Why We Laugh

Hey folks! It’s friday but this time I around I decided to change things up by adding some comedy. Inspired by my post, Stupid is, Stupid does: Why We Laugh. I decided to do another one. Here’s the original: http://rudybeagle.wordpress.com/2011/05/23/stupid-is-stupid-does-why-we-laugh/ Featured below are some of my favorite funny videos of this year so far along with [...]

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Say it out loud, I’m black and I’m proud!

Hey folks, with this being the last day of Black history month, I thought I’d close it with talking about two of my favorite people in the film and TV industry, Dwayne McDuffie and Bruce W. Smith. Dwayne McDuffie, is an African American comicbook and screenwriter. He’s written a number of comics for Marvel, DC comics and Archie comics and has written [...]

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And the Oscar Goes to…

Hey folks, Yes… it’s that Monday again… the day after the Oscars. As always here’s this year’s winners: http://oscar.go.com/nominees Years ago, I thought the Award Shows, especially the Oscars were the most boring thing on television. Why? well, when you’re  five  the last thing you want to watch on a Sunday night are people giving a speech while holding [...]

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And the Critic’s Choice Award goes to…

Hey folks! Sorry for posting this so late, had I known the Critic’s Choice Awards were coming on last Thursday I would’ve watched. But anyway, here’s the results: http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/critics-choice-awards.htm Got to give Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer their props. They were great in The Help. Stay tuned for more award show updates. See ya on [...]

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And The Golden Globe goes to…

Hey folks! it’s monday… and not just any monday, it’s the day after the Golden Globes! This year had an eclectic mix of nominees. Three African-Americans took home a Golden Globe including Octavia Spencer who played Minni in the movie The Help. Overall, it was good show despite Ricky Jarvis’…’ jokes’ Wasn’t he suspended from [...]

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Movie Monday # 7

Hey folks, not much to say . Listened to another teleconference on Saturday and I have to say it was great! I registered for another on Tuesday and one in January. Will post how those go. Overall, it’s been a long and rough week, for me. I  didn’t finish my National Novel Writing Month entry [...]

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Cyber/Movie Monday # 6

And it’s monday… not just any monday, it’s Cyber monday. What is Cyber Monday? Cyber Monday is when Amazon.com, eBay and other retailers offer discount deals on an eclectic mix of items from DVDs to the most sought after electronics. In addition to marked down prices, free shipping is sometimes offered as well. Think of [...]

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Movie Monday # 5

  Issue # 5 This week: More teleconferences and why it’s a good idea to get movies on Black Friday Hey folks, I’m back. Not much to say, with my lower back hurting right now I probably won’t say much this time. Listened to a teleconference this weekend from a Producer in Australia. Learned a lot [...]

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Movie Monday # 3

And this marks issue 3 of Movie Monday. Anyway, yesterday I listened in to another teleconference hosted by screenwriters Chris Soth and John Truby. Learned a few things about screenwriting including terms and structures for a story. Overall it was two hours well spent. Was it worth it? yes! The Q&A secession following the call also [...]

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Movie Monday # 1

Annd, it’s Monday… oy! I hate mondays! well, maybe not this one. Aside from it being 10 years ago today that I went to Seaworld on a class fieldtrip which was one of the best days of my life! today marks the 1st official post in my Movie Monday series… This is also my 250th blog post! [...]

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