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At The Movies - What Will You Pay to See?

Just got a rather interesting response to a movie trailer I “LIKED” on Facebook.  “The Help” – a period piece that opens August 12, 2011, stars the incomparable Viola Davis.  Can’t wait to see it.  A friend can’t get past the premise that the film focuses on yet another stereotype for women of color.  Davis’... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
April 20, 2011 at 7:56 am
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The End of an Era: All My Children and One Life to Live Canceled

Storytelling, in all its ridiculous glory, never looked better than it did on daytime TV.  I’m a storyteller and perhaps was influenced by this genre growing up, but mostly I remember my mother and aunts regaling me with the escapades of Erica Kane and Viki Buchanan.  Their “stories” as they used to call them, and... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
April 15, 2011 at 10:01 am
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Historical African American Art in danger of Being Lost

At one time I was the president of the Organization of Black Screenwriters.  That was Los Angeles.  We met once a month at the Golden State Mutual Insurance Building on West Adams Boulevard.  Every first Saturday.  Our meeting place was the auditorium on the ground floor.  A room that had seen better days, but a... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
March 24, 2011 at 1:16 pm
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When Bad Behavior Pays - The Difference between Sheen and Brown

When Bad Behavior Pays - The Difference between Sheen and Brown
Here’s one little fact Chris Brown seemed to have forgotten while blowing off steam on Twitter this morning, after a Good Morning America (GMA) interview in New York went awry.  He’s no Charlie Sheen. And by that, I mean Brown isn’t part and parcel of a multibillion enterprise, i.e., a highly-rated mainstream sitcom that feeds... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
March 22, 2011 at 12:46 pm
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Peace

As the last week has played out amidst the horrors of disaster — both natural and man-made, as rebellion rises across a lake or an ocean and a flood of other worries weigh on our collective consciousness, the only thing I can think of is one thing — peace.  Peace be with you. Peace to... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
March 18, 2011 at 4:22 pm
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Community, Drive-in Style

The other day a few friends and I were talking about drive-ins.  If anyone reading is old enough to remember those, they were really great venues where family and friends gathered to see movies on the cheap. And though I was a kid at the time, I do remember the absolute joy I felt having... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
March 8, 2011 at 7:37 pm
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Sheenful

I realize the world’s all atwitter due to Charlie Sheen’s rather concerning and curious behavior of late, but no matter how much we long to stop and stare at the train-wreck his life has become, we have to realize this man is in trouble. He’s certainly not blameless in this media squall of circling vultures... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
March 3, 2011 at 4:11 pm
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After the Oscars...

I can only imagine how James Franco and Anne Hathaway must feel after the trouncing they’ve received since the Oscars officially ended last night.  The fact the ratings took a dive to the tune of 12 percent can’t help, heading south in all demographics.  And I gotta admit, I wasn’t too impressed with the tone... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
February 28, 2011 at 3:33 pm
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It's Official - Rahm Emanuel new Mayor Elect

Now that we know Chicago has a new mayor, wonder what that means for a city struggling to emerge from enormous challenges? Let’s hope everyone — politicos and citizenry included, can have a few collective kimbaya moments and really hunker down to right a few wrongs.  Let’s hope Mayor Elect Emanuel can be the cohesive... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
February 23, 2011 at 7:52 am
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Didja Vote? Stay Tuned

Whew!  Never thought this day would get here.  Election Day.  Time for a new chapter in Chicago politics.  Aren’t you glad the days of being bombarded with unwanted robo-calls are almost over?  I say almost because if Rahm Emanuel doesn’t get more than 50% of the votes, we’re going to see a run-off, which means... Read more »
By Sylvia Franklin,
February 22, 2011 at 7:27 pm
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