The latest DVD distributed assault to our societal consciousness is “Criminals Gone Wild.” And no, contrary to what you might expect given the title, this is not a compilation of violent thugs baring booty. No, this DVD shows violent, gun toting criminals in action, in real time. The viewer gets to see criminals robbing, beating and shooting their victims.

Yes, that’s right. A twisted filmmaker/entrepreneur has packaged scene after scene of poor black men attacking other poor black men and is selling the DVD online. Is this for real? How would …

The ‘Great Debaters’ has been nominated for a Golden Globe award in the Best Drama category.

Yay! Very exciting.
I’ll write more about this film directed by Denzel Washington and produced by Oprah Winfrey closer to its release date – Christmas Day.