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Just a Little Interlude
I couldn’t get this song out of my head today – “Crazy World” from one of my very favorite movie musicals Victor/Victoria. For those who receive Tinsel & Tine via e-mail, you’ll have to go to the site to enjoy the clip. (Julie Andrews by Henry Mancini)Read Crazy World Lyrics here.
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Part II Sundance Wrap Up (Scribe – Carol Coombes)
Tinsel & Tine: As promised, here is the second installment of Carol’s blog from Sundance 2010 featuring Documentary reviews. Check back next week for her narrative film reviews. Documentaries, oftentimes considered the poor relative of the narrative fiction film, have in the last decade enjoyed a popular renaissance. Fueled by the runaway success of Micheal Moore’s Bowling for Columbine (2002) and followed by stand-out docs including Capturing the Friedmans (2003), Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) and March Of The Penquins (2005), film acquisition executives, distributors and educators have got the message – documentaries are riding high in the popular imagination.(photo by Carol Coombes) The technological leaps of smart-phones, the access to lightweight…
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Part 1 Sundance 2010 Wrap Up (Scribe – Carol Coombes)
Tinsel & Tine: Because it’s impossible for me to attend has many festivals as would be my wish, I would really love to spread the word to Film Festival Attendees around the world to send post to Tinsel & Tine. Please feel free to blog about what ever part of the film festival is of interest to you and do it in your own style. Just be sure to rate each film with Tines – Rating System:* Excellent – 4 Tines * Great – 3 Tines * Good – 2 Tines * Fair – 1 Tine * Poor – Tarnished With that being said – T & T is happy…
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We Interrupt Sundance…
Between the Articles and Blog sections on the Sundance 2010 website, it really is the next best thing to being there. Great transcripts of the Q&A’s – The Runaways is a must see for me!But unfortunately, Carol hasn’t been able to check in the last few days. Hopefully, we’ll all stay tuned for her wrap up! The interruption comes in the form of a R.I.P. for Author, Historian and Activist, Howard Zinn, a couple of months ago, I posted commentary on the History Channel doc “The People Speak” based on Zinn’s work. I hope in honor of him they’ll broadcast the documentary again. On the flip side of that, my…
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Sundance 2010 Post 1
All that encompassess the Sundance Film Festival got underway on Thursday(1/21/10) and Park City Utah greeted artists, film goers, musicians, moguls, press and partiers with a lovely snowfall. Grant it, I’m not there to witness this wonderful, over indulgence of sights and sounds, but next year I will be for sure! For this year, I’m very excited to have a corespondent at the festival who is sending back posts and pics for Tinsel and Tine! Stay tuned for Carol Coombes’, first post of her Sundance screenings and mingling. In the meantime, she has taken these great on the scene pics to share. In the spirit that Tinsel & Tine celebrates…
