Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
It’s all art. Movies, plays, video games, dance, paintings, poetry, etc. It’s purpose is to express with intent. To move. Affect. To create change. Usually, the desired reflection is sought for each observer. But sometimes, art can change whole cultures. Art without intent can entertain. It can also reinforce stereotypes […]
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 […]
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 […]
We’re a species that requires interaction. It’s just the reality of what we are. We’re part of the greater ecosystem on this planet in which we, like every living thing, play a significant part. For all our needs & wants –highlighted in Maslow’s hierarchy — human contact is the common […]