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The Lesser Known Works of Alfred Hitchcock
However, when I was sent this guest posting, it seemed to be a great fit to my feelings of Hitchcock withdrawal. Of the list, I have seen Lifeboat, Torn Curtain and Stage Fright, but I watched them as a teenager and other than Tallulah Bankhead's overly dramatic persona in Lifeboat, I really can't remember enough about these films to make comments...
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Philly Dining – DANDELION
I was actually in the mood for WARM ROAST BEEF (watercress salad, horseradish mayonnaise, beef gravy, sourdough bread) $12. However, it's more fun to try something more adventurous when sampling a new restaurant, so I went with the DUCK BOLOGNESE (strozzapreti, fried duck egg) $16. This was very savory, only I would not have been able to discern it was duck, it tasted like a very good, lean and tender beef sauce.
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Art of the Garden
I'm working on a Mixed Media Garden Series (click to view a sampling of the series) and was hoping to have more than one piece in the exhibit, but they only chose Fuchsia Garden.
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Metropolis – PFS & Macy’s Event
Partnering with the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ and hosted by Macy’s Center City, attendees were treated to a truly unique Philly film event by pairing Fritz Lang’s 1927 restored sci-fi work of art with the historic Wanamaker Organ, fantastically played by Peter Richard Conte. Metropolis is an ambitious film, even by today’s standard in terms of themes explored. It mixes in a myriad of religious doctrine, including a savior/mediator and the dual perception of women throughout history of being both temptress and goddess. You’ve got man vs. the machine; the inequality between the haves and the have nots; which includes… Continued on PFS Site
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LIMITLESS w/ Bradley Cooper Special Appearance
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor “We’d all love to be great, we’d all like to do something special and make an impact on the world. Here’s a story about a guy who actually finds some fantastical way to make it happen. But it’s all played very real, it’s not magic, it’s a pill and it actually make him become the best version of himself, he’s not a superhero, but he has this sense of perfectibility” – Limitless Director, Neil Burger interview on Trailer Addict. Upper level PFS members were invited to an industry preview screening of the new thriller Limitless. The majority of the audience was made up of the…
