Tag Archives: Hollywood
Anthony Mackie and the Definition of Stardom
I was struck by this exchange between actor Anthony Mackie and Jai Tiggett over at Shadow and Act. JT: There’s been some talk on our site lately about your career and whether you’ll go on to play the leading man … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Mackie, black actors, black films, Black Hollywood, film, Hollywood, leading man, movie star, movies, Shadow and Act, Will Smith
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Russell Simmons and His Delusions of a Post-Racial World
My thoughts on Russell Simmons’ piece in The Hollywood Reporter.
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Tagged 2050, advertising industry, Alyssa Rosenberg, black cool, black films, black music, black people, black self-hatred, deracinated, deracination, Diggy, Eddie Murphy, Frank Sinatra, Hollywood, James Roday, Justin Bieber, majority minority country, media consolidation, Mexican, Michael Jackson, Michael Trevino, music industry, post-racial, Russell Simmons, Sammy Davis Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, stereotype, The Help, white people, white redemption
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Casting Actors of Color, ctd.
My thoughts on The Daily Beast roundtable with Viola Davis and black filmmaking.
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Casting Actors of Color
My thoughts on The Hollywood Reporter directors roundtable about black directors and women directors.
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Tagged acting, Alexander Payne, Bennett Miller, black actors, black directors, casting black actors, casting latino actors, colorblind casting, directing, female directors, Hollywood, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, latino actors, Michel Hazanavicius, Mike Mills, post-racial, race, roundtable, Steve McQueen, The Hollywood Reporter, white directors, white male directors, women directors
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Black Hollywood, ctd.
More thoughts on Anthony Mackie’s comments on Black Hollywood.
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Tagged Anthony Mackie, Black Hollywood, film, Hollywood, movies, Tyler Perry, Will Smith
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