Deconstructing (Quentin Tarantino) Django Unchained
I always tell students in my film courses to understand the creator of a piece of work before they delve into the work itself. Holding…
Movies
Another Look at the Movie “Game Change”
The child that moved into my house last July has greatly diluted the amount of time I have to watch movies, be it in the…
Is There Any Helping “The Help?”
Isn’t it always the case the book is better than the film? The book’s success withstanding, it seems the controversy surrounding Kathryn Stockett’s “The Help”…
No Diversity in ‘Bridesmaids’? No Support From Me
Much has been said about the new movie ‘Bridesmaids’, and most if not all of it seems to be good, as the movie went on…
Stuff White People Don’t Like: Sharing the American Dream, & Black Folks Playing God
Ah yeah, I never thought I would say this about Jaun Williams, but then again, I’m the guy who defended him after being dumped by…
“For Colored Girls” Trailer Looks Good; Complaining Begins…
By Seattle Slim Let me preface by saying that I haven’t yet read the “choreopoem” that is “For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Suicide When The…
Why I Can’t, and Won’t with Sex and the City II
I am not afraid or ashamed to admit that I was into Sex and the City back in the day. Matter of fact, the last…
Black Men in Drag, Internet Trolls, & Steve Harvey
As this blog is quickly approaching the one year old mark, I can’t help but to think of its progression. Not that it has grown…
DO 50 BULLETS IN YOUR ASS MAKE YO’ DAY??
The movie “NOTORIOUS” is finally here. The movie is a biopic which centers on the life of legendary rap star The Notorious B .I.G. ,…