“It’s been reported that Disney is going to develop a new “Pirates of the Caribbean” film with Margot Robbie set to star. While a commendable move to center a franchise on a female character, I question why Disney picked a white woman rather than a woman of color, especially when Hollywood is being put on notice to increase BIPOC representation on film. What’s even more surprising is that Disney tapped Robbie to star in this forgetting that a prominent actress of color had already been featured in the original franchise.”

“Books will always be a source of inspiration for films and it is the job of the filmmakers to translate the imaginations of the books’ readers onto screen and into a visual reality. A near-impossible task but one which some films manage to get just right.“

Recently, I wrote about the need to be comforted by movies during Covid-19. It’s a sad irony that so soon I feel the need to be challenged by them, but the moment calls for it.

“From the latest addition to the Marvel universe to the highly awaited sequel to A Quiet Place, here is a list of films that have been announced for the post-lockdown season.”

“I see myself, when I wake up and realize that I’m home and I’m not alone, and that I have a voice. That’s me shouting that I am a proud, successful, light skin, Bi-Sexual, Jewish, Black Woman, and I’m going to FIGHT for my voice to be heard. That’s what growing into The Color Purple is.”

“So we’ve looked at how genre, and stepping out of genre, helped films such as Joker and Black Panther gain Oscar recognition, as well as how the 2020 Oscars affected the debate between the popular and the artistic. Now for part two.”

“A Man in Face Paint stands over a Man Who Paints Houses. Each holds a gun to the other. But who will make the killing shot? Is this the time when one-billion-dollar-making genre films finally take over from the old classics? Perhaps. Whose battle is it really? And who will win?”

“In a Covid/Post-Covid world, we need to reconsider how we conduct ourselves when we go to the movies. So here are a few additional rules for the movie theater.”

One of the more infamous examples of gatekeeping in recent memory is how toxic Star Wars ‘fans’ harassed and attacked the cast members of the recent Star Wars films. Passion for something you love is valid and understandable. However, the instant that anyone attempts to use that passion to attack others or to claim agency over a given work, it ceases to be a good thing.

“Here are a few of the things I’ve been diving back into recently, what I may revisit soon, and some new items I may want to give a try.”

“When it comes to movies, the best way to set the atmosphere and intention of a scene is by the use of music and a soundtrack. As an audience member, this helps gives you the tone and mood of what is happening in a scene, even before a specific moment happens.”

Podcasts are very popular nowadays. There are so many podcasts on so many different topics, but if you are a movie-making and TV show fan like me or a young filmmaker, there are podcasts that talk about everything starting from casting to editing. Here are some of them.