I was a producer/director on the Bernie Mac Show. In the first or second episode I directed on the series, the guest star was Don Rickles! Bernie Mac was a student (and master) of comedy and he loved inviting his comedy heroes on the show. Like anyone with a sense…
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Nelson George is the hub of all things. He’s usually three people away of anyone worth knowing. So when he comes to Los Angeles and invites a bunch of his friends to see an art exhibition, it’s a must do. First of all, I wanted to see the exhibition anyway….
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27 years later, people are still writing about House Party! Here’s a recent review I just found online: 2 GUYS, ONE REVIEW: HOUSE PARTY by Ryan McLelland I missed the boat on House Party back in 1990. I’m not really sure why…I’m going to chalk it up to I just…
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By TAMARA BEST Toward the end of the new Netflix movie “Burning Sands,” five young pledges of a fictional fraternity make their way through a wooded area before older fraternity brothers stop them at the entrance to a barn. As the doors are opened, one fraternity brother welcomes them to…
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