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An Injustice!

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I’m a SAG-AFTRA Actor and Why I’m on Strike

Greedy Moguls, AI, and the Advent of a Gig Economy — As a SAG-AFTRA member in New York City, I voted yes, to authorize a union strike. Our futures are at stake. The industry has crossed a threshold. Despite our ambition to resolve this matter and get back to performance art, we seek and demand a fair deal. Our next contract…

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I’m a SAG-AFTRA Actor and Why I’m on Strike
I’m a SAG-AFTRA Actor and Why I’m on Strike
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The Writing Cooperative

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Acting Techniques For Writing Villains

Replacing Tropes And Cliche Characters With Real People — It’s always fun for writers to create the bad ass. That evil-as-sin antagonist. The problems often arise when we’re halfway through our stories, and that bad guy runs out of steam. It’s often a challenging time for writers. We demand more madness and fire from these characters as our stories…

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Acting Techniques For Writing Villains
Acting Techniques For Writing Villains
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‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ — My Recent Experience as a Background Actor

Playing a Gotham City Police Officer — As actors, we’re all in competition to get the parts. We submit and audition for wanted roles. Depending on the production, there could be a field of hundreds, if not thousands competing for the same role. To actors, these numbers seem daunting, if not infinitive. As film and TV extras…

Film

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Joker: Folie a Deux — My Recent Experience as a Background Actor
Joker: Folie a Deux — My Recent Experience as a Background Actor
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P.S. I Love You

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Inspiration From My Deceased Brother

Eddie’s Guidance With My Acting Journey — “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” — Michelangelo Before my brother Eddie passed away, he received an inquiry to appear in an independent film. Eddie was a character with an outgoing personality. I could see him playing a variety of small and…

Family

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Inspiration From My Deceased Brother
Inspiration From My Deceased Brother
Family

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The Writing Cooperative

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The Courage To Write As Our True Selves

A Commitment To Authenticity — “The tigers have found me and I do not care.” — Charles Bukowski One of my favorite quotes. And for years, I misunderstood it. The old me: Hey, I’m a tough guy. The tigers have shown up and I’m holding my ground. They can’t chase me off, ’cause I’m all…

Writing

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The Courage To Write As Our True Selves
The Courage To Write As Our True Selves
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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Sep 19

My Best Supervisors Weren’t Always College Educated

It’s More About Ethos and Relationships — Not Titles, Ego, and Degrees — Being a film and TV extra, my union (SAG-AFTRA) and the WGA remain on strike. As a performance artist, I’m used to survival, stop-gap, and seasonal jobs in between the highs and lows of film and television production. I’ve had my share of managers, supervisors, and small business owners. In…

Business

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My Best Supervisors Weren’t Always College Educated
My Best Supervisors Weren’t Always College Educated
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ILLUMINATION-Curated

·Sep 14

Is A.I. Versus Labor Unions Our Next Culture War?

Are Labor Unions the Last Line of Defense or Holding Us Back? — “The future always arrives sooner than expected.” — Anonymous It’s no surprise today's labor unions are guarding the beachhead of AI advancement. Will straddling this threshold be a positive or a negative for society at large? For union members, it appears essential. Prolonging jobs and targeted industries from the aggressive…

Work

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Is A.I. Versus Labor Unions Our Next Culture War?
Is A.I. Versus Labor Unions Our Next Culture War?
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Cinemania

·Jul 29

The Offer

The Making of ‘The Godfather’ — In March of 2022, The Godfather turned 50. Special screenings with a limited theatrical re-release marked the milestone. Interviews, panels, and a great behind-the-scenes book depicting the wire-to-wire process of Mario Puzo’s bestseller to Francis Ford Coppola’s groundbreaking movie. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli, is a riveting read for…

Film

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The Offer
The Offer
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Jun 16

The Great Bandini

Flash Fiction — Space travel was a rich man’s game and astronauts didn’t hail from our side of the tracks. That’s why my friends and I never missed a Bandini rocket launch — main events full of fanfare and hope that one of us would beat the odds and reach outer space. Instead…

Flash Fiction

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The Great Bandini
The Great Bandini
Flash Fiction

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Jan 1

The Zach Wilson Conundrum

How Did the Jets (and Most of Us) Seem to Get it Wrong? — Gone are the days when rookie quarterbacks, regardless of their pedigree, were given the keys to the kingdom. ‘Back in the day’ — the 70s and 80s, they were handed a baseball cap and a clipboard: Learn the offense, work on your mechanics, study game tape. Listen loud, pay attention…

NFL

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The Zach Wilson Conundrum
The Zach Wilson Conundrum
NFL

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