Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
So where do we go now? An industry with a history of complacent, outdated and socially non-compliant behavior is the same industry that’s evolved in how it does business more aggressively than any other. Hollywood’s survived and thrived through technological leaps, shifting public opinions, economic downturns, revised distribution models and […]
This is Mahnaz Mohammadi. She is an Iranian born filmmaker & activist. She spent 7 years in an Iranian prison because her outspoken views on her nation’s oppressive practices & policies ran contrary to the expectations of a country the refuses to support such behavior. Particularly from a woman. […]
It’s strange how sometimes you don’t realize a thing that’s been right in front of you all along. Take Leonardo DiCaprio for example. The guy has quietly (as ridiculous as that sounds) made himself into one of the biggest, most sustainable, most bankable stars ever. Leo has seemingly followed a […]
My first memory of Rutger Hauer –like many film fans –was as the diabolical Roy Batty in the instant classic, Bladerunner. There was something about Hauer’s screen presence I always found unsettling. He often played ‘the bad guy’, but never played the role as over-the-top or intense or maniacal. Always […]
John Singleton is dead. He was an extraordinary talent whose work inspired me to become a storyteller. A trailblazer who, in an era where stories about the “black experience” in America were not the norm, presented stories that spoke to so many who have or still endure any level of […]