticleDMX
Am I the only one to feel terribly sad about Earl Simmons (DMX) exposing his very flawed life and serious problems on television? It feels uncomfortable and weird, shaming, pathetic and exploitative....
View ArticlePresident Obama, the Social Security and Medicare Edition
I realize that President Obama has faced unbelievable levels of opposition. But while I share in the pride of having a black president and recognize that he has made real accomplishments, I need more...
View ArticleSocial TV
Are you the kind of writer who is always trimming away ideas? Lucky you. Social TV’s here....
View ArticleMonsters Among Us, Dr. Kermit Barron Gosnell and The Women’s Medical Society
Meet Dr. Kermit Gosnell. A doctor whose practice focused on abortions, Gosnell was arrested in 2011. His trial started last month. He’s been charged with eight counts of murder from gross medical...
View ArticleWest, TX, Boston, Syria …
It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the world these days. When you add in the personal struggles of aging parents and an achy breaky knee, I’m feeling very middle aged these days. We’ll be back to our...
View ArticleCredit Where Credit is Due
Say what you will about Tom Cruise – Scientology seems a bit off to me as well — but Tom Cruise is definitely underrated as an actor and as a producer. I was watching Jack Reacher. Okay, it’s a...
View ArticleHonoring Our Own – Bill Miles, Documentary Filmmaker
Miles made historical documentaries. “[He] has won an Emmy Award, been nominated for an Academy Award, and was inducted into the Black Filmmaker’s Hall of Fame. He has also received the Lifetime...
View ArticleCicely!
Cicely Tyson wins Leading Actress Tony for A Trip to Bountiful I thought of the Negro Ensemble Company. I thought of Roots and Sounder. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Her recent collaboration...
View ArticleHow do black people feel about the verdict in the Zimmerman/Trayvon trial?
Answer by Chaédria LaBouvier: This trial has been so deeply personal for me and my entire family in part because it is our story too. I thought about not writing it, to protect what little privacy we...
View ArticleMy comment on What are some pros and cons about living in New York City?
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View ArticleLAX, The Rampage Narrative
Another rampage. Another kabuki theater performance is on its way. Some will cite the need for gun control or at least a debate about gun control. (Mr. Ciancia’s automatic weapon is believed to be the...
View ArticleWe Are Family
Both Lamar Odom and Kanye West have talked about their attraction to the Kardashian family for the family structure. If that’s true, African Americans need to get their family structure...
View ArticleI Believe Jonathan Martin
Jonathan Martin, Once and Future Miami Dolphin? Here’s why. I’ve seen too many well educated African American athletes rejected by both white and less fortunate black players. Remember the Grant...
View ArticleAllies
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has announced that he will settle the city’s long pending civil suit with the Central Park Five. This moment has been a very long time coming. Most of the young men were...
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