While the red wristband has nothing to do with screenwriting, I'm inclined to share its significance with you in my first blog of 2010. Why? Because; it's my blog.

So you're probably wondering, what is the significance of the red wristband versus another color?

You'd know if you've been to a taping of The Mo'Nique Show in the Player Penthouse (http://bet.com/OnTV/BETShows/monique/default.htm).

Let me explain. T… Continue

Notice, as it is with every New Year, how the not so poetic express their not-so-creative cliché that rhyme with the year approaching?

For the coming year, the corresponding terminal sound is "n" for twenty-ten.

And sure, I plan to win in twenty-ten.
If I have to, I'll begin again.
What I'm most interested in
is encouragement from family and friends.
I'll take a pat on the back from a stranger blowing in the wind.
Have sore cheeks from a big fat grin.

STOP!!

I know, see how corny that is? So… Continue

Amid a haze of cigarette smoke and uneaten food, the family of Enda Doyle (Malcolm McDowell) gathers in Dublin for his wake. A university librarian, poet, and complicated man, he has left behind a trail of unresolved issues, a dysfunctional family, and a disturbing mystery. “Red Roses and Petrol”, a darkly comic feature film from director Tamar Simon Hoffs, explores the emotional twists and turns of familial relationships.

“Red Roses and Petrol” won first prize at the Avignon Film Festival, was… Continue

Dr. Salamishah Tillet’s Commentary on the film”Precious”
12
nov
2009
Filed under: Arts and Film, Black Intellectuals and Scholars, Black Poverty, Black Women, Books and Literature, Inner City Crime & Violence
Author: drjelks
The Color Precious
By: Salamishah Tillet

theRoot
Posted: November 12, 2009 at 6:35… Continue