There’s the myth of serial killing, the myth that it’s a “white thing”, the myth that black people may kill, yes, but never from sadistic pleasure. And then there’s reality. The names - Jake Bird, Wayne Williams, Chester Turner, Lorenzo Gilyard, and Andre Crawford - historical proof that whatever compulsion it is that moves the Ted Bundy’s and John Wayne Gacy’s of the world to murder, can be found in black men, too. It’s a compulsion that’s explored in “Tales of the Grim Sleeper,” Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary about the now infamous serial killer, Lonnie Franklin Jr. Between the mid-1980s up until his eventual arrest in 2010, Franklin would kill nearly a...
- 4/8/2015
- by Zeba Blay
- ShadowAndAct
In a frank chat, Juliette Lewis, has opened up about quitting drugs at 22, filling in her dark spaces two decades ago with the support of family and friends. Lewis, 41, stars in Secrets and Lies alongside costar Ryan Phillippe - who just revealed his lifelong battle with depression. "I can tell you I have dealt with mania my whole life," she told People Now Friday, noting humorously, "I'm gonna top his depression. I am manic and crazy!" Surrounding herself with good people was everything to her recovery, she added. "I quit drugs at 22," she said. "I traveled a lot, I dealt with my priorities.
- 3/6/2015
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
In a frank chat, Juliette Lewis, has opened up about quitting drugs at 22, filling in her dark spaces two decades ago with the support of family and friends. Lewis, 41, stars in Secrets and Lies alongside costar Ryan Phillippe - who just revealed his lifelong battle with depression. "I can tell you I have dealt with mania my whole life," she told People Now Friday, noting humorously, "I'm gonna top his depression. I am manic and crazy!" Surrounding herself with good people was everything to her recovery, she added. "I quit drugs at 22," she said. "I traveled a lot, I dealt with my priorities.
- 3/6/2015
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
Nick Broomfield's “Tales of the Grim Sleeper” screens at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, which kicked off on February 5, and will run through February 16th. Upcoming screenings: Saturday, February 14 at 2:10pm & Sunday, February 15 at 4:45pm There’s the myth of serial killing, the myth that it’s a “white thing”, the myth that black people may kill, yes, but never from sadistic pleasure. And then there’s reality. The names - Jake Bird, Wayne Williams, Chester Turner, Lorenzo Gilyard, and Andre Crawford - historical proof that whatever compulsion it is that moves the Ted Bundy’s and John Wayne Gacy’s of the world to murder, can be found in...
- 2/12/2015
- by Zeba Blay
- ShadowAndAct
HBO opens the film this week in NYC, playing at Quad Cinema in lower Manhattan. It'll eventually premiere on HBO next April. There’s the myth of serial killing, the myth that it’s a “white thing”, the myth that black people may kill, yes, but never from sadistic pleasure. And then there’s reality. The names - Jake Bird, Wayne Williams, Chester Turner, Lorenzo Gilyard, and Andre Crawford - historical proof that whatever compulsion it is that moves the Ted Bundy’s and John Wayne Gacy’s of the world to murder, can be found in black men, too. It’s a compulsion that’s explored in “Tales of the Grim Sleeper,” Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary about the now...
- 12/19/2014
- by Zeba Blay
- ShadowAndAct
HBO opens the film today, December 11, in La, and will open it in NYC on December 18, both to be followed by an HBO premiere next April. The network has released a trailer for the film today, which is embedded below. There’s the myth of serial killing, the myth that it’s a “white thing”, the myth that black people may kill, yes, but never from sadistic pleasure. And then there’s reality. The names - Jake Bird, Wayne Williams, Chester Turner, Lorenzo Gilyard, and Andre Crawford - historical proof that whatever compulsion it is that moves the Ted Bundy’s and John Wayne Gacy’s of the world to murder, can be found in black men, too. It’s a compulsion that’s explored in...
- 12/11/2014
- by Zeba Blay
- ShadowAndAct
There’s the myth of serial killing, the myth that it’s a “white thing”, the myth that black people may kill, yes, but never from sadistic pleasure. And then there’s reality. The names - Jake Bird, Wayne Williams, Chester Turner, Lorenzo Gilyard, and Andre Crawford - historical proof that whatever compulsion it is that moves the Ted Bundy’s and John Wayne Gacy’s of the world to murder, can be found in black men, too. It’s a compulsion that’s explored in “Tales of the Grim Sleeper,” Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary about the now infamous serial killer, Lonnie Franklin Jr. Between the mid-1980s up until his eventual arrest in 2010, Franklin would kill nearly a...
- 11/21/2014
- by Zeba Blay
- ShadowAndAct
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