Mark Sevi

“\Ryan Coogler’s Impact on Cinema. Explore how the acclaimed filmmaker shaped Black representation, storytelling, and changed Hollywood filmmaking.

“\Ryan Coogler’s Impact on Cinema. Explore how the acclaimed filmmaker shaped Black representation, storytelling, and changed Hollywood filmmaking.

Writer/director Ryan Coogler is having a moment. One that has lasted most of his career. From film school to multi-million-dollar movies there seems nothing he can’t produce that isn’t celebrated by critics and audiences alike. Ryan Coogler’s films have left a profound mark on contemporary cinema, merging powerful storytelling with cultural appeal. His work is […]

 Melissa Maroff

Gavin Polone, the Un-Hollywood Producer

Gavin Polone, the Un-Hollywood Producer

Controversial producer Gavin Polone tells us what he really thinks.

by Melissa Maroff According to producer/director Gavin Polone, the success of Duck Dynasty and the backwoods TV phenomenon is “a cry for something that doesn’t seem like everything else.” “People are tired of unoriginal characters; nobody on regular TV is like the cast of Duck Dynasty or the Alaskan fishermen,” says Polone, “which ultimately leads […]