tony ballejos's (tonebone) Blog

I Personally Beckon a Masterpiece; Mr. Swinger Just May Have The Juice   As a huge Marvel (I.e., Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby, Stan "I'm the Man' Lee) fan, I was especially drawn to Tony Stark/Iron Man. The flawed and broken down genius who to me, even as young kid, was an obvious send-up o...

As an ex- boxer, (I still train and occasionally spar) and former Fabela Chavez Boxing Center (in Carson, CA) competitor, as well as a professional writer / director (UCLA extension film program) and award winning filmmaker, I had a special interest in Fat City. I always wanted to write my own ne...

Will Smith could play Obama or probably even be him        Will Smith, like a very select few in modern times (Arnold, Lennon, Ali), was pre-ordained to a particular mystical-like leadership role-a spawning of, or outright re-embodiment of a god-the ancient Romans would have presumed anyway, a gi...

What do a Mythical Italian Rural Circus Strongman, a Santa Monica Beach Boy and a Self-loathing Sociapathic Jazz Guitar Virtuoso have in Common?   By Tony Ballejos Sea2theD.com Sandancefilm.com Tony_Ballejos@yahoo.com       The two beautiful, thought provoking things, to me, about the film Sweet ...

What do a Mythical Italian Rural Circus Strongman, a Santa Monica Beach Boy and a Self-loathing Sociapathic Jazz Guitar Virtuoso have in Common?   By Tony Ballejos Sea2theD.com Sandancefilm.com Tony_Ballejos@yahoo.com The two beautiful, thought provoking things, to me, about the film Sweet and Lo...