Zimran Jacob

Why (TV) Criminals Would be the Greatest Chess Masters

When I was in grade school, I fell in love with the sport of chess. It was one of the first hobbies that gave me an insight into the way...

When my father first showed me The Hustler, I couldn't finish it. I was a pre-teen. I loved sports movies, and my dad thought that I...

"I never wanted this for you. I work my whole life ... I don't apologize ... to take care of my family, and I refused to be a fool,...

The blistering sun poured down on me through the blinds in my quaint, Orange County apartment. The summers in southern California made...

It's no secret. I love animated comedy. I grew up on cartoons made for kids (like everyone else in the known universe), and as I got...

I love basketball. I love the stories and I love that American culture emphasizes the motivational power of sports. I loved watching...

When I first heard about this book from a good friend and mentor, I thought it was a sequel to The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, so...

2014 was an interesting year in film history. We had a film that was shot over twelve years (Boyhood). We had a famous actress crossing...

In the summer of 2013, I got a call to work in production for a movie with a number of young stars. The call came from a producer that I...