When Halle Berry won an Oscar in 2002 for her role in Monster’s Ball, it was a groundbreaking moment. She became the first Black woman to win the Best Actress category. “This moment is so much bigger than me,” she said. “It’s for every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because […]
Following this year’s lack of acknowledgment of producers at the BET Awards, Sonny Digital released a video of himself discussing one of the most important elements in music, production. For years producers have gone mistreated, underpaid and sometimes not paid at all for their craft despite being the backbone of a song. Sonny Digital is […]
Following this year’s lack of acknowledgment of producers at the BET Awards, Sonny Digital released a video of himself discussing one of the most important elements in music, production. For years producers have gone mistreated, underpaid and sometimes not paid at all for their craft despite being the backbone of a song. Sonny Digital is […]
In olden times — as far back as 1993, even — I’d sometimes see screenwriters quoted in defense of their craft, asserting that the script is always the backbone of a good movie. I don’t see screenwriters saying that so much anymore, perhaps because they’re so used to seeing their efforts mucked with that they don’t even expect whatever good work they’ve done to shine through. Still, it’s painful to watch a movie like Dream House — well-acted, beautifully shot and directed with extraordinary care and attention to craft — only to realize that the story, the alleged backbone, is absurd.