THE AMAZING SAMUEL L. JACKSON

I took about a month off from after I finished the Gina Gerson Marathon to give myself a break and do some other things. I love doing these marathons, but they are time consuming and exhausting sometimes as you have to get creative in locating the films and TV shows that are more difficult to come by. 

I'm all recharged and ready to get started on the next marathon, which will be the amazing Samuel L. Jackson. I was looking through his IMDb acting credits, and to say it's an impressive list would be an understatement. 

I've seen some of the films he's been in, but there's a whole lot more of his films and TV projects I haven't seen that I would have missed out on completely if it were not for this marathon. I've always liked Samuel L. Jackson, and I know after I complete this marathon, I'll have a whole new appreciation for him. 

Now this marathon is going to take a while as he's got a very long list of acting credits, but I'm up for the challenge, and no matter how long it takes, I'll do what I can to see it as much as I possibly can... hopefully I'll find everything.

As you follow along, I hope you'll discover movies of his you haven't seen yet and enjoy them too. So click HERE to go to the page and let's see how this goes.

Thank you for stopping by! 

EVERYBODY JUST STOP IT!!!! (CAUTION: RANT AHEAD)

This internet thing can be wicked, and exhausting, to say the very least and so many are caught up so deeply in its spell, that they've literally become  very cruel and stupid sheep. I mean, it takes mob mentality to the next level. 

Any tabloid "journalist" can create a headline out of nowhere, and within minutes, hundreds of thousands of people will have jumped on the train to voice their "opinion"... creating verbal battle lines... even though they have no real knowledge of a situation. 

I admit I've voiced my opinion many times on Twitter and have been called every adjective like idiot, piece of shit, micro penis, bitch, cunt, whore... you name it. Any person who actually knows me will tell you I'm none of those things, but that's the risk you take when you use social media and you don't have the option of limiting who sees what you post and who can or can't comment on it. There are thousands of people out there who use social media for the sole purpose of insulting. They don't even care about the issue you're tweeting about, it's all about the insult. We commonly call them trolls.

I'm at the point where every time I see the words "offended", "backlash" or "clapback" I feel the need to scream into a pillow because I know that in reality, the "controversy" of a situation really isn't THAT bad, but someone put it out there on the internet and it caught on like a wildfire and became a huge deal. You know the old saying... "making a mountain out of a mole hill"... this is what that means.

This applies to just about every situation in life right now, but since this blog page is entertainment related, I'll keep it focused on that. 

Just within the last couple of days it was announced that Robert Pattinson would be the next Batman. I'm not a Batman expert. The last super hero movie I watched was George Clooney's Batman, though that's going to change once my Samuel L. Jackson Actor Marathon starts within the next week. On my social media, I have seen one nasty comment after another about Robert Pattinson. Why? I don't know why and I doubt most of the people making negative comments about him know why either. The movie hasn't even been made yet and they've just jumped on the "hate Robert Pattinson" bandwagon. What I do know is that Robert Pattinson is a fantastic actor and will do his best in any role so I have no doubt he'll do a great job playing Batman.

When you think back, we've seen negative stories just like that in the past about Ben Affleck playing Batman, Daniel Craig playing James Bond, Charlie Hunnam in 50 Shades of Grey, Jennifer Lawrence in Hunger Games, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Heath Ledger as The Joker, Tom Cruise as Lestat in Interview With the Vampire. They all did great! JUST STOP IT!! 

Recently I've seen one story after another about hating the series finale of Game of Thrones. I personally have never watched the show. Who knows, it may come up for one of my actor marathons someday and then I'll have to watch it. Until then, I'm really not interested. But, I've even seen posts in every social media platform of non-stop bitching and also where a petition is going around to get the producers to re-shoot the ending. Seriously... what the fuck? Since when did people become so entitled that they think they can dictate the way other people create their art? Very rarely do TV series end the way we expect them to. If you don't like the outcome of a movie or TV show, boo-fucking-hoo. Nobody is holding a gun to your head making you watch anything so go do something else. JUST STOP IT!! 

Every single day it seems we see stories about people being offended about certain actors being cast in roles they think others should be cast in. One example: Scarlett Johansson was cast in a movie called Rub & Tug playing a transgender man. That story blew up on the internet and people were outraged that a transgender actor wasn't cast in the role. She was basically bullied into dropping out of the project, which is a shame because I know she would have been great and now we'll never see it. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm a major ally of the LGBT community and LGBT theme film making, but I disagree in this kind of a situation. The film and television industries have a very long history of casting cisgender people in gay and transgender roles. So what? They're ACTING. That's what actors do, they play characters that are unlike themselves. Who the hell wants to see actors play themselves all the time? How boring! I would think that transgender actors would want and strive to play characters that aren't transgender. Chaz Bono doesn't do any transgender roles and his acting career is growing. The same goes for gay roles. Gay roles should NOT only go to gay actors and straight roles should NOT only go to straight actors. 

I feel the same way when it comes to race. Many actors can play a multitude of ethnic roles. Why can't someone who is a light skinned Black person play a Hispanic role? Why can't a White person play an Asian person? I could go on, but you get the idea. My friend and I think Rami Malek would be fantastic playing Prince in a biopic, but that would cause so much racial backlash it would never even be considered. 

The roles should go to the best actor who auditions for the role. It's a world of make-believe so there is nothing to get offended about. JUST STOP IT!! 

Recently there was a lot of ugliness all over social media about Jennifer Lopez singing in the Grammy's Motown tribute. Since when is music limited to race? Or since when is music limited at all? Why can't R&B and Soul singers and Rappers be White, Asian, Hispanic or Muslim etc? Why can't Country, Pop, Heavy Metal and Punk singers be Black, Hispanic, Asian or Muslim etc? It's pathetic that there are people who exist that think music has to have barriers. Music is the one universal language that is supposed to unite the world. JUST STOP IT!! 

I see way too many nasty comments on celebrity's social media posts that, no matter what the post is, will insult how they look... not aging well, fat, skinny, pale, too dark, wrong hair color/style, age inappropriate clothes. Why do you have to be that cruel? That says more about your character than theirs. I'd bet money that most of the people who post shit like that are fat, lazy and jealous. 

Also, why do people constantly criticize how celebrity's kids look or question their parenting skills. Most recently I've seen stories about Tori Spelling's kids being criticized for being too heavy and Pink's husband Carey Hart being criticized for teaching his daughter to shoot a rifle and taking her for rides on his motorcycle. Here's a newsflash, the way other people raise their kids is none of your god damned business. JUST STOP IT!!

Especially on Twitter, it's extremely common on a daily basis to see people telling celebrities to shut up about politics and just stick to acting. Why is it ok if you post a lot of political things on your Twitter feed, but it's not ok for celebrities to do the same? I'm only speaking about American politics here, but I'm sure it's the same in other countries. They are every bit as American as anybody else, so why shouldn't they use their platform to state their views just like the rest of us? JUST STOP IT!!

I see a lot of people, usually women but not always, getting offended by the way other people, mainly celebrities, wear their hair or dress. Why can't women of all races wear their hair in cornrows or dreadlocks if they want to, or wear a scarf on their head, or a tribal fabric designs? How would it impact your life if I wore a turban or dashiki? How would your life be negatively affected if I had my hair done in cornrows or dreadlocks? Guess what? If I did all of those things, you would be just fine. JUST STOP IT!!

I know in the past couple of years the #metoo movement has really gone full force. A lot of women and some men have come forward with their stories of being sexually harassed and/or assaulted after keeping quiet for a long time exposing some high-power people in the entertainment and sports industries. 

Yes, I agree 100% there is a problem, but so many have used the opportunity to simply get even with someone they feel hurt them. You don't get to willingly spread your legs for casual sex and then scream #metoo just because the other person doesn't react the way you want them to about it. 

To clarify, just because a man puts his hand on your back, or hugs you, or kisses you on the forehead, or compliments you does not mean he's assaulting or harassing you. The same goes for women. Most people, if you politely tell them that they're making you uncomfortable, they will apologize and stop. There's no need to make a huge drama out of it. If they don't stop, then by all means take it to the next level, but it would rarely come to that. JUST STOP IT!!

You have to keep in mind that celebrities have thousands, some millions of followers on social media. They can't possibly read every single tweet or message, there just isn't time for that. I personally know many actors and musicians and I don't get a reply to everything either. If they don't reply to you, stop taking it personally, quit getting hostile and quit getting offended! JUST STOP IT!!

If you see a story or post on social media you don't like or agree with, just scroll by it. It's not necessary to make negative comments and it really makes YOU look stupid when you reply "nobody cares", because you obviously cared enough to take the time to comment on something you don't care about. Seriously, why the hell would you do that? JUST STOP IT!!

BEFORE YOU GET OFFENDED OVER EVERY LITTLE INSIGNIFICANT THING, ASK YOURSELF IF YOU'RE TRULY OFFENDED BY IT BECAUSE YOU'RE THINKING FOR YOURSELF, OR IF SOMEONE IS TELLING YOU TO BE OFFENDED BY IT. 

JUST BECAUSE SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEB SITES HAVE COMMENTS FEATURES, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO USE THEM. THINK BEFORE YOU TYPE. HOW ABOUT EVERYBODY TRY BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER?