Little Miss Mary Jane has come a long way… from taboo to legalization… to making her way into everything from mascara to lip-gloss. All beauty products on the market use CBD: the calming, anti-inflammatory, and (perhaps most importantly) non-psychoactive component of the plant. The most recent incarnation of this much-hyped […]
“Are You My Mommy is essentially about women trying to fight against sexism and ageism in the entertainment industry. When I wrote it two years ago, I was 48 and growing more frustrated every day by how few roles (never mind interesting ones) were available to actresses my age, and […]
“Students huddle under desks; there is an attack on the school. Who or what is coming for them?” Cami Storm; Gordon Tarpley; Christopher Westbrook; Abbey May; Avra Friedman; Noam Sigler; Emily Dell, writer/director. Interview by Kaylene Peoples Answers by the Dell Sisters: Producer Elizabeth Dell, Writer/Director Emily Dell Tell me […]
Range Runners, starring Celeste M. Cooper, is a thriller about a woman who is running through a secluded trail and gets into a life or death survival situation after crossing paths with a couple of criminals who are hiding out on the trail. SCREENING Friday April 26th, Santa Monica Laemmle […]
Bullying comes in all forms, shapes, colors, and sizes. A universal problem, but especially here in America. School shootings have eclipsed in this country and even though this type of terrorism may be the extreme, even the verbal assassinations to bullied victims leave a carnage of casualties. Surviving Lunch, starring Avery […]
A very good point was made by director/producer Cady McClain in our interview about her movie Seeing Is Believing: Women Direct. She points out many unspoken truths about directors and the movies they make. One of her poignant statements (excuse me as I paraphrase) is as a director, the importance […]
Activism has always been a running theme for many Blacks in America since the Mayflower. According to our history (or at least what we have been taught about our history) many people rose up against the injustices that befell upon our race. Some have gone down in history; the best […]
First and foremost, this documentary short proves that age is a non-issue when it comes to brilliance, creativity, philanthropy, and entrepreneurialism. It has been said so many times . . . “Dream it and you can be it.” Well, Taylor Richardson proved that with the award-winning documentary Astronaut Starbright (dir. Lana […]
Talk about timely, sensitive topics, Hot Flash: The Chronicles of Lara Tate Menopausal Superhero? gives a whole new meaning to “The change of life,” an official selection film in the Artemis Women In Action Film Festival 5th Edition. For anyone who has ever gone through menopause or knows someone who has […]
Known for National Treasure: Book of Secrets, The Young & The Restless, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Alicia Coppola established a successful and long career as an actress with countless credits. You’ve probably seen her on episodes of NCIS, McGyver, Shameless, Jericho, and Empire just to get started. She completed her movie Between Us […]
