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83rd Oscar Wrap Up and Bryn Mawr Film Institute Oscar Party
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor This excellent Oscar ice sculpture greeted the guests at the 3rd Annual Oscar Party and Simulcast at The Bryn Mawr Film Institute. After which you had the choice of mingling in the lobby or mingling upstairs where the silent auction was taking place, and more importantly where a flat screen TV was set to Academy Awards red carpet! As happy as I was to receive press credentials and to be a part of this gathering of enthusiastic film-goers. I really missed being at home glued to my TV for every fashion moment on the red carpet. I did happen to catch Mila Kunis resplendent in…
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Commentary – Hall Pass
What I really give the film props for is not rushing to the plot point. In other words, it’s not just funny after the guys are given the “hall pass”, it starts out with Rick’s kids delivering some dead on zingers, and the laughs just keep building from there...
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Commentary – UNKNOWN
Tuesday’s PFS sneak preview was Liam Neeson’s new action flick Unknown. And I’m really going to make this a short post because almost anything I say about this film will be a spoiler alert. Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, a botanist just arrived in Berlin for a summit. He’s accompanied by his exquisite young wife, Elizabeth, played by my girl crush, January Jones. Upon arriving at the hotel, Dr. Harris realizes his briefcase is not with the rest of the luggage and leaves his wife to check in, while he grabs a cab back to the airport. The cab gets into an accident while heading to the airport and Dr.…
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DIY filmmaking, marketing and distribution w/ Filmmaker Ava DuVernay
I asked Ava how is she able to do all of this while also running her PR firm, she said, yes, she's a little busy, but she has a hybrid staff of really amazing people who work with her on both ends, and she's now super selective about the projects she takes on in terms of media and marketing; her current selection being the film The Help with Viola Davis. "I take on projects I'm passionate about now."...
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Looking for “Likes” on Facebook
Yes, I know everybody is looking for facebook likes as if it paid actual money or something. It’s kinda like flashing your boobs in New Orleans during Mardi Gras for beads. I do post some various and sundry film and food fodder on my facebook fanpage that doesn’t appear here on the blog. I’m at 66 fans now, would love to make that 100 before the end of the month. By the way, reminder: Guest Bloggers are Welcome – Looking for any recent film festival experiences and dinner and a movie write ups. Email me at tinseltine@gmail.com (blogging credit only compensation)
