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North By Northwest – Interview with Eva Marie Saint
Photo credit: Hugh E Dillon Earlier this month the Turner Classic Movies’ “Road to Hollywood” tour came to Philly (Prince Theater) and brought along legendary actress Eva Marie Saint, the actress best known for her sexy spy role, playing opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense classic – North By Northwest. The 10-city tour is part of a campaign to promote the vintage film network’s annual TCM Classic Film Festival (April 12-15). I’ve seen North By Northwest close to a dozen times starting around the age of 12. It’s one of my favorite Hitchcock flicks, so I was thrilled to get an opportunity to not only hear more about the…
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ALBERT NOBBS
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The film Albert Nobbs (Director: Rodrigo García) celebrates woman’s ability to adapt and thrive under harsh circumstances. Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) was born a female through and through; but after being orphaned and raped at the age of 14, she realized, as a boy, she’ll have the ability to make a decent wage being a waiter/butler in establishments that cater to the high society of early 19th Century Ireland. Hubert Page (Janet McTeer) also born a woman, married an abusive husband; after leaving him, she takes on his profession as a house painter and begins to present herself as a man, even to the point…
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Just a Taste: Salmon Fishing in Yemen
Although I had trouble becoming engaged for the first 30 minutes or so of the film; by the end I was taken in by the zen outlook of the endeavor. I was also quite taken with that charming Sheik. For a man like that, I might consider being wife number 10 or 11.
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Commentary – DARK GIRLS
Dark Girls is co-directed and produced by Bill Duke (Duke Media) and D. Channsin Berry (Urban Winter Entertainment) the film explores the deep-seated bias and attitudes about skin color; particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture...
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Ambler Theater’s Babette’s Feast: Film & Food Recap
Since beginning Tinsel & Tine in 2008, I’ve gotten to learn more, be a part of, and savor these two creative expressions: Film and Food. The pinnacle of my experiences thus far, took place on Thursday night (March 8, 2012) at the Ambler Theater. Those of us in attendance were not only given the opportunity to see Babette’s Feast, the Oscar winning, Danish film, considered one of the all-time great “food films”; we also got to taste Babette’s menu! Quail en Sarcophage avec Foie Gras, Wild Mushrooms and Truffle Butter Sauce The event came together pretty quickly, the idea coming from Chef Drew Abbate of the The Vine and…
