“White Men Can’t Jump” Reimagined for a New Generation
May 25, 2023
With two feature films released within three months of each other, Grammy Award-winning Director Calmatic has his foot on the gas with no signs of slowing down.
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Award-Winning Music Video Director Makes Theatrical Debut with 2023 “House Party” Movie
January 13, 2023
A self-taught filmmaker, Calmatic never attended film school and “did not grow up obsessed with cinema.” The proud South-Central native says alternatively, his “curiosities about life and exploring those curiosities” led him to film.
Anthony ‘AJ’ Johnson (February 1, 1966 – September 6, 2021) – rest in hilarious power
September 23, 2021
Anthony “AJ” Johnson — best known for his scene-stealing character, Ezal in the hit “Friday” comedy franchise—has passed away. He was 55 and the news of his passing was confirmed by his rep, LyNea Bell with the performer’s nephew telling TMZ (TMZ ) that his uncle was found unconscious in a Los Angeles store earlier in September. He was rushed to an emergency room where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death has not been disclosed at press time.
Black Teens Receive 11 Life Sentences in Crime Where No One Was Hurt
May 9, 2019
A 2012 Human Rights Watch report noted that the state of California had de facto sentenced 301 people to die in its prisons for crimes they committed when they were under the age of 18.