Roy Sexton’s first book “Reel Roy Reviews, Vol. 1: Keepin’ It Real” is set for release on the Open Books imprint February 28. Sexton, a resident of Saline/Ann Arbor, launched his entertainment blog of the same name (www.reelroyreviews.com) on Independence Day in 2012 and, nearly two years later, is a published author.
“Reel Roy Reviews, Vol. 1: Keepin' It Real” is a compilation of essays composed in tribute to (and sometimes frustration with) the art-form known as "cinema" —with a few theatre, music, and concert analyses thrown in for good measure. As a populist at heart, Sexton's sensibility is grounded in a desire to see good stories, well told.
For Sexton, film is an encapsulated medium. Whether 90 minutes or three hours, a movie tells one story — beginning, middle, and end — introducing you to new friends, enemies, and locales in an efficiently designed delivery mechanism. With a good film, Sexton feels you get the experience of reading a novel (whether or not the film is in fact based on any work of literature) in a highly compressed fashion.
Sexton argues that, in the best movie-going experience, your brain leaves your body for a bit, you take a mini-vacation to places you might not otherwise ever see, and you return to your regularly scheduled life a bit changed, perhaps enlightened, and hopefully re-energized.
Sexton notes, "I try to respect that, for the most part, these are show business professionals putting, ideally, their best feet forward and that they are human beings with hearts and souls and feelings. I hope I never seem cruel. I don’t mean to be. These writings are off-the-cuff and journal-style and come from as positive a place as I can muster. Approach everything and everyone honestly and with positive intent and offer candid feedback with an open heart and as much kindness as possible.”
Open Books Technical Editor Kelly Huddleston adds, "Whether he is reviewing ‘August: Osage County’ or ‘Wreck-It Ralph,’ Sexton delivers smart and funny reviews sprinkled with clever and thought-provoking insights about modern-day culture. This is not just a book about movie, theatre, music, and concert reviews. Viewed throughout the reels, ‘Reel Roy Reviews, Vol 1: Keepin' It Real’ offers a clever and candid social commentary on American life."
Sexton earned his Bachelor’s degree from Wabash College in 1995 and is a 1997 graduate of The Ohio State University, where he earned his Master’s degree in Theatre. In 2007, Roy graduated with his MBA from the University of Michigan.
Roy has been involved on the following nonprofit boards and committees: First Step, Michigan Quality Council, National MS Society, ASPCA, Wabash College Southeast Michigan Alumni Association, Penny Seats Theatre Company and the Spotlight Players. Sexton is Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Trott & Trott, P.C., a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based real estate law firm.
“Reel Roy Reviews, Vol. 1: Keepin’ It Real” will be released on February 28 and can be pre-ordered (paperback or ebook) at www.open-bks.com. It will also be available after the publication date at Amazon and iTunes.
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