Andy Amenechi is a filmmaker from Nigeria, who has over 30 years of experience in television, film and radio production Below is a clip from “Passionate Appeal” a Nigeriana film released in 2006, directed by Andy Amenechi. Passionate Appeal was my first time viewing an African movie. What an awakening!!! Seeing Africans living …
There are countless insights and understandings shared during this is video entitled, “Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón in Three Amigos in Conversation.” I was touched by the thought that sometimes as creative artist, “That in order to move forward, we have to go back.” There are so many discoveries to be …
Boon Joon Ho is a South Korean filmmaker. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, Bong has won three Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and five Asian Film Awards. Parasite is a 2019 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon Ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won. It stars Song Kang-ho, Lee …
These clips of Mr. John Cassavetes reveal a lot about his new and innovative way of looking at acting and filmmaking. There are sooo many insights that he shares that touched me. This is one of particularly powerful ones: “…what happens to artists is that…it’s not that somebody is standing in their way. It’s that …
There so many profound understandings that are shared by Mr. Ray in “How Satyajit Ray Directors A Film: The Director’s Chair. I appreciate this so very much: “I like simple themes. Simple emotional situations. I think simple things are more universal than complex ones. It’s all a matter of telling the story in the …
This brief clip has sooo many amazing reflections. Many of them could fuel an actor’s imagination and work for years to come. I greatly admire the artistic brillance of Gena Rowlands. The fact that she was also married to one of the greatest filmmakers of our times, adds to my admiration for her and …
Watching the artistry of Peter Falk as Columbo is one of my fondest childhood tv watching memories. For that reason, hearing how much respect and admiration he had for John Cassavetes has a more profound effect on me. The way he describes his experience working with Mr. Cassavetes is transformative: “…John’s approach to acting …
The way that Ben Gazzara speaks of Mr. Cassavetes and the beautiful connections he made with the actors on set was very inspiring to me. It reminded me of some of the wonderful experiences I have had on set. These are Mr. Gazzara’s words, “So by the time we got on the set, we …
I remember watching James Stewart in “It’s a Wonderful Life” many years ago and being moved by the movie’s profound message and by his powerful performance. As an actor, it’s wonderful having found this interview and being able to benefit from his wisdom and expertise. These words of Mr. Stewart’s are of great assistance to …
For most of my life, I have admired the actor, Marlon Brando. His work moves my heart and captives my imagination. In this interview, the iconic television host, Ed Sullivan interviews him. I believe, it is such a remarkable and memorable interview, based on the insights that are shared about Mr. Brando’s life and his …
This is such magnificent acting advise. What touch me most about what Mr. Poitier shared is “all of us, everybody you come to that age…where you’ve had all kinds of experiences in life, all kinds, embarrassment, fear, shame, anger, hostility, every conceivable emotion…none of us have experienced anything exclusive in that regard for actors that’s …
In this interview, Diahann Carroll shares a number of things about herself that broaden my understanding of her as an actor and the lengths she went through to get the lead role in the movie, “Claudine.”.Because Ms. Carroll was well known at the time of the casting of the movie, it touched me that when …
Mr. Landau shares some profound insights during this interview. When he says, “…method it’s a way of utilizing the things we see, touch, taste and smell. That’s all we use on the stage. ‘Okay. Hello. Yeah, how you doing? I’m good. Yeah, I know. Excuse me, I can’t, no, I can’t talk now. I’m, I’m …
James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are two actors whose creatve worK has greatly affected me. In this interview, Ms. Tyson shares her views on her work in the movie “Sounder” and it’s connection to the history of Afriican people. In the interview she says, “…regarding our heritage yeah, well you know, one of the …
This interview with Paul Newman offered me insights into how he perceived himself as an actor and in some ways what a challenge his creative process was. When Mr. Newman states that “intuitive actors and have the talent to slip in and out of characters. Acting to me is like dredging a river is a …
What a wonderful communicator of the art of acting. I greatly appreciated this interview. There are sooo many wonderful gems of understanding within it. I particularly loved, “no matter if I’m working on a play, everything is to get to a point, where you don’t have to act. That all you’re doing is going through …
Working with other actors is always such a wonderful learning experience for me. When Mr. DeNiro shares “…you’re not in a competitive situation with another actor. The better they are, the better you are. That’s that’s the bottom line….You always have to have great people. The better they are the better you are, period…” I …
