What do Backrooms, Iron Lung, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe have in common?
Their success was built, at least in part, on audiences that already existed before the movies hit theaters.
Now, obviously audience building isnāt new. Itās always been the foundation of the movie business.
Traile...
I recently saw an interview with Tisha Campbell where she discussed how she got started in the business. The interview talked a lot about her time on Martin and, of course, House Party.
Now, I love Tisha Campbell as an actress and a person. My favorite TV show of hers is My Wife and Kids, but my fa...
With all the talk about AI (or is it SI now š) possibly killing us, I think this might be a good weekend to unplug.
Put down the phone. Close the computer. Get outside. Meditate. Write something with an actual pen. Sit under a tree. Talk to another human being. Spend some time with yourself.
Or......
Here's one of those blogs where I have to start by saying:
I am not a lawyer. Nor do I play one on TV.
Nothing in this blog constitutes legal advice. It's based on my experience and knowledge from working in the entertainment industry for many years. Learn from it, but by all means, do your own du...
Iāve worked in this industry for many years, and along the way Iāve met my share of celebrities: Spike Lee, RZA, Jennifer Hudson, A$AP Rocky, Jeffrey Wright, 50 Cent, Larenz Tate, John Singleton, and plenty more. But believe me when I tell you, I was never as excited as I was when I met Salli Richar...
I have a confession. There are classic movies I've never seen. Not because I don't know they exist. Not because I don't respect them.
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I just... never got around to them.
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The other day I was listening to The Movies That Made Me podcast, and they mentioned one of those "every filmmaker should ...
Let me tell you something.
I'm not one for labels, but when it comes to going to the movies, I can be a little OCD.
I have to get there before the trailers start. Early enough to grab a kid's popcorn and nachos. I prefer to sit dead center in the theater, high enough that I'm looking straight at t...
With Christopher Nolanās The Odyssey, he once again proved that he can get people into movie theaters. The film opened to more than $260 million worldwideāhis biggest global opening ever, according to reporting.
And I know everyone is talking about it right now, which I would be too, but I havenāt ...
This weekend, I found myself thinking about legacy.
It started after hearing about the death of someone whose public life took such a dramatic turn that, regardless of how anyone feels about his politics, history will probably remember him very differently than it would have just a decade ago. And ...
Iām part of the programming committee for a film festival that recently wrapped up. Itās always a fun process because I get to watch a ton of movies. Even the ones I donāt like or that donāt ultimately make it into the festival. As a filmmaker, itās encouraging to see what people are creating.
This...
