Halle Berry
Halle Berry began her career in TV, which included
a role in the popular Knots Landing. Halle made her movie
debut playing the drug-addict, Vivian, in Spike Lee's Jungle
Fever where Halle Berry first stood shoulder to shoulder with
an all-star cast, which included Samuel L. Jackson, Wesley
Snipes and Anthony Quinn. Very quickly afterwards Halle played
a starring role in Strictly Business. Throughout the 90's
Halle Berry was kept busy with movie after movie, including
the excellent film The Last Boy Scout with Bruce Willis and
Damon Wayans and Boomerang with Eddie Murphy. Also, Halle
was brilliant in the dramatic Queen: The Story Of An American
Family, where she played the headstrong, bi-racial slave.
After playing the mutant hero Storm in the X-Men
and the following X-Men films, Halle Berry won an Oscar for
best actress for her role in Monster Ball. Halle Berry is
the first African-American woman to win the best actress Academy
Award. Her role in Monster Ball sparked some controversy due
to a nude love scene her character shared with a racist, played
by Billy Bob Thornton. Many in the African-American community
were critical of Halle Berry's participation in the scene.
Halle's response was, "I don't really see a reason to
ever go that far again. That was a unique movie. That scene
was special and pivotal and needed to be there, and it would
be a really special script that would require something like
that again." In my opinion, the criticism of Halle is
wholly unnecessary. An actress plays a character in a story,
full stop. If that story is perceived to be controversial so
much the better as it means we will discuss and debate issues
that may have previously been swept under a carpet. I often
state on Twitter, "Changing your perspective will change
your mind" and I believe that to be true. It is the duty
of artists to challenge us with new perspectives. Other peoples
lives and actions often leave us feeling uncomfortable. The
various mediums of storytelling are ways we observe new perspectives
and achieve understanding and with understanding comes healing.
Back to Halle Berry and her talent: Halle Berry
played the Bond girl, Jinx, in Die Another Day with Pierce
Brosnan... Her career continues to sparkle and I have to mention Halle's performance in Cat Women where Halle stars with Sharon Stone, a film I really enjoyed, a film that is great fun...
Tim Rees
Raw Nerve
The novel they considered too controversial!
The black Governor of Georgia, Janice Mathias, is the leading contender in the race for the White House! The Ku Klux Klan plot an assination and much, much worse!
Gideon is the man who makes the difference when he tears the dark veil from the face of white supremacy!
The novel by Tim Rees, Raw Nerve, is now available on Kindle.
Recommended reading for everyone who loves a great thriller!
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