Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
It’s not shocking. Nor revelatory. In fact, It’s been going on for decades, since the very inception of the medium. Colorism –one of the many new ‘isms’ in our world, but that’s different topic –in all it’s variations has morphed throughout the years, so it stands to reason it will […]
Sydney Poitier is gone. A legend who dazzled on stage & screen with class, charm & fire as the dominant traits that defined his performances. He portrayed men that until that era had never been seen on camera before. His movies of the 50s and 60s were touchstones for generations […]
It’s a place. It’s a musical. It’s the site of a horrific slaughter. Stay with me. *Spoilers ahead* Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen is special. If you’re familiar with the 80s graphic novel by Dave Gibbons or the near-exact retelling in Zack Snyder’s ’09 film, then you can appreciate the brilliance of […]
Anyone can tell jokes & share amusing anecdotes. At it’s highest level, comedy isn’t about trying to be funny. It’s not done to generate laughs. It’s about delving into real life. Finding lightness & humility in the mundane & status quo. It tackles controversy, pain & hot buttons topics. It’s […]
Ever have an argument about something that was an obvious reality to you but completely wrong in the eyes of the other party? Your opposing debater refuses to recognize your perspective for no valid reason at all? Almost as if they chose to be intentionally difficult or perhaps even had […]
Larry King & Hank Aaron recently passed away. Two icons who’s endeavors helped transform, American society. Who’s paths inspired & enlightened America. Figures who before their demise were already infused into the fabric of the nation’s identity. They will be remembered & mourned by many, deservedly eulogized repeatedly. On the […]
Wesley Morris, a critic for the New York Times wrote: “In playing dignity, Chadwick Boseman often seemed tasked to perform its burden. But there was always more to him in these parts than heft.” In sorting through my memories of Mr. Boseman’s performances, interviews, his commencement speech & what others […]