Category: Movie talk

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“Hollywood Won’t Last…” – The RynoRyder Vlogs – Week 13

Another MONSTER of a week! The highlight in this vlog is definitely where I talk on Zoom with actors for my up-coming film, “The Ant Hill.” I was able to hear people from all over

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“A Week in the Life of an Independent Filmmaker” – The RynoRyder Vlogs – Week 12

Whew! I packed a lot into this week! I took way more footage than what you’ll see, but if you want to see more real-time videos, follow me on Instagram & TikTok @rynorder.———–00:57 – “Unboxing

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“We’re Making a Movie, People!” – The RynoRyder Vlogs – Week 11

Short vlog this week, but some BIG updates in regards to our feature film, “The Ant Hill”, filming in September! I finally have other people helping out and starting to take some of the load

Bean Pie

At first glance, you might think it’s a pumpkin or a sweet potato pie. Yet bean pies, a unique specialty in some Black American Muslim communities, are made with creamy navy beans, spices, and a

Picarones

During Peru’s near-300-year-period under Spanish rule, Spaniards introduced deep-fried dough balls called buñuelos to the region. As they colonized the nation, Spaniards also brought the African slave trade. It was enslaved African cooks who refitted

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“It’s Impossible to Open Your Eyes & NOT Be Grateful” – The RynoRyder Vlogs – Week 10

Like many other content creators, I haven’t felt much like “sharing in my journey” over this past week. I am an American who was raised under a military-led, republican-voting, racist, white roof. I could be

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“The Line Where Independent Artists & Independent Filmmakers Meet” – Comics Cast Roundtable

This is a roundtable I did last week with the fellows over at Comics Cast. Featured are indie comics publishers, artists, and writers Jim O’Riley, Michael Oden and Nick Garber. We discuss building and finishing

Chitlins

Enslaved people had to sustain themselves using meat scraps—which they transformed into savory, satisfying dishes—from their enslavers’ butchered livestock. One such piece of offal was chitlins, or pig intestines. But chitlins came to represent more