Film Writers Deserve a Place in The Spotlight

Yes Indeed we are starting this week off with our GREAT Film Writers. Today is monday and we will be recognizing some of the writers that have been putting in work throughout HOLLYWOOD! Of course I have to show some love for the West Coast as well as my city in which I was born and raised-Los Angeles Ca... Drum Roll Please... How did you know? Yes John Singleton it is! Many of us just think he directed "Boyz N The Hood" but he also wrote the screen play for this film. After winning several awards at USC's Film Writing Program, Singlenton exploded onto the scene with his first film, Boyz N the Hood (1991), a tough, intelligent, plain speaking look at friends in gang-ridden South Central L.A that earned him Oscar nominations for Best Original Screen Play and Best Director, becoming the first African American (and the youngest filmaker ever) to do so. WOW!!!:O


Writer- Filmography
1 .Baby Boy (2001) (written by)
2 .Shaft (2000) (screenplay) (story)
3 .Higher Learning (1995) (written by)
4. Poetic Justice (1993) (written by)
5. Boyz n the Hood (1991) (written by)

The Coen Brothers

The Coen Brothers are the dynamic duo of filmmaking. As I watch and study more about the industry and watch documentaries and the Reelz Channel, I constantly come across the name "COEN". So, of course I had to find out what all of the excitement was about. Though its Monday and the focus is on Writers, The Coen Brothers, amongst many filmmakers, can be considered outstanding in multiple categories. Ethan and Joel are the Writers of one of my personal favorites: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, as well as the Academy's Best Motion Picture of the Year in 2008: No Country for Old Men. Their amazing writing (and more) talents are displayed in many other Motion Pictures, so be sure to check them out, and look forward to their many films to come.

1. Hail Caesar (2009) (pre-production) (writer)
2. A Serious Man (2009) (completed) (written by)
   
3. Burn After Reading (2008) (written by)
   
4. No Country for Old Men (2007) (screenplay)
5. Paris, je t'aime (2006) (segment "Tuileries")
   
6. The Ladykillers (2004) (screenplay)
7. Intolerable Cruelty (2003) (screenplay)
8. A Fever in the Blood (2002) (story "A Fever in the Blood")
9. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) (written by)
10. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) (written by)
    
    
    
11. The Naked Man (1998) (writer)
12. The Big Lebowski (1998) (written by)
13. Fargo (1996) (written by)
14. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) (written by)
15. Barton Fink (1991) (written by)
16. Miller's Crossing (1990) (written by)
17. Raising Arizona (1987) (written by)
18. Crimewave (1985) (written by)
19. Blood Simple. (1984) (written by)

R.E.S.P.E.C.T @ Motown 4 Michael Jackson

Ok so Im back in the ATL SHAWTY. I had to go show my R.E.S.P.E.C.T to the GREAT King of Pop Michael Jackson where it all got started in Detroit Michigan @ Motown. There were sooo Many people out showing their respect as well. Making the video tribute for MJ just didnt feel like enough so I put down flowers and balloons. O and I cant forget that I had to cop one of those HOT Mj shirts they had out there on the streets for the TEN! If you dont have a Shirt you better stop playing and get you one... Last but not least, THANKS to this man for getting it all started at Motown. Mr. Berry Gordy... I didnt know that the city named the street after him. Thats MAJOR!





R.I.P Michael Jackson 1958- 2009

"Dear Old Morehouse"

Im not a Morhehouse Man yet but my heart is waiting for the day I walk that stage. I can remember the first day I became a man of Morehouse 2 years ago, it was one of the BEST feelings in the world! Mothers & Fathers ask me like everyday if I thought Morehouse college would be the best school for their son. I wouldnt change my answer if I had the WORST day at school, YES YES YES!!!! This school is where MEN SHARPING MEN! Just like IRON SHARPING IRON, I dont know of any place like it! I can still remember the first day I left Los Angeles to come to Morehouse(Here is a youtube video link of that day) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-X3MkiG9ms I will keep filming and building my Documentary as I journey through "DEAR OLD MOREHOUSE"

"Spelman Thy Name We Praise"

Spelman College is the academic incubator to many passionate young women hailing from communities throughout the United States and abroad. Each "Spelmanite" looks forward to the day that they can officially call themselves a Spelman Woman. In this past beautiful month of May, many of our sisters achieved that goal and commenced to their next chapters of adulthood. I hope that this can be as encouraging to YOU as it is to me. To all of my Spelman Sisters, don't forget that "Its your choice, and YOU choose to change the world"

How BIG is yours?

In the entertainment world, IT can bring the best and worst out of each and every person. Some know how to maintain control of IT, however, others allow IT to control them! No matter which way it works for you, it is safe to say that it was used to make fire with the producers and artists who made this song, because it "goes off"! Enjoy:

Its The First Of The MONTH.. Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up

Thank the Lord ALMIGHTY, for letting you see not just another day but getting you through the month of June. This is a HOT summer people, so dont let this heat slow you down or stop your hu$tle. We have to keep pushing, we have to keep going!! You better "Wake up, wake up, wake up it's the 1st of the month" -Bone Thugs N Harmony - Said it best "Its the 1st of tha Month, To get up, get up, get up so cash your checks and get up"