Yasmin Shiraz

I’m in the theater on this one. Are you with me? Ben Affleck is outstanding as a writer/director and actor!

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This is a movie that I just watched on Netflix and its so moving that I’m recommending every GREAT movie lover to check it out. This movie was a 2009 Official Sundance Film Festival selection but it moved and grabbed you in all the right places. Check out the trailer. And if you got Netflix, [...]

Hey there!
I’ve been looking at a lot of movies lately and I’m putting together a list for teachers, facilitators, youth organizations and the like of GREAT movies for young people in grades 6 -12. So, if you have a good movie that needs to be on my radar, let me know. The movie can be [...]

To my filmmaker family, I wanted to let you know that Oscar Micheaux who is considered the Father of African American Cinema is being featured on a US Postage stamp this year! Spike Lee recently said that all of us black filmmakers stand on the shoulders of Oscar Micheaux, so please share this info. The [...]

I’ve been to Brooklyn and everything there isn’t always fine. So, I’m going to see this movie and see if its as hot as Director, Antoine Fuqua says it is. Something tells me its gonna be a scorcher. I’ll let you all know what I thought. But, I am supporting this movie on opening night, [...]

Hello everyone. Much love to Ka’Ron in Amityville!!!
You know I love the young people who read my books. So, I wanted to let you know that Ka’Ron,15, from Amityville, NY just sent me an email. Here it is:
“I’m writing you to tell you how great your book Retaliation was. That was the best bok I [...]