Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Back in 1989, when Biz Markie belted out the line “Ohhhhh baaabbbbbyyyy youuuuu!…got what I neeeeeeed,” the former Juice Crew funnyman crossed over, barging into the mainstream like that crazy uncle who shows up unexpectedly at the family reunion, his gap-toothed smile instantly relatable even if the gold chains, […]
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Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Colin Chilvers knows a thing or two about special effects. Like the classic E.F. Hutton advertising campaign from the early ‘80s, when Chilvers speaks, people listen, and for good reason: The English-born film director won a Special Achievement Academy Award in Visual Effects for his work on the 1978 […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | Spending time with Grammy-winning rapper Big Daddy Kane is to spend time at the feet of hip-hop royalty. He’s recorded with Tupac, posed nude with Madonna and Naomi Campbell, and mentored a gifted young rapper named Jay-Z. His breakout hit, Ain’t No Half Steppin, ranks No. 24 on Rolling Stone’s list […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | If her last name grabs hold of you, it’s because Sophie Matisse is the great-granddaughter of Henri Matisse, widely regarded as the greatest colorist of the twentieth century and rivaled only by Pablo Picasso in the importance of his innovations. Matisse’s Fauvism turned convention on its head, the short-lived movement […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | Imagine: You’re twelve years old, and you wake up one morning and you’re completely blind. Now, imagine finding the courage to rise up and continue following your dream to play high school football. If it sounds like the stuff of movies you’re on the right track; 23 Blast opens on 600 […]
Biz Markie – Just a Friend
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Back in 1989, when Biz Markie belted out the line “Ohhhhh baaabbbbbyyyy youuuuu!…got what I neeeeeeed,” the former Juice Crew funnyman crossed over, barging into the mainstream like that crazy uncle who shows up unexpectedly at the family reunion, his gap-toothed smile instantly relatable even if the gold chains, […]
Colin Chilvers – Movie Magic
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Colin Chilvers knows a thing or two about special effects. Like the classic E.F. Hutton advertising campaign from the early ‘80s, when Chilvers speaks, people listen, and for good reason: The English-born film director won a Special Achievement Academy Award in Visual Effects for his work on the 1978 […]
Big Daddy Kane – BDK Style
By: Michael D. McClellan | Spending time with Grammy-winning rapper Big Daddy Kane is to spend time at the feet of hip-hop royalty. He’s recorded with Tupac, posed nude with Madonna and Naomi Campbell, and mentored a gifted young rapper named Jay-Z. His breakout hit, Ain’t No Half Steppin, ranks No. 24 on Rolling Stone’s list […]
Sophie Matisse – Name Brand
By: Michael D. McClellan | If her last name grabs hold of you, it’s because Sophie Matisse is the great-granddaughter of Henri Matisse, widely regarded as the greatest colorist of the twentieth century and rivaled only by Pablo Picasso in the importance of his innovations. Matisse’s Fauvism turned convention on its head, the short-lived movement […]
Q&A: Travis Freeman, Real-Life Inspiration Behind the Movie ’23 Blast’
By: Michael D. McClellan | Imagine: You’re twelve years old, and you wake up one morning and you’re completely blind. Now, imagine finding the courage to rise up and continue following your dream to play high school football. If it sounds like the stuff of movies you’re on the right track; 23 Blast opens on 600 […]