I cannot help but use the cliché, but the friendship and collaboration I shared with the talented cinematographer Dick Pope felt like a match made in heaven, and his passing has left an indescribable void. Before our paths crossed and we teamed up for the first time on Life Is Sweet in 1990, I was … Read more
Kamala Harris stated that she believes Donald Trump is a fascist during a recent speech in front of the vice-presidential residence in Washington DC. She referenced comments made by John Kelly, Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff, in a New York Times interview where he described Trump as having authoritarian tendencies and speaking favorably … Read more
In 2010, I worked at Boude Storey Middle School in the South Oak Cliff community, one of Dallas’s most impoverished areas. Like all other campuses, we had a special education classroom for our nonverbal students. A young lady named “Laci” was in that class. Every time I would pass her in the hallways, she would … Read more