Right now I can say that I can't recall a post subject that has drawn more attention on my blog than right now on the subject of Oscar Grant. Not that the major news media has been focused on this issue until there were riots in the streets of California. Yes Oakland is enraged, as well they should be. I have watched more people comment on my own expression of rage on my youtube commentary than

Now here is a concept that I am looking forward to seeing trailers for. A movie with action as its complete drive. Plot be damned, this will be fast-paced and sure to provide a pounding. The Expendables is a film featuring Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, and Dolph Lungdren. With just that part of the cast you might think this is a return to the action movies of the 1980's. Which is not an

In more mundane news there is something that sounds a bit special. Can you imagine a movie that combines Star Trek, Star Wars, samurai, a moon walk, and Grey's Anatomy? A daunting task for anyone on their best day. but that is exactly what will be available when Quantum Quest opens. The movie is a 3-D animated film, and it will feature the voices of some of the best known sci-fi and television

I have listened to the news today and so far I have yet to hear of news about Oscar Grant. I have heard about Adam Herrman who has been missing for 10 years, the UN discussing Israel and Gaza, and Obama having lunch with all the living former Presidents. I have heard that the best way to lose weight is to eat less, and that Senator Harry Reid is backing down and accepting the appointment of

Can we even start a year without something racial happening in this country? I have already spoken about my thoughts concerning the Muslim family that were subjected to fear and discrimination while trying to take a flight. But this is something far worse. On New Years eve, hours into the start of the New Year, police shot a young Black man. In the back. While he was laying face down. And I bet

Matt Smith is the new Doctor. Who is he? Good question. He was nowhere on my radar screens, nor those of any Brit I have read about. For those not familiar I'm talking about the 11th actor to play the titular role of Dr. Who. The show has been on the BBC for 45 years, and has been on American television (and BBC America) for decades. It is probably as popular and well-followed as Star Trek and/

I just want to back track for a moment. At the end of 2008 there was a top of 2008 list that I think most have never heard of nor are they aware of who made the list. While this list is mostly for acting entertainers, movie studios and movie theaters it bears worth mentioning. The Quigley Poll has been around for 76 years. It surveys movie theater owners and asks them whom they feel was

I just finished discussing the upcoming movie Taking of Pelham 123 that will star Denzel Washington and John Travolta when I saw the news. I am sad to hear of the death of John Travolta's young son Jett. No parent ever wishes to outlive their child, and no family ever should have to deal with such pain. Travolta has had to deal with many sudden and painful losses in his life. I feel extremely

The year starts off with an interesting take of a couple of films. On one hand we have a film that is a remake, and on the other we have a film that sounds like it's a conversion of a classic cartoon. Let's start with the remake. The Taking of Pelham 123 is a film from 1974. It was well acted, with the leads being Robert Shaw (some may recall him best from The Sting) and Walter Matthau (maybe

For my last post of 2008 I wanted to look back and see what were some of the most popular posts I had written, and what I consider some of favorites. I know I am highly critical of things that displease me, so I thought I'd turn that same critical eye towards myself for a change. I must say that in looking over the hundreds of posts I wrote on Black Entertainment USA alone this year, some just

With the hours ticking away I wanted to go back one last time and look at the year 2008. It has been quite the year. Barack Obama rose from a nuisance Senator for the Clinton machine to become the first Black President, 411 years after the first African slave was recorded in this land. The financial system started the year with rising oil, depressed profits, and fears of inflation. Which

Oh the joy of the holiday season just does not end. At least that is what DMX is saying right now. Earl Simmons got a late gift in the form of a plea deal. This rapper who seems incapable of avoiding a criminal act, or police, admitted guilt to one misdemeanor count of animal cruelty, one felony count of theft, and one count each of felony possession of marijuana and a narcotic drug. He has been

There are dozens of ways to tell what a studio thinks of a film. In almost every case the most blatant actions of a studio tend to mean absolute confidence that a movie will bomb. There are the cases were the director refuses to put their name on the film, which normally will be seen as a director Smithee film. That is a sign that the director could not get what he wanted or the studio overruled

There is no lack of people today discussing the death of Eartha Kitt. After 60 years of work in movies, television and as a singer she is remembered for so many things. She dared to question a President in the White House - and was exiled from the nation for a time. She grew up poor and unwanted yet became a star. And of course she was a Catwoman, in a time when few Blacks were ever seen in any

Just some Christmas lights and a bit of musical cheer. Enjoy!

Ok, here is a bit of a news flash. Burning your home to remove ice is a bad idea. Even melting ice on your home with a blowtorch is dumb. You would think that this was an obvious thing. That such a public safety announcement was unnecessary. Ah, but you would be wrong. On Tuesday, in Massachusetts a man set his home on fire - by accident - as he was removing ice from the recent storm. His mode

Sometimes you can only be saddened by the actions of the media. These days the media fails the public so often that the youth of the nation tend to think this is the way the news is supposed to be. You know, chasing down stories about nothing ad nauseum. Yet there were days when in a year of tragedy and triumph the best and worst of it all would be recorded properly, at least in a year end list.

Ok, so I am just getting a few rooms in my house painted which is coming out great. But I am now looking at some of the items in the house that have been here for some time. I just found out that the brass on the light switches are from 1903. So I started to wonder how old everything else might be. In addition I wonder what a few items might be worth as I don't want them anymore. Thus i have

Ok, George Lucas has gone too far. I can deal with Christian Hayden as Darth Vader. I survived his brat attitude and never really dark or compelling acting. I survived, barely, the existence of Jar-Jar who thankfully had ever smaller appearences in the prequel films. I even handled the bizarre and Scientology-esque existence of miticlorians that are in fact the Force, and the death of the best

So it would seem that Jon Stewart doesn't like what I had to say. Either that, or the lovely people at Viacom (the same joyous people responsible for BET, Flavor of Love, and numerous other insults to African Americans) finally got pissed off. I believe that it is a combination of both. Now to be fair they have a valid reason for they have done. I had a video on youtube of a portion of the Jon

Things over at NBC must really be bad. I'm sure that parent company GE is screaming that the bills need to get cut down a notch or 3. This has to be the reason why NBC will be replaying the Olympics this weekend. 2 hours of competition that everyone who cared has seen already. All on Saturday. Because Saturday Night Live may be getting better ratings that in several years, but they still suck

Just in time for the start of the New Year, M V Consulting Inc. presents our first model Ashley France. The latest shoot covered a multitude of the products found at our online store, but by no means did it cover all 1500 items that can be found for men, women, White, Black, Latino/Hispanics and more. For the start of the year we featured Ms. France in a calendar that covers all 12 months of

Back in June of this year I spoke about an issue that hit the headlines. It was big news, especially if you are a fan of NASCAR. Mauricia Grant filed a lawsuit based on sexual and racial and gender abuses as well as discrimination. This was no simple little issue either. She was asking for $225 million dollars. Mauricia Grant is one of a handful of individuals in NASCAR that is Black or female.

Talk about the mixed messages rappers and the like are sending to kids today. Akon just got off scott-free and Soulja Boy is apologizing for his vulgar language. But overall I have to wonder why entertainers today seem so much more like children that never grew up than ever before. Well maybe not all entertainers, that would be unfair. But in the world of hip hop and rap it seems to be exactly

Ok, this is for the record books. Better yet, let me start with a simple question. Would you name your child after a mass murderer? How about naming the child after a historical leader? That just happened to kill hundreds, or thousands, or millions? So in effect would you name your kid Idi Amin Jones, or Ghengis Khan Thomas, or Adolph Hitler Clinton, or Joseph Stalin Vincenzo? I think any parent