Mar 10Joe Mantegna-hosted “Gun Stories” Tells Tales from “The Guns” of John Wick & Elvis Presley to Annie OakleyWhat do fictional characters John Wick, James Bond and Dirty Harry have in common with real-life Annie Oakley and Elvis Presley?Guns4 min readGuns4 min read
Feb 1056 Hours: How Channeling Actor Joe Mantegna’s Agent Rossi on “Criminal Minds” Helped Save a Real Kidnap VictimWhat would. Agent Rossi. Do.Crime4 min readCrime4 min read
Jan 21Sought-After Composer/Orchestrator Eunjung Jeong Listens while Working Toward her own Oscar Award“What is often forgotten in music class, is the first thing you have to do as a musician, and that is you have to learn how to listen.” —…Oscars5 min readOscars5 min read
Dec 5, 2022Degrees of Separation — from B.B. King & Pete to Me being Downhearted, Baby“Jan lays down and wrestles in her sleep/Moonlight spills on comic books And superstars in magazines/An old friend calls and tells us where to meet Her plane takes off from Baltimore/And touches down on Bourbon Street” — Primitive Radio Gods This is a story about music and a B.B. King…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Nov 9, 2022Displaying “Star Power,” Actor Ana Roza Cimperman Shows Versatility in Drama & Comedy, Movies & TV“Ana Roza Cimperman has real star power. She’s able to make even the quiet moments interesting and fill them with meaning. It was a…Emmys5 min readEmmys5 min read
Oct 22, 2022Martin Gratton Brings Diversity & Joyful Authenticity to Role as Dancer/Influencer“Martin brings something truly authentic and diversely different to the table on every creative dance project he’s involved in. Such a…Dance5 min readDance5 min read
Sep 5, 2022The Godfather’s Two Sonnys (Corleone & Grosso) are Now Trading Stories in the Great Restaurant in the SkyThis tale is from the set of the unforgettable and Oscar winning morality tale, The Godfather, as told to this writer by Sonny Grosso.Oscars5 min readOscars5 min read
Aug 21, 2022Korean Media Composer Jaimee Jimin Park Inspired by Classical Music, Radiohead, Jazz, and K-Pop“Jaimee, you draw like you compose. Such a delicate and breathtaking notice of details. I think that’s why your music is so visual and…K Pop Industry5 min readK Pop Industry5 min read
Jul 22, 2022Jingxi Zhu Tells How Film Editors Play a Key Role in Storytelling“I enjoy working with Jingxi because she is a dedicated editor that always strives to show her best work in all projects.” — Sunny Xiang, Executive Director of Fusion Art Pictures Dream. Until your dreams. Come true. Artistic Film Editor Jingxi Zhu dreams about one day getting a Best Editing…Oscars5 min readOscars5 min read
Jul 17, 2022Recovery is Attainable — Key Message from Eye-Opening Documentary on Substance Use DisorderWash. Rinse. Repeat.Hollywood7 min readHollywood7 min read