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'12 Years A Slave' Screenwriter John Ridley Explains Why He Feels 'Lucky To Be A Black Man' In Film

John Ridley scored a career milestone when he was awarded an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in “12 Years A Slave” during the 86th annual Academy Awards last year. However, although that particular award show marked a slight improvement with the Academy’s streak of diversity issues, the celebrated screenwriter feels the concern over the lack […]

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'Game Change' Writer Danny Strong Explains How Sarah Palin's Outrage Propelled His Film To Success

Before he was the executive producer behind the insanely successful new series “Empire,” Danny Strong wrote “Game Change,” the television adaptation of the dishy book depicting the 2008 president election. Sarah Palin was decidedly not pleased with her portrayal — which earned both an Emmy and Golden Globe for Julianne Moore — but the Alaska […]

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