WHAT IF... A TALE OF COLORBLIND CASTING - THE SALTON SEA

As in the manner of the classic marvel what if comics. I would like to submit this idea of colorblind casting or what could have been. That might have made a good film, great or maybe even made the film more noteworthy. 


I submit the movie...    THE SALTON SEA

NEVER GOIN' BACK (2018)

Written & Directed By: Augustine Frizzell
 Cinematography By: Greta Zouzla 
Editor: Augustine Frizzell & Courtney Ware 


Cast: Maia Mitchell, Camila Morrone, Kyle Mooney, Matthew Holcomb, Marcus M. Maudlin, Atheena Frizzell 


Jessie and Angela, high school dropout BFFs, are taking a week off to chill at the beach. Too bad their house got robbed, rent's due, they're about to get fired, and they're broke. Now they've gotta avoid eviction, stay out of jail and get to the beach, no matter what.

FEAR (1996)

Directed By: James Foley 
Written By: Christopher Crowe 
Cinematography By: Thomas Kloss 
Editor: David Brenner 


Cast: Mark Wahlberg, William Peterson, Reese Witherspoon, Alyssa Milano, Amy Brenneman, Gary Riley, Jason Kristofer 

When Nicole met David; handsome, charming, affectionate, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. And his adoration turns to obsession, their dream into a nightmare, and her love into fear.

HACKERS (1995)

Directed By: Iain Softley 
Written By: Rafael Moreu 
Cinematography By: Andrezej Sekula 
Editor: Christopher Blunden & Martin Walsh 


Cast: Johnny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Matthew Lillard, Jesse Bradford, Lorraine Bracco, Fisher Stevens, Wendell Pierce, Marc Anthony, Laurence Mason, Renoly Santiago, Alberta Watson, Michael Gaston, Penn Jillette, Felicity Huffman 


Dade Murphy was a hacker even as a kid in Seattle. He got arrested for the computer virus that he planted and was banned from using any computer until the age of 18.Then he moves to New York to meet a group of hackers. He also falls in love with Kate Libby.

AQUAMAN (2018)

Directed By: James Wan 
Written By: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Will Beall 
Story By: Geoff Johns, Will Beall & James Wan 
Based On The Character “Aquaman: Created By: Paul Norris & Mort Wesinger 
Cinematography By: Don Burgess 
Editor: Kirk Morri 

Cast: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lungdren, Yahya Abdul-Manteen II, Temeura Morrison, Leigh Whannell, Michael Beach, Randall Park 


Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and be a hero to the world.

BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE (2018)

Written & Directed By: Drew Goddard 
Cinematography By: Seamus McGarvey 
Editor: Lisa Lassek 


Cast: Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Chris Hemsworth, Nick Offerman, Jim O’Heir, Lewis Pullman, Xavier Dolan, Shea Whigham 


Circa 1969, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one night, everyone will show their true colors - before everything goes to hell.

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0055: THE BROTHERS BLOOM (2008)

Written & Directed By: Rian Johnson 
Cinematography By: Steve Yedlin 
Editor: Gabriel Wrye 
Music By: Nathan Johnson 


Cast: Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi, Maximilian Schell, Robbie Coltrane, Noah Segan, Nora Zehtner, Max Records

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

PAWN SHOP CHRONICLES (2013)

Directed By: Wayne Kramer 
Written By: Adam Minarovich 
Cinematography By: Jim Whitaker 
Editor: Sarah Boyd 


Cast: Paul Walker, Vincent D’Onofrio, Chi McBride, Matt Dillon, Lukas Haas, Elijah Wood, Judy Greer, Brendan Fraser, Kevin Rankin, DJ Qualls, Pell James, Ashlee Simpson, Thomas Jane, Michael Cudlitz, Norman Reedus, Matt O’Leary, Rachelle LeFevre 


An anthology of stories involving meth addicted white supremacists, a man looking for his kidnapped wife and an Elvis impersonator.

ODDS & ENDS: THE BEST & THE WORST (PART 3 OF 3)

ODDS & ENDS: 2017 ALTERNATE NOMINATIONS (PART 2 OF 3)

ODDS & ENDS: FAVORITES OF 2018

(From The Documentary SHIRKERS)

THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD (2018)

Directed By: Dominique Rocher 
Written By: Jeremie Guez, Guillaume Lemans & Dominique Rocher 
Based on the Novel By: Pit Agarmen 
Cinematography By: Jordane Chouzenoux Editor: Isabelle Manquillet 


Cast: Andres Danielsen Lie, Goldshifteh Farahani, Denis Lavant, Sigrid Bouaziz, David Kammenos 


After waking up in an apartment where only the night before a party was raging, Sam is forced to come to grips with reality: He is now alone and the living dead have invaded the streets of Paris. Petrified with fear, Sam is going to have to barricade himself inside the building and organize his survival. But is he really the sole survivor?

SOCIETY (1992)

Directed By: Brian Yunza 
Written By: Rick Fry & Woody Keith 
Cinematography By: Rick Fichter 
Editor: Peter Teschner 


Cast: Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez, Evan Richards, Ben Meyerson, Charles Lucia, Ben Slack, Tim Bartell, David Wiley, Heidi Kozak 


Bill is worried that he is 'different' to his sister and parents. They mix with other 'upper class' people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd. All is revealed when Bill returns home to find a party in full swing. Not for the weak of stomach.

MY FAVORITE MUSIC OF 2018

I have to say i am rather shocked that certain artists who came out with albums didn't make my overall list of my favorite music of the year such as THE CARTERS, NAS, J. COLE, ARIANA GRANDE, MARIAH CAREY even EARL SWEATSHIRT.

TOP READING - BEST BOOKS OF 2018

Out of the 37 books I managed to read last year here are my top or favorite 15. You could argue also the best. Not all came out last year there are some from earlier but most of the picks were released more recently