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 […]
Horror just wasn’t my thing. I’m from the era that spawned Jason Voorhees, Freddie Kreuger & Leatherface. Before it descended into excessive gore & borderline ridiculousness in franchises like Scream, Saw & Child’s Play (how the hell did that even become a thing?), horror films were… scary! That said, to […]
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 An industry with a history of complacent, outdated and socially non-compliant behavior is the same industry that’s evolved in how it does business more aggressively than any other.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 […]
True story: I love a good mystery. As a kid it was reading Tom Swift & the Hardy Boys & watching Twilight Zone reruns. Later it was Sherlock Holmes & Agatha Christie novels & faithfully watching Unsolved Mysteries & the X-Files. I, like so many, find myself regularly intrigued by […]
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. […]
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 […]
Generally speaking, I’m not particularly savvy on how technology does its wonders. Like many, I too like to get my hands on the newest gizmos, toy with them, even master them –I’m just not going to try to comprehend the science behind how the designers built their complex device. As […]
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 […]