I covered the Independent Spirit Awards this past sweet Saturday afternoon (2/21) seaside in Santa Monica. It was by far the most laid back and embracing award show I’ve ever seen. As an aspiring filmmaker, I’m always on the lookout for tremendous stories of triumph in the independent film arena. Suffice to say, I [...]
Seeing BB King perform at the Grammys last Sunday was the highlight of my night. I was on my couch, mind you, not in the audience at the Staples Center. I marveled at the way he glowed on stage. The man is in his early 80s. His early 80s! I guess as long as he [...]
A good friend of mine put together one of the gifting suites perused by some of pop culture’s most celebrated musicians during this past Grammy week. So I course checked out the scene with hopes of scoring some new Warmbats. (It is rainy season, after all.) While I was there, the Grammy-nominated songwriting and production [...]
I’ve been a fan of David Fincher’s work ever since I saw “The Game” in 1997. The picture stayed with me for days after seeing it. I think the sheer exhaustion I felt in my lungs from watching what Michael Douglas’ character experienced is what did it. I met David for the first time [...]
Last week, I had the honor of interviewing one of my favorite directors, and one of the most cerebral individuals I’ve come across in Hollywood – Mr. Paul Haggis. He’s most well-known for devoting years of blood, sweat, and tears to the film “Crash,” which pulled off one of he biggest upsets in Academy Awards history [...]
It’s been almost a month since I covered the Television Critics Association winter press tour for CNN. But I recently recovered some behind the scenes footage, featuring Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls) and Jill Scott talking to my first Flip Cam, and I thought I should share. Much of the goings on at press tours consist [...]
The most rewarding part of working in the entertainment industry is getting to meet progressive thinkers, creators and innovators. (And you thought I was going to say “getting all the free stuff at gifting suites during award season.” ) While the glitz and glamour of Hollywood are sometimes alluring, most of it is really nothing [...]
A documentary I’ve been looking forward to seeing for the last two years has finally hit the big screen. My friend “Jesse’s Story” is here! After seven years in the making, documentary filmmaker Mark Jacobs brings you a tale of tragedy turned into inspiration that will forever change the way you look at your world. [...]
